Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

The Bodhisattva of Practice, Virtue, and Universal Goodness

Who is Samantabhadra?

Samantabhadra (Sanskrit: Samantabhadra, Tibetan: བསམ་གནས་བཟང་པོ, Kuntuzangpo) is a revered bodhisattva symbolizing the practice of all virtues and the perfection of Buddhist conduct. Often depicted alongside Shakyamuni Buddha and Manjushri, Samantabhadra represents the active commitment to living a life of compassion, wisdom, and selfless service.

In Tibetan Buddhism, he is considered the patron of the Vajrayana practice and the embodiment of the ultimate aspiration to benefit all beings.

Symbolism and Iconography

  • Color: Often depicted in white or blue hues, symbolizing purity and vastness
  • Posture: Usually shown seated on a lotus, sometimes riding a white elephant with six tusks, representing the six paramitas (perfections)
  • Attributes: Hands often in meditation or teaching mudras, holding a lotus or a scripture
  • Significance: The white elephant symbolizes strength, patience, and the subjugation of the six senses

Spiritual Significance

Samantabhadra encourages practitioners to not only seek enlightenment for themselves but to embody compassionate action in every moment. He is the living example of how wisdom and ethics must be united through dedicated practice.

“True awakening is found in the union of insight and compassionate deeds.”

When to Call Upon Samantabhadra

  • To overcome financial difficulties and scarcity
  • When seeking success in business, career, or creative projects
  • To cultivate generosity and remove greed
  • For protection from poverty and misfortune

Mantra

Sanskrit:Om Jambhala Jalendraye Svaha
Tibetan: ཨོཾ་ཛམ་བ་ལ་རྗེ་ལྡན་རྱེས་སྭཱ་ཧཱ་

Chanting this mantra invites Yellow Jambhala’s blessings of wealth, prosperity, and the removal of obstacles.

Yellow Jambhala in Your Life

Incorporating Yellow Jambhala’s image or mantra into your practice invites abundance, encourages ethical prosperity, and reminds you that wealth is a means to support the welfare of all beings.

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“May the wealth of the world flow to those who use it with compassion and wisdom.”