Yab-Yum
Yab-yum (
The male figure represents
Origins
The symbolism is associated with
Iconography
Yab-yum is generally understood to represent the primordial (or mystical) union of wisdom and compassion.
These figures are frequently worked in the shape of
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The symbolism of union and sexual polarity is a central teaching in
The sacred
When you rely on a consort, the wisdom of empty bliss will arise, so enter into union—the blessing of method and wisdom. Bring it down slowly, retain it, reverse it, and draw it back up. Bring it to the places in the body and let it spread throughout. When you remain free of desire, the wisdom of empty bliss will appear.[7]
Indicating the advanced nature of the actual practice with consort, the verses are the last in what is already widely considered as a text for the most advanced practitioners, a fact clearly evident in the story about Naropa's receiving the teaching.[8]
Gallery
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Prince of Wales museum.
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Padmasambhava in Yab-Yum
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Vajravarahi
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Bhairava and Kali in union
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Neville, Robert C. (1987).New metaphysics for eternal experience, Journal of Chinese Philosophy 14, 357-370
- ISBN 978-0-8348-2842-1. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ISBN 0-19-860560-9.
- ^ ""The Marriage of Wisdom and Method" - an essay by Marco Pallis". www.studiesincomparativereligion.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ upaya Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Herrmann-Pfandt, Adelheid. "Yab Yum Iconography and the Role of Women in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism." The Tibet Journal. Vol. XXII, No. 1. Spring 1997, pp. 12-34.
- ^ "Natural Awareness: Mahamudra texts". www.naturalawareness.net. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Life of Tilopa & The Ganges Mahamudra Thrangu Rinpoche". www.namsebangdzo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
External links
- Media related to Yab-yum images at Wikimedia Commons