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Sādhanas Series

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A series of sādhanas (sgrub thabs) or 'means of attainment', arranged alphabetically by subject:

Acala

by Mipham Rinpoche
This simple sādhana of the deity Acala, the 'Immovable One'—here in his dark blue, genuflecting form—is described as a powerful antidote to obstacles including infectious disease.
Acala Sickness & Healing Restricted 28 Jan 2020

Akṣobhya

by Karma Chakme
A simple practice focusing on Buddha Akṣobhya (mi 'khrugs pa) for purifying karmic obscurations, especially those of the deceased.
Akṣobhya Restricted 6 Jul 2021
by Khenpo Munsel
A simple practice of visualization and mantra recitation focusing on Buddha Akṣobhya (mi 'khrugs pa), the 'Unwavering One'.
Akṣobhya 3 Jul 2023

Amitābha

by Tertön Sogyal
Deciphered by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, this sādhana of Amitābha is among the most famous revelations of Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa.
Amitābha Termas 1 Dec 2015

Amitāyus

by Dudjom Rinpoche
A brief daily sādhana of Amitāyus, the Buddha of Boundless Life, composed at the request of Jigme-la from the aristocratic Sampho (Samdrup Phodrang) family of Lhasa.
Longevity Amitāyus Restricted 20 Mar 2020
by Dudjom Rinpoche
A short daily practice for longevity focusing on Amitāyus, which, in Kyabjé Düdjom Rinpoche's own words, distils "the many vast and profound longevity practices of the treasure tradition."
Longevity Amitāyus Restricted 14 Dec 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This concise instruction for accomplishing longevity (tshe sgrub) is said to be an abridgement of Thangtong Gyalpo's (1361–1485?) original sādhana. According to the colophon, Khyentse Wangpo composed the practice in a meditation cave used by Thangtong Gyalpo himself.
Longevity Amitāyus Compendium of Sādhanas Restricted 7 Jul 2021

Avalokiteśvara

by Chögyal Pakpa Lodrö Gyaltsen
This brief sādhana of Avalokiteśvara in the form of Mahākāruṇika, The Great Compassionate One, incorporates instructions on examining the nature of mind according to the approach of Mahāmudrā. It is included within the Compendium of Sādhanas (sgrub thabs kun btus).
Avalokiteśvara Sakya Kabum Compendium of Sādhanas Restricted 3 Sep 2021
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A daily sādhana of Dukngal Rangdrol (sdug bsngal rang grol), 'Natural Liberation of Suffering', the Avalokiteśvara practice from the Longchen Nyingtik that is either classed as a peaceful yidam or secret-level guru practice from the peaceful male-vidyādhara section of the cycle.
Dukngal Rangdrol Avalokiteśvara Restricted 13 Aug 2019
by Dudjom Lingpa
A very concise and simple practice of Four-Armed Avalokiteśvara, the Great Compassionate One (Mahākāruṇika; thugs rje chen po).
Avalokiteśvara Dudjom Tersar Restricted 26 Apr 2021
by Mipham Rinpoche
This simple practice of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, includes a visualisation to accompany the recitation of the six-syllable mantra, oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, or, optionally, the seven-syllable mantra, oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ hrīḥ.
Avalokiteśvara Restricted 24 Apr 2015
by Ngorchen Könchok Lhundrup
This sādhana of Mahākāruṇika, The Great Compassionate One, incorporates instructions on examining the nature of mind according to the approach of Mahāmudrā. It is included within the Compendium of Sādhanas (sgrub thabs kun btus).
Avalokiteśvara Compendium of Sādhanas Restricted 3 Sep 2021
by Rigdzin Gödem
A popular practice of Avalokiteśvara in his four-armed form, this sādhana was discovered by Rigdzin Gödemchen Ngödrup Gyaltsen as part of the Northern Treasures (byang gter) revelation.
Avalokiteśvara Termas Rinchen Terdzö Northern Treasures Restricted 12 Jun 2020
by Shikpo Lingpa
Revealed during a vision in 1557, this is a sādhana of the five self-arisen Avalokiteśvara brothers ('phags pa rang byon mched lnga). These are four ancient statues associated with King Songtsen Gampo, i.e., Ārya Vati Zangpo, Ārya Bukham, Ārya Jamali, and Ārya Lokeśvara, as well as the self-visualization of Avalokiteśvara generated by the practitioner.
Avalokiteśvara Restricted 30 Aug 2017
by Thangtong Gyalpo
One of the most popular Avalokiteśvara liturgies in Tibet, this practice of visualization and mantra recitation for the Great Compassionate One (mahākāruṇika) is attributed to the great adept Thangtong Gyalpo.
Avalokiteśvara Restricted 17 Apr 2020

