Jambhala, The Bodhisattva of Wealth

(1) Yellow Jambhala

Yellow Jambhala has yellow colored body, He sits in the Vajra position with His right leg is panhandle, and His right foot is above a Snail and Lotus flower, and His left leg is kinked, He has one face and two arms, His left hand holding an animal named Nehulay which spue out jewels from its mouth, His right hand holding gems shaped fruit and leaf of Lotus

The Mantra of Yellow Jambhala is :

OM JAMBHALA JALEN DRAYE SVAHA

(2) Red Jambhala

Red Jambhala has red colored body, He sits in the Vajra position with Dakini in front of Him, His right leg is panhandle with right foot is above a Snail and Lotus flower, His left leg is kinked, He holding an animal known as Nehulay in His left hand, His right hand holding Khorlo (Cakra), His Dakini holding Kapala containing Nectar in Her left hand and Norbu Mebar in Her right hand

The Mantra of Red Jambhala is :

OM JAMBHALA JALENDRAYE DHANAM MEDEHI HRIH DAKINI JAMBHALA SAMBHARA SVAHA

(3) Black Jambhala

Black Jambhala has black colored body, He has small body in a standing posotion, He stands on a human’s body that means to subdue human’s ego and eliminate human’s greed, His right hand holding Gems Pot and His left hand holding an animal named Nehulay which spue out jewels from its mouth, Black Jambhala also wears a snake necklace on His body

The Mantra of Black Jambhala is :

OM JAMBHALA JALENDRAYE BASHU DHARINI SVAHA

(4) White Jambhala

White Jambhala has white colored body, He sits on a Dragon, His left hand holding an animal known as Nehulay which spue out jewels from its mouth, He also holding a Wealth Banner in His left arm and His right hand holding a Gold Sword

The Mantra of White Jambhala is :

OM PADMA KRODHA ARYA JAMBHALA HRIDAYA HUM PHAT

(5) Green Jambhala

Green Jambhala has bluish green colored body, He sits in the Vajra position with Dakini in front of Him, His right leg is panhandle with right foot is above a Snail and Lotus flower, His left leg is kinked, He holds on His left hand an animal called Nehulay which spue out jewels from its mouth, His right hand holding Norbu, His Dakini holding Lotus flower in Her hand

The Mantra of Green Jambhala is :

OM KARMA JAMBHALA AH SVAHA

Chanting The Mantra of every Jambhala would be more benefit if the chanter has received Oral Transmissions from a Teacher who holds The Teaching Lineage

May all human be bestowed blessings of fortune,

May all beings be happy

 

JAMBHALA

Jambhala are incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. They are the Bodhisattvas who can give blessing of wealth, health and longevity.

Chenrezig taught us, as disciples of the Buddha, we must run The Six Paramita :

The First Paramita is Dana-Paramita that means Giving,

The Second Paramita is Santi-Paramita that means Patience,

The Third Paramita is Virya-Paramita that means Spirit,

The Fourth Paramita is Sila-Paramita that means Ethics / Moral,

The Fifth Paramita is Dhyana-Paramita that means Meditation,

The Sixth Paramita is Prajna-Paramita that means Wisdom,

Appropriate to The Law of Karma, law of cause and effect, we are taught to plant if we want to reap, we must carry out Dana-Paramita in order to get blessing from Jambhala.

Dana-Paramita is the act of giving, giving is not only in the form of fund.  We can give our time and our energy to help the others, helping the others also means giving.  Pray for the fortune of  the others is also a giving, therefore do not be afraid to do something to give because Jambhala have promised to give blessings to the people who love to give.

The Five Jambhala

There are five Jambhala differentiated by the colour of Their Bodies and the light that They emitted. They are Yellow Jambhala, Red Jambhala, Black Jambhala, White Jambhala and Green Jambhala. It is written in the scripture that there are Five Jambhala in riding horse position.  The Yellow Jambhala rides yellow horse, The Red Jambhala rides red horse, The Black Jambhala rides black horse, The White Jambhala rides white horse and The Green Jambhala rides green horse.

Every Jambhala have Their own Mantra, below are the Mantra of Jambhala:

The Mantra of Yellow Jambhala is :     OM JAMBHALA JALEN DRAYE SVAHA

The Mantra of Red Jambhala is :     OM JAMBHALA JALEN DRAYE DHANAM MEDEHI HRIH DAKINI JAMBHALA SAMBHARA SVAHA

The Mantra of Black Jambhala is :     OM JAMBHALA JALEN DRAYE BASHU DHARINI SVAHA

The Mantra of White Jambhala is :     OM PADMA KRODA ARYA JAMBHALA HRIH DAYA HUM PHAT

The Mantra of Green Jambhala is :     OM KARMA JAMBHALA AH SVAHA

All of the Jambhala have promised to give wealth to us if we love to do The Six Paramita, especially The First Paramita  also diligent to chant Their Mantras. Chanting Jambhala’s Mantra would be more benefit if we have received Oral Transmissions from a teacher who holds The Teaching Lineage.