Empowerments belong to the vajrayana level of the Buddha’s teachings – in the West the vajrayana is often simply known as Tibetan Buddhism. The vajrayana consists of highly effective methods that are practised and based on other teachings of the Buddha; they form a part of mahayana Buddhism.
The empowerments are the required “gateway” through which the practitioner enters his practice of the vajrayana.
Basically the object of such empowerments is to guide the practitioner to a profound understanding of the nature of his mind, the nature of reality. Proceeding from this initial impulse, the practitioner goes on to deepen his understanding by means of consistent practice.
During the outward, ritual aspect of the empowerment, the vajrayana master recites the prescribed text, accompanying the meditation with ritual instruments. He also uses certain symbolic objects like a vessel and several small images. The vajrayana master eventually touches the practitioners with these objects to show that the individual constituent parts of the empowerment have actually been transmitted to them.
Having received such an empowerment it is essential to maintain the associated samayas (commitmen
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The 17th Karmapa
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The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
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Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa leading the Kagyu Monlam
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the spiritual leader of around monasteries, institutions and centers in 68 countries around the world.
Karmapa regularly visits Diamond Way Buddhist centers around the world. He has often given teachings and empowerments at the Europe Center in Germany, the main international meeting point for Diamond Way Buddhists. Lama Ole Nydahl describes Karmapa as being the guarantor for the authenticity of our Karma Kagyu lineage.
Biography
Karmapa was born in Lhasa in May and was given the name Tenzin Kyentse by his parents. His father is the third Mipham Rinpoche, an important lama of the Nyingma tradition. His mother, Dechen Wangmo, comes from a noble Tibetan family, which traces its roots back to the fabled King Ling Gesar. The family lived in the Bharkhor, a famous area in the cente
About the 17th Karmapa
Karmapa & the Kagyu lineage
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, is the head of the oldest reincarnate lineage in the world. Read more about Karmapa in his biography.
Karmapa teaches that to achieve peace – be it personal peace, or world peace – we must cultivate our Inner Wealth, practice non-material values, and invest in education and literacy.
“It is essential that non-material values are supported, to help us cultivate balanced and beneficial human beings, who also use their material wealth for the greatest benefit of our fellow human beings.”
&#;The emphasis and direction of education should not just be about accumulating information to serve outer wealth, but to help develop consciousness, to help young people nurture their innate values of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of society.”
“If there is richness within each and every one of us – Inner Wealth – then there is an almost limitless supply in the vision and values of our young people.”
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