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'''Vajrapañjara 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''; [[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
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:Recognize him, therefore, as
:Recognize him, therefore, as
:Like a father and mother to us all.
:Like a father and mother to us all.
==Text==
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==
==Further Reading==
*[[Tsongkhapa]], ''The Fulfillment of All Hopes'', translated & edited by Gareth Sparham, Boston: Wisdom, 1999 (includes several quotations from the tantra)
*[[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


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Revision as of 11:01, 7 January 2018

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:

All the buddhas have praised
The master who is the teacher.
Recognize him, therefore, as
Like a father and mother to us all.

Text

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