Holy Hevajra
Hevajra (Main figure)
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(Left to right): His Holiness the 30th Sakya Trizin Sonam Rinchen, Dzambala, His Holiness the 39th Sakya Trizin Dragshul Trinley Rinchen, Mahakala of the Doors, His Holiness the 31st Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Lodro, Buddha Shakyamuni, Hevajra, Vajrayogini, Citipati and Sakya Dorje Shugden Tanag.
Hevajra is one of the main highest yoga tantric meditational deities of the Sakya tradition as well as the others schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the 30th Sakya Throneholder Sonam Rinchen featured as the largest of the three Sakya Trizins depicted here enthroned Dorje Shugden as a protector of the Sakya tradition.
Hevajra belongs to the set of mother tantras of the highest Yoga order. With correct practice one is able to gather the creative drops received from the mother and father at birth within one’s central psychic channel to experience bliss as well as clear light. The experience of bliss and clear light is fundamental in helping us purify traces and attachments to objects. With this purification, one is able to leave sufferings behind.
The 31st Sakya Throneholder Ngawang Kunga Lodro was his son and the emanation of Dorje Shugden who composed the Dorje Shugden fulfilment ritual text (kangso) that is used to propitiate Dorje Shugden as an enlightened Dharma Protector within the Sakya tradition up until today. Both the 30th and 31st Sakya Throneholders are highly respected and revered for their mastery of the Buddhist teachings, and their ability to teach others. They were considered highly attained if not enlightened. These hand painted scrolls are beautiful to print out for our shrines.
The 39th Sakya Throneholder Dragshul Trinley Rinchen was a renowned master, erudite scholar and lineage holder who also taught hundreds of scholars, masters and great practitioners. He was an ardent practitioner of Dorje Shugden and proliferated the practice throughout the Sakya tradition. Aside from the three aforementioned Sakya throneholders, there were many other great Sakya throneholders who practised and proliferated Dorje Shugden Tanag and these include the following:
- 33rd Throneholder and Mahasiddha Padma Dudul Wangchug (1792-1853)
- 35th Throneholder Tashi Rinchen (1824-1865)
- 37th Throneholder Kunga Nyingpo (1850-1899)
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Beautiful thangka of Holy Hevajra with Hh the 30th Sakya Trizin Sonam Rinchen, Dzambala, H H the 39th Sakya Trizin Dragshul Trinley Rinchen, Mahakala of the Doors, HH the 31st Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Lodro, Buddha Shakyamuni, Vajrayogini, Citipati and Sakya Dorje Shugden Tanag, paints a thousands words. Many Sakya Throneholders are highly respected Lamas, renowned master, erudite scholar and lineage holder who had propitiated Dorje Shugden as an enlightened Dharma Protector to this day. We are fortunate able to print out these beautiful hand painted scrolls on to our shrine.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.