Buddha Śākyamuni

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The longer of two ritual texts by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo featuring the sixteen arhats, both of which appear in recent editions of the extensive Nyingma Kama (bka' ma shin tu rgyas pa).
Sixteen Arhats 31 Mar 2018
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The shorter of two ritual texts by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo featuring the sixteen arhats included in the extensive Nyingma Kama and elaborating on the famous text attributed to Śākyaśrībhadra.
Sixteen Arhats 11 Feb 2007
by Jigme Lingpa
Written for the Third Nyidrak Rinpoche, this liturgy takes Śākyaśrībhadra's text as its basis and adds a few verses at the beginning and end.
Sixteen Arhats Rinchen Terdzö 30 Dec 2018
by Mipham Rinpoche
Ju Mipham composed this sādhana of Śākyamuni Buddha, or '[Śākya]muni-ritual' (thub chog), at the request of Orgyen Tendzin Norbu (1841–1900). Both the sādhana and its vast 'supporting teaching' known as The White Lotus (rgyab chos padma dkar po) are among the most popular of Mipham's works.
Buddha Śākyamuni Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 1 Jun 2008

Commentaries

by Dudjom Rinpoche
This direct instruction on the perfection stage (rdzogs rim) practice for the Dorje Drolö form of Guru Padmasambhava includes the preparatory state of śamatha, and the main part, which is to generate the wisdom of vipaśyanā through view, meditation and action.
Dorje Drolö Meditation Dzogrim Dudjom Tersar Restricted 19 Dec 2016

Dorje Drolö

by Dudjom Rinpoche
A short daily practice of Guru Dorje Drolö composed at the request of some American students.
Dorje Drolö Restricted 28 Mar 2019
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
A short sādhana of Dorje Drolö, one of the wrathful manifestations of Padmasambhava, revealed as a terma at Paro Taktsang, Bhutan, in 1990.
Dorje Drolö Termas Restricted 29 Mar 2019

Dükyi Shechen

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short daily practice of Dükyi Shechen (bdud kyi gshed chen)—The Great Demon-Slayer—from the Tukdrup Barche Kunsel (‘Dispelling All Obstacles’) cycle of the Chokling Tersar.
Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Restricted 26 Jun 2019

Guru Dewa Chenpo

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This concise practice of Guru Dewa Chenpo (gu ru bde ba chen po), the Guru of Great Bliss, was revealed as a terma by Chokgyur Lingpa and transcribed by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye at Tsurpu Monastery.
Chokling Tersar Guru Dewa Chenpo Restricted 22 Nov 2021
by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Jamgön Kongtrul supplemented the root treasure text and arranged it into this elaborate sādhana of Guru Dewa Chenpo, which belongs to the Three Roots sub-cycle within the larger cycle of Sevenfold Profundity.
Chokling Tersar Guru Dewa Chenpo Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 5 Apr 2024

Guru Drakpo

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short daily practice of Guru Drakpo, a wrathful form of Padmasambhava, here in his red, two-armed appearance.
Guru Drakpo Restricted 9 Jul 2019

Guru Loden Chokse

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A practice for developing wisdom; it is focused on Guru Loden Chokse (blo ldan mchog sred), a form of Guru Padmasambhava, and incorporates two other deities associated with wisdom, the goddess Sarasvatī and the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.
Guru Loden Chokse Restricted 19 Nov 2019

Guru Padmasambhava

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
In 1848, at the age of twenty-eight, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo had a vision in which he was blessed by Guru Rinpoche, who then dissolved into his heart. As a result, the root practice of Guru Tsokyé Nyingtik, the Heart-Essence of the Lake-Born Guru, arose in Khyentse Wangpo’s mind, and he immediately wrote down its activity manual.
Chimé Tsokyé Nyingtik Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 6 Sep 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The longer sādhana, or ritual manual (las byang), for the The Guru’s Heart-Practice, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (thugs sgrub yid bzhin nor bu), which was jointly revealed by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa at Drak Rinchen Barwa on November 16, 1858.
Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu Chokling Tersar Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 3 Apr 2023

