普贤菩萨 Samantabhadra

普贤菩萨（梵文：समन्तभद्र Samantabhadra），曾译遍吉菩萨，音译为三曼多跋陀罗，汉传佛教四大菩萨之一。是象征理德、行德的菩萨，同文殊菩萨的智德、正德相对应，是娑婆世界释迦牟尼佛的右、左胁侍，被称为“华严三圣”。

许多日本真言宗人士认为卫护佛门的金刚萨埵是普贤菩萨化身，密教是由金刚萨埵所开创。另一说金刚萨埵为大势至菩萨或其他佛、菩萨所示现。

藏传佛教中的宁玛派认为，普贤菩萨是普贤王佛的报身。

普贤菩萨像，峨眉山

Samantabhadra (Sanskrit, "Universal Worthy"), is a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism associated with practice andmeditation. 

Together with Gautama Buddha and his fellow bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, he forms the Shakyamuni trinity in Buddhism. 

He is the patron of the Lotus Sutra and, according to the Avatamsaka Sutra, made the ten great vows which are the basis of a bodhisattva. 

In China, Samantabhadra is associated with action, whereas Mañjuśrī is associated with prajñā. 

In Japan, this bodhisattva is often venerated by the Tendai and in Shingon Buddhism, and as the protector of the Lotus Sutra by Nichiren Buddhism. 

In the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, Samantabhadra is also the name of the Adi-Buddha - in indivisible Yab-Yum with his consort, Samantabhadrī.

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GM Lu has scheduled abhiseka for this yidam as well as Vajrapani over the next 2 weekends.

Best to do some research before you receive Abhiseka, agree? 

Cheers all

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom

Lama Lotuschef