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Purification Practices

“Even though you may not necessarily create particularly heavy negative karmas, since unpurified negative karma increases exponentially in this way, even one small negative action can cause you to be reborn in the lower realms and experience great suffering for many eons. Therefore you must purify your negative karma every day.”

– Lama Zopa Rinpoche



Practices for Purification

These practices have the power to purify obscurations and negative karma that prevent us from actualizing the path.  

35 Buddhas

Prostration Instructions, Mantras, and Meditation

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave some instructions regarding prostrations, including some changes to the preliminary holy name mantras, and also dictated a new meditation.

12 pages, 2020 edition.




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Confession of a Bodhisattva’s Downfalls to the Thirty-Five Buddhas and General Confession


The practice of making prostrations is commonly recommended as a daily practice to students for the purpose of purifying negative karmas and obstacles to spiritual practice. This text features everything necessary to make the practice complete, including a typical motivation by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the visualization of the Thirty-Five Buddhas and the Seven Medicine Buddhas, additional holy name mantras to make the practice more powerful, a translation of the main practice, and the final General Confession. The text also includes meditation instructions from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to support one’s prostrations.

32 pages, 2020 edition.

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The Preliminary Practice of Prostrations


Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas with recitation of the Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls from the Sutra of Three Heaps, is one of the most powerful methods available to purify harmful actions we have done in the past. By doing this practice mindfully, we can prevent unwanted sufferings from occurring in the future. In addition, this practice clears away obstacles to our practice and opens the mind to gain realizations on the path. It is said that if you do this practice first thing in the morning, all your other prayers and activities of the day will be empowered.
This recently revised version contains extensive commentary on the practice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche (from the Lama Tsongkhapa Retreat, ILTK, Italy, in 2004), as well as teachings on karma, options for extended practice, and instructions on how to complete a 100,000 prostration retreat.

Contents Include:

  • The Practice of Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas
  • Putting and End to Suffering: A Teaching on Karma by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  • The Benefits of Making Prostrations
  • Commentary on the Practice of Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  • Options for Practice
  • Guidelines for Completing the Preliminary Practice of 100,000 Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas
  • Appendix: How to make Prostrations
  • Helpful Resources


“There is so much hope in our lives. Our lives are so full of opportunity. It is so easy to purify, so easy to become free from samsara and achieve enlightenment. Even with just prostration, we can achieve all of this.” – Lama Zopa Rinpoche

97 Pages. 2011 Edition.

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Thirty-Five Buddhas: The Flowing Water of the Ganga

Translated by Ven. Gyalten Lekden, additions by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Ngulchu Dharmabhadra’s The Flowing Water of the Ganga: A Thorough Praise of the Thirty-Five Sugatas is a versified homage to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas, which has been expanded by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to include the recitation of the names of the Medicine Buddhas, as well as the confession prayer from Confession of a Bodhisattva’s Downfalls to the Thirty-Five Buddhas.

Several authentic lineages for visualizing the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas exist within the Gelug tradition. These include: a system stemming from Nagarjuna and Taranatha; a system stemming from Lama Tsongkhapa; and a system taught by teachers such as Sakya Pandita and explained by Phabongkha Dechen Nyingpo in Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand. This latter system of visualization as taught by Phabongkha, which is based on the five types (or families) of buddhas, is the commonly practiced version in the FPMT.

The Flowing Water of the Ganga, on the other hand, describes these buddhas according to Nagarjuna’s tradition of visualization. The text also describes the color of the buddhas, their hand implements, the pure lands in which the buddhas reside, as well as the specific negative karmas that the recitation of their names purify.

28 pages, 2018 edition.

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Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls Poster



This image is a perfect meditation tool for visualizing the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas.

This downloadable PDF is formatted to be printed as a poster size: 17.5 x 11.5 inches (45 x 29 cm) approximately






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Circumambulation

Circumambulation – Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice on Circumambulation is a short practice that can be done to make one’s practice of circumambulating holy objects as powerful as possible.

