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Four Buddhist Heavenly Kings: Mantras and Sadhana
The Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism are important in most lineages and traditions. Known as the Chaturmahārāja in Sanskrit — Maha meaning great and Raja meaning king — they have an important role as devas or gods who protect the Dharma and the world. They are also called Lokapāla, meaning “guardians of the world.” Each […]
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 green. This is […]
8 Great Bodhisattvas
8 Great Bodhisattvas: 8 Practices and 8 Mantras The 8 Supreme Bodhisattvas — also known as the Eight Heirs or the Eight Heroes — represent the eight great ideals of the Mahayana Path. They also represent the Eightfold Path as taught by Buddha in his very first teaching, through the compassionate lens of Mahayana […]
The Three Supreme Deities Merit Puja
Vajrasattva, Tara and Ushnisha Vijaya From a Sadhana of Venerable Tara Called Udamvara Flower: A subsection of the Three Special Deities from Master Marpa the Translator The Three Supremes overcome the three great obstacles. Vajrasattva purifies our Ignorance with Wisdom. Tara purifies the Poisons with Compassionate Method and Activity. The supreme realizations of Ushnisha Vijaya […]
21 Mother Taras Mantras
The Unlimited Forms of Compassionate Activity Noble Arya Tara — who has more names, emanations, and epitaphs than any Bodhisattva — embodies all of the compassionate and wisdom activities of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. How better to represent all of these diverse activities than in a multiplicity of forms? There are not only 21 […]
PDF Dharma Practice Download: Confession and 5 Buddha Vows
Renewal of Your Bodhisattva and Commitment Vows Buddhist Practice includes Refuge in the Three Jewels or Three Roots. One way to ensure progress in your Buddhist practice, regardless of your Yidam or practices is to include the Four Rs of Refuge, Regret, Remedy and Refrain. Most practices already include Refuge in the Three Jewels and […]
Arya Tara Sadhana
Tara manifests in endless forms. She can be action-hero Green Tara who saves us from worldly harm. Or, blessed White Tara, who heals and brings longevity. Or charismatic Red Tara, who attracts what is helpful into our lives. Or Yellow Tara, who enriches us. Or even fierce Black Tara, who destroys all evil. Though we […]
Amitabha Buddha Sadhana and Dharani Mantra
Amitabha is the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life, the savior Buddha of the 48 Vows. His most famous vow, from Sutra, is: “I resolve to become a Buddha, equal in attainment to you, O holy king of the Dharma, to save living beings from birth-and-death, and to lead them all to liberation.” “I vow […]
Ratnasambhava Buddha Sadhana and Dharani Mantra
Ratnasambhava Buddha, the glorious and auspicious Buddha of the South is characterized by his open hand of generosity, the mudra of giving. Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen, one of the five Sakya patriarchs, who lived 1147 to 1216, described the glorious Buddha of Generosity this way: “Arising in the southern direction is Ratnasambhava on a horse, lotus […]
Akshobya Buddha Sadhana and Dharani
Akshobhya literally means “unshakable.” One of Akshobhya’s great vows is to never become angry until reaching enlightenment. In his Sutra, the Akṣhobhya Tathagatasya Vyuha Sutra, we hear the story of Akshobhya as a monk in an earlier life. He vows, in the Sutra: “Now that I have become a bodhisattva, I will never allow myself […]