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	KTD--Vajradhara, the primordial Buddha-- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Vajradhara (Dorje Chang) is depicted with heavenly ornaments and garments to symbolize his capacity to ceaselessly benefit and fulfill the needs of all living beings through the means of sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya emanations.
		The sun and Vajradhara never actually appear on the earth, it is rather the light of the sun and the emanation of Vajradhara that sentient beings experience through their capacity and purity of mind.
		The activity of Vajradhara is to benefit all beings without discrimination or judgement, just as it is inherent in the nature of the trees that grow on the earth to burn when set on fire.
	www.kagyu.org /karmapa/kag/kag01.html (2345 words)

	Vajradhara - The Gyalwang Drukpa's website
		Vajradhara is the primordial Buddha, the embodiment of all the Buddhas of the three time periods, and the essence of the three kayas or bodies of the Buddha.
		The Drukpa lineage traces the origin of its transmission to Vajradhara as he is truly the manifestation of the supreme essence of Buddhahood.
		With his right hand holding the dorje (symbolizing "method"), his left hand holding the bell (symbolizing wisdom), and the two crossed over his chest, Vajradhara is the ultimate representation of non-duality and emptiness, which is indeed the "Mahamudra", the Great Union - the ultimate realization sought by all practitioners of the Drukpa lineage.
	www.drukpa.org /eng/lineage/vajradhara.htm (126 words)

	Karmapa website - Kagyu Lineage - Vajradhara
		Vajradhara is the primordial buddha, the dharmakaya buddha.
		The dharmakaya, synonymous with Vajradhara Buddha, is the source of all the manifestations of enlightenment.
		Vajradhara is central to the Kagyu lineage because Tilopa received the vajrayana teachings directly from Vajradhara, the dharmakaya buddha.
	www.kagyuoffice.org /kagyulineage.vajradhara.html (286 words)

	The Jivamala - The Bhairava: An Emanation of the Adi-Buddha Vajradhara
		It is through the compassion of Vajradhara, the primordial Buddha (Adi-Buddha) of indestructible blue light, that the Jivamala practice came to be known.
		Vajradhara, who is a celestial Buddha in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition, assigns one of his emanations to direct the Jivamala practice for the individual who has been initiated.
		As bhairavas, we are dedicated to Vajradhara, who is the Adi-Bhairava, the primordial Buddha form and bhairava form in one.
	www.many-lives.com /lives/guide.html (999 words)

	Siddhartha's Intent - Vajradhara Gonpa Three Year Retreat Centre, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Three year retreat at Vajradhara Gonpa is a residential program of strenuous contemplative practice according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
		Integral to the three year retreat is the experience of practitioners living together as a yogic community, encouraging development of the lifelong habit of a practitioner's lifestyle.
		Vajradhara Gonpa expresses its deep gratitude to the many sponsors who over the years have participated in providing an environment where the dharma can be so whole heartedly practiced.
	www.siddharthasintent.org /VajradharaGonpa.htm (989 words)

	Wisdom Books - books on buddhism and buddhist subjects
		Vajradhara taught the four classes of tantra for the benefit of disciples who harbour desire as their principle emotion.
		Vajradhara is said to have manifested to Indian mahasiddhas, such as Tilopa, to reveal tantric teachings.
		He perceived a vision of the Buddha Vajradhara and received teachings including Mahamudra and what were to become known as the Six Yogas of Naropa that were to be passed on through the Kagyu lineage.
	www.wisdom-books.com /FocusDetail.asp?FocusRef=20 (3204 words)

	rsp9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Shakyamuni is seated in vajra-posture upon a moon disc and lotus, his left hand rests in the gesture of meditation holding an alms-bowl, and his right hand is extended downwards in ‘earth-witness’ gesture.
		Vajradhara is the dharmakaya form in which the Buddha appears to reveal the tantras.
		To the left of Vajradhara are the three major tantric deities of the Gelugpa School of Tibetan Buddhism – Guhyasamaja (top), Chakrasamvara (left), and Vajrabhairava (right).
	www-scm.tees.ac.uk /users/bdh/vi_com/html/rsp9.html (198 words)

	Buddha-Shakti Bronze Statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This sculpture shows vajradhara in his tantric aspect in embrace with his consort, Shakti, in a position of sexual union known as Yab-Yum (literally Father-Mother) in Tibetan and Maithuna in Sanscrit.
		Vajradhara represents the original, primordial Buddha, the one absolute power which creates itself, with no beginning and no end.
		Vajradhara is seated in a meditation pose wearing a crown on his head.
	www.angelsandearthlythings.com /b-9.html (185 words)

