What is the meaning of peacock feathers in Tibetan Buddhism?

There are five colorful feathers behind the peacock Wang Ming, corresponding to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, which can wash away all evil spirits and distractions between heaven and earth, so Buddhism uses peacock feathers.

There are various images of the peacock king Ming, mainly including the image with three sides and six arms, and the image with one side and four arms contained in The Portrait of the Great Peacock King Ming: "Draw the Buddha mother on the lotus embryo, and the Great Peacock King Ming Bodhisattva. Head facing east, white, dressed in white. Crown, wreath, ear and armband are all solemn. Take the golden peacock king, sit on the Bai Lianhua or the green flowers, and live in compassion.

There are four arms, the first hand on the right holds the lotus, the second hand holds the fruit, the first hand on the left carefully holds the auspicious fruit, and the second hand holds the peacock tail with three or five stems. "In the mandala of the fetal Tibetan world, this statue was placed in the sixth place at the southern end of Suzhou Research Institute.

Historical origin:

In this classic, it is also recorded that the Buddha once practiced the Peacock and King Ming Method in his primitive life a long time ago. At that time, the Buddha was the peacock king named "Jin Yao" (or translated as "Jin Guangming") at the southern foot of the Snow Mountain. He reads the method of peacock Wang Ming every morning and is always steady. Once, he forgot to look for pleasure, so he was caught by a hunter.

However, when I was bound, I regained my mindfulness, studied as before, and finally got rid of the bondage and gained stability. It can be seen that the doctrine of the peacock king Ming was not first preached by the Buddha, but existed before the Buddha himself.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Peacock Wang Ming