Deity Meditation

Teachings from annual weeklong and three-month deity meditation retreats.

Deity Meditation Retreats at Sravasti Abbey

Every year, Venerable Thubten Chodron leads a weeklong retreat at Sravasti Abbey that includes teachings on a deity practice and a Buddhist text. Sravasti Abbey also does a three-month silent Winter Retreat every year on a deity practice, which Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Abbey monastics offer short talks on. Learn more about Venerable Thubten Chodron’s signature courses and retreats on the Sravasti Abbey website.

Those who have a great empowerment (wang) and permission to practice (jenang) for a particular deity meditation can write in via our contact form to get access to self-generation teachings.

To access teachings on Six Session Guru Yoga and tantric precepts write to office [dot] sravasti [at] gmail [dot] com with information about your Vajra master, the Highest Yoga Tantra initiation you received, and the date and place.

Subcategories

Thangka of red Amitabha Buddha sitting in meditation in his Pure Land.

Amitabha

Learn about Amitabha, the buddha of infinite light, and how to be reborn in his Pure Land.

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Thangka of Chenrezig with a thousand arms and eleven heads.

Chenrezig

Connect with Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of compassion, and learn about the Nyung Ne fasting practice.

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Thangka of Green Tara surrounded by other manifestations of Tara.

Green Tara

How to do the practice of Tara the liberator, our buddha potential in its future fully purified and evolved form.

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Thangka of Manjushri, orange in color with right hand holding a sword and left hand a lotus with a text.

Manjushri

Deepen your intelligence and wisdom through the practice of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of transcendent wisdom.

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Thangka of Medicine Buddha blue in color with right hand outstretched and holding an alms bowl in his left hand.

Medicine Buddha

Learn about Medicine Buddha, the buddha of healing and medicine, whose practices are also useful at the time of death.

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Thangka of Vajrasattva, white in color holding a dorje and bell with hands crossed at his heart.

Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva combines the wisdom and compassion of all the buddhas and supports us in purifying past negativities.

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Thangka of White Tara with right hand outstretched and left hand holding a lotus.

White Tara

Practice White Tara to increase compassion, long life, healing, and serenity.

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