Maratika Cave in Nepal, known as Haleshi in the local language, is one of the most sacred sites of Tantrayana Buddhism. According to many tantric scriptures, Panchshula Parvat (Chi. Wu-t’ai-shan), the abode of Manjushri, is located in the east of Jambudvipa (the Sanskrit name for our world); Potala, the palace of Avalokiteshvara, is in the south; Odiyana, the land of…
Once the Buddha was residing on one side of Vulture Peak. At that time, King Bimbisara, who loved his son Ajatashatru very much, let him do whatever he wished. However, his son had as his companion a bad friend, Devadatta, and did whatever Devadatta incited him to do. When his father told him to treat the ministers, subjects, people, and…
The story of a Zombie was written by Nagarjuna in an interesting series. In this series, a master meets a young begger named Chandrakirti (he was later named ‘Dechö Sangpo’ by the master). The master sends Dechö Sangpo to retrieve a golden zombie in a large cremation ground near Mt. Sri Parvata. The zombie was a skilled orator so the…
Buddhist mantras are sacred syllables mainly associated with tantric practice. They are very effective in protecting the minds of practitioners from all negativities and invoking the blessings from deities, thereby creating special conditions for attaining enlightenment. Among the immeasurable numbers of mantras, the benefits of the Mani mantra of Avalokiteshvara will be explained briefly here. Generally, Guru Chöwang (1212–1270) said…
Pema Dongag Tenzin, the mahapandita, was born to a family of a minister of the Emperor of China with many marvellous signs in 1830, the Iron Male Tiger year of the 14th rabjung cycle. From a very young age, the signs of awakening his potential were evident. As a child’s game, he would keep the soles of his feet on…
The Namchö teachings are the mind treasure revealed by Tertön Migyur Dorje. They were initially transmitted to Tertön Migyur Dorje by Dharmakaya Samantabhadra in a dream, through signs such as receiving a long-life empowerment and the empowerment of the six clairvoyances. Later, in a meditative experience, Avalokiteshvara conferred upon him the most extensive empowerment of Thugje Chenpo (a form of…
Acharya Vasubandhu was born to a brahmin family one year after the noble master Arya Asanga became a fully ordained monk. They were brothers born to the same mother. Some Tibetan scholars consider Vasubandhu to be the twin brother of Arya Asanga while some believe he was his Dharma brother. Vasubandhu was also said to have been prophesied to practice…
The Ngagyur Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism consists of three kinds of transmission: Kama (the canonical teachings), Terma (the hidden treasures) and Zabmo Dagnang (the profound pure visions). In this account, the Kama tradition is highlighted. Generally, the Kama teachings comprise the sacred tantric teachings that have been transmitted from the primordial buddha Samantabhadra up to our present root guru…
From time immemorial, the outer sphere of the universe and its inner inhabitants have been interdependently existing phenomena for one another like a container and its contents. The physical world formed from the five great elements is the celestial land, and its inhabitants are divine beings for anyone who has realized the ultimate aspect of phenomena. Just as space has…
I was in my room studying a tantric text, Key to the Precious Treasury (an exegesis on the Guhyagarbha Tantra), that we were being taught this year. The window was wide open, from which I could hear the heavy monsoon rains. It had been raining continuously for more than a month. I heard news of roads being blocked, and floods…
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