Ten outer benefiting empowerments
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Ten outer benefiting empowerments (Wyl. phan pa'i dbang bcu) — ten empowerments for peaceful deities[1] conferred as an entry point to the practice of Mahayoga in order to ripen students who have faith. These ten empowerments are subdivisions of the vase empowerment.
- diadem or crown
- head ornament or pennants
- mala or rosary
- armor
- victory banner
- seals
- parasol
- vase
- food and drink
Footnotes
- ↑ Source: Ju Mipham Jampal Gyepa'i Dorje, Essence of Clear Light, trans. by Lama Chönam and Sangye Khandro of the Light of Berotsana Translation Group (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2010), page 211.
- ↑ Source for list: Jamgön Kongtrul, The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Six, Part Four: Systems of Buddhist Tantra, translated by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid McLeod (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005), page 314.
Further Reading
- Longchenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, pages 376-379.