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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Empowerment Series

Empowerment Restricted

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Various writings on the subject of empowerment or initiation (abhiṣeka; dbang bskur), including rites for conferment (dbang chog) and authorizations (rjes gnang):

Abhirati Vajrasattva

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The empowerment section from Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo's elaborate compilation of texts related to the Abhirati Vajrasattva practice from the Longchen Nyingtik.
Abhirati Vajrasattva Vajrasattva Restricted 27 Nov 2025

Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
A simple authorization or permission blessing (rjes gnang) for Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik, which enables a practitioner to perform the daily practice or participate in group accomplishment rituals (sgrub chen). (Note, however, that the more elaborate empowerment is required for recitation retreats.)
Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 12 Apr 2024

Dukngal Rangdrol

by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
Extracted from the full empowerment manual, these are the key verses to be recited aloud by recipients.
Dukngal Rangdrol Restricted 14 Feb 2025
by Jigme Lingpa
Jigme Lingpa himself composed this self-initiation (bdag 'jug) for the Natural Liberation of Suffering (Dukngal Rangdrol, sdug bsngal rang grol) practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle at the request of a lama called Rinchen Dorje.
Dukngal Rangdrol Avalokiteśvara Restricted 21 Mar 2022

Karling Zhitro

by Karma Chakme
A brief torma empowerment (gtor dbang) for the cycle of teachings known as the Profound Dharma of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deites of Self-Liberated Wisdom Mind (zab chos zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol), revealed by Karma Lingpa.
Karling Zhitro Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 18 Oct 2023

Khandro Nyingtik

revealed by Pema Ledrel Tsal
Notes on how to guide students by granting the empowerments gradually over time, waiting for signs of accomplishment before proceeding to the next empowerment and introducing the corresponding practice.
Khandro Nyingtik Restricted 30 Jul 2024
revealed by Pema Ledrel Tsal
One of two almost identical texts within the Khandro Nyingtik collection explaining how the four empowerments are granted over the course of three days.
Khandro Nyingtik Restricted 25 Jul 2024
revealed by Pema Ledrel Tsal
One of two virtually identical texts within the Khandro Nyingtik collection explaining how the four empowerments are granted over the course of three days.
Khandro Nyingtik Restricted 25 Jul 2024

Longsal Dorje Nyingpo

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An arrangement for the empowerments of the eight auspicious symbols, eight auspicious substances and seven emblems of royalty, as part of the Longsal Dorje Nyingpo cycle.
Akṣobhya Longsal Dorje Nyingpo 28 Jul 2022
revealed by Longsal Nyingpo
Empowerments of the eight auspicious symbols, eight auspicious substances and seven emblems of royalty from the Longsal Dorje Nyingpo cycle.
Longsal Dorje Nyingpo Rinchen Terdzö 28 Jul 2022

Prayers

by Jigme Lingpa
Jigme Lingpa wrote this prayer for a student who was accumulating prayers before the famous Jowo Rinpoche statue in the Jokhang temple in Lhasa. It is not only a prayer to Śākyamuni Buddha, but also a means to receive the four empowerments: vase, secret, wisdom-knowledge, and the supreme empowerment of great rays of light.
Prayers Pilgrimage Tibet Rinchen Terdzö 14 Nov 2017

Rigdzin Düpa

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The Rigdzin Düpa section from the collection of Longchen Nyingtik empowerments that Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed in 1966 on the basis of an earlier suggestion from Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö in Tibet and a vision of Jigme Lingpa at Paro Taktsang in Bhutan.
Rigdzin Düpa Restricted 31 Oct 2024
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Extracts from the Rigdzin Düpa section of the collection of Longchen Nyingtik empowerments that Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed in 1966. Compiled here for the sake of convenience, these are the sections that recipients must recite aloud.
Rigdzin Düpa Restricted 14 Feb 2025
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche wrote this self-initiation (bdag 'jug) for the Vidyādhara Assembly (Rigdzin Düpa) when he presided over a group practice (tshogs sgrub) in Bhutan and the need for such a text became clear. The practice of self-initiation, he says, "restores the power of the four empowerments, heals impairments and breakages of enlightened body, speech and mind, and offers a training in maturing through self-entry to the maṇḍala."
Rigdzin Düpa Restricted 21 Sep 2021
by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
Extracted from the full manual, these are the key verses to be recited aloud by recipients of the long-life empowerment.
Rigdzin Düpa Longevity Eight Vidyādharas Restricted 14 Feb 2025
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A simple liturgy to be recited when conferring the long-life empowerment of the vidyādharas from the Longchen Nyingtik multiple times.
Rigdzin Düpa Longevity Restricted 14 Mar 2024
by Jigme Lingpa
Instructions on how to bestow the empowerment for the Vase of Immortal Life, a longevity practice related to the Gathering of Vidyādharas (Rigdzin Düpa).
Rigdzin Düpa Longevity Restricted 15 Apr 2025
by Jigme Lingpa
This root empowerment text, revealed as a mind treasure by Jigme Lingpa for the Vidyādhara Assembly (Rigdzin Düpa), contains the inner enabling empowerments (nang nus pa 'jug pa'i dbang).
Rigdzin Düpa Termas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 2 Jul 2021

