The Margadarzaka Mandala, also known as the WayShower Mandala, holds significance our tradition. This mandala is often associated with Lord Avalokitesvara, in Buddhism called the Buddha of Compassion, because he is the most prominent deity who “shows theWay” and re-established the teaching when it becomes obscured over time.
Purpose and Elements:
The Margadarzaka Mandala serves as a visual representation that guides practitioners through the ontology of Wayism, which is the teaching of the fundamental metaphysics that underlie Reality, and for the human, the purpose and meaning of life.
It contains elements that help seekers understand the universe, its laws, and the path to enlightenment.
Devotional artwork often features this mandala alongside Avalokitesvara.
The Margadarzaka Mandala, also known as the WayShower Mandala, holds significant importance in our tradition. This mandala is often associated with Lord Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion in Buddhism, because he is the most prominent deity who “shows the Way” and re-establishes the teaching when it becomes obscured over time.
Purpose and Elements:
The Margadarzaka Mandala serves as a visual representation that guides practitioners through the ontology of Wayism, which is the teaching of the fundamental metaphysics that underlies Reality and, for humans, the purpose and meaning of life.
It contains elements that help seekers understand the universe, its laws, and the path to enlightenment.
Devotional artwork often features this mandala alongside Lord Avalokitesvara, in Buddhism known as the Buddha of Compassion.
Two chapters of this book present the older esoteric text, which is the received text from sages of old. In days gone by, the text was memorized to be recited from the heart around the kitchen table. Chapter three is a modern-language explanation of the received text.
The thangka below is called the Guardian of Souls thangka of Lord Avalokitesvara. It shows a version of the Margadarzaka Mandala, or in English, the WayShower Mandala, behind the Lord.
Lord Avalokitesvara and his twin sister were the first two spiritual beings created when our heaven began long ago. The Lord is a yang-energy worker, and Lady Prajnaparamita is a yin-energy worker, and for those reasons alone, the energy which these deities specialize in, makes us humans think of one as male and the other as female—that is normal for humans. Spiritual beings do not have biological or gendered bodies.
As a yang-energy worker, the Lord is the primary Way-shower, also known as the Lord Who Shows the Way, the Buddha of Compassion, whose mantra is Om Mani Padme Hum—the most widely used mantra in the world.
Lord Avalokiteshvara would occasionally descend into an avatar, a human body, to repair the teachings of theWAY when they have decayed. In the thangka below, the Lord holds in his protective hands the spiritual potential of all human souls, known as the Chintamani or the wish-fulfilling jewel that is placed in our heart chakra—the jewel of all potential.
The words in red at the top read “Avalokiteshvara”. The words in the banner read “Om Mani Padme Hum,” which means “the jewel is in the lotus.”
WayShower Poem
*In the mandala’s sacred dance, Wisdom’s secrets do entrance. Each symbol, a celestial key, Unlocking truths for all to see.
In the yantra’s four-fold embrace, Realms of spirit, matter, soul, and space. Chaos tamed by theWay’s design, All creation’s paths align.
In rings of spirit, soul, and light, Paradise beckons, shining bright. A path unfolds, the Dorje’s gate, Where souls transform, reincarnate.
The Dorje’s path, a winding trail, Where egos fade and spirits prevail. theWAY, the truth, the Dao, the light, Guiding souls through day and night.
In the home, a sacred space, Where mandala’s wisdom we embrace. A teacher, guide, and storyteller, Illuminating truth for every dweller.
In mandala’s embrace, we find our way, A sacred path, forever and a day. With wisdom’s light and compassion’s grace, We journey on, to our spirit space.*
~end of previews next the ancient “Received Text”