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| − | '''Vajrakilaya''' (Skt. ''Vajrakīlaya''; Tib. [[རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་]], ''Dorje Phurba'', [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje phur pa'') or '''Vajrakumara''' (Skt. ''Vajrakumāra''; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་གཞོན་ནུ་, ''Dorje Shönnu''; Wyl. ''rdo rje gzhon nu'') — the wrathful [[heruka]] Vajrakilaya is the [[yidam]] deity who embodies the [[enlightened activity]] of all the [[buddha]]s and whose practice is famous for being the most powerful for removing [[obstacles]], destroying the forces hostile to compassion and purifying the spiritual pollution so prevalent in this age. Vajrakilaya is one of the eight deities of [[Kagyé]]. | + | '''[[Vajrakilaya]]''' (Skt. ''[[Vajrakīlaya]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་]]}}, ''[[Dorje Phurba]]'', [[Wyl.]] ''[[rdo rje phur pa]]'') or '''[[Vajrakumara]]''' (Skt. ''[[Vajrakumāra]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|རྡོ་རྗེ་གཞོན་ནུ་}}, ''[[Dorje Shönnu]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[rdo rje]] [[gzhon nu]]'') — the [[wrathful]] [[heruka]] [[Vajrakilaya]] is the [[yidam]] [[deity]] who [[embodies]] the [[enlightened activity]] of all the [[buddha]]s and whose practice is famous for being the most powerful for removing [[obstacles]], destroying the forces {{Wiki|hostile}} to [[compassion]] and purifying the [[spiritual]] pollution so prevalent in this age. [[Vajrakilaya]] is one of the [[eight deities]] of [[Kagyé]]. |
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| − | *'''Fragment of the Vajrakīla Root Tantra''' (Skt. ''vajrakīlaya-mūla-tantra-khaṇḍaḥ (sic)''; Wyl. ''rDo rje phur pa rtsa ba'i rgyud kyi dum bu'') | + | *'''Fragment of the [[Vajrakīla]] [[Root Tantra]]''' (Skt. ''vajrakīlaya-mūla-tantra-khaṇḍaḥ (sic)''; [[Wyl.]] ''rDo rje [[phur pa]] rtsa ba'i rgyud kyi dum bu'') |
| − | **English translation: ''Fragment of the Vajrakīla Root Tantra'', translated by Martin J. Boord, in ''A Bolt of Lightning From The Blue'' (Berlin: edition khordong, 2002), pages 79-90. | + | **English translation: ''Fragment of the [[Vajrakīla]] [[Root Tantra]]'', translated by Martin J. Boord, in ''A Bolt of {{Wiki|Lightning}} From The Blue'' ([[Berlin]]: edition khordong, 2002), pages 79-90. |
| − | **Colophon: ''This fragment of the root tantra of Vajrakīla was translated [into Tibetan] by the illustrious [[Sakya Pandita]] in accordance with an original Indian manuscript that had actually belonged to the ācārya [[Padmasambhava]]. Requests having been made, it was set down in writing in Shangs Sreg-zhing in the district of gYas-ru (eastern [[Tsang]]).'' | + | **Colophon: ''This fragment of the [[root tantra]] of [[Vajrakīla]] was translated [into [[Tibetan]]] by the illustrious [[Sakya Pandita]] in accordance with an original [[Indian]] {{Wiki|manuscript}} that had actually belonged to the [[ācārya]] [[Padmasambhava]]. Requests having been made, it was set down in [[writing]] in Shangs Sreg-zhing in the district of gYas-ru (eastern [[Tsang]]).'' |
| − | *'''Accomplishment of the Supreme Activity: A Method for Reciting the Fragment of the Vajrakīla Root Tantra''' (Wyl. ''phur ba rtsa dum rgyud kyi bklags thabs phrin las mchog grub''), by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. | + | *'''[[Accomplishment]] of the Supreme [[Activity]]: A Method for Reciting the Fragment of the [[Vajrakīla]] [[Root Tantra]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[phur ba]] rtsa dum rgyud kyi bklags [[thabs]] [[phrin las]] mchog grub''), by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. |
| − | **English translation: ''Supreme Siddhi Activities, A companion manual for reading the Fragment of the Vajrakilaya Root Tantra'', translated by Gyurme Avertin, 2018. | + | **English translation: ''[[Supreme Siddhi]] [[Activities]], A companion manual for reading the Fragment of the [[Vajrakilaya]] [[Root Tantra]]'', translated by [[Gyurme]] Avertin, 2018. |
| − | ==Major Vajrakilaya Practices== | + | ==Major [[Vajrakilaya]] Practices== |
| − | *[[Ratna Lingpa]]'s ''Phurba Yangsang Lamé'' (Wyl. ''yang gsang bla med'') | + | *[[Ratna Lingpa]]'s ''[[Phurba Yangsang]] Lamé'' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[yang]] gsang [[bla med]]'') |
| − | *[[Jikmé Lingpa]]'s ''[[Gyüluk Phurba]]'' (Wyl. ''rgyud lugs phur pa'') | + | *[[Jikmé Lingpa]]'s ''[[Gyüluk Phurba]]'' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[rgyud lugs]] [[phur pa]]'') |
| − | *The [[Longchen Nyingtik]] practice of Vajrakilaya related to the [[Palchen Düpa]] is called "Overpowering the Forces Of Mara" (''phur pa bdud dpung zil gnon''). | + | *The [[Longchen Nyingtik]] [[practice of Vajrakilaya]] related to the [[Palchen Düpa]] is called "Overpowering the Forces Of [[Mara]]" (''[[phur pa bdud dpung zil gnon]]''). |
