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The Very Concise Method of Accomplishment of

Shri Chakrasamvara“A Singular Recollection”

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

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THE VERY CONCISE METHOD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SHRI CAKRASAMVARA

“A SINGULAR RECOLLECTION”by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

The very concise method of accomplishment of the Shri Cakrasamvara of Krisna, “A Singu-lar Recollection”.

‘The method of accomplishment of Cakrasamvara, this Single Recollection was composed by a follower of Krisnacarya; may the merit accomplish the two purposes.’ Written by Guru Manjughosha according to the intent of the holy words of Tsechen [Sachen Kunga] Nyingpo

(1092-1158) together with the Lineage Holders.

May it be virtuous and good, mangalam.

[Written by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892). The Collected Works of the Great Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, vol.7, fol.215-226. Gyud de Kun Tus, vol.25, folios 11-19.

Abbreviated prayers and mantras have been extended. Translated by Jeff Watt, October 14, 1989, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, Rev: June 18, 1999.

Edited by Lama Kunga Tharts Rinpoche and arranged for printing by Wolfgang Saumweber, May 2003 (rev. 2/2004).

This sadhana was ditributed to the paricipants of the Chakrasamvara Empowerment His Holiness Sakya Trizin gave during his visit to the United States and Canada

in summer 2003.

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Cakrasamvara MantrasCakrasamvara Father and Mother Essence Mantra

OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, OM SARVA BUD-DHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNNANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.

Father and Mother Near-Essence MantraOM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT, OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM PHAT.

Father Essence MantraOM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, DAKINI JALA SAMVARA SVAHA.

Father Near-Essence MantraOM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT.

Mother Essence MantraOM SARVA BUDDHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNANNIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.

Mother Near-Essence MantraOM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.

Mother Near-Essence-Essence MantraOM CAURI HUM HUM PHAT.

The Four Dakinis MantrasOM DAKINIYE HUM HUM PHAT. OM LAMAYE HUM HUM PHAT. OM KHANDAROHE HUM HUM PHAT. OM RUPINIYE HUM HUM PHAT.

Blessing and Activity Mantras - The Mantra of the Four FacesOM SUMBHA NISUMBHA HUM HUM PHAT, OM GRIHNA GRIHNA HUM HUM PHAT, OM GRIHNAPAYA GRIHNAPAYA HUM HUM PHAT, OM ANAYA HOH BHAGAVAN VIDYARAJA HUM HUM PHAT.

PreliminariesOM SVASTI SIDDHAM!

In the completely firm fabric of the innate, Homage to the Guru Heruka - performing the vow.

The method of accomplishment of the yoga of the Singular Recollection is explained. A prac-titioner having obtained the empowerment in the mandala of Shri Cakrasamvara and with pure pledges and vows, at the occasion of a beginner, learning the levels of the Generation Stage, unable to meditate on the complete circle of the mandala but wishing to meditate in a manner gathering the continuity of the yoga, should practice the yoga of the Single Recollec-tion in the manner of the three: preliminary, main section, conclusion.

The first has two parts: common and uncommon.

Common Preliminaries

Refuge and Enlightenment ThoughtIn pleasant surroundings imagine in the sky in front of you the objects of refuge — with Guru Cakrasamvara as the central figure — and invite them. Imagine yuorself and others having gone for refuge through the three doors. Perform both the Refuge and Enlightenment Thought, whatever is suitable, the extensive or concise.

I and others, all beings equal to space, From this time forth until the heart of enlightenment is reached; To the holy Root Guru and Lineage, Essence of all body, speech, mind, qualities and activities Of all tathagatas of the ten directions and three times; Source of the eighty-four thousand articles of Dharma And master of all the noble Sangha;

To the glorious holy Guru I go for refuge. To the complete bhagavan Buddhas I go for refuge. To the holy Dharma I go for refuge. To the noble Sangha I go for refuge.

Recite as much as possible with folded hands.

To the Guru and Three Precious Jewels, I bow and go for refuge; I pray, may you bless my continuum.

