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'''Vajrakilaya''' [Skt.] (Tib. ''dorje phurba''; ''rdo rje phur pa'').
[[Image:Vajrakilaya.JPG|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' courtesy of Terton Sogyal Trust]]
'''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]].


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 prevelant in this age.
==The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha==
[[Image:TNVajrakilaya.jpg‎|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' from the thangka of [[Tendrel Nyesel]]]]


==The Vajrakilaya Practices 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 Rigpa Sangha practises several Vajrakilaya sadhanas, including:
*[[The Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya]] by Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]


*[[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''.


His Holiness the Dalai Lama:
*[[The Wisdom Mind Practice of One Phurba|The Wisdom Mind Practice of ‘One Phurba’]], a terma of [[Tertön Sogyal]]
Yang Nying Pudri, The Razor of the Innermost Essence, was revealed by Lerab Lingpa, who was a great tertön, a discoverer of hidden treasures, during the time of, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. In fact, there was a very strong connection between Lerab Lingpa and the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. When this terma was revealed by Lerab Lingpa, it was prophesied to him that the Thirteenth Dalai Lama was to be the chödak, the custodian of these teachings. The task of the chödak was to receive the teachings from the tertön, and propagate them. This explains why the Thirteenth Dalai Lama composed the manual of liturgies that is used to perform the drupchen associated with the Yang Nying Pudri cycle. So there was a very strong and powerful connection between the Thirteenth Dalai Lama and the tertön Lerab Lingpa.


On a daily basis, we can practice:
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 Essential Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya by Kyabje [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]


This was written by Dudjom Rinpoche as short daily practice related to the terma cycle of Pudri Rekpung, The Razor That Destroys at a Touch.
*The Ultimate Practice of Vajrakilaya, a terma of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]; and


*The Wisdom Mind Practice of ‘One Phurba’, a [[terma]] of [[Tertön Sogyal]]
*Short Meditation Practice of Vajrakilaya by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]].


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 Vairochana.  
This short sadhana was composed by Jamyang Khyentse, at [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]’s request, while travelling on horseback from [[Kham]] (East Tibet) to [[Lhasa]].


*The Ultimate Practice of Vajrakilaya, a terma of [[Dudjom Lingpa]]; and
==Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha==
*[[Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok]], [[Lerab Ling]], 27 August 1993
*[[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], Lerab Ling, 20 August 1997
*[[Sherab Özer Rinpoche]], Lerab Ling, 17 August 1998


*Short Meditation Practice of Vajrakilaya by [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]].
==Further Reading==
[[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)
*Boord, Martin, ''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.
*Boord, Martin, ''Roll Of Thunder From The Void: Vajrakila texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume Two'' (Berlin: Edition Khordong, 2010)
*[[Garchen Rinpoche]], ''Vajrakilaya—A Complete Guide with Experiential Instructions'' (Snow Lion, 2022)
*[[Khenpo Namdrol]], ''Vajrakilaya'' (Dharmakosha, 1997 or Snow Lion: 1999)
*Khenchen Palden Rinpoche, ''The Dark Red Amulet: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya'' (Snow Lion, 2008)


This short sadhana was composed by Jamyang Khyentse, at Sogyal Rinpoche’s request, while travelling on horseback from Kham (East Tibet) to Lhasa.
==Internal Links==
*[[Diptachakra]]


==External Links==
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/vajrakila/index.html Vajrakila Outline Page on Himalayan Art]
*[http://all-otr.org/vajrayana/49-vajrakilaya Introduction to Vajrakilaya by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]
*[http://all-otr.org/vajrayana/50-mantra-recitation-from-the-drupchen-digest Vajrakilaya Mantra Recitation by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]


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Latest revision as of 14:45, 14 May 2024

Vajrakilaya courtesy of Terton Sogyal Trust

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.

The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha

Vajrakilaya from the thangka of Tendrel Nyesel

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

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

Further Reading

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)
  • Boord, Martin, 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.
  • Boord, Martin, Roll Of Thunder From The Void: Vajrakila texts of the Northern Treasures Tradition, Volume Two (Berlin: Edition Khordong, 2010)
  • Garchen Rinpoche, Vajrakilaya—A Complete Guide with Experiential Instructions (Snow Lion, 2022)
  • Khenpo Namdrol, Vajrakilaya (Dharmakosha, 1997 or Snow Lion: 1999)
  • Khenchen Palden Rinpoche, The Dark Red Amulet: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya (Snow Lion, 2008)

Internal Links

External Links

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