VAJRAYOGINI MANTRA ~ TANTRIC VAJRAYANA BUDDHIST DAKINI ~ She Who Roams over the Void ~ (MAHARAGA)

VAJRAYOGINI MANTRA ~ TANTRIC VAJRAYANA BUDDHIST DAKINI ~ "GREAT PASSION" (MAHARAGA)

Vajrayogini Long Mantra ~ oṃ oṃ oṃ sarvabuddhaḍākiṇīye vajra varṇanīye vajra vairocanīye hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ phaṭ phaṭ svāhā

Vajrayoginī is a tantric deity with no counterpart in Mahāyana Buddhism. She is a ḍākiṇī- literally a "sky-dancer", and figuratively a wild spirit who dances ecstatically in the clear blue sky of śūnyata. She is usually depicted as blood red in colour, naked except for elaborate ornaments of human bone, and a necklace of skulls, corresponding to the sixteen vowels and thirty-four consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet, and symbolising the purification of speech. In her right hand she holds a flaying knife with a vajra handle - a vajra-chopper - which she uses to cut off attachments. In her left hand is a skull cup filled with mahāsukha (the great bliss) which she pours out like wine to her devotees. In the crook of her left arm she cradles a khatvanga or magic staff. Her iconography is rich and multifaceted.

Practices and mantras associated with Vajrayoginī are often considered secret - although the mantras are now widely published. Many traditional practitioners are uncomfortable with this breaking of the traditional secrecy around these practices, and warn against using these mantras without proper instruction.


From the traditional point of view this mantra should be used under the guidance of a qualified teacher. Especially if you are involved in a Tibetan Tradition you should consult your Buddhist teacher if you want to use this mantra in your practice. Vajrayoginī practices require specific initiations and carry samaya vows.

Transliteration

oṃ oṃ oṃ
sa rva bu ddha
ḍā ki ṇī ye va jra
varṇa nī ye va jra
vai roca nī ye
hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ
phaṭ phaṭ phaṭ svā hā

oṃ oṃ oṃ sarvabuddhaḍākiṇīye vajra varṇanīye vajra vairocanīye hūṃ hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ phaṭ phaṭ svāhā

ओं ओं ओं सर्वबुद्धडाकिणीये वज्र वर्णनीये वज्र वैरोचनीये हूं हूं हूं फट् फट् फट् स्वाहा

Vajrayogini, also called Vajravarahi, in Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism), female embodiment of the cognitive function leading to Buddhahood. Vajrayana emphasizes experience over speculation but uses the terms of speculative philosophical Buddhism in an imaginative way. This practice means that images taken from the ordinary life of the individual become the means to further a deeper understanding of man’s being, which is both action (upaya) and knowledge (prajna), each reinforcing the other.

In iconographical representations, Vajrayogini is usually depicted in a terrifying form, holding in her hands a skull and a dagger, her right leg stretched out, the left one slightly bent (alidha). She is surrounded on all sides by cremation grounds, indicating that the ordinary world has become dead in contrast to the rich world of inner life and its vision of reality without distorting fictions. Although she may be visualized alone, she is usually in union (yab-yum) with Heruka, who, when he is united with Vajrayogini, is known as Hevajra. As such he is very popular in Tibet, particularly with the Bka’-brgyud-pa (a major Buddhist sect), whose tutelary deity he is.

As an expression of the multiplicity of psychic phenomena, Vajrayogini may be accompanied by other aspects of herself, such as Vajravairocani (She Who Reveals), coloured yellow, like the all-illuminating sun, or Vajravarnani (She Who Colours), coloured green, symbolizing the widest range of perception and the fact that man’s view is “coloured.” In her principal form, Vajrayogini is also known as Vajradakini (She Who Roams over the Void).

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