| − | ==The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha== | + | ==The [[Vajrakilaya]] Practices of the [[Rigpa Sangha]]== |
[[Image:TNVajrakilaya.jpg|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' from the thangka of [[Tendrel Nyesel]]]] | [[Image:TNVajrakilaya.jpg|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' from the thangka of [[Tendrel Nyesel]]]] | ||
| − | *[[Yang Nying Pudri]], ''The Razor of the Innermost Essence'', a [[terma]] of [[Tertön Sogyal]]. This is the main [[yidam]] practice of the Rigpa sangha. | + | *[[Yang Nying Pudri]], ''The [[Razor of the Innermost Essence]]'', a [[terma]] of [[Tertön Sogyal]]. This is the main [[yidam]] practice of the [[Rigpa sangha]]. |
| − | *[[The Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya]] by Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] | + | *[[The Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya]] by [[Kyabjé]] [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] |
| − | This was written by Dudjom Rinpoche as a short daily practice related to the terma cycle of [[Pudri Rekpung]], ''The Razor That Destroys at a Touch''. | + | This was written by [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] as a short daily practice related to the [[terma cycle]] of [[Pudri Rekpung]], ''The Razor That Destroys at a {{Wiki|Touch}}''. |
| − | *[[The Wisdom Mind Practice of One Phurba|The Wisdom Mind Practice of ‘One Phurba’]], a terma of [[Tertön Sogyal]] | + | *[[The Wisdom Mind Practice of One Phurba|The Wisdom Mind Practice of ‘One Phurba’]], a [[terma]] of [[Tertön Sogyal]] |
| − | The | + | The “[[Wisdom Mind]] Practice of ‘One [[Phurba]]’” is a [[terma]] discovered and deciphered by [[Tertön Sogyal]] in the [[monastery]] of [[Kathok Monastery|Kathok Dorjé Den]]. It was written in the hand of the great [[Dzogchen]] [[master]] [[Vairotsana]]. |
| − | *The Ultimate Practice of Vajrakilaya, a terma of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]; and | + | *The {{Wiki|Ultimate}} Practice of [[Vajrakilaya]], a [[terma]] of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]; and |
| − | *Short Meditation Practice of Vajrakilaya by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. | + | *Short [[Meditation Practice]] of [[Vajrakilaya]] by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. |
| − | This short sadhana was composed by Jamyang Khyentse, at [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]’s request, while travelling on horseback from [[Kham]] (East Tibet) to [[Lhasa]]. | + | This short [[sadhana]] was composed by [[Jamyang Khyentse]], at [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]’s request, while travelling on horseback from [[Kham]] ([[East Tibet]]) to [[Lhasa]]. |
| − | ==Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha== | + | ==Teachings Given to the [[Rigpa Sangha]]== |
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[[Image:Lama Gonpo Tseten Dorje Phurba Painting.jpg|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' a thangka by [[Gönpo Tseten Rinpoche]] according to the [[Longchen Nyingtik]]]] | [[Image:Lama Gonpo Tseten Dorje Phurba Painting.jpg|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' a thangka by [[Gönpo Tseten Rinpoche]] according to the [[Longchen Nyingtik]]]] | ||
| − | *''Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha'', section 7. Vajrakilaya (Tertön Sogyal Trust: 2007) | + | *''Guide to [[Vajrayana Practice]] for the [[Rigpa Sangha]]'', section 7. [[Vajrakilaya]] ([[Tertön Sogyal Trust]]: 2007) |
| − | *[[Khenpo Namdrol]], ''Vajrakilaya'', (Dharmakosha, 1997 or Snow Lion: 1999) | + | *[[Khenpo Namdrol]], ''[[Vajrakilaya]]'', ([[Dharmakosha]], 1997 or [[Snow Lion]]: 1999) |
| − | *Martin Boord, ''A Bolt of Lightning from the Blue—The Vast Commentary on Vajrakila that Clearly Defines the Essential Points'' (Berlin: Edition Khordong, 2002), which contains the translation of two short [[tantra]]s of Vajrakila and a full translation of the most important commentary ever written (Wyl. ''phur ‘grel ‘bum nag'') on the subject of kila rites and their understanding for enlightenment by [[Padmasambhava]], [[Vimalamitra]], and Silamanju. | + | *[[Martin Boord]], ''A Bolt of {{Wiki|Lightning}} from the Blue—The Vast Commentary on [[Vajrakila]] that Clearly Defines the [[Essential]] Points'' ([[Berlin]]: Edition Khordong, 2002), which contains the translation of two short [[tantra]]s of [[Vajrakila]] and a full translation of the most important commentary ever written ([[Wyl.]] ''phur ‘grel ‘bum nag'') on the [[subject]] of [[kila]] [[rites]] and their [[understanding]] for [[enlightenment]] by [[Padmasambhava]], [[Vimalamitra]], and Silamanju. |