Think: the source of refuge melts into light and dissolves into yourself.

For the benefit of all beings I must obtain the state of complete buddhahood; for that purpose I practice the method of the profound path.

Recite three times the Enlightenment Thought. [To elaborate, perform the meditation-recita-tion of Heruka Vajrasattva].

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Uncommon PreliminariesThe Uncommon Preliminaries have two parts, [the accumulation of merit and the accumula-tion of wisdom]:

The Collection of the Accumulations of MeritOM AH HUM, HA HO HRIH

Bless the ‘inner offering’ - imagine tasting with the left ring finger.

SHRI HERUKA AHAM

SHRI is non-dual wisdom. HE is the emptiness of causality. RU is free of accumulation. KA is indeterminability - say and remember.

In my heart from AH arises a moon disc, in the middle is the mind — the essence of the five wisdoms — as a blue HUM. From that, rays of light shine forth filling the inside of the body purifying all sins and obscurations. The body becomes a mass of light.

From a transformation of that, instantly I become Cakrasamvara together with the Mother. In the heart, from HUM rays of light shine forth to the Guru and host of Cakrasamvara deities, all gathered in the sky in front.

OM VAJRA SAMAJAH

Invite the assembly,

NAMO GURUBHYAH. NAMAH SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALABHYAH

with mudra.

OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARIWARA ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GHANDHE, NAIVIDYE, SHAPDA AH HUM

Offer thus.

In the Three Jewels I go for refuge, Confessing individually all sins; Rejoicing in the virtue of beings; Holding in mind the enlightenment of buddha.

In the Buddha, Dharma and Excellent Community, Until enlightenment, I go for refuge. In order to accomplish the benefit of myself and others, I give rise to the enlightenment thought; Giving rise to this thought of supreme enlightenment, I invite all beings. Performing the pleasing practice of the supreme conduct of enlightenment, May I obtain buddhahood for the benefit of beings.

Recite three times. Think that the collection dissolves into oneself.

OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, DAKINI JALA SAMVARA VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.

Recite the main non-dual essence of the Father-Mother. If desired recite the root and near essence mantras as known from the long sadhana.

To finish, pray with folded hands:

May all beings and I be blessed with the body, speech, mind, qualities and activi-ties of all the sugatas. May we be blessed to quickly obtain the accomplishment of supreme mahamudra, the stage of Shri Cakrasamvara.

Perform the Hundred Syllable Mantra of Heruka to make firm the blessing. For the medita-tion of the Perfection Stage refer to the commentaries.

III. ConclusionAt the places of myself, above moon discs are:

OM OM HA, OM NAMA HI, OM SVAHA HU, OM BOSHATA HE, OM HUM HUM HO, OM PHAT HAM, OM OM VAM, OM HAM YAM, OM HRIM MAM, OM HREM HRIM, OM HUM HUM, OM PHAT PHAT,

That is the armor of the Father-Mother. Together with mudras recite twice the Mantra of Four Faces to protect the environment, above and below, with mantra:

OM SUMBHA NISUMBHA HUM HUM PHAT, OM GRIHNA GRIHNA HUM HUM PHAT, OM GRIHNAPAYA GRIHNAPAYA HUM HUM PHAT, OM ANAYA HOH BHAGAVAN VIDYARAJA HUM HUM PHAT.

Know the three - appearance, renown and conceptuality as the state of the deity, mantra and pristine awareness.

Through this merit quickly may I attain the stage of Cakrasamvara and place upon that stage all beings without exception. At the time of death, with a host of lords and viras, flowers, parasols and banners held aloft, with the offerings of pleasant music, cymbals, and the like; may I be led to the Realm of Khecara. By the real goddess, real commitments and also the real words of Dharma, by that excellent truth; may those goddesses take care of me.

Between sessions enter into the path of daily activities.

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From my heart rays of light shine forth to the Five Families of Consecration Dei-ties and the Sixty-two Deity Cakrasamvara having arrived in the sky in front.

OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARI-WARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA SVAHA, PADYAM PRATICCHA SVAHA, VAJRA PUSHPE AH HUM, VAJRA DHUPE AH HUM, VAJRA ALOKE AH HUM, VAJRA GHANDHE AH HUM, VAJRA NAIVIDYE AH HUM, VAJRA SHAPDA AH HUM,

Offer as from before.

I request you bestow consecration upon me.

[The tathagatas say:]

‘Just as [Buddha] was bathed by gods when he was born, likewise, with pure water of gods we will consecrate you.’

Say:

OM SARVA TATHAGATA ABHISHEKATA SAMAYA SHRIYE HUM.

Water from the consecration vases fills the entire body purifying obscurations. The excess water overflows and Akshobhya adorns the heads of both the Father-Mother.

Meditate upon that. Then perform the ancillary offerings.

OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARI-WARA ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GHANDHE, NAIVIDYE, SHAPDA AH HUM.

Consecrate the Inner Offering:

OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT, DAKINI JALA SAMVARA SVAHA, OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA.

Think of the Father-Mother in a blissfully ecstatic meditative state and say:

OM SARVA TATHAGATA ANURAGATA VAJRA SVABHAVA ATMAKO ‘HAM.

Say thus - the secret offering. The view of the divine pride of the deity’s body is to apprehend with the mind, single pointedly, the nature of clear appearance.

II. Mantra RecitationFrom the heart of the Father the mantra garland arises. It passes from the mouth into the mouth of the Mother, and descending through the body it exits through the lotus and enters the vajra of the Father. Passing through the body it dissolves in the HUM - ceaselessly circling. Rays of light shine forth inducing and stabiliz-ing the pristine awareness of great bliss.

The Collection of the Accumulations of WisdomOM SVABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO ‘HAM.

OM SHUNYATA JNANA VAJRA SVABHAVA ATMAKO ‘HAM.

Meditate on all dharmas included in subject-object as the nature of emptiness and clear light.

Main PracticeThe Main Section has two parts, I. Deity Meditation and II. Mantra Recitation. The first has four parts: 1. Approximation, 2. Near Attainment, 3. Attainment and 4. Great Attainment.

I. Deity Meditation1. Approximation

From the state of emptiness, in the sky in front, is the essence of mind as a nada, from that a bindu, from that a moon, from that the head of HA, the trunk and U, the syllable HUM is established. From underneath arises a lotus, in the middle, from RAM, comes a sun, in the middle of that are Yama and Kalaratri together as a seat.

In the middle, circling to the left, is the essence of the thirty-two major marks of the Buddha:

A A, I II, U UH, RI RIH, LI LIH, E AI, O AU, AM AH,

Repeated twice.

From the dissolution arises a moon as the mirror-like wisdom. In the middle, circling to the right, is the essence of the eighty minor examples of perfection:

KA KHA GA GHA NGA, CA CHA JA JHA NYA, TA THA DA DHA NA, TA THA DA DHA NA, PA PHA BA BHA MA, YA RA LA VA SHA SHA SA HA

KSHAH, YA RA LA VA DA DHA,

Repeated twice.

From the dissolution arises a sun disc as the wisdom of equality. Between the two, from HUM and AM arise a vajra and curved knife, as the wisdom of discrimination, marked with a HUM and AM. Gathered in

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From a complete transformation of that form, the essence of the wisdom of the dharmadhatu, I arise as Shri Cakrasamvara with a body blue in color, four faces and twelve hands. The main face is blue, left face red, back face yellow and right face white. Each face has three eyes and four bared fangs. The first two hands hold a vajra and bell embracing the mother. The lower two hold an elephant skin out-stretched; third right a

damaru, fourth an axe, fifth a trident, sixth a curved knife. The third left holds a katvanga marked with a vajra; fourth a vajra lasso, fifth a blood filled skullcup, sixth carries the four-faced head of Brahma. The right leg is straight and presses on the breast of red Kalaratri; left bent and pressing on the head of black Yama. The hair is tied in a topknot on the crown of the head; on the crest a wish-fulfill-ing jewel ornament and crescent moon. The soft spot at the top of the head is marked with a visvavajra. Each head has a crown of five dry human skulls; a neck-lace of fifty fresh heads and six bone ornaments; wearing a lower garment of tiger skin; possessed of the nine emotions of dancing; grace, fearlessness and ugliness; laughter, ferocity and frightfulness; compassion, fury and peacefulness.