Gyaltsen Tsemö Pung Gyen

by Dudjom Rinpoche
This short daily sādhana of the female deity Gyaltsen Tsemö Pung Gyen (Skt. Dhvajāgrakeyūra) is based on a practice from the Longsal Dorje Nyingpo cycle revealed by Longsal Nyingpo (1625–1692).
Gyaltsen Tsemö Pung Gyen Restricted 25 Apr 2023

Hayagrīva

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
This shorter, daily practice is adapted from the full sādhana of Hayagrīva's Play of the Three Realms (rta mgrin khams gsum rol pa), which itself belongs to the Assembly of Awesome Ones (Palchen Düpa) cycle within the Longchen Nyingtik.
Palchen Düpa Hayagrīva Restricted 6 Sep 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A simple daily sādhana of Red Hayagrīva composed at the request of a disciple named Sonam Gyaltsen.
Hayagrīva Restricted 19 Nov 2020
by Jigme Lingpa
A sādhana of Hayagrīva, the wrathful form of the Natural Liberation of Suffering (Dukngal Rangdrol) practice of Avalokiteśvara, from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.
Hayagrīva Dukngal Rangdrol Termas Restricted 31 Aug 2021
by Jigme Lingpa
This short practice of Hayagrīva, which is included among the core texts of the Longchen Nyingtik collection, is intended to pacify gyalpo spirits and harmful influences (dön).
Hayagrīva Averting Obstacles Longchen Nyingtik Restricted 2 Oct 2023

Jambhala

by Adeu Rinpoche
Trulshik Adeu Rinpoche composed this short daily sādhana of White Jambhala for a student and patron.
Jambhala Wealth & Prosperity Restricted 3 Nov 2020
by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple sādhana of Yellow Jambhala, deity of wealth.
Jambhala Restricted 14 Jun 2019

Kagyé

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short daily practice of Kagyé (bka’ brgyad), the Eight Herukas.
Kagyé Restricted 16 Jul 2019

Kurukullā

by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
The first part of the Tidro (ti sgro) cycle to be revealed, this Kurukullā practice is—in Khenchen's own description—not entirely terma yet not entirely his own composition either.
Kurukullā Termas Restricted 27 Mar 2019
by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple practice of Kurukullā, the female deity associated with magnetizing activity.
Kurukullā Restricted 27 Mar 2019

Lama Gongdü

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A simple visualization and mantra recitation for the practice of Lama Gongdü revealed by the fourteenth-century tertön Sangye Lingpa (1340–1398).
Lama Gongdü Restricted 26 Jul 2022

Lama Sangdü

by Dudjom Rinpoche
A short daily practice of Lama Sangdü (bla ma gsang ’dus)—the Guru who is the Embodiment of Secrets.
Restricted 29 Mar 2019
by Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje
Gyurme Dorje compiled this ritual manual (las byang) for the Secret Embodiment of the Guru (bla ma gsang 'dus) revelation of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk (1212–1270) in order to facilitate elaborate offering practice on each tenth day of the lunar month at Mindrolling Monastery.
Termas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 21 Oct 2021

Mañjuśrī

by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche
Zenkar Rinpoche composed this sādhana when he was just fifteen years old at the request of his tutor. Its focus is Mañjuśrī, the embodiment of all the buddhas' wisdom.
Mañjuśrī Restricted 11 Oct 2009
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
This brief sādhana of Orange Mañjuśrī, which incorporates the famous Gang gi lodrö praise, was written for students in Bhutan.
Mañjuśrī Restricted 17 Jul 2019
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A very short practice of White Mañjuśrī in the tradition of Mati Paṇchen that also draws on the writings of Vilāsavajra (sgeg pa'i rdo rje).
Mañjuśrī 13 Jul 2024
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
The Sādhana of Peaceful Mañjuśrī, which Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok composed spontaneously while in the Cave of Nārāyaṇa at Wutaishan.
Mañjuśrī Restricted 4 Dec 2019
by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple practice of White Mañjuśrī from a collection of practices that incorporate the syllable a, the epitome of the Prajñāpāramitā.
Mañjuśrī Restricted 16 Jul 2024
by Patrul Rinpoche
A concise and simple sādhana focused upon Mañjuśrī, the embodiment of all the buddhas' wisdom.
Mañjuśrī Restricted 17 Feb 2018
revealed by Tertön Sogyal
This terma revelation is a simple sādhana focusing on orange Mañjuśrī as a means to increase intelligence.
Mañjuśrī Termas Restricted 22 Apr 2019