Rites

by Chöje Lingpa
This long-life practice (tshe sgrub) and empowerment (tshe dbang) of Thangtong Gyalpo (1361–1485?) is said to bring together the oral, treasure and visionary teachings. It combines Thangtong Gyalpo's original Glorious Bestower of Immortality ('chi med dpal ster) with Chöjé Lingpa's own treasure revelation and visionary account.
Longevity Termas Compendium of Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 20 Nov 2020

Takhyung Barwa

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Key verses extracted from the full Takhyung Barwa empowerment manual as a reference for recipients who must recite them aloud.
Takhyung Barwa Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 12 Feb 2025
by Jigme Lingpa
The root empowerment for The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa), a treasure revealed by Jigme Lingpa.
Takhyung Barwa Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 7 Feb 2023

Tendrel Nyesel

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The third and final section from the Tendrel Nyesel empowerment manual, which Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed for His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Tendrel Nyesel Restricted 27 Nov 2025
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The first, elaborate section from the Tendrel Nyesel empowerment manual, which Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed for His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Tendrel Nyesel Restricted 25 Nov 2025
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The second, medium-length section from the Tendrel Nyesel empowerment manual, which Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed for His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Tendrel Nyesel Restricted 27 Nov 2025

Tiklé Gyachen

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Extracts from the elaborate Tiklé Gyachen empowerment manual composed by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at the request of his teacher Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, while they were still in Tibet. Compiled here for the sake of convenience, these are the sections that recipients must recite aloud.
Tiklé Gyachen Restricted 1 Sep 2025
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Extracts from the Tiklé Gyachen section of the collection of Longchen Nyingtik empowerments that Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed in 1966. Compiled here for the sake of convenience, these are the sections that recipients must recite aloud.
Tiklé Gyachen Restricted 14 Feb 2025
by Fifteenth Karmapa
An arrangement for the empowerment of Tiklé Gyachen ('Sealed Quintessence'), the innermost secret guru practice of the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse.
Tiklé Gyachen Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 23 Oct 2025
by Fifteenth Karmapa
Extracts from the Tiklé Gyachen empowerment. Compiled here for the sake of convenience, these are the sections that recipients must recite aloud.
Tiklé Gyachen Restricted 1 Sep 2025
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo composed this empowerment text for Tiklé Gyachen following a vision of Longchenpa that he experienced while visiting the master's residence at Gangri Thökar in 1840. The text is therefore regarded as a mind treasure, supplemental to Jigme Lingpa's original Longchen Nyingtik revelation.
Tiklé Gyachen Rinchen Terdzö Khyentse Kabab Restricted 11 Sep 2024

Vajrakīlaya

by Dudjom Rinpoche
This empowerment rite for the Vajrakīlaya practice of Pudri Rekpung, or 'Razor That Destroys at a Touch', was composed at the request of Chatral Rinpoche, Sangye Dorje (1913–2015).
Dudjom Tersar Vajrakīlaya Restricted 22 Nov 2024
by Jigme Lingpa
Extracts from the empowerment manual composed by Jigme Lingpa for the Gyüluk Phurba or Tantric System Vajrakīlaya, which Jigme Lingpa compiled from the Vajrakīlaya tantras following a vision of Palgyi Senge. Posted here for the sake of convenience, these are the sections that recipients must recite aloud.
Vajrakīlaya Restricted 2 Sep 2025

Yumka Dechen Gyalmo

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Extracted from the full empowerment manual, these are the key verses to be recited aloud by recipients.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Restricted 14 Feb 2025
by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Jamgön Kongtrul compiled this empowerment text for Yumka Dechen Gyalmo on the basis of the original treasure revelation, Blessing and Empowerment for the Female Practice. The result is "clear yet concise," as Kongtrul himself put it, and less elaborate than the later arrangement by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima (1865–1926).
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 5 Apr 2021
by Jigme Lingpa
The root empowerment for the practice of Siṃhamukhā (Tib. Senge Dongma), which in the Longchen Nyingtik tradition is the secret aspect of the Yumka Dechen Gyalmo sādhana and is said to provide protection against obstacles, disputes and spells—including the 'spell' of dualism.
Longchen Nyingtik Siṃhamukhā Siṃhamukhā Restricted 4 Apr 2025
by Jigme Lingpa
This source text of the Yumka Dechen Gyalmo empowerment, part of the original treasure revelation of Longchen Nyingtik, served as the basis for later, more elaborate manuals composed by Jamgön Kongtrul and the Third Dodrupchen, Jigme Tenpe Nyima.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Termas Restricted 29 Jan 2021
by Jigme Lingpa
Extracted from the full empowerment manual, these are the key verses to be recited aloud by recipients.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Restricted 18 Feb 2025
by Jigme Lingpa
This self-initiation (bdag 'jug) for the practice of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo was composed by Jigme Lingpa himself. Receiving empowerments in this way, he explains, is a means of purifying impairments and breakages of samaya and receiving inspiration and blessings, and should therefore be practised regularly and repeatedly.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Restricted 4 Feb 2021

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BDRC T48 (dbang)
BDRC T7 (rjes gnang)

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