In the lap is the Mother Vajra Varahi, with a body red in color, one face, two hands and three eyes. The left holds a blood filled skullcup embracing the Father and the right a curved knife in a threatening gesture pointed in all directions. The hair is worn piled on the head; a crown of five dry human skulls and fifty dry as a necklace. The left leg is straight and right bent, embracing the Father. Both Father-Mother stand in the middle of a blazing fire of pristine awareness.

Then, concentrate on the four faces, circling from the left.

OM SUMBHA NISUMBHA HUM HUM PHAT, OM GRIHNA GRIHNA HUM HUM PHAT, OM GRIHNAPAYA GRIHNAPAYA HUM HUM PHAT, OM ANAYA HOH BHAGAVAN VIDYARAJA HUM HUM PHAT.

The mantras proceed from the four faces and then concentrate on the entire body.

OM DHARMADHATU SVABHAVA ATMAKO ‘HAM.

Recite.

2. Near AttainmentPlace each upon moon discs.

In the Father’s heart is OM OM HA white Vajrasattva; on his head OM NAMA HI yellow Vairocana; on his crown of the head OM SVAHA HU red Padmanartesvara; on his two shoulders OM BOSHATA HE black Heruka; on his two eyes OM HUM HUM HO red Vajra Surya; on the eight main joints OM PHAT HAM green Asvaparam.

At the Mothers navel is OM OM VAM red Vajra Varahi; on her heart OM HAM YAM blue Yama;

on her mouth OM HRIM MOM white Mohani; on her crown of the head OM HREM HRIM yellow Kshobani; on her top of the head OM HUM HUM green Bhairavi; on her eight main joints OM PHAT PHAT green Candika.

Say:

Non-dually at the Father’s place is the Mother and at the Mother’s place the Father.

3. AttainmentAt the Father’s heart above a moon disc from a blue HUM is Cittavajra; at his throat OM HRIH HA HA HUM HUM PHAT red Vagvajra; at his forehead OM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT DA-KINI JALA SAMVARA SVAHA white Kayavajra.

At the Mother’s heart is OM SARVA BUDDHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNANIYE HUM HUM PHAT PHAT SVAHA blue Cittavajra; at her throat OM CAURI HUM HUM PHAT red Vagvajra; at her forehead OM VAJRA VAIROCANIYE HUM HUM SVAHA white Kay-avajra.

Both the Father-Mother have at the top of the head as OM white Vairocana; throat red AH Amitabha; heart blue HUM Akshobhya; navel yellow SVA Ratnasamb-hava; secret mark green HA Amoghasiddhi.

4. The Great AttainmentSay while doing the flaming mudra:

PHAIM!

From my heart rays of light shine forth to the natural abode of all buddhas, bod-hisattvas, viras and dakas in the aspect of Cakrasamvara Father-Mother.

PHAIM!

VAJRA SAMAJAH.

OM SARVA TATHAGATA SHRI CAKRASAMVARA MANDALA SAPARI-WARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA SVAHA, PADYAM PRATICCHA SVAHA, VAJRA PUSHPE AH HUM, VAJRA DHUPE AH HUM, VAJRA ALOKE AH HUM, VAJRA GHANDHE AH HUM, VAJRA NAIVIDYE AH HUM, VAJRA SHAPDA AH HUM.

Offer thus.

JAH HUM BAM HOH.

Dissolve. Perform the lotus circling [mudra] and embrace.

OM YOGA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA YOGA SHUDDHO ‘HAM.

PHAIM!