Vajrakilaya Sadhana

Start by praying for the root lineage blessing: First empty the mind. Next, visualize the Root Lineage Guru Living Buddha Lian-sheng appearing above your crown and radiating light on everyone present. Chant the Root Lineage Guru Heart Mantra 7 times. Pray to the Root Lineage Guru to empower you so that the practice will be auspicious.

Engender the Four Immeasurable Minds: Visualize your parents, children, relatives, friends, and enemies join you in this practice.

Wake-Up Call : Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

1. Recite the Purification Mantras and Earth God Mantra
2. Recite the Invocation Mantra
3. Tender the Great Homage with Visualization
4. Mandala Offering
5. Fourfold Refuge
6. Armor Protection
7. Recite the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra (1 time).
8. Recite the Rebirth Mantra (7 times).
9. Recite the Root Guru’s Heart Mantra (108 times):
   Om, gu-ru, lian-sheng sid-dhi hum
10. Mudra and Visualization
    
    Vajrakilaya Mudra: Interlace the fingers either inward or outward. Straighten the middle fingers and keep the tips touching.
    Illustration of mudra:
    GM Demo (Inward)
    GM Demo (Outward)

    

    Seed Syllable: Hum (blue in color)
    Visualization: First empty the mind
    Chant the Emptiness Mantra:
    Om, si-ba-wa, su-da, sa-er-wa, da-er-ma, si-ba-wa, su-do-hang. (3 times)

    (1) Above an expanse of ocean is a stretch of clear sunny sky. A moon disc rises from the ocean into the sky. Inside the moon disc is blue seed syllable「」”hum,” emitting blue light.

    (2) The seed syllable inside the moon disc revolves and transforms into blue Vajrakilaya. He has three heads and six arms. The center face is blue wrathful Vajrapani transformed from Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the right face is white wrathful Yamantaka transformed from Manjushri, and the left face is red wrathful Hayagriva transformed from Avalokiteshvara. Two of his hands hold a Phurba in front of his chest. The first right hand holds a nine-pronged vajra scepter and the second, a five-pronged vajra scepter. The first left hand holds flames of fire while the second holds a celestial trident. He has wings on his back. His two right feet stamp on the back of two male devils while his two left feet stand on the chest of two female devils.

    (3) From the brow point of the Vajrakilaya, a beam of white light shines onto one’s brow point. From the throat of the Vajrakilaya, a beam of red light shines onto one’s throat. From the heart of the Vajrakilaya, a beam of blue light shines onto one’s heart. The three lights of white, red, and blue merge completely into one’s body-mind.

    

    
11. Recite the Vajrakilaya Heart Mantra (108 times):
    Om, bie-zha,ji-li-ji-la-ya, sha-er-wa, bi-ga-nian, bang, hum-pei.
12. Entering Samadhi
13. Emerging from Samadhi
14. Praise Verse
    Wei-shen-he-he-bo-re-da-zhi-yan Xi-zeng-huai-xiang-chu-zhang-bian-ji-xiang
    Yi-qie-shi-zhong-hu-wo-li-zhu-ku Pu-ba-jin-gang-zu-qian-jing-ding-li(Exalted deity of formidable might and power, ablaze with the great wisdom flame of prajna
    Eradicates calamities, enhances fortunes, improves magnetization, and subjugates evils completely removing hindrances and turning everything auspicious
    Protects me from every suffering and bitterness at all times
    I pay homage at the feet of Vajrakilaya)
15. Recite the Principal Heart Mantras
16. Recite the Buddha’s Name (3 times)
    Na-mo san-shi-liu-wan-yi yi-shi-yi-wan jiu-qian-wu-bai tong-ming-tong-hao ah-mi-tuo-fo.
    Namo the 36 trillion 119 thousand and 500 Amitabha Buddhas.
17. Dedication
18. Recite the Hundred Syllable Mantra (3 times)
19. Tender the Great Homage with Visualization (same as step 3)
20. Recite the Completion Mantra
    Om, Bu Lin. (3 times)
    Om Mani Padme Hum.

Dismissal: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

End of Practice: Xiu-fa yuan-man, ru-yi ji-xiang. May all endeavors be auspicious.

Notes:

1. The secret of the Vajrakilaya mudra: Rubbing the middle fingers against each other three times will invoke Vajrakilaya to descend.
2. Visualization of entering into and merging with Vajrakilaya: Vajrakilaya transforms into a light pearl which enters through the practitioner’s crown opening and rests atop the lotus at the heart chakra. Vajrakilaya’s body gradually enlarges until it is the same size as the practitioner. (The practitioner and Vajrakilaya merge completely. Vajrakilaya is the same as the practitioner and the practitioner is the same as Vajrakilaya. There is no separation between the two.)

An empowerment must be received from Living Buddha Lian-sheng or an authorized True Buddha School master before one engaging in this particular sadhana.

  Sadhana