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SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Tara Windhorse – Buddhist Wish-Fulfilling Practice: the Mother of all Mantras, Chi, Wind and Prana

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Why is the special wish-fulfilling practice of Windhorse Tārā so treasured among Tara practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism? Why is it so well-known for helping us fulfill our wishes and overcome our obstacles. Why are all Taras associated with Chi,...
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Guru Rinpoche is ready to answer and grant wishes: “Repeat this prayer continuously” for the granting of wishes

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"The Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal had a vision in which she saw a manifestation of Guru Rinpoche called Immense Vajra Ocean in the direction to the east. Each of the pores in his body held one billion realms and in each realm there were one billion world...
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Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra Practice

  Supreme Protection Vajra Armor Mantra is a powerful and profound practice of protection. In Sanskrit this is the Vajrakavaca mantra. In Tibetan it is called Dorje Go-drab. The sacred sounds of the mantra manifests an impenetrable armor of five colors of pure light around your body: white, red, blue, yellow and...
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VIDEO: Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra: Supreme Protection of Dorje Godrab Vajrakavaca from Padmasambhava

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In Buddhism, why is the Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra, the kavacha or armor of Padmasambhava, famous for helping remedy 404 types of diseases? In what way can it provide protection from violence, sicknesses, bad omens, curses, and bad luck, especially those caused...
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Buddhist body mandala practice in Vajrayana Buddhism — and riding the winds of the inner body “The prana goes where the mind goes.””

Buddhist body mandala practice in Vajrayana Buddhism — and riding the winds of the inner body "The prana goes where the mind goes."" 4
A Buddhist body mandala from a Tangkha acquired from a San Francisco museum. We see the Yogi (with the long hair) with a body mandala of deities on the charkas of his body. Surrounding him are various deities (on his crown Amitabha, to his left an exotic form...
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Member MP3: Great Compassion Heart Dharani of Avalokiteśvara-ekadaśamukha

Chant along with the great Dharani of the compassionate savior Bodhisattva, whose 1000-loving arms reach out with boundless love and compassion (video is hard-subbed for convenience for chant-along). DOWNLOAD AT THIS LINK: DOWNLOAD MP3: NAMO RATNA TRAYĀYA / NAMA ĀRYA JÑĀNA SĀGARA VAIROCANA VYŪHA RĀJĀYA / TATHĀGATĀYA / ARHATE /...
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Members MP3 Download: 21 Tara Praise in English Chanted by Buddha Weekly

As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of 21 Tara Praise in English, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. We’ve worked hard on this mantra collection, publishing these important Praises, Dharanis, Sutras and Mantras....
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Members Mantra MP3 Download: 21 Tara Dharani Praise in Sanskrit by Buddha Weekly

As a special thank you to our supporting members, please enjoy this downloadable MP3 of our original recording of 21 Tara Dharani Praise in Sanskrit, beautifully chanted and composed by our precious volunteers at Buddha Weekly. We’ve worked hard on this mantra collection, publishing these important Buddhist Mantras in sacred Sanskrit. Although...
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SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: Why Yidams Are the Ultimate Means of Accomplishment; the Lightning Path to Enlightenment

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In Buddhism, why is the word Yidam often misunderstood to mean deity? If Yidam is not deity, what does it mean and why is it important? Why do we normally only have one Yidam and how often does it change? Before we begin,...
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Yidam Lightning Path: Yidam is “Method of Accomplishment”; 48 Yidam Practices

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In Buddhism, why is the word Yidam often misunderstood to mean deity? If Yidam is not deity, what does it mean and why is it important? Why do we normally only have one Yidam and how often does it...
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Virudhaka Heavenly King Mantra — Wisdom, Growth and Protection, the “He Who Causes to Grow”

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Heavenly King of the South, Virūḍhaka, is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, sworn to uphold the Buddha Dharma. He is also the protector most often turned to by business people, farmers, and even country rulers to request growth and blessings. One of his...
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SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: 8 Powers of 8 Bodhisattvas in 8 Minutes: Concise Daily Merit Practice with 8 Mantras

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Today, with war, sickness, and economic devastation — and the inevitable hunger and suffering that follow such disasters — we take refuge in the 8 compassionate Bodhisattva saviors. Video:   https://vimeo.com/1094433547?share=copy#t=0   The Bodhisattvas are the “saviors” — the...
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Buddha Weekly’s Special Section

Tara, Mother of all Buddhas

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Loving face of the Mother of All Buddhas Green Tara. Detail from art by Ben Christian.
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.

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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.

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