金刚手菩萨唐卡

金刚手为释迦牟尼说法时所呈现的形象，也是释迦的秘密化身，故又称秘密主。因手持金刚杵而得名。常与观音菩萨、文殊菩萨并称“三族种姓”，分别代表“伏恶、慈悲、智慧”三种功德事业。此外，他还是“八大菩萨”之一。修持金刚手又无量无边，不可思议的功德。能具足大威权力，制服诸魔，消灭地火水风空所生的一切灾难。一切所求无不成就，临终直升西方净土世界。

Vajarapani is the manifestation of the Shakyamuni Buddha who preached the Buddhadharma and also his secret Nirmanakaya. He appears in many forms but usually has a dark blue body with one face, two arms and three eyes. His right hand wields a vajra and in front of his breast his left hand holds a diamond rope with a book. Adorned with snakes and various kinds of jewels, he wears a skirt made of tiger skin and a crown of five Buddhas. He stands in the midst of prajna fire with his right leg crooked and his left leg stretched out. His ferocious look shows his great power in defending the Buddhadharma. By cultivating the dharma of this personal tantric deity, the follower will have infinite virtue and great power to eliminate all kinds of demons and all disasters caused by earth, water, fire, wind and voidness. He will fulfill all of the Buddha’s wishes and go to the Pure Land of the West when the believer passes away.