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Sitātapatrā

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Hūṃ! Great and powerful goddess,

Born from the emanation and reabsorption

Of light at the crown of the protector Lion of the Śākyas,

Queen of Awareness, to you I offer salutation and praise!

A series of texts related to the deity Sitātapatrā (gdugs dkar), “White Parasol”, who is said to have emerged from the crown (uṣṇīṣa) of the Buddha:

Introduction

Introduction to Sitātapatrā by Stefan Mang

A brief historical overview of the female deity Sitātapatrā (gdugs dkar) or ‘She with a White Parasol’.

Averting Obstacles

Averting Obstacles through Sitātapatrā by Lhodrak Namkha Gyaltsen

A short practice requesting Sitātapatrā (gdugs dkar) to come to the aid of practitioners and avert or repel (zlog pa) all forms of obstacle and misfortune.

Dhāraṇī

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.

Sādhanas

The Blazing Tower: A Daily Practice of Uṣṇīṣa-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).

The Swift Steed of Garuḍa, King of Birds: An Instruction for Travelling to Sukhāvatī: A Visualization and Recitation of Uṣnīṣa-Sitātapatrā 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.

A Sādhana of Sitātapatrā by Mipham Rinpoche

A short means of accomplishment (sādhana) focused on the goddess Sitātapatrā in her two-armed form.

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