Toh 44-30Chapter 30: Vajradhvaja's Dedication
Pāli / Sanskrit:Vajradhvajapariṇāma
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The Sutra of Vajradhvaja’s Prayer of Dedication
Background
This Chapter 30 belongs to the section on Dedication (Pariṇāma) of a great collection of sutras in the Northern Tibetan tradition, where great bodhisattva beings present profound prayers to direct all merit toward the liberation of sentient beings. The name “Vajradhvaja” (vajra banner) symbolizes inviolability and supreme victory on the bodhisattva path.
In the context of Northern Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, the act of “pariṇāma” — transforming and dedicating merit — is regarded as an essential step after practice. Merit is not accumulated for selfish benefit; rather, it is thoroughly and magnificently dedicated to unsurpassed buddhahood and to the liberation of countless sentient beings. This is the fundamental spirit of the bodhisattva path, where compassion and wisdom are inseparable.
Main Content
The sutra presents the prayer of the bodhisattva Vajradhvaja, a great being practicing the Mahayana, who has cultivated the awakened mind and accumulated merit throughout immeasurable kalpas. Vajradhvaja’s prayers are not small, isolated aspirations, but great prayers — a “great pariṇāma” — extending through himself, his family lineage, his realm, and the entire dharmadhatu.
In particular, Vajradhvaja dedicates all accumulated merit so that: first, he himself may attain supreme buddhahood in order to teach and guide sentient beings; second, all sentient beings may be liberated from the six realms of samsara and reach the buddhafield beyond cessation and birth; and third, the Buddha’s Dharma may be widely propagated and abide for immeasurable kalpas.
This prayer is not limited by time or space, but transcends all boundaries: from beings in the realms of hell beings, hungry ghosts, and animals, to the devas and asuras. Vajradhvaja wishes that all may become attuned to the principle of nonduality (advaya), that is, understanding that phenomena and mind are not substantially different, and from this profundity attain realization.
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