Toh 1322A Sādhana for Remembering the Collective Maṇḍala of the Vajra Cage of Ḍākinīs Tantra
Pāli / Sanskrit:Śrīḍākinīvajrapañjaramaṇḍalasaṃharaṇanāmaanusaraṇasādhana
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Exposition of the Sadhana Scripture for Concentrating the Female Deities of the Vajra Cage
Background
The Vajrayana Tantra collection in the Tibetan Kangyur contains lofty Dharma methods, among which sadhana is a special genre of scripture intended to guide monastics in practicing foundational rituals based on divine images (yidam) and sacred mandalas. The Sadhana Scripture for Concentrating the Female Deities of the Vajra Cage (Sri-dakini-vajrapanjara-mandala-samharana-nama-anusarana-sadhana) belongs to the transmission of the Dakini Buddha Mothers, female deities who signify boundless wisdom.
The concept of the "Vajra Cage" (Vajrapanjara) refers to supreme protection, where the Dakinis are arranged within a sacred space defined by vajras (dorje), symbols of indestructibility and continuity. This is a profound matter in schools such as Gelug, Sakya, and Nyingma, and is regarded as one of the important methods of accomplishment (siddhi methods).
Main Content
This scripture guides practitioners in systematically recalling (anusarana) the entire collective mandala (samaya mandala) of the Dakini female deities. The procedure includes steps for establishing the spiritual basis (samaya ground), and visualizing the forms of the Dakinis from the center of the great mandala outward, according to a determined order.
The main structure of this sadhana includes: first, reciting the praises of the entrance ritual (pravesa) to purify the mind and space; second, visualizing the arising (utpatti) of the intended deities from boundless space (sunyata), including from the supreme heart of the Dakini Buddha Mother to the attendant Dakinis in the surrounding directions; third, remembering each detail of the mandala: the color elements (panca buddha-kula: blue, white, yellow, red, green), images, implements (mudra), and realization of mind of each deity.
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