Initiation of Vajrapani Bhutadamara
$40 standard ticket / $100 VIP ticket (preferred seating)
Advanced booking ends 24 hours before the teaching. Standard tickets $60 on the day; VIP tickets $150 on the day.
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen
We are delighted to welcome His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (the Sakya Trichen) back to Santa Monica.
His Holiness will bestow the vajrayana initiation (Tib. jenang) of Vajrapani Bhutadamara. Vajrapani is one of the Lords of the Three Families and is revered in all traditions of vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the power of all buddhas. The practice of Bhutadamara is usually undertaken in order to overcome negativities that obstruct spiritual progress in the vajrayana. It is customary in the Sakya tradition to practice this before embarking on the supreme Yogachara meditations.
Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen served as the 41st head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism until March 2017, when the throneholder duties were handed over to His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, the 42nd Sakya Trizin. His Holiness the Sakya Trichen is a member of Tibet‘s noble Khon family, which founded the Sakya Order in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Just as His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the manifestation of all the Buddha’s great compassion, His Holiness the Sakya Trichen is the manifestation of all the Buddha’s transcendent wisdom.
In addition to his leadership of the Sakya Order for over fifty years, His Holiness Sakya Trichen is renowned throughout the world for the brilliance and clarity of his teachings and his fluency and precise command of English. Receiving teachings directly from His Holiness carries a special lineage of blessings from the founders of the Sakya Order, as well as from Manjushri himself.
Vajrapani Bhutadamara