Dakini is the female form of Energies in Tibetan Culture and beliefs. She appeared in many forms. As Vajrayogini, she is considered as the Mother of all Buddhas. As Prajna Paramita, she is considered as the Mother of Universe. As Yeshe Tsogyal, she is the Consort of Guru Rinpoche. She functioned as His consort in…
Guru Rinpoche performed many great events and all of these great events were performed on the 10th day of the lunar month, which is today. This is the reason all the monasteries that adhere to the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism perform the tsog offering to Guru Rinpoche. The tsog offering is a cycle of…
The Medicine Buddha practice is extremely powerful and beneficial for the sick and dying, as well as for those who have already passed away. It will also help bring deep and profound benefits to those in the healing profession. If you wish to dedicate this puja to your loved ones please send us the names…
This prayer pays homage to Tara, to create causes to attain enlightenment as well as avert obstacles and ensure success in worldly spiritual affairs. Green Tara is known as a Swift Liberator, commonly believed to be born from the tears of Bodhisattva Avolokiteshvara, Tara materialized and vowed to assist Him in the battle to reverse…
A Lung ta prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer Flags are inscribed with auspicious symbols, invocations, prayers, and mantras. Bhutan Buddhists for centuries have planted these flags outside their…
Vajrakilaya is a wrathful form of Vajrasattva, the pure vajra nature of Enlightenment. In this imagery, the compassion of the Buddhas is expressed forcefully, to eradicate in a powerful way the entrenched ignorance and emotional afflictions which cause obstacles, interfering with auspicious circumstances and preventing the dawning of realisation. Thus, the symbol of compassion is…
Riwo Sangcho or literally ‘Mountain Smoke Offering རི་བོ་བསང་མཆོད ’, is a terma that was hidden by Guru Rinpoche and revealed in the seventeenth century. It is the most famous practice of sang offering in Bhutan Buddhism. Riwo Sang Cho practice is a mind-treasure or space message hidden in basic space almost 1,000 years ago by…