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14. THE CONCEPT OF AVATARS
In Tibet, Hyagriva is one of the Dharmapalas who protect the teachings of Buddhis and the land of Tibet. His name means 'horse-necked'. He has a stocky human body and a horse's head, although sometimes he is shown with a smaller horses' head above his own human one. Other drawings show him with three horses' heads, which is when he takes the form of Krodha Atigyhya, the 'Angry Highest Secret'. In this form he carries a goad, a noose, a club and a sword together with lotus emblem and a skull. Hyagriva or Tamdrin as he is also called , is the protector of the padma family of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (those who refuse to enter Nirvana until all are enlightened.) He is seen as an emanation of Amitabha Buddha and is understood to embody the speed of all Buddhas. His essence resides in the chanting of the syllable 'hri' which. Like the stallion's whinny, is the sound that curs through illusion and reveals the nature of reality. Hyagriva also protects horses.
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Tamdrin, Hayagriva, Horse-Throat Emanation of Amitabha, dharmakaya of all the Buddhas of the Lotus family,
And emanation of Vajra Dharma and Chenrezi, You are the body of great ferocity manifest from the syllable HRI:
Homage to Tamdrin with the horse's neigh
The Matsya Kingdom was founded by fishermen community who later attained kingship. The Sanskrit word Matsya means fish. Satyavati, the wife of Kuru king Santanu was from this community. King Virata, a Matsya king, founded the kingdom of Virata. He was the father-in-law of Abhimanyu the son of Arjuna. The epic Mahabharata relates the founder of Matsya kingdom to the ruler of Chedi, viz Uparichara Vasu. He was of the Puru dynasty (1,63). Apart from the five royal sons of this king - Pauravas - he had a son and a daughter born of a women of fisherman community. This male child, in
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