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On Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, 3:00 PM, at Rainbow Temple, True Buddha School Dharma King Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu will preside over a Five-color Acalas Homa Ceremony, discourse Vimalakirti Sutra, and bestow empowerment for Five-Color Acalas Uncommon Practice. (Live Webcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLl20r-KQlapX_5fT-N3cOw)
【Acala Mudra :】(Acala Sword Mudra)
【Acala Seed Syllable :】
【Acala Mantra :】
「Namo-san-man-duo。mu-tuo-nan。wa-ri-la。lan。han。」
Long Mantra: 「Om。 a-zhe-luo-jia-dan-bu-tuo-zhi-zha-jia。 hum-hum。 ke-yi- ke-yi。yi-tan-xue-li-hai。ma-ha-li-pi-sha-su。duo-ou, qi-li, hu-pan。」”
【Acala Dharmalakṣaṇa Brief Introduction】
In his right hand, in front of his chest, Acala holds a sword with a dragon coiled around it [kulikah]. His left hand holds a vajra lasso and the two seals of the Womb Realm and the Diamond Realm. His left eye looks askance while his right eye is round and wide open. The mouth is tightly closed with a lower fang exposed and protruding upward while an upper fang is exposed and protruding downward, and the lower lip is biting the upper lip. The Acala is wrathful and majestic, sitting or standing on a huge rock with a garuda flame rising behind.【Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu Dharma Discourse - Five-color Acalas Background and Key Cultivation Formula】
The Five-Color Acalas have the special function of protecting countries and cities, and they protect practitioners with a protective boundary. The Five-Color Acalas are a transformation of Acala. The Acala in the western direction is white and belongs to gold [metal], the southern direction is red and belongs to fire, the northern direction is black and belongs to water, the central direction is yellow and belongs to earth, and the eastern direction is cyan (or blue) and belongs to wood.
The two main attendants of the Acala are Kimkara (Kongara Doji) and Ceṭaka (Seitaka Doji). His retinue also includes eight youths, the 36 youths mentioned in the Sutra of Holy Acala, and the 48 messengers in the Acala and Forty-Eight Messengers Secret Attainment Ritual.
In his teachings, Living Buddha Lian-sheng mentioned that Acala is the Wheel of Injunction of Vairocana, All-pervading Vajra. Acala is popular in Japanese Vajrayana where he is known as the Great Holy Immovable Deity or the Central Great Holy Immovable Wisdom King. Acala is one of the 10 Great Vidyarajas, and among them, possesses the greatest power, is the most wrathful, and also the most revered.
Following is the vow of Acala: ''One who sees my body will generate bodhicitta; one who hears my name will stop doing evil and begin doing good; one who listens to my speech will obtain great wisdom; one who knows my mind will attain Buddhahood in the present body.''
Upon obtaining spiritual union with Acala, one attains Buddhahood in the present body. Upon comprehending the mind of Acala, one knows one's mind, one sees one's mind, one's mind manifests, one's mind fills the entire universe, one directly attains enlightenment, and one accomplishes Buddhahood.
Dharma Discourse (1):
Extracted from Dharma King Living Buddha Lian-sheng Acala Vajra Practice discourse of June 15, 1992.
When proceeding from Vajra Practice to Highest Yoga Tantra, you can say that within Vajrayana, Vajra Practice is a special method for accomplishing Buddhahood because, through cultivation of Vajra Practice, one comes close to attainment of Buddhahood in one’s present body. Although one is not yet a buddha, one has reached a stage as a buddha candidate, on the verge of becoming a buddha.
No other vajra deity manifests fiery flames as huge and wrathful as those of Acala. Among the Five Herukas, his fierce and wrathful flames are the greatest and most powerful. Acala was the first vajra protector of the True Buddha School.
Dharma Discourse (2):
Extracted from Dharma King Living Buddha Lian-sheng Five-color Acalas Vajra Practice discourse of Jan. 1, 2023.
Five-color Acalas’ key cultivation formula for boundary protection: Visualize the “Han” syllables in five colors respectively. Form the Acala Sword Mudra, and visualize Five-color Acalas are in the four directions of the practitioner; a blue Acala in the east, a white Acala in the west, a black Acala in the north, a red Acala in the south, and a yellow Acala in the center. Next, recite the Acala Mantra, visualize practitioner is in the center of the Acalas and practitioner is the yellow-colored Acala. If busy, practitioner may practice boundary protection once every 15 days. In addition, Five-color Acalas are able to eradicate calamities, increase wealth, subjugate, and remove hindrances.
