Mahakala Sadhana (short version)
Mahakala - a protector of Dharma - is the wrathful protector manifestation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, who aims at subduing degenerate beings and removing extreme obstacles.
The Short Daily Practice of Mahakala
Two-Armed Bernakchen "Mahakala" Dharma Protector.
The ultimately inseparable Dharma Protector Mahakala is the wrathful form manifested from all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas when they subdue the extreme degenerated sentient beings. Mahakala is the Bodhisattva with immeasurable power of blessings. He protects the practitioners and all sentient beings from obstacles and leads them to complete Buddhahood for the benefit of oneself and all sentient beings.
— Khenpo Karsang Tenzin
1. Practitioners are required to receive empowerment and oral transmission from his Vajra Guru.
2. When meditating and reciting, practitioners should offer tea and five types of grains in front of Dharma Protector's sacred image.
3. The best practicing time will be after noontime or on the Dharma Protector's day which is the 29th day of each month according to Tibetan Calendar.
— The Fourteen Gyalwa Karmapa Thekchok Dorje
Two-Armed Bernakchen "Mahakala" Dharma Protector.
The ultimately inseparable Dharma Protector Mahakala is the wrathful form manifested from all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas when they subdue the extreme degenerated sentient beings. Mahakala is the Bodhisattva with immeasurable power of blessings. He protects the practitioners and all sentient beings from obstacles and leads them to complete Buddhahood for the benefit of oneself and all sentient beings.
— Khenpo Karsang Tenzin
1. Practitioners are required to receive empowerment and oral transmission from his Vajra Guru.
2. When meditating and reciting, practitioners should offer tea and five types of grains in front of Dharma Protector's sacred image.
3. The best practicing time will be after noontime or on the Dharma Protector's day which is the 29th day of each month according to Tibetan Calendar.
— The Fourteen Gyalwa Karmapa Thekchok Dorje
