Tibetan-American lama, H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Rinpoche's hand holds a vajra drawing lines that close the Hevajra Mandala, after the empowerment, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. Now 80 years of age (as of 2009) the senior Tibetan Lama Dagchen Rinpoche co-founded The Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, in Seattle, Washington, the first Tibetan Monastery in the United States in 1976. The original Sakya Monastery was founded by his forebearers more than 900 years ago.
H.H. Dagchen Rinpoche received the Hevajra Anuttarayoga initiation in an unbroken Khon Lineage transmission from the great founder of the Sayka School, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092- 1158), through the last Sakya Throne-holder in Tibet, His Holiness Trichen Ngawang Tutop Wangchuk (1900-1950), Rinpoche’s father.
Hevajra is the most important meditational practice in the Sakya tradition. It matures disciples through planting seeds for the realization of the four bodies of the Buddha, empowers one to practice the Shri Hevarja Sadhana, and is a necessary prerequisite to receiving many other teachings such as the Vajrayogini Initiation.
This is the physical plan for the dieties' palace, just like a blueprint.
Somehow this looks like the world from outer space to me ... where the circles are in the sand mandala - vases of victory have been removed.
The additional light is coming from another person's flash which fired similtaneously; I try to avoid using flash because it is disturbing to the eyes.
Two senior lamas - monks are holding Dachen Rinpoche's hand up above the mandala so that the technical requirements of the closing are upheld.
This is a huge sand mandala, and was actually used for the intiation - those fortunate few who view this image are very blessed. He gave permission for this image to be made public. Anyone who sees this is said to be granted blessings. It was taken just as he began closing the door, so some of the holy vibration is still to be felt.
So congratulations! to you fortunate ones.
'jigs bral ngag dbang kun dga' bsod nams
sa skya phun tshogs pho brang bdag chen rdo rje 'chang ngag dbang kun
dga' bsod nams
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La.Catholique 37 months ago | reply
Thank you for making this photo available through Creative Commons. I have used it for a post on Freeattle about the monks visiting Bastyr university to create/destroy a mandala this week.
gippi52 37 months ago | reply
Bei colori.
*magical nightfire...** 37 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Add Colors to Life..**, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
© Jamie Mitchell 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kathmandu!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Tuxk76 36 months ago | reply
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srsyrus 36 months ago | reply
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Ginas Pics 35 months ago | reply
Thank you for including me in the blessings! I feel very honoured and touched at the same time.
I do own a vajra and ganta myself which I bought in a shop where monks bought their equipment in Leh
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D.M. Kirwin [deleted] 35 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art of the Maze, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
axer. 34 months ago | reply
Love it.
Christopher.Michel 34 months ago | reply
awesome
Wonderlane 33 months ago | reply
Thank you for the invitation and your faves!
BimalNepal 31 months ago | reply
Great composition, Outstanding color capture, great work!
Wonderlane 29 months ago | reply
a pleasure, thank you!
Wonderlane 28 months ago | reply
300 favs - wow - so many blessings!
Emotioned.com 28 months ago | reply
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rnsane@prodigy.net 23 months ago | reply
This is an unbelievable photograph! I am blessed to have chanced upon it.
Wonderlane 23 months ago | reply
I was lucky to release the shutter at the same time light flew out from the other camera!
Wonderlane 21 months ago | reply
Thank you everyone for all your favorites and posting elsewhere - I told HH Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche how everyone loves this image which makes him happy because it is his transmission of the Buddha's Dharma!
Rosetta Bosco [deleted] 19 months ago | reply
Love this picture!