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MAHAKALA – DAI Hac THIEN

Legend of the history of His Holiness Mahakala the Great Black Heaven written by Venerable Khedrup Khyungpopa. He is the founder of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage, in the th century 11. He taught that the special power as well as the miraculous power of His Holiness Mahakala the Great Black God is due to his will Avalokiteshvara (Avalokiteshvara). He vowed to remain samsara and resolved not to become a Buddha if there were still unenlightened beings. After helping hundreds of thousands of people, in countless lifetimes attained enlightenment . He saw that the suffering never diminished, but more than that the defilements in the minds of living beings were growing more and more. He was disappointed, Intimidation. At that moment his head shattered into a hundred thousand fragments.

Buddha Amitabha (Amitabha Buddha) one of 5 Buddha (Bhikkhu Lot Prices Na Buddha, Bao Born Buddha, Khai Phu Hoa Vuong Buddha , Amitabha Buddha, Thien Co Lei Yin Buddha) piece together the pieces, and turned into 11 head. Then he instructed Avalokiteshvara to do that vow again, but better keep that vow, more solid. therefore Avalokiteshvara has eleven heads, and of which ten are gentle and one end is wrathful. First indignation that is the representative of His Holiness Mahakala Great Black Heaven.

Mr. Avalokiteshvara sad, period 7 day. He thought that the world is full of suffering sentient beings in need of a quick result without too much effort. Then he wanted to transform himself into a wrathful deity in order to more quickly and effectively defeat the obstacles to the happiness of others.. With this thought, a dark blue HUM appeared from his heart. That race of Hum became His Holiness Mahakala the Dac Thien. That means that in the mantra ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’, The syllable Hum represents strength, power.

The appearance of Lord Mahakala the Great Black Heaven brought with it the vibration of the earth, at the same time having the voices of the Buddhas resounding in the air proves that Mahakala the Great Black Heaven has the power to give out what sentient beings want if those wishes are honest and good..

Mahakala the Great Black Heaven was a guardian deity for the Mongol rulers- Genghis Khan- at that time. Mahakala the Great Black God's wrath is considered similar to the wrathful incarnation of the god Siva. In Tibet, in his image Mahakala usually has one head and three eyes, The eyebrows were like small flames and the beard was shaped like a hook. Mahakala has words 2 come 6 hand.

The basic nature that Tibetans often worship Mahakala is probably because he is the god of the tents. Because Tibetans are nomads, Therefore, the length of stay depends on nature and the surrounding environment, so they use tents, Movement and temporary settlement are an important part of their lives.

In addition, he is a very important protector, therefore, in every monastery there is a place to worship Mahakala.