Palchen Düpa Series

Texts related to Palchen Düpa (dpal chen 'dus pa), "Awesome Ones' Assembly", the wrathful yidam practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle:

Commentaries

The Words of the Awesome Ones: A General Overview of the Three Yogas from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse

by Jigme Lingpa

This fundamental text from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle summarizes the view of the three inner tantras— Mahāyoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga—and explains the approach, close approach, accomplishment and great accomplishment phases. It also elucidates major categories, such as the three objects, three enemies, and three ravines, and shows how each of the inner tantras overcomes the four māras.

Termas Restricted 22 Dec 2021

Empowerment

Palchen Düpa Empowerment Extracts from A Feast that Delights the Fortunate Ones and Reveals the Nectar of the Profound and Secret

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Extracts from the Palchen Düpa Empowerment section of the collection of Longchen Nyingtik empowerments that Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed in 1966. Compiled here for the sake of convenience, these are the sections that recipients must recite aloud.

Restricted 21 Feb 2025

Fulfilment

A Concise Fulfilment Practice for the Activity Manual of the Heart-Practice of the Gathering of Awesome Ones (Palchen Düpa)

by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima

A short fulfilment offering for the Kagyé practice known as the Gathering of Awesome Ones (Palchen Düpa) from the Longchen Nyingtik.

Fulfilment Restricted 18 Jan 2024

Lineage Prayers

Palchen Düpa Lineage Prayer

by Jigme Lingpa

A short prayer to the lineage of Palchen Düpa, the wrathful yidam practice of Longchen Nyingtik, including supplementary verses composed by the Third Dodrupchen, Jigme Tenpe Nyima.

Lineage Prayers 22 Jun 2020

Retreat Guides

Instructions on the Approach and Accomplishment of the Gathering of Awesome Ones (Palchen Düpa)

by Fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche

From the master's detailed guide to meditating in retreat on each of the major sādhanas of the Longchen Nyingtik, this second part covers Palchen Düpa (Gathering of Awesome Ones) and offers advice on such topics as preparing the location, setting up a shrine, chanting the liturgy, and playing a bell and drum.

Retreat & Solitude Restricted 30 Jan 2025

Sādhanas

Wisdom Essence of the Mighty One: A Daily Practice of Hayagrīva's Play of the Three Realms, from the Ocean of Gathered Teachings of the Awesome Ones

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

This shorter, daily practice is adapted from the full sādhana of Hayagrīva's Play of the Three Realms (rta mgrin khams gsum rol pa), which itself belongs to the Assembly of Awesome Ones (Palchen Düpa) cycle within the Longchen Nyingtik.

Hayagrīva Sādhanas Restricted 6 Sep 2022

The Essential Activity Manual for the Awesome Ones’ Assembly, the Heart Practice of Vidyādharas, from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

This version of the Palchen Düpa sādhana was arranged by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo from the original revelation for daily use or for when the practice has to be done repeatedly in a single day, such as during a drupchen (sgrub chen). It is of a medium size, shorter than the full revelation but longer than the daily practice which Khyentse Wangpo also compiled.

Kagyé Restricted 30 Nov 2020

The Single Mudrā: A Daily Practice for the Awesome Ones’ Assembly (Palchen Düpa), the Heart Practice of the Awareness-Holders

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

An abbreviated, daily practice of Palchen Düpa, the Awesome Ones' Assembly, which is the wrathful yidam practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.

Kagyé Restricted 16 Jul 2020

Awesome Ones’ Assembly (Palchen Düpa), the Heart Practice of the Awareness-Holders

by Jigme Lingpa

Palchen Düpa (dpal chen 'dus pa), the 'Awesome Ones' Assembly', is the wrathful yidam practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle. It features the Kagyé (bka' brgyad), or eight herukas, with Chemchok Vajra Tötrengtsal as the central deity.

Termas Kagyé Restricted 27 Aug 2020

Vajrakīlaya: Overpowering the Forces of Māra

by Jigme Lingpa

When Jigme Lingpa was in his sixties he ‘translated the signs’ of the four specific sādhanas of Palchen Düpa—Yamāntaka, Hayagrīva, Yangdak Heruka and Vajrakīlaya—at the request of Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer, Jigme Losalchen, and Tsewang Lhamo, the Queen of Derge. This is the sādhana of Vajrakīlaya.

Vajrakīlaya Termas Restricted 21 Feb 2024

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