Toh 2052A Sādhana of the Yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ratipriyāsādhana
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Exposition of the Sādhana of the Yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā
Background
The sādhana of the yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā is a practice belonging to the Northern Transmission Mahayana tradition, recorded in the Tengyur, the Tibetan Treatise Canon. Yakṣas and yakṣiṇīs are divine beings in the Buddhist cosmos, often regarded as protectors of the Dharma (dharmapāla) or splendid adornments capable of assisting practitioners on the path of cultivation.
The name Ratipriyā means “one beloved by affection” (ratipriya), representing the transformation of worldly desires and affections into wisdom and immeasurable compassion. This sādhana is not a worship rite of burning offerings, but a complex system of meditative practice that helps practitioners accomplish their own body, speech, and mind through the stages of generation (utpattikrama) and completion (utpannakrama).
Main Content
The sādhana of Ratipriyā follows the standard structure of Vajrayana practices in the Northern Tibetan tradition: it begins with the arousal of aspiration and devotion to the deities (sambodhisattva), and then proceeds with the transformation (sādhana) of one’s own body and mind into the excellent nature of the goddess.
In the generation stage, the practitioner imagines pure space created from śūnyatā, emptiness, from which arise the details of the world as well as the image of Ratipriyā. The yakṣiṇī appears with stirring beauty, a symbol of sanctified affection and bodhicitta, the mind aspiring to liberation for all sentient beings.
In the completion stage, the practitioner recites mantra, the sacred sounds corresponding to Ratipriyā. These mantras bear transformative energy, helping to purify inner impurities. At the same time, the practitioner contemplates that they themselves are not a separate individual, but the awakened Ratipriyā: the body of awakened activity (kāya), the speech of awakened activity (vāk), and the mind of awakened activity (citta) of sorrowless wisdom.
Practical Meaning
This practice is not intended for receiving Ratipriyā’s blessing in a crude worldly manner.
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