	The PILGRIMAGE to CYTHERA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Vajradhara ("the Holder of the Vajra" in Sanskrit) is depicted seated on the lotus throne in the vajrna (lotus) posture and holding in his embrace his "`spiritual consort' Prajnaparamita" who personifies his own wisdom.
		His arms are folded on his breast, in his right hand he is holding the vajra, or a ritual staff, a symbol of the Buddhist teaching, and in his left hand is the bell, a symbol of the voidness of the world.
		The attributes convey the essence of the image: the Vajradhara Buddha symbolizes the oneness of the enlightened consciousness, free from the opposition of the subject and the object, self and other consciousness, directly and intuitively cognizing the integral nature of being.
	www.rcom.ru /cythera/011.htm (182 words)

	Vajradhara
		The name Vajradhara means "holder of the vajra [thunderbolt]," implying that Vajradhara is the holder or protector of Tantrism.
		Vajradhara holds the vajra in his right hand and the bell in his left.
		His hands are crossed at the wrists, a gesture symbolizing highest energy and the union of compassion and wisdom necessary to reach enlightenment.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /read/vajradhara.htm (153 words)

	Vajradhara Buddhist Meditation Center
		Welcome to Vajradhara Mahayana Buddhist Center of Charlotte, NC ore and more people are discovering the power of meditation to transform their lives.
		Vajradhara Buddhist Center offers a wide range of meditation classes for all levels of experience, from complete beginners to advanced practitioners.
		Vajradhara Mahayana Buddhist Center, is located at 4601 Addison Drive, (on the corner of Addison and N Sharon Amity Rd) Charlotte.
	www.meditationcharlotte.org (685 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Adi-Buddha, Vajradhara ("Bearer of the Adamantine Scepter")
		The Adi-Buddha, Vajradhara, is a visual reification of the totality of the Buddhist teachings.
		Vajradhara is also the source from which all Buddhist deities emanate.
	kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu /exhib/sama/adi/pgs/T1034M.html (99 words)

	Vajradhara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Buddha Vajradhara expounded the innumerable, unsurpassed tantras, especially the Mahamudratilaka, the Sri-anavila-tantra, the Raptu Minepe Gyu, and others belonging to the quintessential tantra.
		Buddha Vajradhara transmitted his teaching to the reincarnated bodhisattvas who in turn gave it to Saraha, the father of all the great saints of India and the one who helped them to achieve liberation.
		He was said to have visited the Akanistha buddha realm in his subtle illusory manifestation and to have listened to Buddha Vajradhara expounding the doctrine in all its profundity and vastness.
	www.samyeling.org /Buddhism/Tibetan_Buddhism/Vajradhara.htm (1278 words)

	Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal - Dharma Shop
		It is said that the teachings of the Kagyu lineage originated from the dharmakaya Buddha Vajradhara.
		However, these two forms are not fundamentally different from each other because Vajradhara is the mind of both the sambhogakaya and the nirmanakaya.
		When Tilopa met with the sambhogakaya Vajradhara in the tenth century, the nirmanakaya Shakyamuni Buddha was no longer in the world.
	www.greatliberation.org /dharmashop/excerpts/bk19ex.htm (1404 words)

	Vajradhara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		To receive the blessings and inspiration necessary for the successful practice of highest yoga tantra, the qualified disciple is instructed to visualize his or her spiritual master as inseparable from Vajradhara, Holder of the Diamond Scepter.
		Guru Vajradhara’s body is deep blue in color, indicating the profound and boundless nature of his omniscient mind.
		His two hands are in the embracing mudra to show that he has mastered the union of method and wisdom characteristic of the path leading to the full enlightenment of buddhahood.
	store.amberlotus.com /a-st1573.html (319 words)

	The Kagyu Lineage and the Karmapas: The Indian Lineage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is from this timeless, transcendent perfection that various Buddhas manifest, teaching skilfully according to the needs of the age, just as from the perfect surface of a mirror, itself with no shapes or colours, the form of whatever comes before it can be accurately reflected.
		Buddha Vajradhara is usually depicted naked when representing pure, formless voidness itself (dharmakaya).
		It is through their direct contact with sambhogakaya Buddha Vajradhara that the early Kagyu masters received the teachings that form the heart of our lineage.
	www.samye.org /dchang.htm (244 words)

	Kagyu Lineage Golden Rosary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One comes from the Buddha, in the form of Vajradhara, through a succession of Indian masters including Saraha and Nagarjuna and ending with Maitripa in 11th century India.
		The other came from Buddha Vajradhara to Tilopa, who passed on the quintessence of his heritage to Mahapandita Naropa, one of Buddhism's greatest scholars and one of the 84 great siddhas of India.
		The main point of the Kagyu lineage is to have maintained perfectly the original vajrayana teachings given by Buddha Vajradhara to Saraha, Tilopa and other great Indian masters.
	www.samyeling.org /Buddhism/Tibetan_Buddhism/golden_rosary.htm (569 words)

	The Second to Tenth Incarnations of Zasep Tulku Rinpoche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lama Namka Thogdug took the statue of Vajradhara with him on a journey to the province of Gerjel.
		Because of the weight of the statue he could not remove its base as well, and until 1959 the lotus and moon seat of this statue could still be seen at Zuru Gompa.
		In this new monastery was placed the Vajradhara statue from the first gompa, showing that this monastery was the new home for Namka Thogdug and his reincarnations.
	personal.palouse.net /lotus/biop2.htm (379 words)

	Jewel of the Lotus Antique Gold Jewelry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Regarded as the supreme Buddha in some texts of Tibetan Buddhism Vajradhara is the physical representation of Adi Buddha.
		Adi Buddha or Thogma Sanya is the primordial Buddha, the self-originating, aboriginal Buddha from which all else sprang.
		Vajradhara is the visible manifestation of Adi Buddha in the zenith.
	www.jewelofthelotus.com /detail.asp?searchfor=&type=ATQA&cnt=85&pos=17&d=&ids=x385x395x393x392x388x387x386x635x42x70x40x229x50x49x200x230x45x293x300x346x120x65x67x239x238x37x232x299x231x241x64x43x63x68x66x243x242x73x74x77x72x245x244x308x306x61x121x310x311x348x82x357x44x237x224x223x355x48x356x341x51x294x99x332x38x307x86x90x85x88x87x362x344x352x363x347x354x96x52x353x57x59x58x60x345 (97 words)

	Vajradhara and Tilopa
		When such realization manifested in more accessible or physical form for all sentient beings as the historical Shakyamuni Buddha, it was then called the nirmanakaya, the body of manifestation.
		There are a number of differing biographies about Tilopa's activities prior to his encounter, but they agree that though he studied the Vajrayana teachings with many gurus in India, his principle teacher, or root guru, was Vajradhara, the primordial buddha.
		Thus, the source of the Kagyu lineage is said to be the essence of buddhahood itself, and this understanding of the source of the Kagyu lineage is reflected in many different ways in Kagyu iconography.
	www.nalandabodhi.org /kagyu3.html (340 words)

	The Jivamala - Chen Ma, The Life of a Vajrayana Buddhist Nun
		His Bodhisattva Vajradhara*** is also powerful, and so is the Lord of the Flaming Jewel, Ratnapani, Bodhisattva of the Golden Buddha.
		I couldn't really see them but I pretended I could, and I talked to them, and told them how nice Vajra Dakini was, and how kind she was to take me traveling.
		She was sympathetic, and said that it was unlikely that the abbess had ever seen Vajradhara - he really would have her standing on her head in penance for her pride.
	www.many-lives.com /lives/buddhist-num-2.html (4999 words)

	Mirrors of the Heart-Mind - Gurgyi Gonpo Essay
		The Adi Buddha, Vajradhara, appears in the top center of each of the SAMA paintings.
		Here, Vajradhara is the progenitor from whom all the figures in the painting emanate.
		To Sarvavid Vairochana's left is Vajradhara with his characteristic pair of vajras.
	kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu /exhib/sama/Essays/CCGurgyMgonPo.html (2056 words)

	Vajradhara (Fr) - The Gyalwang Drukpa's website
		Vajradhara est le Bouddha primordial, la personnification de tous les Bouddhas des trois temps, et l’essence des trois kayas ou corps du Bouddha.
		Vajradhara représente aussi le Bouddha du Dharmakaya et par conséquent, l’aspect ultime de l’Éveil.
		La lignée Drukpa trouve l’origine de sa transmission en Vajradhara comme il est vraiment la manifestation de la suprême essence de l’état de Bouddha.
	www.drukpa.org /french/lineage_fr/vajradhara_fr.htm (61 words)

	Buddhist Teachings
		The purpose of taking an initiation is not to send yourself to the lower realms but to lead yourself to the state of Vajradhara.
		This is the most important thing and is the basis for the practice of the entire path to enlightenment.
		Even though the practice of tantra is so important and is the incomparable method for attaining the unified state of Vajradhara, it depends completely on the lam-rim.
	www.fpmt.org /teachings/more/advice_ling.asp (1438 words)

	Lineage
		Vajradhara is not to be confused with the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, for while the latter was an emanation, the former represents the ultimate aspect of Enlightenment.
		Alternatively, it could be said that while Shakyamuni is the nirmanakaya, or form body aspect of compassion, Vajradhara is the formless or dharmakaya body whose all-permeating qualities, while beyond ordinary conception, and yet inherently at the core of every living being.
		Vajradhara transmitted the sacred teachings directly to the Indian master Tilopa, who because of his extraordinarily high realizations, was able to see the sambhogakaya, or subtle form body manifestation of Vajradhara.
	home.swipnet.se /ratnashri/lineage.htm (9813 words)

	The Tibetan Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Tibetan Foundations is an extension of The Church of Shambhala Vajradhara Maitreya Sangha.
		The Church of Shambhala Vajradhara Maitreya Sangha is an authorized tax exempt non-profit organization based in California.
		Our ability to generate funds has expanded and allowed us to increase our sphere of charitable activity abroad whilst still meeting the Church’s domestic financial obligations.
	www.tibetanfoundation.org /introduction.htm (2043 words)

	Teachings from the Vajrasattva Retreat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nick Ribush: In the Vajrasattva sadhana, Lama Yeshe said to visualize either Heruka or Vajradhara as the object of refuge.
		Then, before the nine-round breathing meditation is done, Lama said to absorb the object of refuge and yourself appear as Heruka or Vajradhara, according to what you had visualized.
		If you haven’t received a great initiation, you can think that the refuge merit field, whether you have visualized Heruka or Vajradhara, melts into light and is absorbed at the point between your eyebrows.
	www.lamayeshe.com /lamazopa/tvr/tvr_2.shtml (2817 words)

	Karmapa website - Kagyu Lineage - Tilopa
		Tilopa received the the transmission of enlightened wisdom directly from the source of enlightenment itself, Vajradhara
		It is also said that from ultimate point of view, Tilopa had no human teachers and he received the full mahamudra and vajrayana transmissions directly from Buddha Vajradhara.
		According to Taranatha, Tilopa practised with a ksetra yogini, the daughter of a sesame seed pounder, and the monks expelled him from the monastery.
	www.kagyuoffice.org /kagyulineage.tilopa.html (693 words)

	Understanding Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sheikh Haroon, if you'd rather type the whole thing out, feel free :) i presumed you were asking if you could call me Vaj since Vajradhara was a longer nick ;)
		I think Vajradhara is a cool name, but its got too many "a"s in it and its kind of cumbersome to type.
		From being just "cat" or "oi" ill call him Vajradhara in ur honour!
	www.understanding-islam.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1669&whichpage=3 (250 words)

	Drikung Kagyu Buddhist Monastery, Wogmin Thupten Shedrup Ling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Buddha Vajradhara to Siddha Tilopa to Siddha Naropa to Marpa Lotsawa to Jetsun Milarepa to Lharje Gampopa (Dhagpo) to Phagmo Drupa to Lord Jigten Sumgon (founder of Drikung Kagyu) until present day lineage holders Chokyi Jugne (Present Chuntsang Rinpoche) and Thinley Lhundrub (Present Chetsang Rinpoche).
		This lineage directly came from Buddha Shakyamuni and the primordial Buddha, VajraDhara.
		From VajraDhara, it was passed on to Tilopa, from Tilopa to Naropa, from Naropa to Marpa, from Marpa to Milarepa, and then from Milarepa to Gampopa.
	www.dharma-media.org /wogmin/mahamudra.html (868 words)

	Asia,East Asia,China,Tibet <Xizang> (autonomous region),Southern Tibet / Primordial Buddha Vajradhara / 15th cen.
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		Asia,East Asia,China,Tibet (autonomous region),Southern Tibet / Primordial Buddha Vajradhara / 15th cen.
		This image is one of over 118,000 from The Art Museum Image Consortium Library (The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from 39 museums around the world.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico1093037-5775.html (281 words)

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