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Video: Are you a Dakini or Heruka? Wisdom and Compassion Practices in Vajrayana Buddhism
What is the Wisdom Dakini or Daka in Buddhism? Which one are you? A Daka or a Dakini? Why is their practice especially important in modern, active life, overcoming the obstacles and the poisons? Why are they often depicted dancing, standing, and sometimes ferocious or even naked? We answer these questions, with...
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SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Are you a Dakini or Heruka? Wisdom and Compassion Practices in Vajrayana Buddhism
Are you a Dakini or a Daka? What is the Wisdom Dakini or Heruka in Buddhism? Why is their practice important?
“Means of Accomplishing”: Sadhanas, the secret sauce recipe of Vajrayana Buddhism — the ingredients that make it effective, and how to embrace its elegant formulas
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Wish-Granting Wheel Tara: Chintachakra Rainbow White Tara – 5 Activities Mother
Happy Chinese New Year: Year of the Wood Snake 2025 – How to Celebrate and Prepare: Purify, Clean and Sweep in Prosperity
9 Enlightened Padma Deities, Wangdu Cloud of Blessings: Wish-Fulfilling Prayer
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Tara, Vajrasattva, Ushnisha Vijaya: Chanted Mantras and Practice for Protection, Purification, Wisdom
Five Wisdom Dakinis: “The source of the five activities is the dakini” —Padmasambhava: full feature, documentary video and more
Samantabhadra’s King of Prayers
Bodhisattva Aspiration in Sanskrit A Complete Practice with Refuge, 7 Limbs of Practice, and Dedication. Why is the King of Prayers, the king? This prayer, recommended by many Mahayana teachers, is translated as “The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra” is from the Gandavyuha Sutra. Samantabhadra, Universal Good Bodhisattva, offers...
Buddha Weekly’s Special Section
Tara, Mother of all Buddhas
Karma Mother
How does Tara Help?
Tara, like any Mother, is ready to jump to our aid, even in mundane areas of life. She is the “practical Buddha” — the “Karma Mother” — the Buddha most active in our lives. Her Sanskrit name translates as “a star by which to navigate” — and like a star, she is always with us whenever we look for her.
Tara on YouTube
21 Taras Mantra Video Playlist
An entire playlist of every one of the mantras for the 21 Taras. Don't miss the amazing Tara mantra chanting of Yoko Dharma for the each Tara of the 21 Taras according to Surya Gupta lineage. One video with many repetitions and visualized images for each Tara. The final video is the English-translated 21 Praises to Tara sung in English.