Mārīcī

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse composed this simple sādhana of the radiant goddess Mārīcī at the request of the cabinet minister Lukhangpa Tsewang Rabten (1895–1966).
Mārīcī Restricted 5 Mar 2021
by Mipham Rinpoche
A very brief sādhana of Mārīcī, goddess of the dawn, in the form known as Aśokakāntā-Mārīcī, who is golden and has one face and two hands.
Mārīcī Restricted 5 Feb 2019

Medicine Buddha

by Dudjom Lingpa
Taken from the visionary revelation known as the Net of Wisdom (ye shes drwa ba), this is a simple liturgy for meditating upon the Medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajya Guru; sman bla).
Medicine Buddha Sickness & Healing Dudjom Tersar Restricted 27 Apr 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
An extremely simple practice of Medicine Buddha or Bhaiṣajya Guru (sman bla), Lord of Physicians, suitable for daily recitation.
Medicine Buddha Sickness & Healing Restricted 1 Nov 2024
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A simple practice of visualization and mantra recitation for Bhaiṣajya Guru, the Buddha of Medicine, which appears in the Kriyā tantra section of the extended Nyingma Kama collection.
Medicine Buddha Sickness & Healing Compendium of Sādhanas Restricted 26 Mar 2020
by Karma Chakme
A brief sādhana of the Medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajya Guru) with a special emphasis on pacifying the sickness and mental toxins of all beings.
Medicine Buddha Sickness & Healing Restricted 19 Mar 2020

Orgyen Menla

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A very simple practice of Orgyen Menla (o rgyan sman bla), Guru Rinpoche as the Buddha of Medicine, consisting of visualization, mantra recitation and dedication of merit.
Sickness & Healing Restricted 22 Apr 2019

Peaceful & Wrathful Deities

by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
This short daily practice of the peaceful and wrathful deities (zhi khro) takes the famous treasure revelations of the tertön Karma Lingpa (b. 14th C.) as its basis and is widely used within the Longchen Nyingtik tradition.
Karling Zhitro Termas Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Restricted 9 Dec 2021

Prajñāpāramitā

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short practice of visualization and mantra recitation focused on the Great Mother (yum chen) Prajñāpāramitā in her golden, four-armed appearance.
Prajñāpāramitā (Deity) 27 Mar 2020

Sarasvatī

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
This daily practice of Tārā Sarasvatī belongs to the Inner Female Practice (Yumka) of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik), A Treasure Vase Containing the Essence of Great Bliss, through which all enlightened activities are carried out based on the Twenty-One Tārās.
Sarasvatī Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Restricted 3 Jun 2021
by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple sādhana of White Sarasvatī, the goddess of eloquence, to bring mastery of speech.
Sarasvatī Restricted 13 Jun 2019
revealed by Sera Khandro
A simple practice of Sarasvatī including refuge, bodhicitta, deity visualisation, mantra recitation, praise and dedication of merit.
Sarasvatī Termas Ḍākinī Treasury Restricted 13 May 2019

Siṃhamukhā

by Dudjom Rinpoche
This daily 'hand-clapping' (thal rdeb) practice of the lion-faced ḍākinī Siṃhamukhā/Siṃhavaktrā (seng gdong ma) is particularly associated with the elimination of adversity, threats and dangers.
Siṃhamukhā Averting Obstacles Nyingma Mönlam Restricted 14 Nov 2014
by Jigme Lingpa
The Longchen Nyingtik sādhana of Siṃhamukhā, which is the secret, wrathful aspect of the Female Practice (Yumka) and is said to provide protection against obstacles, disputes and spells—including the 'spell' of dualism
Longchen Nyingtik Siṃhamukhā Siṃhamukhā Restricted 20 Sep 2023