Dharma King demonstrated the mudra of the Nine-character Mantra, “Lin, bing, dou, zhe, jie, zhen, lie, zai, qian.” To go quickly, one can just form the Four-Verticals-Five-Horizontals Mudra and push the mudra out, which will scare all ghosts away.
Explanation by the Dharma King:
The Dharma King discoursed as follows: The Buddha said, “Seeing characteristics as non-existent is seeing the Tathagata.” In the dedication, there is this verse, “Upon seeing buddha, may I be liberated from the cycle of birth and death, and may I develop the qualities of Buddhahood, and thus free all who suffer.” If one wants to see buddha, one must understand that seeing characteristics as non-existent is seeing the Tathagata. The buddha does not have a form, and Acala, the wheel of injunction of Vairocana, also has no form. Although without form, he is not non-existent and he liberates all who suffer, which is generating bodhicitta. If a practitioner comes to the realization that all forms are illusory, the practitioner must then generate bodhicitta, become an enlightened bodhisattva, and strive to awaken deluded sentient beings. It is written in the Vimalikirti Sutra: A bodhisattva has attained realization and generates bodhicitta, whereas sentient beings are lost bodhisattvas. Upon awakening however, they will become bodhisattvas who will never recede from the path.
“One who sees my body will generate bodhicitta”: When one sees the body of Acala and realizes that form has no true existence, one will generate bodhicitta from outer to inner.
“One who hears my name will stop doing evil and begin doing good": Acala is Vairocana Buddha. Upon hearing the holy name of a buddha, one will eradicate evil thoughts and purify the three karmas. Eliminating evil (filth and contamination) and doing good deeds is purification. The important point is to “create no evil, cultivate all good”, such as Amitabha Buddha emanating as Padmasambhava and Padmakumara.
“One who listens to my speech will obtain great wisdom”: Upon hearing the Buddhadharma, one attains great wisdom, Tathagata wisdom.
“One who knows my mind will attain Buddhahood in the present body”: Acala is buddha mind, a term we write often. Shenguang [Huike] told Bodhidharma that his mind was restless and troubled. The lineage guru asked Shenguang to bring forth his mind so he could pacify it. Shenguang said that although he had spent a long time searching for his mind, he couldn’t find it. The lineage guru replied “I just pacified your mind”. The Dharma King’s answer revealed that by not finding one’s mind, one brings grasping and attachment to an end, thereby pacifying the mind. It is by no-mind that one is able to accomplish Buddhahood.
Mind is neither inside nor outside, nor somewhere in-between. Mind is just a concept. Attachments arise because of “I”, such as attachments and afflictions that arise in connection to food, clothing, lodging, and transportation. However, when one has cultivated to the point that one has eradicated the five poisons, eliminated grasping, and is able to go with the flow and has a peaceful mind, one then will attain Buddhahood in one’s present body. It’s written in the True Buddha Sutra that “the key to realization of the Buddha Jewel Sambodhi is a quiescent mind”. Mind cannot be found. One could search forever and never find an attainable mind.
Only after realization of no-mind can one know that the body is illusory. One attains Buddhahood when attachment to all worldly wealth, fame, and desire is severed. Therefore, generating bodhicitta, not doing evil, cultivating good deeds, and attaining great wisdom are all for the purpose of attaining Buddhahood in the present body.
When one changes the “I” to “buddha”, everything is connected. It is written in the sutras that “there is no difference between mind, buddha, and sentient beings”. The Buddha discoursing the Dharma is the same as the Buddha not discoursing the Dharma. If a buddha’s body is illusory, where does the mind come from? The reason the Buddha discoursed on Buddhadharma was to guide practitioners to find reality from illusion. Grasping at status, such as seeking the position of master, senior reverend, or reverend, is all for fame only. When a lay practitioner realizes what the buddha meant by “no-mind”, the lay practitioner is already a buddha. What need is there to be a dharma propagator at a certain level?
The Dharma King said: In the eyes of a buddha, there is no difference between male and female. Practitioners who can sever all afflictions and attachments, and realize no thought, no mind, and no self, will be able to attain Buddhahood in their present body.
The Visualization of the Uncommon Practice of Acalas in Five Colors
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