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The

Yamantaka

Short Sadhana

Practice

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

SeLF-GeNeRaTION

THe exTeNSIVe SeLF-GeNeRaTION

(The actual sadhana practice)

THe STaGeS OF DISSOLuTION DuRING

THe DeaTH PROCeSS

OM SVaBHaVa SHuDDHa SaRVa DHaRMa

SVaBHaVa SHuDDHO HaM

DOING YaMaNTaKa ReTReaT

HOW TO TReaT DHaRMa BOOKS

aCKNOWLeDGMeNTS

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

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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