Yamantaka

You know, it couldn't be explained.

And he said, "It wasn't miraculous." He's like, "I did all these pract- I did..." They're ve- they're all very intense Tibetan practices like Yamantaka practice, Medicine Buddha practice.

But he said, "No, actually, I did, like, ten hours of practice a day.

Like, aren't you interest- don't, don't you wanna hear what they were?" "No, not interested at all." I don't know.

The theme for the month of October is impermanence.

Vajrabhairava is considered to be the wrathful emanation of the bodhisattva of wisdom, Manjushri.

He took on this form of reflecting back the terrifying nature of the lord of death, Yama, thus overwhelming and subduing Yama, who became a protector of the Buddhist faith.

Vajrabhairava is a prominent deity in both the Sakya and the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism.

He is one of the most significant meditation deities in the Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist school, which is prevalent in Mongolia, where this sculpture originates.

In depictions of Vajrabhairava, Yama's form is taught by the head of Manjushri, signifying the deity's true nature.

Vajrabhairava is also known as Yamantaka, the destroyer or slayer of Yama.

This refers to his power to transform even the Lord of Death.

Hmm.

And they, uh, gave, let's say, the Yamantaka root chant.

Yamantaka root chant.

[clears throat] Gave a huge number of mantras.

I don't know how many million, but a huge number of mantras Lama gave.