Dhāraṇī Series

This brief invocation of Buddha Amitāyus, featured in the Nyingma Mönlam, combines the famous four-line Praise of Amitāyus with the mantra and passages from The Sūtra of Boundless Life and Wisdom.

Longevity Amitāyus Nyingma Mönlam 4 Dec 2020

The Dhāraṇī, The Essence of Amoghapāśa

from the Words of the Buddha

This version (Toh 683) of the Amoghapāśa dhāraṇī originates from the sūtra of the same name (Toh 682) but diverges in certain ways from its source. Not only does it abbreviate the introductory verses of homage, it also concludes with its own instruction on how to perform the dhāraṇī.

Kangyur 6 Sep 2023

A Method for Reciting the Dhāraṇī of Amoghapāśa

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A brief 'means of recitation' (bklag thabs) that provides the necessary prayers and visualization for reciting the longer and shorter dhāraṇīs of Amoghapāśa.

Avalokiteśvara Reading Methods 13 Jun 2023

Noble Aparājita Who Bestows Fearlessness

from the Words of the Buddha

In this incantation (dhāraṇī), preserved in the Kangyur (Tōh. 708), Avalokiteśvara reveals his heart mantra (hṛdaya) in the form of the deity Aparājita. Renowned for granting fearlessness (abhayaprada), the mantra reflects the fearless nature (abhaya) of Avalokiteśvara, his bodhisattva interlocutor, and the mantra itself.

Avalokiteśvara Kangyur 17 Jun 2025

The Dhāraṇī of Noble Avalokiteśvara

from the Words of the Buddha

This popular incantation (dhāraṇī), included in the Kangyur (Tōh. 696), offers a concise visualization of Avalokiteśvara in his four-armed form (caturbhuja) and praises the merits of reciting his mantra. While it may have served as a source for the well-known maṇi mantra, it appears that no Sanskrit or Chinese witnesses of the text have survived.

Avalokiteśvara Kangyur 7 May 2025

Mahāśvāsa: The Noble King of Mantras

from the Words of the Buddha

Mahāśvāsa means “great breath” and refers both to the protective mantra itself and to the malevolent spirit named Mahāśvāsa, who harms beings with his breath. The following incantation (dhāraṇī), included in the Kangyur (Tōh. 773), serves as protection specifically against the evil spirit’s influence.

Kangyur 15 May 2025

The Dhāraṇī “Vanquishing Constraints of Body, Speech and Mind”

from the Words of the Buddha

As its name suggests, this brief incantation (dhāraṇī) is intended to liberate the one who recites or uses it as a cakra from all physical, vocal and mental constraints, including those caused by evil schemes, maleficence, spells and curses. Although the incantation is attributed to Buddha Śākyamuni, it is not included in any extant Kangyur collection but is preserved in various dhāraṇī compendia (gzungs 'dus).

Averting Obstacles 8 Feb 2023

The ‘Chinese’ Practice of Averting Periodic Obstacles

from the Words of the Buddha

This dhāraṇī, which is part of the larger corpus of texts on astrology (nag rtsis) taught by Mañjuśrī in China, begins with an invocation of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and then features a long series of requests to prevent inauspicious astrological combinations that might result in periodic obstacles. The text is part of the Compendium of Dhāraṇīs (gzungs bsdus).

Astrology Averting Obstacles 18 Mar 2022

The Means for Accomplishment called the Blazing Wheel

revealed by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa

This terma (gter ma), which Tulku Zangpo Drakpa revealed and passed on to Rigdzin Gödem (1337–1408), presents a sūtra-like scenario in which Buddha Śākyamuni reveals a dhāraṇī for subduing enemies and demonic forces.

Termas Rinchen Terdzö Compendium of Sādhanas Nyingma Mönlam Northern Treasures 12 Feb 2018

The Noble Essence of Dependent Origination

from the Words of the Buddha

This short text, which appears twice in the Derge Kangyur (Toh 521 & 981), includes the formula of dependent origination, the so-called ye dharma, said to have been told to Śāriputra as an encapsulation of Buddha Śākyamuni's teachings.

Dependent Origination Kangyur 2 Dec 2021

The Noble Mārīcī Dhāraṇī

from the Words of the Buddha

This popular canonical work (Tōh. 564) reveals the incantation (dhāraṇī) associated with Mārīcī, goddess of the dawn, and explains how it confers the deity's qualities and guards against adversity, danger and disease.

