Takhyung Barwa Series

Hūṃ. The body of the wrathful guru is captivating, heroic, and fearsome.

His speech, the display of Hayagrīva, is menacing laughter, stern and ferocious.

His mind of the garuḍa of primordial wisdom is compassionate, awesome, and peaceful.

To the deity who tames all negative forces, I offer homage and praise.

Texts related to Takhyung Barwa (rta khyung 'bar ba), a practice from the Longchen Nyingtik that combines the three deities Hayagrīva, Garuḍa and Guru Drakpo, and is renowned for its capacity to subjugate negative forces and cure disease:

Commentaries

Key Points for the Approach Practice of Takhyung Barwa, The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa

by Jigme Lingpa

Interlinear notes to clarify the approach (bsnyen pa) practice, or recitation, of The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa).

Recitation Manuals Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 27 Feb 2023

Dokpa

Concise Averting Ritual for the Practice of Hayagrīva and Garuḍa

by Dola Jigme Kalzang

A short averting ritual (dokpa) for the practice of Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa) from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.

Averting Obstacles 26 Oct 2022

Empowerment

Key Points for the Empowerment of Takhyung Barwa, ‘The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa’

by Jigme Lingpa

The root empowerment for The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa), a treasure revealed by Jigme Lingpa.

Empowerment Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 7 Feb 2023

History

The History of the Kīla of Lightning-Forged Meteoric Iron, the Material Treasure of the Blazing Hayagrīva and Garuḍa

by Jigme Lingpa

This letter relates the history of the kīla that Jigme Lingpa found as a material treasure at Mount Hepori. The text was written for Queen Tsewang Lhamo of Derge and offered to her together with the kīla itself. The letter is found only in the Lhasa edition of Jigme Lingpa's writings, which might indicate that it was initially kept secret and only discovered after her passing, too late to be included in the Derge edition.

History Letters Termas 24 Nov 2022

Lineage Prayers

Victorious in the Battle with the Four Demons: A Prayer to the Lineage of the Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa

by Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje

A prayer to the lineage of 'Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa' (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa) from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.

Lineage Prayers 26 Oct 2022

The Prayer for the Wrathful Guru Takhyung Barwa from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse

by Namkha Tsewang Chokdrup

A prayer to the lineage of Takhyung Barwa, a revelation of Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798) that combines the practices of Hayagrīva, Garuḍa and Guru Drakpo, and is renowned for its capacity to subjugate negative forces and cure disease.

Lineage Prayers 2 Jul 2019

Sādhanas

The Condensed Essence: A Daily Practice of the Wrathful Guru Takhyung Barwa

by Chatral Rinpoche

A short daily practice of Takhyung Barwa, the revelation of Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798) that combines the practices of Hayagrīva, Garuḍa and Guru Drakpo, and is renowned for its capacity to subjugate negative forces and cure disease.

Sādhanas Hayagrīva Restricted 9 Jul 2019

A Liturgy for the Activity Manual of the Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye

A liturgy for the Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa) practice that Jigme Lingpa revealed in 1795. Kongtrul follows Namkha Tsewang Chokdrup’s earlier compilation and supplements the root text with verses from the Vidyādhara Assembly (Rigdzin Düpa), the Female Practice of The Queen of Great Bliss (Yumka Dechen Gyalmo) and also the Awesome Ones’ Assembly (Palchen Düpa).

Hayagrīva Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 29 Nov 2022

The Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Takhyung Barwa)

by Jigme Lingpa

The root text for the Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa (Lama Drakpo Takhyung Barwa), which the great tertön Jigme Lingpa revealed in 1795. The practice combines three deities—Hayagrīva, Garuḍa and Guru Drakpo—and is considered to be a powerful means of subjugating negative forces and overcoming disease.

Sādhanas Hayagrīva Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 27 Oct 2022

The Blazing Majesty of Blessings: An Activity Manual for the Blazing Wrathful Guru, Hayagrīva and Garuḍa, from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse

by Namkha Tsewang Chokdrup

There are several arrangements for the Takhyung Barwa practice, but this appears to be the earliest. Its compiler, Namkha Tsewang Chokdrup, mentions that he was the object of Jigme Lingpa's own prayers of aspiration and that he received signs of accomplishment related to this deity.

Hayagrīva Restricted 26 Dec 2022

Takhyung Barwa Series

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