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'''Vajrakilaya''' (Skt. Vajrakīlaya; Tib. ''Dorje Phurba''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje phur pa'') or '''Vajrakumara''' (Skt. Vajrakumāra; Tib. ''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 prevelant in this age. Vajrakilaya is one of the eight deities of [[Kagyé]]. | '''Vajrakilaya''' (Skt. Vajrakīlaya; Tib. ''Dorje Phurba''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje phur pa'') or '''Vajrakumara''' (Skt. Vajrakumāra; Tib. ''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 prevelant in this age. Vajrakilaya is one of the eight deities of [[Kagyé]]. | ||
==Major Vajrakilaya Practices== | ==Major Vajrakilaya Practices== | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 26 January 2011
Vajrakilaya (Skt. Vajrakīlaya; Tib. Dorje Phurba; Wyl. rdo rje phur pa) or Vajrakumara (Skt. Vajrakumāra; Tib. 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 prevelant in this age. Vajrakilaya is one of the eight deities of Kagyé.
Major Vajrakilaya Practices
- Ratna Lingpa's Phurba Yangsang Lamé (Wyl. yang gsang bla med)
- Jikmé Lingpa's Gyüluk Phurba (Wyl. rgyud lugs phur pa)
The Vajrakilaya Practices of the Rigpa Sangha
The Rigpa Sangha practises several Vajrakilaya sadhanas, including:
- Yang Nying Pudri, The Razor of the Innermost Essence, a terma of Tertön Sogyal. This is the main yidam practice of the Rigpa sangha.
On a daily basis, we can practise:
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
- Short Meditation Practice of Vajrakilaya by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.
This short sadhana was composed by Jamyang Khyentse, at Sogyal Rinpoche’s request, while travelling on horseback from Kham (East Tibet) to Lhasa.
Further Reading
- Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha, section 7. Vajrakilaya (Tertön Sogyal Trust: 2007)
- Khenpo Namdrol, Vajrakilaya, (Dharmakosha, 1997 or Snow Lion: 1999)
- Martin Boord, A Bolt of Lightning from the Blue—The Vast Commentary on Vajrakila that Clearly Defines the Essential Points (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.
- Khenchen Palden Rinpoche, The Dark Red Amulet: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya, Snow Lion, 2008