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A precious Vajrasattva image at Shechen Monastery

Vajrasattva (Skt.; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ་, Dorje Sempa; Wyl. rdo rje sems dpa’) — the sambhogakaya buddha Vajrasattva is the sovereign of all the buddha families and mandalas. The lineage of Dzogchen is traced from the dharmakaya Samantabhadra to the sambhogakaya—the five buddha families and Vajrasattva, who are Samantabhadra’s own self-reflection. This is the mind direct transmission.

Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol says:

In the past, while on the path of learning, Vajrasattva made the following aspiration:

In future, when I reach complete and perfect buddhahood, may those who have committed the five crimes with immediate retribution, or anyone whose samaya commitments have been impaired, be purified entirely of all their harmful actions and impairments merely by hearing my name, thinking of me, or reciting the hundred syllables, the most majestic of all the secret mantras! Until this is brought about may I remain without awakening!

And:

May I be present before all those with impairments and breakages of samaya commitments and may I purify all their obscurations!

Due to the strength of these prayers, Vajrasattva’s enlightened aspirations are unlike those of other buddhas. In his nature, he embodies the hundred buddha families, the five buddha families and so on. Since he is the all-pervading lord of the hundred buddha families and the single buddha family of the great secret, he is unlike any other deity. You might go before each and every buddha dwelling in the ten directions and strive to apply the methods for confession, but it is said that is better still to practise confession by visualizing your own teacher, the one from whom all the mandalas emanate and into whom they are re-absorbed, indivisible from Vajrasattva.

Other Manifestations of Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva is a peaceful manifestation

the semi-wrathful form of Vajrasattva is Vajravidarana (Tib. Dorje Namjom)
the wrathful form is Vajrapani
the extremely wrathful form is Vajrakilaya

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Sogyal Rinpoche, 6 June 2010, Murnau, Germany

Internal Links

External Links

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-[[Image:Vajrasattva-lr.jpg|thumb|400px|A precious Vajrasattva image at Shechen Monastery]]
+[[Image:Vajrasattva-lr.jpg|thumb|400px|A precious Vajrasattva image at [[Shechen Monastery]]]]
-'''Vajrasattva''' [Skt.] (Tib. ''dorje sempa''; ''rdo rje sems dpa’'')  - The [[sambhogakaya]] [[buddha]] Vajrasattva is the sovereign of all the buddha families and [[mandala]]s. The lineage of [[Dzogchen]] is traced from the [[dharmakaya]] [[Samantabhadra]] to the sambhogakaya—the five buddha families and Vajrasattva, who are Samantabhadra’s own self-reflection. This is the [[mind direct transmission]].
+'''Vajrasattva''' (Skt.; Tib. [[རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ་]], ''Dorje Sempa''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje sems dpa’'') — the [[sambhogakaya]] [[buddha]] Vajrasattva is the sovereign of all the buddha families and [[mandala]]s. The lineage of [[Dzogchen]] is traced from the [[dharmakaya]] [[Samantabhadra]] to the sambhogakaya—the [[five buddha families]] and Vajrasattva, who are Samantabhadra’s own self-reflection. This is the [[mind direct transmission]].
 [[Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol]] says:
-:In the past, while on the path of learning, Vajrasattva made the following aspiration:
+:In the past, while on the [[path of learning]], Vajrasattva made the following aspiration:
-::In future, when I reach complete and perfect buddhahood, may those who have committed the [[five crimes with immediate retribution]], or anyone whose [[samaya]] commitments have been impaired, be purified entirely of all their harmful actions and impairments merely by hearing my name, thinking of me, or reciting the hundred syllables, the most majestic of all the secret mantras! Until this is brought about may I remain without awakening!
+::In future, when I reach complete and perfect [[buddhahood]], may those who have committed the [[five crimes with immediate retribution]], or anyone whose [[samaya]] commitments have been impaired, be purified entirely of all their harmful actions and impairments merely by hearing my name, thinking of me, or reciting the [[hundred syllable mantra|hundred syllables]], the most majestic of all the secret [[mantra]]s! Until this is brought about may I remain without awakening!
 :And:
-::May I be present before all those with impairments and breakages of samaya commitments and may I purify all their obscurations!
+::May I be present before all those with impairments and breakages of [[samaya]] commitments and may I purify all their [[obscurations]]!
-:Due to the strength of these prayers, Vajrasattva’s enlightened aspirations are unlike those of other buddhas. In his nature, he embodies the hundred buddha families, the five buddha families and so on. Since he is the all-pervading lord of the hundred buddha families and the single buddha family of the great secret, he is unlike any other deity. You might go before each and every buddha dwelling in the [[ten directions]] and strive to apply the methods for [[confession]], but it is said that is better still to practise confession by visualizing your own teacher, the one from whom all the mandalas emanate and into whom they are re-absorbed, indivisible from Vajrasattva.
+:Due to the strength of these prayers, Vajrasattva’s enlightened aspirations are unlike those of other buddhas. In his nature, he embodies the [[hundred buddha families]], the [[five buddha families]] and so on. Since he is the all-pervading lord of the hundred buddha families and the single buddha family of the great secret, he is unlike any other deity. You might go before each and every buddha dwelling in the [[ten directions]] and strive to apply the methods for [[confession]], but it is said that is better still to practise confession by visualizing your own teacher, the one from whom all the mandalas emanate and into whom they are re-absorbed, indivisible from Vajrasattva.
+==Other Manifestations of Vajrasattva==
+Vajrasattva is a peaceful manifestation
+*the semi-wrathful form of Vajrasattva is [[Vajravidarana]] (Tib. Dorje Namjom)
+*the wrathful form is [[Vajrapani]]
+*the extremely wrathful form is [[Vajrakilaya]]
+==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
+*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], 6 June 2010, Murnau, Germany
 ==Internal Links==
 *[[Hundred syllable mantra]]
+*[[Vajrasattva of the Buddha Field of Manifest Joy]]
+*[[Meditation and Recitation of Vajrasattva‎]]
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/vajrasattva/index.html Outline page at Himalayan Art]
+*{{LH|topics/vajrasattva|Vajrasattva Series on Lotsawa House}}
-[[Category:Key Terms]]
+[[Category:Buddhas and Deities]]
-[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
+[[Category:Confession and Purification]]