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The
Yamantaka
Short Sadhana
Practice
By
Geshe Tenzin Zope
Losang Dragpa Buddhist Society (LDC
No.1, Jalan 17/21F, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 603-7968 3278 Fax: + 603-7956 7280
Email: ldc2u@yahoo.com Website: www.fpmt-lds@or
Editor’s NotE
Owing to the sacred and deeply symbolic nature of the practices associated with
Initiations of the Vajra Vehicle, books on tantra are delicate matters. Without
the requisite initiations and the receiving of transmissions on Commentaries,
books on many aspects of tantra cannot be read by non-Initiates.
In line with this, this book “Yamantaka Short Sadhana Practice” is intended
only for those who have received the Solitary Yamantaka Initiation.
The sole motivation for the publication of this book is in tandem with the great
Dharma generosity of Geshe Tenzin Zopa in giving such precious guidance
to initiates - to enable them to do their daily sadhana practice correctly and
in a meaningful way; to bring practitioners closer to the goal of actualizing
Buddhahood to beneit all beings.
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, those receiving tantra teachings of this
nature, would be required to regard the Lama giving the teachings as a Guru
and to include that Lama into one’s Merit Field visualizations. I had sought
Geshela’s permission to allow me to inform readers of this. In customary
humility, Geshela expressed there was no need for this, as he is merely “sharing
information” but hoped that readers would practice seriously, sincerely and
with the right motivation.
Notwithstanding Geshela declining to be regarded as Guru on account of the
teachings here, from my own side as a beginner practitioner, who constantly
struggles to know what is right and do right, I humbly and respectfully
request each reader of this book - to think through carefully and appropriately
honour Geshela who is the Lama giving the tantra teachings here and to repay
his profound kindness by upholding the Vows well, practice as best as one
can and nurture a warm heart towards all beings – and pray for each of us to
become the fulillment of all our Gurus’ hopes.
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CONTeNTS
PaGe
The abbreviated Practice of the
SOLITaRY HeRO YaMaNTaK
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SeLF-GeNeRaTION
14
THe exTeNSIVe SeLF-GeNeRaTION
30
(The actual sadhana practice)
THe STaGeS OF DISSOLuTION DuRING
38
THe DeaTH PROCeSS
OM SVaBHaVa SHuDDHa SaRVa DHaRMa
41
SVaBHaVa SHuDDHO HaM
DOING YaMaNTaKa ReTReaT
69
HOW TO TReaT DHaRMa BOOKS
75
aCKNOWLeDGMeNTS
76
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the Abbreviated Practice of the
soLitArY HEro YAMANtAKA
We start by setting the right motivation to actualize the great enlightenment
state of Guru Yamantaka to beneit numberless beings by liberating them to
attain the state of Guru Yamantaka’s enlightenment. For this purpose, we
resolve to achieve full enlightenment within this very short lifetime by thinking
that “I am going to engage into the unmistaken practice, the complete stages
of the practice into the Tantra, in particular, by engaging into the practice
of the 3 kayas based on the wisdom Yidam Yamantaka with the genuine and
wholehearted bodhicitta inspiration to actualize enlightenment on this very
cushion”.
This is the extremely abbreviated practice of the Solitary Hero Yamantaka.
after receiving the Yamantaka initiation, you are likely to use this abbreviated
practice of Yamantaka. Therefore, it would be beneicial for us to go through
the short sadhana.
This practice of Yamantaka involves the essence of tantric practice and the
two stages of Tantra practice, the
generation
stage and the
completion
stage
. Through this process, you are able to transform yourself from the
ordinary to the extraordinary. The practice of both the generation stage and
the completion stage which involves the
“three Kayas”
is only available
in the maha annuttara yoga tantras (i.e. the Highest Yoga Tantra category or
“HYT” in this book). The three kayas is the essence of HYT practice.
even though the practice of HYT is a supreme practice amongst the entire span
of practices found in the Buddha’s teachings, without the preliminary stages
of the practice, one will not be able to actualize the purpose of Tantra.
The preliminary stages of practice refers to having clear understanding of the
common path, which is the Three Principles of the Path that encompasses
renunciation, bodhicitta and right view of emptiness. This is of utmost
importance. Cultivating a irm foundation upon the Three Principles of
the Path is critical as it enables one to actualize the meanings and beneits
of engaging into HYT practice. Otherwise, there is the danger of misusing
the powerful tantric tools such as mantras and the different methods of
visualization. Such misuse will lead us to total failure and even fall into
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the lower realms, such as the vajra hell. Therefore,
in order to actualize
the great purpose of tantric practice, we need to know and practice
seriously the principles of renunciation, bodhichitta and hold the right
view of emptiness.
Since HYT is a Mahayana practice, we must begin our Dharma practice
with strong bodhicitta motivation. Without this, no amount of tantric practice
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