The Grand Puja of The 8 Great Herukas of Nyingma
Every year, in conjunction with the parinirvana anniversary of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Dechen Choekhor will be conducting an eight-days Grand Puja of The Eight Great Herukas of Nyingma (Kagyed Drupchod) from the 18th-25th day of the eighth month of the Tibetan calendar. H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche is one of the three root-gurus of Choegon Rinpoche who bestowed him on the complete teachings of all the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the Dzogchen pointing-out instructions.
Kagyed Drupchod of Dechen Choekhor
Kagyed or The Eight Great Herukas, are the main Yidam deities of the Nyingma lineage. These eight herukas are classified as Body, Speech, Mind, Quality, Activity, Mamo, Worldly Offerings and Praises, and Wrathful Mantras. When you divide the eight herukas, the first five are the deities representing the five wisdoms, the sixth is a half-worldly and half-wisdom deity, and the last two are worldly deities.
The Kagyed - 8 in 1 Herukas thangka use in Dechen Choekhor Practices
The Eight Great Herukas of Nyingma are:
1. Yamantaka - the deity of Enlightened body (Tib. Jampal Ku)
2. Hayagriva - the deity of Enlightened Speech (Tib. Pema Sung )
3. Vishuddha - the deity of Enlightened mind (Tib. Yangdak Thuk )
4. Vajraamrita - the deity of Enlightened Qualities (Tib. Dudtsi Yonten)
5. Vajrakilaya - the deity of Enlightened Activity (Tib. Phurba Trinley)
6. Matarah - Liberating of Mamos (Tib. Mamo Botong)
7. Lokastotrapuja-Natha - Mundane or Worldly Praises (Tib. Jigten Chotod)
8. Vajramantrabhiru - Wrathful Mantra (Tib. Mopa Dragngak)
The Lineage and Significance of the Practice
Dechen Choekhor's Kagyed Sadhana is of the Minling tradition. The Kagyed is the most profound practice of the Nyingma lineage under the Mahayoga Tantra. It brings incredible blessings and power, pacify all the obstacles and magical hindrances of demons and evil spirits, helps practitioners to perfect the two accumulations and attains the common and uncommon siddhis.
All are welcome to participate in this auspicious and beneficial event.
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Thank you!