Kuṇḍali
Introduction '''Kundali''' (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) or '''Amritakundalin''' (अमृतकुण्डलिन्, ), also known in Chinese as '''Juntuli Mingwang''' () and in Japanese as '''Gundari Myōō''' (軍荼利明王), is a wrathful deity and ''dharmapala'' (protector of the Dharma) in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism.In Buddhist thought, Amritakundalin is seen as the dispenser of Amrita, the celestial nectar of immortality. When classified among the Five Wisdom Kings (''vidyārāja''), fierce incarnations or emissaries of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, he is considered to be the manifestation of Ratnasambhava, one of the five buddhas who is associated with the southern direction. When classified among the Eight Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of the bodhisattva Akashagarbha and is associated with the north-west direction. When classified among the Ten Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of Amitabha, another of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.
Worship ===Bīja and mantra===''huṃ'' (हुं), Kundali's seed syllable in Siddham scriptThe ''bīja'' or seed syllable used to represent Kundali is '''''' (Devanagari: हुं; Chinese: 吽, pinyin: ''hōng''; ''rōmaji'': ''un''), written in Siddham script.Kundali's mantra is as follows:+Sanskrit (romanized)Traditional ChinesePinyinHiraganaJapanese (romanized)''Oṃ amṛte hūṃ phaṭ''唵 婀密哩帝 吽 頗吒''Ǎn ēmìlīdì hōng pōzhā''おん あみりてい うん はった''On amiritei un hatta''
See also *Wisdom King**Acala**Trailokyavijaya**Yamantaka**Vajrayakṣa*Ratnasambhava*Kangiten*Kundalini
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