“Even if you only circumambulate one or two times using this method, you become enriched with so many skies of merit and receive very deep purification. This is an extremely important practice for quick enlightenment.”- Lama Zopa Rinpoche

8 pages, 2014 edition


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Discovering Buddhism Special Integration Practices

Discovering Buddhism Online – Module 14: Special Integration Practices


Discovering Buddhism is an FPMT foundational education program set out in fourteen modules. It can be studied at many FPMT centers and can also be done online. This program provides a solid footing in the understanding and practice of Mahayana Buddhism as taught in the Tibetan tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa. Participants gain a taste of the Buddha’s teachings, hands-on experience with meditation and short retreats, and skills to make their lives meaningful. This program is specifically intended to radically transform one’s life, rather than as a mere academic study of Buddhism.

The fourteen modules cover the following topics:

    1. Mind and Its Potential
    2. How to Meditate
    3. Presenting the Path
    4. The Spiritual Teacher
    5. Death and Rebirth
    6. All About Karma
    7. Refuge in the Three Jewels
    8. Establishing a Daily Practice
    9. Samsara and Nirvana
    10. How to Develop Bodhichitta
    11. Transforming Problems
    12. Wisdom of Emptiness
    13. Introduction to Tantra
    14. Special Integration Practices

About Special Integration Practices – Module 14: It consists of intensive practices for the purification of negative karma and the collection of merit. Specifically, in this module you learn why and how to do:

    • the preliminary practice of 100,000 prostrations to the Thirty-Five Buddhas
    • the preliminary practice of 100,000 recitations of the long Vajrasattva mantras
    • a two-week lamrim retreat to review the whole path to enlightenment
    • a Nyung Ne, a two-day retreat related to the buddha of compassion, Chenrezig

This module is offered free of charge on the Online Learning Center. Unlike the first thirteen modules, this module does not include audio recordings and transcripts of teachings and guided meditations. Instead, it consists of instructions for undertaking the preliminary practices of 100,000 prostrations and 100,000 Vajrasattva mantras, as well as for doing a Nyung Ne retreat. Discovering Buddhism students can begin these practices at any time in their study of the first thirteen modules.

About the Reading Materials for Module 14. Special Integration Practices

In addition to the instructions included in the complimentary online module, the following reading materials are necessary to complete Module 14:

    1. The Preliminary Practice of Prostrations PDF & ebook
    2. The Preliminary Practice of Vajrasattva PDF & ebook
    3. Becoming Vajrasattva eBook
    4. Nyung Na PDF & ebook
    5. Abiding in the Retreat: A Nyung Na Commentary eBook

These books contain the actual practices of Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas, a Heruka Vajrasattva sadhana, and the Nyung Ne sadhana, as well as commentary and advice on how to do them.

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Dorje Khadro (Vajradaka)

The Preliminary Practice of Dorje Khadro


Making burning offerings to Dorje Khadro (Vajradaka) is considered to be “a golden Dharma” passed directly from Manjushri to Lama Tsongkhapa. It was one of Lama Tsongkhapa’s heart practices and, as such, has a special connection with the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

The practice of Dorje Khadro comes highly praised for its power to purify negative karma in general, but especially for its ability to purify obstacles caused by broken vows and samaya related to highest yoga tantra. It also assists us in assembling the most conducive conditions for success in long retreats.

This practice is encouraged as a powerful way to help those who are sick or dying and as a method to readily clear the mind of challenging disturbing emotions.

The collection provides everything one needs to be able to do the complete ngöndro of Dorje Khadro, the recitation of the principal mantra 100,000 times coupled with extensive visualization and prayers. The book’s practice section includes the Dorje Khadro practice text, Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga and lam-rim and dedication prayers. In addition, the book contains teachings that contribute to a student’s understanding of how to best engage in this practice.

A precise commentary from Geshe Lama Konchog, an inspiring teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche based on a commentary written by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyältsen, and a unique teaching from Lama Yeshe comprise the commentary section. The book’s advice section includes guidelines for how to use the materials to complete the preliminary practice, either as a full-time retreat or as a daily practice.

“Offering the burning puja to Dorje Khadro is one of the very profound practices for purification, regarded as a golden Dharma, a precious one. It is Lama Tsongkhapa’s heart practice, and his followers practice it knowing it to be extremely beneficial.” – Lama Zopa Rinpoche

148 pages, 2012 edition.