| − | *Martin Boord, ''Roll Of Thunder From The Void: Vajrakila texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume Two'' (Berlin: Edition Khordong, 2010) | + | *[[Martin Boord]], ''Roll Of [[Thunder]] From The [[Void]]: [[Vajrakila]] texts of the [[Northern Treasures Tradition]], Volume Two'' ([[Berlin]]: Edition Khordong, 2010) |
| − | *Khenchen Palden Rinpoche, ''The Dark Red Amulet: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya'', Snow Lion, 2008 | + | *[[Khenchen]] [[Palden]] [[Rinpoche]], ''The [[Dark Red Amulet]]: [[Oral Instructions]] on the Practice of [[Vajrakilaya]]'', [[Snow Lion]], 2008 |
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Vajrakilaya (Skt. Vajrakīlaya; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་, Dorje Phurba, Wyl. rdo rje phur pa) or Vajrakumara (Skt. Vajrakumāra; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་གཞོན་ནུ་, Dorje Shönnu; Wyl. rdo rje gzhon nu) — the wrathful heruka Vajrakilaya is the yidam deity who embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas and whose practice is famous for being the most powerful for removing obstacles, destroying the forces hostile to compassion and purifying the spiritual pollution so prevalent in this age. Vajrakilaya is one of the eight deities of Kagyé.
Texts
- Fragment of the Vajrakīla Root Tantra (Skt. vajrakīlaya-mūla-tantra-khaṇḍaḥ (sic); Wyl. rDo rje phur pa rtsa ba'i rgyud kyi dum bu)
- English translation: Fragment of the Vajrakīla Root Tantra, translated by Martin J. Boord, in A Bolt of Lightning From The Blue (Berlin: edition khordong, 2002), pages 79-90.
- Colophon: This fragment of the root tantra of Vajrakīla was translated [into Tibetan] by the illustrious Sakya Pandita in accordance with an original Indian manuscript that had actually belonged to the ācārya Padmasambhava. Requests having been made, it was set down in writing in Shangs Sreg-zhing in the district of gYas-ru (eastern Tsang).
- Accomplishment of the Supreme Activity: A Method for Reciting the Fragment of the Vajrakīla Root Tantra (Wyl. phur ba rtsa dum rgyud kyi bklags thabs phrin las mchog grub), by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.
- English translation: Supreme Siddhi Activities, A companion manual for reading the Fragment of the Vajrakilaya Root Tantra, translated by Gyurme Avertin, 2018.
Major Vajrakilaya Practices
- Ratna Lingpa's Phurba Yangsang Lamé (Wyl. yang gsang bla med)
- The Longchen Nyingtik practice of Vajrakilaya related to the Palchen Düpa is called "Overpowering the Forces Of Mara" (phur pa bdud dpung zil gnon).
The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha
Vajrakilaya from the thangka of Tendrel Nyesel
- Yang Nying Pudri, The Razor of the Innermost Essence, a terma of Tertön Sogyal. This is the main yidam practice of the Rigpa sangha.
This was written by Dudjom Rinpoche as a short daily practice related to the terma cycle of Pudri Rekpung, The Razor That Destroys at a Touch.
The “Wisdom Mind Practice of ‘One Phurba’” is a terma discovered and deciphered by Tertön Sogyal in the monastery of Kathok Dorjé Den. It was written in the hand of the great Dzogchen master Vairotsana.
- The Ultimate Practice of Vajrakilaya, a terma of Dudjom Lingpa; and
- Short Meditation Practice of Vajrakilaya by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.
This short sadhana was composed by Jamyang Khyentse, at Sogyal Rinpoche’s request, while travelling on horseback from Kham (East Tibet) to Lhasa.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Sherab Özer Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 17 August 1998
Further Reading
- Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha, section 7. Vajrakilaya (Tertön Sogyal Trust: 2007)
- Khenpo Namdrol, Vajrakilaya, (Dharmakosha, 1997 or Snow Lion: 1999)
- Martin Boord, A Bolt of Lightning from the Blue—The Vast Commentary on Vajrakila that Clearly Defines the Essential Points (Berlin: Edition Khordong, 2002), which contains the translation of two short tantras of Vajrakila and a full translation of the most important commentary ever written (Wyl. phur ‘grel ‘bum nag) on the subject of kila rites and their understanding for enlightenment by Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, and Silamanju.
- Martin Boord, Roll Of Thunder From The Void: Vajrakila texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume Two (Berlin: Edition Khordong, 2010)
- Khenchen Palden Rinpoche, The Dark Red Amulet: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya, Snow Lion, 2008
External Links
- Vajrakila Outline Page on Himalayan Art
- Introduction to Vajrakilaya by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
- Vajrakilaya Mantra Recitation by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
see also:Vajrakīlaya
