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Supreme Knowledge of Vajrapani Tantra; Aparimitāyur-jñāna-hrdaya-dhāranī. Heart Sutra (Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya, which contains a mantra). Regarding the practice of deity yoga in Action Tantra, Kongtrul outlines six main elements or deities, namely "Emptiness, letter, sound, form, Seal, and sign":
Buddhalocanā's mantra in the Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa (found in chapter 37) is: [24] oṁ ru ru sphuru jvala tiṣṭha siddhalocane sarvārthasādhani svāhā. According to the Guhyasamājatantra, each Buddha family is also assigned a specific mantra: [17] Vairocana - Buddha family mantra: jinajik; Akṣobhya - Vajra family mantra: vajradhr̥k
The Nama-samgiti was preached by Shakyamuni Buddha for his disciple Vajrapani and his wrathful retinue in order to lead them into buddhahood. The essence of the Nama-samgiti is that Manjushri bodhisattva is the embodiment of all knowledge. The Nama-samgiti is a short text, only circa 160 verses and a prose section.
Mipham briefly defines the two stages as "the practices of deity and mantra" and "the methods for applying the key points concerning the channels." [31] Regarding the divisions of tantra, Mipham states: "There are two divisions in secret mantra: inner mantra and outer mantra. The first is practiced by means of considering oneself and the ...
Stepping to the right, regally crowned and lying over a bed of snakes; [23] in Achala-Vajrapani form he is shown with four heads, four arms and four legs adorned with symbols of vajra, sword, lasso and skull cup and trampling over demons; [23] Mahachakra-Vajrapani is a form with three heads and a third eye, and with six arms and two legs.
This mantra does require transmission and it is usually requested that no one shares the mantra, but it can only be read. In the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, particularly in Nyingma, the Vajra Guru mantra is held to be a powerful mantra engendering communion with the Three Vajras of Padmasambhava's mindstream and by his grace , all enlightened ...
These include mantras, mandalas, mudras, deity yoga, other visualization-based meditations, illusory body yogas like tummo, and rituals like the goma fire ritual. Vajrayana teaches that these techniques provide a faster path to Buddhahood. [65] A central feature of tantric practice is the use of mantras and seed syllables . Mantras are words ...
Vajrakilaya is a significant Vajrayana deity who transmutes and transcends obstacles and obscurations. Padmasambhava achieved realisation through practicing Yangdag Heruka (Tibetan: yang dag he ru ka), [2] but only after combining it with the practice of Vajrakilaya to clean and clear obstacles and obscurations.