Mārīcī Kangyur 19 Jun 2020

Dhāraṇī of Goddess Parṇaśavarī

by Chögyal Pakpa Lodrö Gyaltsen

A simple practice of Parṇaśavarī consisting of homage (from a longer praise by Chögyal Pakpa Lodrö Gyaltsen), mantra and dedication, which is particularly recommended as a means to heal and dispel contagious disease.

Parṇaśavarī Sickness & Healing 11 Feb 2020

The Noble Dhāraṇī of The Supreme Accomplishment of Sitātapatrā Born from the Tathāgata’s Uṣṇīṣa, the Great Invincible Dispeller

from the Words of the Buddha

This popular canonical work, which is included in the Kangyur (Tōh. 591), teaches the incantation (dhāraṇī) and rituals associated with the goddess Sitātapatrā, who is renowned for her power to avert or repel all types of spirits, demons, obstacles, misfortune and disease and is thus invoked by many Tibetan Buddhists on a daily basis.

Sitātapatrā Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras Nyingma Kama 3 Jan 2020

The Dhāraṇī of Glorious Vajraṇakhī

from the Words of the Buddha

Vajraṇakhī (rdo rje sder mo), 'Vajra Claw', is a wrathful ḍākinī whose mantra has a long history and can be found in various forms in, e.g., the Guhyasamāja, Vajravārāhī, and Vajrakīla traditions. In this text, her independent dhāraṇī, Vajraṇakhī is invoked as to protect the practitioner's domestic space, family, friends, and allies, and to avert any obstacles that might threaten them. Although her dhāraṇī is here attributed to Buddha Śākyamuni, it is not found in any of the extant Kangyur collections but is preserved in various dhāraṇī compendia (gzungs ‘dus).

Vajraṇakhī 27 Jun 2019

Brief Dhāraṇī of Glorious Vajraṇakhī

by Karma Chakme

A brief version of the Vajraṇakhī dhāraṇī (rdo rje sder mo’i gzungs) arranged for daily recitation, invoking Vajraṇakhī to protect the practitioner's domestic space, family, friends and allies and to avert any obstacles that might threaten them.

Vajraṇakhī 27 Jun 2019

The Noble Incantation entitled ‘The Rituals for the Blue-Clad Vajrapāṇi’

from the Words of the Buddha

A popular text (Tōh. 748) teaching the incantation (dhāraṇī) and rituals associated with the Blue-Clad (nīlāmbaradhara) form of the deity Vajrapāṇi. According to Karmavajra’s commentary (Tōh. 2676), the dhāraṇī is at once a powerful protection against, and remedy for, spirits, demons and disease.

Vajrapāṇi Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras Compendium of Sādhanas 20 Oct 2019

Vajravidāraṇa Dhāraṇī (Nyingma Version)

from the Words of the Buddha

Vajravidāraṇa (rdo rje rnam ’joms) is a semi-wrathful form of Vajrapāṇi and the deity’s dhāraṇī (gzungs), counted as a kriyā-tantra, is known for its healing and purifying effect. The dhāraṇī has inspired a large number of ritual liturgies and commentaries, both Indic and Tibetan, and is commonly recited by Tibetan and Newar Buddhists. In Tibetan it is preserved mainly in two forms, one in the Kangyur and the Nyingma version presented here, which is said to be a reconstruction based on commentarial literature.

Vajravidāraṇa Ten Royal Sūtras Nyingma Kama Compendium of Sādhanas 18 Jun 2019

The Dhāraṇīs That Encapsulate the Essence of the Kangyur, the Collected Words of the Buddha

revealed by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk

A collection of brief ḍhāraṇīs that are said to encapsulate the essence of the entire Kangyur (bka' 'gyur), or Collected Words of the Buddha, and serve as a powerful means of purification when recited.

Termas Kangyur Prajñāpāramitā Rinchen Terdzö 21 Jun 2020

The Dhāraṇī of Stream of Wealth (Vasudhārā)

from the Words of the Buddha

This popular canonical work (Tōh. 662) teaches the incantation (dhāraṇī) and rituals associated with the goddess Vasudhārā. According to the text, the dhāraṇī grants prosperity and wealth and averts spirits, demons and disease.

Vasudhārā Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras 22 Dec 2019

Dhāraṇī Series

Amitāyus

Amoghapāśa

Avalokiteśvara

Averting Obstacles

Averting Periodic Obstacles

Blazing Wheel

Dependent Origination

Mārīcī

Parṇaśavarī

Sitātapatrā

Vajraṇakhī

Vajrapāṇi

Vajravidāraṇa

Various

Vasudhārā

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