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Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page i The Dark Red Amulet Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page ii Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page iii The Dark Red Amulet ORAL INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PRACTICE OF VAJRAKILAYA by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche Samye Translation Group Snow Lion Publications Ithaca, New York Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page iv SNOWLIONPUBLICATIONS P. O. Box 6483 Ithaca, NY 14851 USA (607) 273-8519 www.snowlionpub.com Copyright © 2008 Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche Previously published as a commentary by Dharma Samudra in 1992. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Text design by Rita Frizzell, Dakini Graphics Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palden Sherab, Khenchen, 1941- The dark red amulet : oral instructions on the practice of Vajrakilaya / Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-1-55939-311-9 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-55939-311-4 (alk. paper) - 1. Vajrakilaya (Buddhist deity) I. Tsewang Dongyal, Khenpo, 1950- II. Title. BQ4890.V336P35 2008 294.3'444--dc22 2008020817 Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page v As with all Vajrayana practices, Vajrakilaya should not be practiced without receiving an empowerment or reading transmission directly from a qualified lineage master. Please do not attempt to practice these Vajrakilaya instructions without proper authorization and lineage blessings. Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page vi Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page vii Table of Contents Preface xi Introductory Prayers xiii Introduction xv A Brief Biography of Great Tertön Tsasum Lingpa by Jamyang Khyentse Pema Ösel Dongnag Lingpa xix Chapter 1 The Empowerment of Vajrakilaya 1 Protection-Boundary Meditation 3 Pure Perception 8 Chapter 2 History of the Vajrakilaya Transmission 11 Mind-to-Mind Transmission Lineage 11 Symbolic Transmission Lineage 14 Oral Transmission Lineage 15 Nub Sangye Yeshe Rinpoche 24 Tsasum Lingpa 26 The Key to Tsasum Lingpa’s Termas 32 Discovering the Dark Red Amulet Terma 39 Chapter 3 The Practice Text 43 The Reading Transmission 43 History of the Text 43 Line-by-Line Commentary 45 Title 46 Introductory Section 48 Refuge and Bodhichitta 53 Dispelling the Obstructing Spirits 57 vii Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page viii THE DARK RED AMULET Setting the Protection Boundary 61 Blessing the Offerings 64 The Main Visualization 67 Symbolism of the Visualization 74 Visualization Instructions 77 Invoking the Jnanasattvas 78 The Praise 82 The Mantra Recitation 86 Practice of the HUNG Syllable 89 Amending Errors in the Mantra Recitation 96 Receiving the Empowerments 97 The Completion Stage 98 Dedication and Aspiration Prayers 101 Prayer of Auspiciousness 102 Chapter 4 The Four Phurbas 105 The Immeasurable Compassion Phurba 106 The Symbolic Substantial Phurba 109 The Bodhichitta Phurba 113 The Awareness Wisdom Phurba 114 Practice of the Four Phurbas 115 Nyag Jnanakumara 123 Activities of the Symbolic Substantial Phurba 126 Receiving the Empowerments of the Symbolic Substantial Phurba 127 Chapter 5 Vajrakilaya Practice 131 Obstacles and Signs 131 Vajrakilaya and the Four Demons 133 Practicing according to the Nature of Vajrakilaya 137 Chapter 6 A Story of the Phurba Yogi 143 Chapter 7 Questions and Answers 145 Dedication and Aspiration Prayers 151 Vajrakilaya Sadhanas 153 The Coemergent Union of the Vajra Hero 155 The Practice of the HUNG of the Powerful Black Phurba 181 viii Dark Red Amulet.qxd:Final 12/3/08 5:40 PM Page ix TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes 193 Glossary of Sanskrit in the Mantras 197 Tibetan Glossary 199 List of Photographs and Illustrations 201 About the Authors 203 Padmasambhava Buddhist Center 208 Other Publications by the Authors 209 ix
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