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'''Vajrapañjara Tantra''' (Skt. ''ḍākinī-vajra-pañjara-tantra''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gur'') or '''Indestructible Tent Tantra''' is a Yogini or Dakini [[Tantra]], and is said to be an explanatory tantra of the [[Hevajra Tantra]]. It includes several instructions on how to follow a [[guru]], including many oft-cited passages, such as the following: | '''Vajrapañjara Tantra''' (Skt. ''ḍākinī-vajra-pañjara-tantra''; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་གུར་, ''dorje gur'', [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gur'') or '''Indestructible Tent Tantra''' is a Yogini or Dakini [[Tantra]], and is said to be an explanatory tantra of the [[Hevajra Tantra]]. It includes several instructions on how to follow a [[guru]], including many oft-cited passages, such as the following: | ||
:All the [[buddha]]s have praised | :All the [[buddha]]s have praised | ||
Latest revision as of 08:46, 8 January 2018
Vajrapañjara Tantra (Skt. ḍākinī-vajra-pañjara-tantra; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་གུར་, dorje gur, Wyl. rdo rje gur) or Indestructible Tent Tantra is a Yogini or Dakini Tantra, and is said to be an explanatory tantra of the Hevajra Tantra. It includes several instructions on how to follow a guru, including many oft-cited passages, such as the following:
- All the buddhas have praised
- The master who is the teacher.
- Recognize him, therefore, as
- Like a father and mother to us all.
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The full title:
- Skt. ārya-ḍākinī-vajra-pañjara-mahātantra-rājā-kalpa-nāma; Wyl. 'phags pa mkha' 'gro ma rdo rje gur zhes bya ba'i rgyud kyi rgyal po chen po'i brtag pa
Further Reading
- Tsongkhapa, The Fulfillment of All Hopes, translated & edited by Gareth Sparham, Boston: Wisdom, 1999 (includes several quotations from the tantra)
Alternative translation
- The Tantra of the Vajra Cage