Kagyé Series

Texts related to the Kagyé (bka’ brgyad), the Eight Command Deities or Eight Herukas:

Introduction

by Stefan Mang

A brief historical overview of the Kagyé (bka’ brgyad).

Confession

Emptying the Hells from Their Very Depths: The Sovereign Practice for the Confession of All Impairments and Breakages of Vows and All Negative Actions and Obscurations

from the revelation of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk

This practice of confession and fulfilment, popularly known as Narak Kong Shak, was arranged by combining elements of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk’s revelation called Kagye Sangwa Yongdzok together with the Kagye Drakpo Rangjung Rangshar of the Northern Treasures.

Confession Termas Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Fulfilment Rinchen Terdzö Khyentse Kabab Restricted 7 Oct 2017

Lineage Prayers

The Natural Liberation of Perception: A Lineage Prayer for the Secret Fortress and Ravine Cycle of the Eight Great Maṇḍalas

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé composed this lineage prayer for The Innermost Cycle of the Yidam (gsang skor yi dam) while on pilgrimage with Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo at the Yoru Tradruk Temple in Central Tibet in the Iron Mouse year of 1840.

Chokling Tersar Rinchen Terdzö 16 Jul 2024

Offering

Amṛta Offering for Chokling Kagyé

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

Verses for consecrating 'medicine' (sman), or amṛta, as part of The Innermost Cycle of the Yidam (gsang skor yi dam) practice from Three Sections of the Great Perfection (rdzogs chen sde gsum).

Amṛta Offering Chokling Tersar Rinchen Terdzö 16 Jul 2024

Praise

A Praise to the Nine Custodians of the Sādhana Teachings in Tibet

by Jokyab Pema Trinlé Nyingpo

Verses in praise of nine custodians of the Kagyé teachings: Sangye Yeshe, Gyalwa Chokyang, Namkhé Nyingpo, Jñānakumāra, Yeshe Tsogyal, Palgyi Yeshe, Langchen Palseng, Vairotsana, and Tri Songdetsen.

Praise 11 Feb 2026

Prayers

Great Clouds of Blessings: A Prayer to the Eight Mahāsiddhas of Tibet

by Mipham Rinpoche

A short prayer invoking the Eight Mahāsiddhas of Tibet (bod yul grub chen brgyad), the closest disciples of Guru Padmasambhava, who attained realization through the practice of the Eight Sādhana Teachings (or Kagyé) at Samyé and the Eight Great Caves of Accomplishment.

Prayers 9 Jan 2026

A Stream of Blessing: Verses of Supplication to the Accomplished Holders of Mantra Who Gained Realization in This Snowy Land of Tibet

by Tashi Tobgyal

A well-known prayer to Guru Rinpoche's foremost disciples, the king Tri Songdetsen and twenty-five of his subjects.

Lineage Prayers Nyingma 18 May 2016

Sacred Places

Tibet’s Eight Great Kagyé Sites Blessed by the Guru

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

A list of eight sacred places associated with each of the Kagyé deities, as well as five sacred sites related to Guru Padmasambhava's enlightened body, speech, mind, qualities and activity.

Tibet Guru Padmasambhava Pilgrimage 4 Nov 2022

Sādhanas

Slightly Expanded Liturgy of the Mantra Recitation and Visualization for the Innermost Cycle of the Eight Great Maṇḍalas

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

An expansion of the mantra recitation and visualization sections of The Innermost Cycle of the Yidam (gsang skor yi dam) practice from Three Sections of the Great Perfection (rdzogs chen sde gsum).

Chokling Tersar Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 17 Jul 2024

Daily Practice of Kagyé

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A short daily practice of Kagyé (bka’ brgyad), the Eight Herukas.

Sādhanas Restricted 16 Jul 2019

Practice Manual for the Generation Phase of the Yidam Deity of the Innermost Cycle

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

A sādhana for the Kagyé (bka’ bgyad) practice from The Three Sections of the Great Perfection (rdzogs chen sde gsum) revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa at the Lotus Crystal Cave (padma shel phug) in 1857.

Chokling Tersar Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 17 Jul 2024

The Essential Activity Manual for the Awesome Ones’ Assembly, the Heart Practice of Vidyādharas, from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

This version of the Palchen Düpa sādhana was arranged by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo from the original revelation for daily use or for when the practice has to be done repeatedly in a single day, such as during a drupchen (sgrub chen). It is of a medium size, shorter than the full revelation but longer than the daily practice which Khyentse Wangpo also compiled.

Palchen Düpa Restricted 30 Nov 2020

The Single Mudrā: A Daily Practice for the Awesome Ones’ Assembly (Palchen Düpa), the Heart Practice of the Awareness-Holders

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

An abbreviated, daily practice of Palchen Düpa, the Awesome Ones' Assembly, which is the wrathful yidam practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.

Palchen Düpa Restricted 16 Jul 2020

Awesome Ones’ Assembly (Palchen Düpa), the Heart Practice of the Awareness-Holders

by Jigme Lingpa

Palchen Düpa (dpal chen 'dus pa), the 'Awesome Ones' Assembly', is the wrathful yidam practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle. It features the Kagyé (bka' brgyad), or eight herukas, with Chemchok Vajra Tötrengtsal as the central deity.

Palchen Düpa Termas Restricted 27 Aug 2020

Jikten Chötö

Jikten Chötö Series

Texts related to Jikten Chötö (’jig rten mchod bstod), a deity among the Kagyé.

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Mamo Bötong

Mamo Bötong Series

Texts related to Mamo Bötong (ma mo rbod gtong), a deity among the Kagyé.

1 text

Möpa Drak-Ngak

Möpa Drak-Ngak Series

Texts related to Möpa Drak-Ngak (dmod pa drag sngags), a deity among the Kagyé.

1 text

Kagyé Series

Introduction

Confession

Lineage Prayers

Offering

Praise

Prayers

Sacred Places

Sādhanas

Jikten Chötö

Mamo Bötong

Möpa Drak-Ngak

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