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Four Dharmakaya Relic Mantras

The Four Dharmakaya Relic Mantras


This PDF contains six strips with the four dharmakaya relic mantras to fill statues and stupas.
In The Four Dharmakaya Relic Mantras and Their Benefits. Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches:

“The four dharmakaya relic mantras are a sacred relic. They are the highest relics of Buddha, relics of the dharmakaya. Other relics, the ones that we normally see, such as relics of the robes or parts of Buddha’s holy body, are secondary relics. These four mantras are the
highest relic. After I learned about the unbelievable benefits of each of these mantras, I had them written down and we printed many. These are normally what we should put inside stupas, statues, and so on. These very special mantras give unbelievable power.

“If you have put these mantras inside a statue, the devas will come to worship that holy object three times a day. By putting these mantras inside a stupa, even a bell that is offered to the stupa brings unimaginable benefit. For example, the negative karma of all sentient beings who hear the sound of that bell is purified. They are liberated from the lower realms. Their negative karma is purified and they receive a good rebirth. In that way, there is unbelievable benefit. It makes it so easy for sentient beings to purify negative karma and reach enlightenment.

“Also, if you circumambulate a stupa that has these mantras inside even one time, it purifies the negative karma that causes you to be reborn in all the eight hot hells. The negative karma that causes you to be born in all the eight hot hells—from the lightest down to the heaviest, most unbearable suffering hell realm—is completely purified by going around a stupa with these mantras inside just once.”

1 page, 2020 edition.

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Mitrugpa

A Short Practice of Mitrugpa, The Immovable Buddha


According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “Mitrugpa is very powerful in degenerate times in purifying negative karma, particularly the negative karma of having broken vows, such as the eight Mahayana precepts, lay vows, or the vows of nuns and monks. Even if you believe in karma and reincarnation and do not generate heresy, you create the cause to be born in the animal realm as a naga if you break or degenerate your vows.”
10 Pages. 2000 Edition.

Note: This practice is restricted to those with the appropriate tantric empowerment. If you are unsure whether you are qualified or not, please email us at education@fpmt.org. By downloading this text, you confirm you have received the appropriate empowerment.

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Mitrugpa Long Sadhana


The translation and the Tibetan text consist of two parts. Part one is the sadhana portion of The Complete Rite for the Sadhana and Mandala of Bhagavan Vajra Akshobhya – “Opening the Door to the Pure Land of Superior Delight”. Part two is Prayers and Benedictions for Bhagavan King Akshobhya (both by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyältsän.)

Note: This practice is restricted to those with the appropriate tantric empowerment. If you are unsure whether you are qualified or not, please email us at education@fpmt.org. By downloading this text, you confirm you have received the appropriate empowerment.

24 Pages. 2000 Edition.

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Samayavajra (Damtsig Dorje)

Samayavajra (Damtsig Dorje) 

Samayavajra (skt.) or Dam Tsig Dorje (tib.) is a purification practice, a powerful method of purifying broken samaya (sacred words of honor), especially negative karmas created by disciples with their gurus and each other.

Note: This practice requires the student to have received the Samayavajra subsequent permission or empowerment from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not visualize yourself as the deity. Instead, you should visualize the deity on the crown of your head or in front of you.

9 Pages. 1999 Edition.

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Vajrasattva

A Short Vajrasattva Meditation: Purification with the Four Opponent Powers


Students can use this practice text to purify negative karmas with the four opponent powers: the powers of regret, reliance, remedy, and restraint. The practice is performed in dependence on Vajrasattva, a buddha considered particularly powerful for the purification of negativities.

As it is taught that even small negative karmas can grow exponentially until they are purified, Lama Zopa Rinpoche encourages students to engage in purification practices every day.

Note: Anyone can do this practice. However, you are permitted to do the visualization of Vajrasattva together with his wisdom mother only if you have received the highest yoga tantra initiation of Vajrasattva with Wisdom Mother. Otherwise, you should visualize the solitary form of Vajrasattva above your head.


16 pages, 2020 edition.

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Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog Offering


This Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog Offering was written by Lama Yeshe. About the practice he said, “What follows is a tsog offering ceremony specifically designed to be performed in conjunction with the highest yoga tantra aspect of Vajrasattva. The Tibetan term tsog, which is often left untranslated, literally means “collection,” or “assembly,” and in the following practice it is often rendered as “pure offering.” However, the actual tsog is one’s meditation on transcendental, blissful wisdom.

The entire purpose of offering the tsog ingredients is to generate the experience of this blissful wisdom within oneself and to overcome the ordinary appearance and conception of sensory objects. Thus, it is extremely important that from the very beginning of this practice you prevent ordinary appearances and conceptions from arising. Because the offering of tsog is a profound method for transcending mundane thought, the entire practice should go beyond your ordinary experience of subject
and object.”

