Empowerments
What is an empowerment?
An empowerment in Tibetan Buddhism is a ceremony where a Lama who had established a spiritual connection through an unbroken lineage of hundreds or even thousands of years to a Tantric deity and thoroughly understands the proper rituals "empowers" a recipient through visualization and mantra recitation. It is then recommended that the recipient strengths the connection daily.
An empowerment in Tibetan Buddhism is a ceremony where a Lama who had established a spiritual connection through an unbroken lineage of hundreds or even thousands of years to a Tantric deity and thoroughly understands the proper rituals "empowers" a recipient through visualization and mantra recitation. It is then recommended that the recipient strengths the connection daily.
What happens during an empowerment?
After a description of the deity, the lead monk will carry the audience with Tibetan chants and sacred sounds. A mantra is given for daily practice to enliven the experience.
After a description of the deity, the lead monk will carry the audience with Tibetan chants and sacred sounds. A mantra is given for daily practice to enliven the experience.
DUrkar
Durkar means White Umbrella. She is one of the goddess and is a female counterpart of the thousand-armed form of Avalkiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
She has one thousand faces, arms and legs; each face has three eyes, and she has one eye in the palm of each hand and the sole of each foot, showing that she watches and protects sentient beings.
Her central faces are white, as is her body; her right faces are yellow; the faces at the rear of her body are red, and the left faces are green. There is also a tier of blue faces at the top of her head.
her right hands hold wheels of the Dharma (dharma chakra) and her left hands hold arrows; one of her othe elect hands also holds aloft a white umbrella which also symbolizes her protection.
Usnisa-sitatapatra has strong and magic power to influence all living creatures with her noble moral. The white umbrella in her hand is one of the eight pieces of treasures which is said can be used to drive away monsters and bring peace.
She has one thousand faces, arms and legs; each face has three eyes, and she has one eye in the palm of each hand and the sole of each foot, showing that she watches and protects sentient beings.
Her central faces are white, as is her body; her right faces are yellow; the faces at the rear of her body are red, and the left faces are green. There is also a tier of blue faces at the top of her head.
her right hands hold wheels of the Dharma (dharma chakra) and her left hands hold arrows; one of her othe elect hands also holds aloft a white umbrella which also symbolizes her protection.
Usnisa-sitatapatra has strong and magic power to influence all living creatures with her noble moral. The white umbrella in her hand is one of the eight pieces of treasures which is said can be used to drive away monsters and bring peace.
Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva is the Buddhist deity of Purification. The practice of the Vajrasattva deity purifies all negative actions committed by our body, through our speech, and in our minds. All that has been contaminated through our own negativities will be cleansed, and we will be able to begin afresh. The Vajrasattva practice is also capable of uprooting and purifying the negative imprints that we have carried over from our previous lives. This empowerment will include the transmission of the 100 Syllable Mantra.
White tara
White Tara is the goddess of Long Life. She is one of the main deities used by both Tibetan Yogis/ Yoginis and lay practitioners in the practice of requesting a long and healthy life. Known particularly for her swiftness in fulfilling the long‑life wishes of the practitioner, White Tara is looked to for happiness and inspiration through the mantra OM TARE TUTARE TORE SOHA. The White Tara empowerment is meant to establish a close relationship between the recipient and the deity.
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