Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi/Chana Dorje Vajrapani or Chana Dorje is the protector and guide of the Buddha, one of the eight great Bodhisattva and lords of the three families He represents the power of the Buddhas and is usually depicted as blue in color and holding a vajra Vajrapani is indeed a Bodhisattva who embodies all the Buddhas' infinite enlightened power In recognition of Vajrapani's powerful abilities, Shakyamuni Buddha entrusted him with the protection of the tantras, those powerful Vajrayana teaching capable of guiding qualified disciples to full enlightenment in one short lifetime As protector of these precious and esoteric tantric teachings, Vajrapani is sometimes referred to with the title "Lord of the Secret" Vajrapani is the Tantric aspect of the enlightened mind, which transforms the energy of hate into active wisdom and magical perfection A Bodhisattva-aspect which symbolizes the indestructible vajra-body of a Buddha Chana Dorje was a major secret meditation deity of e.g Lama Yeshe, Geshe Rabten and Gangchen Tulku Vajrapani is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Manjusri (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' wisdom), Avalokitesvara (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' compassion) and Vajrapani (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' power as well as the power of all 5 Tathagathas) Vajrapani uses powerful means to protect and promote Buddha's teaching On one famous occasion, Shakyamuni Buddha was seated at the Vulture's Peak near Rajagriha, the site where He delivered the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra At that time, Buddha's jealous cousin Devadatta rolled a large boulder down the hill in an attempt to assassinate Him Just as the huge rock was about to crush Buddha, Vajrapani used his immense power to split it into two so that pieces of the boulder fell harmlessly to either side

Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi/Chana Dorje Vajrapani or Chana Dorje is the protector and guide of the Buddha, one of the eight great Bodhisattva and lords of the three families He represents the power of the Buddhas and is usually depicted as blue in color and holding a vajra Vajrapani is indeed a Bodhisattva who embodies all the Buddhas' infinite enlightened power In recognition of Vajrapani's powerful abilities, Shakyamuni Buddha entrusted him with the protection of the tantras, those powerful Vajrayana teaching capable of guiding qualified disciples to full enlightenment in one short lifetime As protector of these precious and esoteric tantric teachings, Vajrapani is sometimes referred to with the title "Lord of the Secret" Vajrapani is the Tantric aspect of the enlightened mind, which transforms the energy of hate into active wisdom and magical perfection A Bodhisattva-aspect which symbolizes the indestructible vajra-body of a Buddha Chana Dorje was a major secret meditation deity of e.g Lama Yeshe, Geshe Rabten and Gangchen Tulku Vajrapani is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Manjusri (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' wisdom), Avalokitesvara (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' compassion) and Vajrapani (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' power as well as the power of all 5 Tathagathas) Vajrapani uses powerful means to protect and promote Buddha's teaching On one famous occasion, Shakyamuni Buddha was seated at the Vulture's Peak near Rajagriha, the site where He delivered the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra At that time, Buddha's jealous cousin Devadatta rolled a large boulder down the hill in an attempt to assassinate Him Just as the huge rock was about to crush Buddha, Vajrapani used his immense power to split it into two so that pieces of the boulder fell harmlessly to either side