Note: You must have received the appropriate empowerment of Vajrasattva from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not generate yourself as the deity. Instead, you should generate the deity on the crown of your head or in front of you.

32 Pages.  2012 Edition

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The Preliminary Practice of Vajrasattva


Doing Vajrasattva retreat is not simply about reciting the mantra and saying some prayers; it is about making the practice effective for your mind, making it the quickest, most powerful way to transform your mind.

Experienced meditators have advised that, in general, it is more important to put our everyday life’s effort into the practice of purification – this is the way to attain spiritual realization. This eBook contains the short and long practice of Vajrasattva as well as Vajrasattva tsog. It also contains commentary, retreat advice, altar set-up, and retreat preliminaries by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Contents Include:

  • Heruka Vajrasattva Retreat Sadhana Torma Offering
  • Abbreviated Heruka Vajrasattva Sadhana
  • A Short Vajrasattva Meditation
  • Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog
  • Dedication Prayers and Long Life Prayers
  • Multiplying Mantras
  • Rituals for Commencing the Retreat
  • A Simple Vajrasattva Practice (without Consort)
  • Explanation of the Meaning of the Mantra
  • Breathing Exercise
  • How to Purify During Mantra Recitation
  • Burning Offering to Dorje Khadro
  • Benefits of Purification with Heruka Vajrasattva
  • Motivations for Practicing Vajrasattva
  • Introduction to the Heruka-Vajrasattva Tsog
  • The Meaning of Tsog
  • Guidelines for Completing 100,000 Vajrasattva Mantras
  • Vajrasattva Retreat Procedures

Note: You must have received the appropriate empowerment of Vajrasattva from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not generate yourself as the deity. Instead, you should generate the deity on the crown of your head or in front of you.

171 Pages. 2010 Edition.

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Vajrasattva Small eCard



This image featuring Vajrasattva with Wisdom Mother can be used to help with one’s visualization for the associated Vajrasattva purification practice.  

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Vajrasattva Mini eCard


This sacred image of Vajrasattva with Wisdom Mother is perfect for your purse or wallet. Or, simply put it on your altar or desk to add “a little” beauty and inspiration to your environment. 

A brief explanation of the deity with his corresponding mantra is on the back.

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Practices for Long Life

These practices can help to purify obstacles to our life and untimely death that are due to the exhaustion of our merit.

Amitayus

Amitayus Long Life Sutra

According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “This text is very precious and there is so much benefit in printing or writing it. This is one of the texts that, if written in gold, mountains of negative karma get purified. Nalanda Monastery prints a certain number each week for the success of the projects, so imagine the benefits: each time they make one copy it is like copying all the 84,000 teachings of Buddha. It is also great purification. Especially, writing this collects most merit. You write it, not because someone needs the book, but just because it helps for long life and to collect merit. It’s very good to print for people who have cancer, and for the success of activities and projects. If a business has difficulties, or is difficult to start, if you have difficulty finding a job, or the job is not going well, you can print many copies to make merit, not particularly for mundane success but generally to collect merit for realizations, conditions for Dharma practice. Then you can dedicate the merits of printing for all sentient beings. This is one solution for success and long life. Also, when you die you will get born in Amitabha’s pure land.”

18 Pages, 2005 Edition.

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Amitayus Short Sadhana

Amitayus is the Buddha of boundless life, a sambhogakaya aspect of Amitabha, particularly associated with longevity.

Note: You need to have received the subsequent  permission (empowerment) of Amitayus from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not visualize yourself as the deity. Instead, you should visualize  the deity on the crown of your head or in front of you.


21 Pages. 2004 Edition.

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Meditation on the Long-Life Buddha Amitayus


A short practice to remove obstacles to long life, translated and with commentary by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Note: You need to have received the subsequent  permission (empowerment) of Amitayus from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not visualize yourself as the deity. Instead, you should visualize  the deity on the crown of your head or in front of you.

11 Pages. 2007 Edition.

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Namgyalma

Practices of Namgyalma

The practice of Namgyälma removes obstacles to long life and brings powerful purification for all sentient beings. Even just reciting the Namgyälma mantra brings unimaginable benefit. Namgyälma pujas and practice help those with very severe disease.

