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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Transference (Phowa) Series

Transference

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Emaho! Exceedingly wondrous protector Amitābha,

Great Compassionate One, and Vajrapāṇi-Mahāsthāmaprāpta,

With a mind of single-pointed focus, I pray to you:

Grant your blessings so that my consciousness may be transferred to the land of great bliss!

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:

Commentaries

by Karma Chakme
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.
Namchö

Dzogchen

by Longchen Rabjam
Longchenpa says in the inventory to the Lama Yangtik that this profound transference practice is a means of bypassing the terrors of the bardo and arriving at the primordial state.
Lama Yangtik Restricted

Lineage Prayers

by Patrul Rinpoche
This prayer to the lineage of the Longchen Nyingtik transference (phowa) practice is not included in current editions of Patrul Rinpoche's collected works but does appear in several liturgies.
Lineage Prayers Longchen Nyingtik Phowa

Prayers

by Palyul Choktrul Jampal Gyepe Dorje
A four-line prayer requesting the blessings of the guru in order to transfer one's consciousness to Sukhāvatī.
Amitābha Sukhāvatī Aspirations

Rituals

by Adzom Drukpa
In this arrangement of the Longchen Nyingtik transference (phowa), Adzom Drukpa adds some pithy advice exhorting all those who have not yet accomplished Dzogchen to take this practice to heart and train in it regularly.
Longchen Nyingtik Phowa
by Dezhung Tulku Ajam
This simple practice of the transference of consciousness, or phowa ('pho ba), in the form of a prayer was written by Dezhung Tulku Ajam and is also preserved within the collected writings of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959).
Amitābha Sukhāvatī Aspirations
by Dzong-ngön Pema Tukchok Dorje
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.
compiled by the Fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche
This arrangement integrates the Longchen Nyingtik's practice of transference, or phowa, with elements from the same tradition's preliminary practices. The text was first compiled for the sake of new retreatants at Serdrang Monastery in Nepal.
Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Restricted
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo elaborates on the fundamental teachings of Jigme Lingpa by providing 1) transference instructions for someone who has recently died, 2) transference instructions as part of the ongoing ritual for guiding the deceased, and 3) instructions for the living.
Longchen Nyingtik Phowa
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
The root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) revelation of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa.
Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Termas Restricted
by Jigme Lingpa
This short guide can be read aloud in the presence of the dead and dying. It begins by explaining the truth of the person's situation, that they have passed away, then offers citations from the sūtras, encourages them to aim for Sukhāvatī, and finally guides them in a practice of transference (phowa).
Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Dying & the Bardos
by Nyala Pema Dündul
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."
compiled by Patrul Rinpoche
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).
Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Restricted
by Tsultrim Zangpo
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.

Related Topics

Amitābha Dying & the Bardos Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Sukhāvatī Aspirations

Buddha Amitābha, 'Boundless Light'

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T15 (’pho ba)

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