Deity & Other Practices
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PATHS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENED ONES compiled by the Office of H.H. Dalai Lama 86 pp. #PAASEN - $ 9.95 Serving as a recitation manual for all pilgrims to holy places as well for ceremonies, this useful book is packed with prayers and liturgies drawn from the Kanjur and Tanjur--the 2 major Tibetan Buddhist canons. Includes preliminaries, offerings, purifications, prayers and more. More ... | |
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PEARL OF WISDOM: Buddhist Prayers and Practices compiled by Ven. Thubten Chodron Book 1, 88 pp., line drawings. #PEWI1 - $ 10.00 These two spiral bound books contain essential Buddhist prayers and sadhanas for daily practice. Most are accompanied with a Tibetan phonetic so you can learn to say the prayers in their original language if you wish. More ... | |
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compiled by Ven. Thubten Chodron Book 2, 72 pp., line drawings. (See description above.) #PEWI2 - $ 10.00 | |
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PEARL ROSARY: The Path of Purification by Khenchen Rinpoche, Konchog Gyaltshen, edited by Khenmo Trinlay Chodron 514 pp. #PEROPA - $ 29.95 "The content of this text is primarily meant for people who are far away and don't have the opportunity to engage in Dharma practice in the presence of the teacher. The book itself is a representation of the teacher, and therefore is meant to help one's Dharma practice. The text describes the methods of visualization and how to incorporate practice into our day to day life experience. The visualization of these deities is mainly concerned with the practices of tantrayana and mantrayana, which are the highest forms of practice. The path of visualization is very powerful and if properly engaged in, it is capable of transforming our life within a single moment."--His Holiness Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, from the Foreword More ... | |
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PLEASE BE SEATED: Instructions and Practices for Beginning Meditators by Tenzin Deshek 32 pp., line drawings. #PLBESE - $ 12.95 This handy, spiral-bound manual includes shamatha meditation instructions, the six preliminary practices for beginning a meditation practice, Tong-len, Shakyamuni, Chenrezig, White Tara Healing, Long-life prayer and so forth, many of these with brief introductory instructions. More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF GREEN TARA by Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche 63 pp., 8.5" x 11", photos of mudras, 21 Taras line drawing, spiral bound. #PRGRTA - $ 14.95 A complete teaching on the Green Tara practice as performed daily at KTD Monastery. Includes an explanation of the 21 Praises of Tara, photos of the mudras associated with the practice, and a large folding line drawing of the 21 Taras. There is a special section at the end of this text on the previous lives of Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. | |
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PRACTICES OF NAMGYLAMA compiled and trans. by Loma Zopa Rinpoche 48 pp. #PRNABO - $ 7.99 The practice of Namgyalma removes obstacles to long life, brings purification, and helps those with severe disease. The texts in this book offer the Namgyalma pujas and practice, as well as the meaning of the mantras. More ... | |
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THE PRELIMINARY PRACTICE OF PROSTRATIONS to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas transl. and instructions by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 100 pp. #PRPRPR - $ 18.00 One of the most powerful practices for purifying karma associated with having done harmful actions, this confession and prostration practice is said to empower all our other practices. This user-friendly manual is spiral-bound to lie flat, and contains teachings on the benefits of making prostrations, with options and clear guidelines for doing the practice. | |
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RED TARA: An Open Door to Bliss and Ultimate Awareness sadhana practice by Chagdud Gonpa #RETA - $ 8.00 Concise Red Tara sadhana practice in English. Includes mandala offering and new tsog ceremony by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche. More ... | |
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RED TARA COMMENTARY: Instructions for the Concise Practice Known as Red Tara by Chagdud Tulku, ed. by Jane Tromge 85 pp. #RETACO - $ 7.95 The lineage of Red Tara practice and commentary to the sadhana. | |
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REFUGE IN THE THREE JEWELS: Including Refuge Commitments 14pp. booklet. #RETHJE - $ 4.00 This short, daily practice of taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, also includes useful lists of commitments and vows and how to protect them. More ... | |
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REST FOR THE FORTUNATE: The Extraordinary Practice of Nyungne by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche #REFOEX - $ 16.95 Fasting (nyungne) is an extraordinary practice practiced by all major Tibetan Buddhist traditions. This book--a wonderful guide to nyungne--is based on a traditional Tibetan commentary. It explains in detail all aspects of the practice--purificatory, historical, healing--and concludes with a special teaching on dying and the bardos, based on the instructions of Padmasambhava. Bardor Tulku teaches extensively worldwide; he is resident lama at KTD in Woodstock. | |
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SADHANA OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche 50 pp., 2 half-tones. #SAMEBU - $ 9.95 This is a short root text of the Medicine Buddha with commentaries and glossary. It was revealed by guru Padmasambhava into the mind of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche. This practice is extremely concise and potent, able to radiate multitudes of blessings and realizations for those who practice it for the benefit of all. More ... | |
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SELF-INITIATION OF VAJRABHAIRAVA trans. by Sharpa Tulku with Richard Guard 62 pp. #SEINVA - $ 12.00 An intermediate-length sadhana and concise self-initiation ritual of the Solitary Hero Vajrabhairava. The self-initiation restores broken vows and tantric commitments. It can be used after one completes the retreat and ritual fire offering of peace and is only for initiates who have completed these. | |
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A SHORT PRACTICE OF FOUR-ARM CHENREZIG trans. By Lama Zopa Rinpoche 12 pp. #FOAR - $ 5.00 This short practice includes the Request to the Supreme Compassionate One in English, plus the long Chenrezig Mantra. More ... | |
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A SHORT PRACTICE OF GREEN TARA: Including Praises to the Twenty-One Taras by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Thubten Yeshe 28 pp. #GRTA - $ 5.00 Tara practice is especially used to ensure success in all endeavors. Includes the practice and explanation of the mantra in English. The Praises to the 21 Taras, in long and abbreviated versions, also has a phoneticized Tibetan version.
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A SHORT PRACTICE OF TARA by the Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple 36 pp. #SHPRTA - $ 15.00 This handy, well-designed sadhana practice book comes complete with color images of the 21 Taras, Tibetan script, transliteration, and English text, and even a transparent cover to preserve the book. Spiral-bound to lie flat. More ... | |
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SIX-SESSION GURU YOGA with commentaries by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 95 pp. spiralbound. #SIGUYO - $ 18.00 Within the Gelug tradition, practicing the Six-Session Guru Yoga is a daily commitment for anyone who has received a highest yoga tantra empowerment. This booklet provides texts of the full Six-Session Guru Yoga, the abbreviated version, and commentary from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the benefits of the practice and the samayas of the five buddha families, as well as rich, detailed instructions on how to meditate on each verse of the sadhana. More ... | |
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SIX-SESSION GURU YOGA: An Oral Commentary with a Detailed Explanation of the Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows comm. by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin 306 pp., 2 color plates, hard cover edition. #SISEGU - $ 15.00 This is a complete description of the six session guru yoga practice with extensive commentary. Refuge, bodhicitta, visualizing the field of merit, offerings and the bodhisattva, and tantric vows are presented and discussed for persons who have received a highest yoga tantra initiation from a qualified lama. | |