Sitātapatrā

by Dudjom Rinpoche
In this sādhana arranged for daily recitation, Dudjom Rinpoche synthesizes the visualisations of earlier Sitātapatrā practices with the mantras and key passages from the dhāraṇī known as The Supreme Accomplishment of Sitātapatrā (Tōh. 591; gdugs dkar mchog grub ma).
Sitātapatrā Nyingma Mönlam Restricted 4 Dec 2020
by Karma Chakme
To practise this short sādhana of the deity Sitātapatrā (gdugs dkar, “White Parasol”) is, in the words of the text itself, "to hold aloft an indestructible vajra sword that can avert disease, obstacles, black magic, evil spells and all oppressing forces." The sādhana is also said to be a swift means of travelling to Sukhāvatī, akin to flying on the back of a garuḍa.
Sitātapatrā Restricted 2 Nov 2017
by Mipham Rinpoche
A short means of accomplishment (sādhana) focused on the goddess Sitātapatrā in her two-armed form.
Sitātapatrā Restricted 18 Mar 2020

Takhyung Barwa

by Chatral Rinpoche
A short daily practice of Takhyung Barwa, the revelation of Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798) that combines the practices of Hayagrīva, Garuḍa and Guru Drakpo, and is renowned for its capacity to subjugate negative forces and cure disease.
Takhyung Barwa Hayagrīva Restricted 9 Jul 2019
by Jigme Lingpa
The root text for the Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa), which the great tertön Jigme Lingpa revealed in 1795. The practice combines three deities—Hayagrīva, Garuḍa and Guru Drakpo—and is considered to be a powerful means of subjugating negative forces and overcoming disease.
Takhyung Barwa Hayagrīva Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 27 Oct 2022

Tārā

by Dudjom Rinpoche
A brief daily practice of Green Tārā, composed at the request of Ngawang Palmo.
Tārā Restricted 20 Mar 2023
by Dudjom Rinpoche
A brief daily practice of The Heart-Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality, or Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik ('chi med 'phags ma'i snying thig), the popular long-life sādhana discovered as a mind treasure by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo in 1855.
Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Restricted 16 Sep 2018
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This brief text, which Jamyang Khyentse encouraged his students to recite it during a period of frequent earthquakes, is included in the latest edition of his collected writings but clearly derives from a text by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye—a work which ultimately derives from the Tārā Who Dispels All Fears sub-cycle of the Tukdrup Barché Kunsel cycle within the Chokling Tersar.
Tārā Termas Restricted 5 Jan 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A brief sādhana of White Tārā with a special focus on increasing longevity through purifying the potential for untimely death. It was composed for a lama from Dodrup named Tendzin.
Tārā Restricted 30 Mar 2020
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This short sādhana of Red Tārā, who is associated with the activity of magnetizing, was composed at the request of Khandro Tsering Chödrön (1929–2011) and her sister Tsering Wangmo of the Lakar family.
Tārā Magnetizing Restricted 24 Nov 2020
by Jigme Lingpa
Jigme Lingpa tells us that he arranged this ritual of the Twenty-One Tārās based on the authoritative tradition that derives from Nāgārjuna and The Manifest Source Tantra of Tārā. In order to create the full liturgy, which he did at the request of the First Dodrupchen Jigme Trinlé Özer (1745–1821), he also added other elements from various pith instructions.
Longchen Nyingtik Tārā Restricted 8 Mar 2021
by Tsultrim Zangpo
This simple sādhana, which includes a feast offering, focuses on Ārya Tārā in blue-green form, surrounded by her retinue of twenty other forms.
Tārā Restricted 5 Jan 2021

Ucchuṣma

by Dudjom Rinpoche
This short daily sādhana of Ucchuṣma (sme brtsegs) includes a simple visualization and mantra recitation. The practice is particularly associated with the purification of tantric commitments, or samaya.
Ucchuṣma Restricted 15 Jun 2019
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A practice of Damdrip Nyepa Kunsel (dam grib nyes pa kun sel)—which derives from the revelations of Trengpo Sherab Özer (1518–1584)—based on the deity Ucchuṣma (sme brtsegs), with added preliminary and concluding sections and further instructions on purifying samaya defilements.
Ucchuṣma Restricted 7 Jul 2021