This practice contains the Pari Shodani Maha Batsaya Nama Dharani (The Mother of the Supreme Crown Pinnacle, Victorious in All Aspects, Completely Purifying All the Bad Migrations), which was translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and describes the origins, benefits, and practice of Namgyälma. Also included is the Namgyälma sadhana as well as a short teaching from Rinpoche on the benefits of practicing this deity. 

Contents Include:
  • The Mother of the Supreme Crown Pinnacle
  • Meditation on Namgyälma
  • Sadhana of Namgyälma
  • Benefits of Namgyälma Practice
  • Meaning of the Namgyälma Mantra

“There is unbelievable benefit in the practice of Namgyälma. I have translated completely the benefits of Namgyälma and the story of how the Namgyälma deity happened. It is very good if you are able to read the story and the benefits. Reciting this text is very, very powerful for purification.” – Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Note: you must have received the subsequent permission (empowerment) from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not visualize yourself as the deity. Instead, you should visualize the deity on the crown of your head or in front of you.


54 pages, 2009 edition

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1000 Offerings to Namgyalma

The Supreme Gift of Immortal Life; The Way to Perform the Thousand Offerings in relation to the Ritual of the Self and Front Generation of the Noble Ushnishavijaya was translated by Ven. Tenzin Gyurme from the Tibetan using the text published by Sherig Parkhang. It is appropriate for those who have received a subsequent permission (jenang) of Ushnivijaya/Namgyalma, based upon a great initiation into the action class of tantra.

Included is A Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfills All Wishes, composed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, as well as Remembering the Kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan People, a prayer for the success of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people, composed and translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Note: This practice is restricted to only those with the appropriate tantric empowerment. If you are unsure whether you are qualified or not, please email us at education@fpmt.org. By downloading this text, you confirm you have received the appropriate empowerment.

52 pages, 2013 edition.

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Colorful Namgyalma Mantra eCard

The Namgyälma mantra is extremely powerful and is the main mantra to purify and liberate beings from the lower realms, purify negative karma, and help those who are dying or have died either by chanting it in their ear or placing it on their body.

This downloadable PDF is formatted to be printed as a card size: 9 x 8.5 inches (23  x 22 cm).

This file can be printed locally and printed copies gifted, made available by donation, or made available for a fee in accordance with teachings about Dharma income. For further details, please visit the “FPMT Education Licensing” page.

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White Tara

White Tara Practice: The Gathered Essence of Immortality

Composed by Phabongkha Rinpoche, practice instructions by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, translated by Joona Repo.

This is a short, daily White Tara sadhana that integrates the practice of Amitayus. The practices of both deities are considered to support a long, healthy life.

Note: Anyone can do this practice. However, you are permitted to visualize yourself as White Tara only if you have received the appropriate initiation. Otherwise, you should visualize White Tara above your head or in front of you.

12 pages, 2020 edition.

Note: The Sanskrit vowels and consonants mentioned in the text can be found in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment) with Additional Practices.

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The Practice of White Tara and Chenrezig Lion’s Roar to Eliminate Sickness and Life Obstacles

Composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

This practice was composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for the long life of one of his students. White Tara is associated with the “realization of immortality” and Arya Chenrezig Lion’s Roar (Skt. Simhanada Avalokitesvara) is associated with healing sickness and purifying life obstacles.

Note: Anyone can do this practice.


8 pages, 2020 edition.

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White Tara Chintachakra Long Sadhana for Retreat

Recommended to increase one’s life span and merits.

Note: You must have received the subsequent permission (jenang) of White Tara to do the practice in full. However, with permission from a highly qualified lama, you can do this practice without empowerment as long as you do not visualize yourself as White Tara. Instead you should visualize White Tara about the crown of your head or in front of you. If you are unsure whether you are qualified or not, please email us at education@fpmt.org. By downloading this text, you confirm you have received the appropriate empowerment.

20 Pages. 2010 Edition.

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White Tara eCard

This sacred image of White Tara is perfect for your purse or wallet. Or, simply put it on your altar or desk to add “a little” beauty and inspiration to your environment.

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White Tara Mini eCard

This downloadable PDF features White Tara on the front and a brief explanation of the deity with her corresponding mantra on the back.  

This sacred image is perfect for your purse or wallet. Or, simply put it on your altar or desk to add “a little” beauty and inspiration to your environment.



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