Three Buddhas of Longevity

 The Buddha of Longevity in this Thangka is Amitayus Buddha in the center, He has a red body with one    head   and two arms, His hair is coiled, on His head is a crown of five Buddhas, He wears celestial clothing and silk robe, shining with jewels, His two hands lie on His leg with His fingers interlocked, on His hand is a longevity nectar vessel, He sits cross-legged on the lotus moon disc throne, on His lower right is the White Tara with one face and two arms, She has seven eyes, three eyes in Her face, two eyes in Her palm, and the other two eyes in Her foot, She sits cross-legged in Vajra position on the lotus moon disc throne, and on Amitayus Buddha’s lower left is the Victorious Hair-Crowned Mother Buddha known as Ushnisha Vijaya Goddess with three faces and eight arms, She sits cross-legged also in Vajra position on the lotus moon disc throne, these three are called Three Buddhas of Longevity.

If the followers often chant Their incantation , they can live longer, achieve true happiness, become wiser and avoid sudden death.

Mandala of Amitayus Buddha

Amitayus Buddha

Sublime Prayer to Amitayus Buddha :

JIG-TEN DREN-PEY JO-WO TSE-PA ME

DU-MIN CHI-WA MA-LU JOM-PEY PAL

GOM-MEY DUK-NGAL JIUR-PA NAM-KHI KHIAB

SANG-JE TSE-PA ME-LA CHAK-TSAL LO

Amitayus Buddha, Bhagawan of the world,     The Glorious conqueror of all deaths which were not in time,     The helper of all beings who suffer without protection,     To You Amitayus Buddha we bow down

Dharani of Amitayus Buddha :

OM NAMO BHAGAWATE

APARIMITA AYUR JHANA

SUPINISH CHITATAYE

JORA JAYA TATHAGATAYA

ARHATE SAMYAKSAM BUDDHAYA

TADYATHA

OM PUNYE PUNYE MAHA PUNYE

APARIMITA PUNYE APARIMITA PUNYE JHANA

SAMBHARO PACHITE

OM SARWA SAMSKARA

PARISHUDDHA DHARMATE

GAGANA SAMUDGATE

SOBHAWA VISHUDDHE

MAHA NAYA PARIVARA YE SOHA

Incantation of Amitayus Buddha  :

OM AMARANI JIVAN TIYE SOHA

A short prayer to Amitayus Buddha :

CHO-KU YING-SU NANG-WA THA-YE TSOL

LUNG-KU NAN-TSOL NING-JE PE-KAR ZING

TRUL-KU TSOL-TEN PAD-MA SAM-BHA VA

GON-PO TSE-PA ME-LA CHAK-TSAL LO

DU-MING CHI-WA MA-LU DUK-DO SOL

TSE-SOD WANG-JOR THU-TOB RIG-TSAL JI

CHI-MED RIG-DZIN  DRUB-PAR JIN-JI LOG

Dharmakaya reflection of Amitabha Buddha,     Sambhogakaya reflection of The Compassionate,The Holder of The White Lotus,     Nirmanakaya reflection of Padmasambhava Buddha,     The Incarnation of Amitayus Buddha entirely, I worship,     Please destroy all life tragedy,     Bless achieving longevity, strength and enlightenment,     Bless achievement rainbow body without death.

Chanting the incantation of Amitayus Buddha would be more benefit if the chanter has received Oral Transmissions from a Teacher who holds The Teaching Lineage.

Mandala of  Medicine Buddha

Bhaisajyaguru Buddha is Medicine Buddha

Bhaisajyaguru Buddha which also called Bhaisajya Tathagata or Bhaisajya Buddha is Medicine Buddha, He is the host of eastern world of purified Lapis Lazuli, He is able to cure sickness in birth and death, so He is called Medicine Master.

Bhaisajyaguru Buddha which is known as Medicine Buddha often called MENLA in Tibet, which means the Buddha of treatment.

Bhaisajyaguru Buddha is able to illuminate darkness, this being called Lapis Lazuli brightness, He wears Tricivara, He positions His right hand in such a way to give alms and He holds in His right hand a myrobalan fruit with leaves.  He bolds on His left palm a bowl which contains medicine and dew for curing the diseases of all beings because of evil conduct in previous existences, He is sitting on the Lotus-Moon-Disc throne,

He was two assistants Sun Light Universal Shine Bodhisattva and Moon Light Universal Shine Bodhisattva, this show that He transforms all beings day and night, He leads two medicine guardians to show His great might and protect His followers at all times, if the followers chant His name and His incantation, they will not suffer from disasters , kalpa and diseases  and will lengthen their span of life, they will have great merit and virtue,

the eighth day of every month in Lunar calendar is a holy day for rituals to MENLA / Bhaisajyaguru Buddha / Medicine Buddha, and chanting His incantation is more benefit.

 

The incantation of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha which is known as Medicine Buddha is :

” TADYATHA OM BEKANZE BEKANZE MAHA BEKANZE RADZA SAMBUDGATE SO HA “

This incantation can serve to bring blessings of health, also can heal the diseases, can also provide longevity blessing, the incantation of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha would be more useful if the chanter has received Oral Transmissions from a teacher who holds The Teaching Lineage, may all beings can live with the blessing of health, fortune and longevity.