Vajrakīlaya

by Apang Tertön
This short daily sādhana of Vajrakīlaya concentrates on the ultimate nature of the deity, which is one's very own awareness, beyond imagery and attributes.
Vajrakīlaya Termas Restricted 28 Apr 2019
by Dudjom Rinpoche
A popular practice of Vajrakīlaya in standard form, consisting of refuge and bodhicitta, visualization, mantra recitation, dissolution, dedication of merit, and prayer for auspiciousness.
Vajrakīlaya Restricted 25 Apr 2019
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This simple sādhana of Vajrakīlaya, requested by Sogyal Rinpoche, contains, in the words of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's colophon, 'the concentrated blessings of kama and terma'.
Vajrakīlaya Restricted 28 Jun 2019
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse wrote this recitation guide (bklags thabs) for the Vajrakīla Root Tantra Section (phur pa rtsa dum) at the request of his master of ceremonies, Lama Chokden.
Vajrakīlaya Khyentse Kabab Restricted 24 Jun 2020
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
The concluding stages of the Neck-Pouch Kīla (Purba Gulkhukma) sādhana: offering, praise, receiving the attainments, dissolution, dedication of merit and words of auspiciousness.
Vajrakīlaya Restricted 30 Jul 2018
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
This is the main text of the Purba Gulkhukma cycle of Vajrakīlaya practice, which Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok revealed at the Asura cave in Yangleshö, Nepal. It includes the empowerment, sādhana and gaṇacakra offering.
Vajrakīlaya Restricted 30 Jul 2018
by Tertön Sogyal
This brief Vajrakīlaya sādhana, complete with tsok offering, was revealed as a terma at Katok Monastery.
Vajrakīlaya Termas Restricted 24 Apr 2019

Vajraṇakhī

by Dudjom Rinpoche
This short daily sādhana of the wrathful ḍākinī Vajraṇakhī (rdo rje sder mo) includes a simple visualization and mantra recitation. According to the colophon, Dudjom Rinpoche extracted the practice from 'The Profound Long-Life Practice of the Three Roots' (rtsa gsum tshe zab), which is part of the Sevenfold Profundity revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829-1870).
Vajraṇakhī Restricted 27 Jun 2019

Vajrasattva

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Khyentse Rinpoche composed this simple sādhana of Vajrasattva by adapting a section of the Tukdrup Sheldam Nyingjang (thugs sgrub zhal gdams snying byang), the root text of the Barche Kunsel revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.
Vajrasattva Termas Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Restricted 16 Oct 2019
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A simple practice of purification by means of Vajrasattva and consort, including recitation of the hundred-syllable and shorter, six-syllable mantras.
Vajrasattva Restricted 23 Nov 2020
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A very simple practice focusing on Vajrasattva and consort, transcribed from Jamyang Khyentse's own handwritten notes.
Vajrasattva Restricted 26 Jul 2022
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
This short Vajrasattva sādhana, which incorporates the four powers as a means of purifying negative actions, obscurations and breakages of samaya, was composed spontaneously in April 1997. The translation also includes additional verses for refuge, bodhicitta, dedication and aspiration, as recited in Larung Gar.
Vajrasattva Restricted 11 Jun 2020

Yamāntaka

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A simple daily sādhana focused on Yamāntaka, the wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī.
Yamāntaka Restricted 2 Sep 2021

Yangdak Heruka

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short daily practice of Yangdak Heruka composed in Lhodrak Kharchu at the request of a young Sogyal Rinpoche (1947–2019).
Yangdak Heruka Khyentse Kabab Restricted 26 Jul 2022

Yeshe Tsogyal

by Dudjom Rinpoche
A very simple practice focusing on the ḍākinī Yeshe Tsogyal, composed for some of Rinpoche's American students.
Restricted 11 Apr 2019
by Tertön Sogyal
A short ḍākinī sādhana focusing on Yeshe Tsogyal with Red Vajravārāhī at her heart. In these two, the text says, all ḍākinīs are essentialized.
Restricted 10 Apr 2023

Yumka Dechen Gyalmo

by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
A simple, abbreviated version of the root Yumka Dechen Gyalmo sādhana, which is known as The Glorious Blissful Garland, arranged for daily practice.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Restricted 13 Mar 2019
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo (yum ka bde chen rgyal mo), the Queen of Great Bliss, is the peaceful ḍākinī practice from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle. It features Yeshe Tsogyal in the form of a wisdom ḍākinī.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Termas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 23 Oct 2019

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