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'''Meditation and Recitation of Vajrasattva''' — a practice of purification and healing which removes illnesses and [[obscurations]] of all kinds through meditating on the [[sambhogakaya]] [[buddha]] [[Vajrasattva]] and reciting his [[mantra]]—the [[hundred syllable mantra]]. This practice, which is common to all [[four schools|schools]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], is also one of the inner preliminary or ‘foundation’ practices (Tib. ''[[ngöndro]]'') of [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism. | [[Image:VajrasattvaLarger.jpg|thumb|[[Vajrasattva]]]]'''Meditation and Recitation of Vajrasattva''' — a practice of purification and healing which removes illnesses and [[obscurations]] of all kinds through meditating on the [[sambhogakaya]] [[buddha]] [[Vajrasattva]] and reciting his [[mantra]]—the [[hundred syllable mantra]]. This practice, which is common to all [[four schools|schools]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], is also one of the inner preliminary or ‘foundation’ practices (Tib. ''[[ngöndro]]'') of [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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Meditation and Recitation of Vajrasattva — a practice of purification and healing which removes illnesses and obscurations of all kinds through meditating on the sambhogakaya buddha Vajrasattva and reciting his mantra—the hundred syllable mantra. This practice, which is common to all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, is also one of the inner preliminary or ‘foundation’ practices (Tib. ngöndro) of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), 'Part Two, Chapter Three: Meditating and Reciting on the Teacher as Vajrasattva to Cleanse All Obscurations'.
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), 'Part Two, Chapter Three: Meditating on the Teacher as Vajrasattva and Reciting his Mantra so as to Cleanse all Adverse Circumstances, Negative Actions, and Obscurations'.
- also see other Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro commentaries.
- Lama Yeshe, Becoming Vajrasattva (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004).