The Miraculous Deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni ~ Day 8 Miracle 8

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

The Miraculous Deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni
Chotrul Duchen Buddha’s Great Miracles

Day Eight~ Miracle Eight

On the eighth day Indra invited Buddha and prepared a great lion throne. When the Tathagata was seated, Indra himself made offerings on Buddha’s left while Brahma made offerings on his right. They bowed down before him, while the people sat quietly. Buddha placed his right hand on the lion throne in the earth touching mudra, and there was a great sound of trumpeting elephants.

Five fierce demons came roaring forth and the thrones of the six teachers were destroyed. After the demons, Vajrapani came, with flames shooting from the point of his vajra. The six teachers were terrified and jumped into the water and disappeared. Their teachers having deserted them, the ninety thousand attendants took refuge in Buddha and asked to become fully ordained monks. Buddha welcomed them and the matted locks and beards that had marked them as disciples of the six teachers miraculously disappeared.

Buddha taught all of them according to their abilities to understand. Freeing themselves from the fetters of desire, hatred and ignorance, each attained arhatship. Then the Tathagata radiated eighty-four thousand rays of light from the pores of his body, so that the light filled the entire sky. On the point of each ray was a beautiful lotus, and on top of each lotus appeared a Buddha along with his attendants. Each Buddha was teaching the Tathagata’s doctrine. All felt joy at this sight, and their faith was greatly increased. Then Buddha spoke the holy Dharma and many increased their bodhi-mind, some attaining arhatship, and a countless number produced the inclination to take rebirth as humans or gods.

 

The Miraculous Deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni ~ Day 7 Miracle 7

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

The Miraculous Deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni
Chotrul Duchen Buddha’s Great Miracles

Day Seven~ Miracle Seven

On the seventh day, Buddha’s own clan, the Sakyas, made offerings to him. He blessed all the listeners so that they became great chakravartins (universal Kings that support the Dharma), each possessing seven magic jewels. Each ruled his own small country and had many respectful ministers. All were very happy with this and when Buddha spoke they had great faith. Having increased their bodhi-mind, many attained arhatship and others sowed seeds of rebirth as humans or gods

 

Vajrasattva Hand Mudras

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

In 2001, Lama Tharchin Rinpoche taught how to do the hand mudras for the the Dorsem Lama Chopa practice by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje. Because this is the practice we have been doing for Dudjom Rinpoche III Sangye Pema Shepa’s Maha Parinirvana, it’s a good time to reintroduce this recording to learn the hand mudras. ~ Recorded at Pema Osel Ling with a two hour runtime.

Also available, instruction text in a black and white photographic arrangement of Dorsem Lama Chopa Mudras: the ritual hand gestures by Lama Sonam Rinpoche published by Vimala Treasures.

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