The Kalachakra Tantra has occasionally been a source of controversy in the west because the text contains passages that can be interpreted literally in a dangerous manner. This is mainly because it contains the prophecy of a holy war between Buddhists and the so-called barbarians (Skt. mleccha). A portion of Kalachakra (Shri Kalachakra I. 161) says, "The Chakravartin released at the end of the age, the city that the gods fashioned on Mount Kailasa. He will strike the barbarians in battle with his own four-division army, on the whole surface of the earth . "
Although the Kalachakra predicts a future religious war for some recalling the djhad merdiatisée This is in actual conflict with the wishes of the Buddhist teachings of Mahayana and Theravada, which prohibit violence is commonplace. Alexander Berzin
recalled here that the Kalachakra is not advocating violence against people but rather against aggression mental and emotional interior which results in intolerance, hatred, violence and war.
In fact, symbolically, the text refers mainly to the inner spiritual battle against evil and barbaric tendencies inside. This is the solution to violence, since according to the Kalachakra external conditions depend on the internal state of consciousness beings. Viewed that way, predicted the war has place in the mind and emotions. It depicts the transformation of the archaic mentality of violence in the name of religion and ideology sublime in the moral power, insight and spiritual wisdom.
Tantric iconography including weapons, shields and corpses, does seem to paint a doomsday picture, but actually represents the transmutation of aggression in the process to overcome the illusion and false ego. Recurring theme.
Kalachakra and protector of Dharmapala Vajravega eg take a sword and a shield in their hands, it is a triumphant expression of the Buddha after the attack of Mara and protection of all sentient beings.
These weapons were stolen from the hands of evil and have returned - as symbols - cons the ultimate root of evil, the conceptual identity, self-loving, causing the five poisons of ignorance, desire, hatred, pride, and jealousy. Once in the hands of Siddhas, dakini, deities of yidam protective deities or Dharmapala, these instruments became pure symbols, weapons of transformation and expression of the deities themselves; wrathful compassion who ruthlessly destroyed various illusions of false-inflated ego.
course these few lines are not exhaustive on the subject, it simply serves to remind the keys to understanding the myths. We are far from a translation of 'Yantra' by 'flying saucer', and in case of doubt, the principle of intellectual honesty advocates to study the source and the translation itself.
Internet should help to place the responsibility we have to do a reading 'scientific' - say serious? phenomenon of mythological ... the story of who we are.
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