HH Sakya Trizin

Luminari · 06-16-2009, 01:30 PM

I just met His Holiness The Sakya Trizin.

http://www.hhthesakyatrizin.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakya_Trizin

Please see this website for the rest of his australian itinery if you are down under and interested in meeting HH, the head of the Sakya tradition.
Second only to the Dalai Lama himself in the Buddhist world.

I received a wonderful blessing from The Sakya Trizin.

His Holiness gave an empowerment and lecture on the 21 emanations of Tara.

Green Tara's mantra

Oṃ Tāre Tuttāre Ture Svāhā / Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha

Green TaraTara, whose name means "star" or "she who ferries across," is a Bodhisattva of compassion who manifests in female form. In Tibetan, Tara is known as "Dölma" (Sgrol-ma), or "She Who Saves." In particular she represents compassion in action, since she’s in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings.

The syllable Om has no conceptual meaning, and is sound representing the entire universe, past present and future. You can read more about Om on the page discussing the Om shanti shanti shanti mantra.

The central part of Tara’s mantra is a loving play on her name. According to Sangharak****a, a traditional explanation of the mantra is that the variations of her name represent three progressive stages of salvation.

1. Tāre represents salvation from mundane dangers and suffering. Tara is seem as a savioress who can give aid from material threats such as floods, crime, wild animals, and traffic accidents. Tara is therefore said to protect against ordinary worldly dangers.

Tara is a bodhisattva embodying compassion in the female form of a young goddess.

2. Tuttāre represents deliverance into the spiritual path conceived in terms of individual salvation. In traditional terms, this is the path of the Arhant, which leads to individual liberation from suffering. This is seen in Mahayana Buddhism as a kind of enlightenment in which compassion does not figure strongly. Tara therefore offers individual protection from the spiritual dangers of greed, hatred, and delusion: the three factors that cause us individual suffering.

3. Lastly, ture represents the culmination of the spiritual path in terms of deliverance into the altruistic path of universal salvation – the Bodhisattva path. In the Bodhisattva path we aspire for personal enlightenment, but we also connect compassionately with the sufferings of others, and strive to liberate them at the same time as we seek enlightenment ourselves. Tara therefore delivers us from a narrow conception of the spiritual life. She saves us from the notion that spiritual progress is about narrowly liberating ourselves from our own suffering, and instead leads us to see that true spiritual progress involves having compassion for others.

By the time we have been liberated from mundane dangers, liberated from a narrow conception of the spiritual path, and led to a realization of compassion, we have effectively become Tara. In Buddhist practice the “deities” represent our own inner potential. We are all potentially Tara. We can all become Tara.

Here is a video I found of HH Sakya Trizin if anyone is interested.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...11725686399166

mudra · 06-18-2009, 01:33 PM

Thank you for sharing this Luminari.
I went through the website links and will take the time to watch the video

Here is an interesting discovery regarding the OM sign and the center of the milky way galaxy

Kindness
mudra

Luminari · 09-14-2009, 02:24 PM

Pagoda Phat Hue - Dharma Talk by His Holiness 41st Sakya Trizin (Part 1)

06-16-2009, 01:30 PM	#1
Luminari Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,570	HH Sakya Trizin I just met His Holiness The Sakya Trizin. http://www.hhthesakyatrizin.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakya_Trizin Please see this website for the rest of his australian itinery if you are down under and interested in meeting HH, the head of the Sakya tradition. Second only to the Dalai Lama himself in the Buddhist world. I received a wonderful blessing from The Sakya Trizin. His Holiness gave an empowerment and lecture on the 21 emanations of Tara. Green Tara's mantra Oṃ Tāre Tuttāre Ture Svāhā / Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha Green TaraTara, whose name means "star" or "she who ferries across," is a Bodhisattva of compassion who manifests in female form. In Tibetan, Tara is known as "Dölma" (Sgrol-ma), or "She Who Saves." In particular she represents compassion in action, since she’s in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings. The syllable Om has no conceptual meaning, and is sound representing the entire universe, past present and future. You can read more about Om on the page discussing the Om shanti shanti shanti mantra. The central part of Tara’s mantra is a loving play on her name. According to Sangharak***a, a traditional explanation of the mantra is that the variations of her name represent three progressive stages of salvation. 1. Tāre represents salvation from mundane dangers and suffering. Tara is seem as a savioress who can give aid from material threats such as floods, crime, wild animals, and traffic accidents. Tara is therefore said to protect against ordinary worldly dangers. Tara is a bodhisattva embodying compassion in the female form of a young goddess. 2. Tuttāre represents deliverance into the spiritual path conceived in terms of individual salvation. In traditional terms, this is the path of the Arhant, which leads to individual liberation from suffering. This is seen in Mahayana Buddhism as a kind of enlightenment in which compassion does not figure strongly. Tara therefore offers individual protection from the spiritual dangers of greed, hatred, and delusion: the three factors that cause us individual suffering. 3. Lastly, ture represents the culmination of the spiritual path in terms of deliverance into the altruistic path of universal salvation – the Bodhisattva path. In the Bodhisattva path we aspire for personal enlightenment, but we also connect compassionately with the sufferings of others, and strive to liberate them at the same time as we seek enlightenment ourselves. Tara therefore delivers us from a narrow conception of the spiritual life. She saves us from the notion that spiritual progress is about narrowly liberating ourselves from our own suffering, and instead leads us to see that true spiritual progress involves having compassion for others. By the time we have been liberated from mundane dangers, liberated from a narrow conception of the spiritual path, and led to a realization of compassion, we have effectively become Tara. In Buddhist practice the “deities” represent our own inner potential. We are all potentially Tara. We can all become Tara. Here is a video I found of HH Sakya Trizin if anyone is interested. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...11725686399166 Last edited by Luminari; 09-14-2009 at 02:25 PM.*

06-18-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
mudra Avalon Spiritual Mother Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: belgium Posts: 4,919	Re: HH Sakya Trizin Thank you for sharing this Luminari. I went through the website links and will take the time to watch the video Here is an interesting discovery regarding the OM sign and the center of the milky way galaxy Kindness mudra

09-14-2009, 02:24 PM	#3
Luminari Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,570	Re: HH Sakya Trizin Pagoda Phat Hue - Dharma Talk by His Holiness 41st Sakya Trizin (Part 1)