Vajrakilaya Metal Print 8"x10" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_MDA we become familiar with the

we become familiar with the body's subtle flows of energy

he said to his followers: "this worldly life is transitory and separation is inevitable

In the West

basking in the delighted gaze of their father

by Jamyang Kyentse Wongpo

Vajrakilaya Metal Print 8"x10" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_MDA we become familiar with theVajrakilaya or Dorje Phurba is the extremely wrathful form of Vajrasattva, the pure vajra nature of Enlightenment. In this imagery, the compassion of the Buddhas is expressed forcefully, to eradicate in a powerful way the entrenched ignorance and emotional afflictions which cause obstacles, interfering with auspicious circumstances and preventing the dawning of realization. Thus, the symbol of compassion is the phurba or phurbu, the ritual dagger