The Wish-Fulfilling Wheel: The Practice of White Tara

198 Pages·2009·11.108 MB·English

by  Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche

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This book is dedicated to His Holiness the seventeenth
Gyalwa Kannapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Ackn_owledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Short Biography of Khenpo Knrthar Rinpoche .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. :r:v
Introduction ........ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Six Lineages and Their History . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Lineage Supplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Going for Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Generating Bodhicitta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The Development Stage (Kyerim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mantra Recitation (Ngagrim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The Completion Stage (Dzogrim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
The Torma Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Dedication of Merit and Prayers of Auspiciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
The Application Practice of the Protection Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Gaining the Power to Benefit Beings . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sponsor's Dedication ...................................................... 123
Notes ................................................................. 125
Appendices
A. Daily Practice ofWhite Tara composed by Kunkhyen Tai Situ Tenpai Nyinje . . 129
B. An Easy Daily Practice of the Noble Wish-Fulfilling Wheel, Entitled
"Accomplishing Deathlessness" composed by Jamgtin Kongtrul the Great ..... 153
C. "True Words of Longevity" (Long-Life Prayer for the Venerable Khenpo
Karthar Rinpoche) composed by His Holiness, the seventeenth
Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Palden Wangi Dorje . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
D. A Chronology of the Direct Lineage of the Karma Kngyu
for the White Tara Practice .............................................. 173