8/18/2019 Shitro Padma Vajra
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Programme Write-Up
PADMA BENZA GRAND PUJA
Padma Benza : The name Padma Benza is translated as the
Lotus Vajra. He is theruler of the three Buddha Realms, namely:
The Akanistha pure land : In the Aanistha Pure Land, he is
no!n as the VajradharaPadma Vajra. He is a Buddha !ith all the
"om#lete e$"ellent mars and signs, and is%eyond %irth and death. He
!as mira"ulously %orn from a lotus flo!er in the Lae&anaosha.
He taught the #rofound dharma to all %eings. He also
mira"ulouslymanifested as the eight great a""om#lished ones and the
eighty 'ahasiddhas !ho !entthrough mu"h diffi"ulties to a""om#lish
the #ra"ti"e of the tea"hings of (e"ret 'antraand li%erate the
sentient %eings. )inally !ithout lea*ing his %ody %ehind,
hemira"ulously transmigrated himself to another Buddha land.
The Uddiyana and !" the Dakinis: In the +ddiyana Land of
the &ainis, he !asno!n as the (enge &ru#age. He !as
surrounded %y thousand millions of daas anddainis and %enefiting
sentient %eings !ith their a"ti*ities.
The !tus i#ht Pala$e !" Great Bliss: In the Lotus Light
Pala"e of reat Bliss he!as no!n as Padma &ru-zhenge. His
retinue in"ludes the famous / dis"i#les of ingand su%je"ts, and
also many 'ahasiddhas. They all #erformed the four
enlighteneda"ti*ities of in"reasing, magnetizing, #a"ifying and
su%jugating to tame the sentient%eings.
The Padma Benza Means !" Attainment:This !hole 'andala has se*en
le*els:
012 The A"ti*ity 'andala of "olored sand dra!ing,02 The 3uality
'andala of #re"ious *ase,042 The 'ind 'andala of 5a#ala and
essen"e,
062 The (#ee"h 'andala of !ords and seed sylla%les,0/2 The Body
'andala in the form of statue,072 The Bindu 'andala,082 The 'udra
'andala, et".
The dis$!%ery !" the terma :This #rofound mean of attainment !as
re*ealed %y the great Terton 'igyur &orje. Thete$t !as found at
a #la"e no!n as 'arham. This treasure !as guarded %y themountain
#rote"tor, Lazua#ojiye, the Terton %rought out a #re"ious
en"asementmeasuring one foot long and three fingers !ide. In the
en"asement, he found dainis9sym%oli" s"ri#ts !ritten on yello!
#a#ers: se*en rolls of main te$t and fi*e rolls ofsu##lementary
te$t. At that time many #eo#le !ho !ere #resent at that #la"e
also
!itnessed the fi*e "olored rain%o!s a##earing in the sy and many
other aus#i"ioussigns. 'igyur &orje later de"oded the dainis9
sym%ols in the te$t and !rote it do!n inTi%etan for #ro#agation. At
that time, only the fortunate 'igyur &orje "ould de"ode
thedainis9 sym%ols and translated it into Ti%etan. Today, !e !ill
%e using this terma te$t for the em#o!erment.
