Long ago, when the path to enlightenment seemed insurmountable to ordinary practitioners, a great motherly presence emerged to offer protection and swift realization. She was Cundi, often revered as the "Mother of Seventy Million Buddhas."
She appeared not to distance herself from humanity, but to step directly into the chaos of our everyday lives. Her 18 arms hold a vast array of sacred implements—from the wisdom sword and mala to the lotus, conch, and wheel of Dharma—each symbolizing a unique tool to overcome a specific human struggle.
Just as we often feel overwhelmed by the "multi-layered" chaos of life—balancing work, inner conflicts, emotional burdens, and spiritual doubt—Cundi represents the power of total capability. Her central hands form the root mudra, anchored in deep stillness while her remaining arms reach out in every direction to clear obstacles.
Her radiance is soft like a autumn moon, sitting upon a lotus rising directly from the waters. She promised that anyone who recites her sacred dharani with a sincere heart would be protected from untimely misfortune, cleansed of heavy karma, and granted both worldly success and spiritual awakening.
To gaze upon her image is to feel the fierce, all-encompassing protection of a mother who leaves no tool unused to safeguard her children.
