Döjo Bumzang

Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje

Döjo Bumzang (Tib. འདོད་འཇོ་བུམ་བཟང་, Wyl. ‘dod ‘jo bum bzang) or 'The Excellent Wish-Granting Vase' is a collection of termas that was compiled by Terdak Lingpa (1646-1714) and his brother Lochen Dharmashri (1654-1718). It is considered a forerunner of the Rinchen Terdzö. It consists of the following sections (number of empowerments per section in parentheses):

• General
  
• Peaceful Guru (3)
  
• Wrathful Guru (5)
  
• Amitayus (5)
  
• Avalokiteshvara (4)
  
• Hayagriva (3)
  
• Vajrapani (3)
  
• Vajravarahi (4)
  
• Wisdom deities (Mañjushri and Sarasvati) (3)
  
• Deities of Activity (Dorje Namjom, etc.) (5)
  
• Gönpo protectors (6)
  
• Various protectors (12)
  
• Wealth deities (7)
  

Empowerment

• Most of the empowerments of Döjo Bumzang were given to the Rigpa Sangha in June-July 2003 in Lerab Ling by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche.