Generating the Mandala and Deities of the Body Mandala
The Actual Generation Stage Meditation
The Five Stages of Completion Stage
Appendix I: The Condensed Meaning of the Commentary
Heruka Retreat Preliminary Jewel
Heruka Body Mandala Burning Offering
Appendix III: The Root Tantra of Heruka and Vajrayogini
Appendix V: Diagrams and Illustrations
Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism
The International Temples Project
Finding Your Nearest Kadampa Meditation Centre
Illustrations
Commentary
Twelve-armed Heruka
Vajrayogini
Saraha
Nagarjuna
Shawari
Luyipa
Darikapa
Dingkiwa
Ghantapa
Dzalandharapa
Krishnapada
Tilopa
Naropa
Malgyur Lodro Drag
Je Tsongkhapa
Je Phabongkhapa
Vajradhara Trijang Rinpoche
One-pronged vajra
HAM, HUM, short-AH
Dorjechang Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche (included at the request of faithful disciples)
Sadhanas
Buddha Shakyamuni
Tantric commitment objects: inner offering in kapala, vajra, bell, damaru, action vase, mala
Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka
Vajrasattva Father and Mother
Twelve-armed Heruka
Nada & HUM
Two-armed Heruka
Vajrasattva Father and Mother
Twelve-armed Heruka
Two-armed Heruka
Dorje Shugden
Khandarohi
Fire Deity
Diagrams and Illustrations
Deity Charts
Seed-letters
Acknowledgements
This book, Essence of Vajrayana, is a complete and authoritative explanation of the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Heruka body mandala, a powerful method for accomplishing full enlightenment in this lifetime.
The author, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, worked tirelessly for several years to prepare this profound text, bringing to it the inestimable benefit of his own vast scholarship and meditational experience. From the depths of our hearts we thank him for his inconceivable patience and kindness in giving us this precious commentary, which for the first time unlocks the secrets of this sublime practice for the Western practitioner.
We also thank all the dedicated, senior Dharma students who assisted the author with the rendering of the English and who prepared the final manuscript for publication.
