Transference (Phowa)

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Buddha Amitābha, 'Boundless Light'

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Texts related to powa (‘pho ba; Skt. saṃkrānti/utkrānti), the transference or ejection of consciousness at the moment of death, a practice which may be performed for oneself or on behalf of another and which is one of Nāropa’s six yogas:

Rituals

A simple practice of the transference of consciousness (phowa; 'pho ba) for animals killed for the sake of their flesh or hide. The author says that the text was partly inspired by references in the biography of Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol.

The root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) revelation of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa.

This profound instruction on phowa, or the transference of consciousness, acknowledges the absolute nature "in which there is nothing to be transferred and no transferrer."

This compilation, which supplements the root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) with additional prayers, is extracted from Patrul Rinpoche's famous The Words of My Perfect Teacher (kun bzang bla ma'i zhal lung).

A very simple practice of phowa ('pho ba), or transference of consciousness, in which the practitioner, appearing in the form of Avalokiteśvara, ejects his or her consciousness into the heart of Buddha Amitābha.

Commentaries

This famous commentary on the 'transference of consciousness' ('pho ba; Skt. saṃkrānti/utkrānti) describes the various forms of the practice in general and the specific details of the Namchö (gnam chos) transference in particular. It offers instructions on how to perform the transference both for oneself and others.

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