Mother of Knowledge by Tarthang Tulku;J. Wilhelms

Author:Tarthang Tulku;J. Wilhelms
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2009-08-07T05:48:00+00:00

So he spoke. But dPal-gyi rdo-rje prayed: "May I be the one to subdue this evil king."

And the Guru said: "Good! You will be the one to subdue him!" He then gave dPal-gyi rdo-rje various empowerments as well as exact instructions on the practice of the Kila Sadhanas. He also gave him the twenty Kilaya Sadhanas of great power, and told him to practice them.

As the Lady mTsho-rgyal later explained: "The boy dPal-seng and I both practiced the Vajrakila Sadhanas, and in a short time, we looked upon the faces of all the associated deities and achieved the siddhis. We also studied the original texts of the rDo-rje gzhon-nu and the other associated Kila practices, the empowerments, and the great sadhanas. From the first section, we did the Bodhicitta practices for the enlightenment of all sentient beings, the peaceful sadhanas associated with the deity Vajrasattva. From the later section, we learned the practices associated with killing and so forth, the means of cutting the karmic link which involve the black poison Kila Sadhanas for liberating the consciousness, connected with the Sras Kilaya practices.

"The Guru told us: `I, Padmasambhava, have no teaching more profound than this Vajrakila cycle. You must do these practices and bring forth the powers connected with them. Transmit one part as an oral lineage, and hide one part as a gter-ma.' Then he made various predictions.

"He gave us the teachings of the Tshe-dpag-med 'Chi-med 'od-kyi phreng-ba, the gSang-ba kun-'dus, the rGyal-ba kun-'dus, the lHa-cig bum-gcig, and the mandalas of the sixty-two gods of long life.

"dPal-gyi rdo-rje and I practiced together like brother and sister, never even for an instant giving in to laziness. As we practiced, we saw the faces of the associate deities and easily achieved the knowledge of immortality."

At about this time, the heretical Bon-pos were brought under control, and mTsho-rgyal finished the final and ultimate disciplines, but these will be spoken of later on. mTsho-rgyal practiced meditation in various places on the borders of Tibet: at Ti-se-man and Byams- gling-yan, at the twenty-five snow mountains and the eighteen great fortresses, at the one hundred and eight gNas-phran and the twelve great hidden valleys, at the seven places of miracles and the five secret places, at the seventy million places were gter-ma were hidden, and so forth. Some of these will be described later on; but others will not be explained in detail for fear of making the text too long.

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