What is Tantra according to Buddhism?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana#Generation_and_completion_stage_practice_in_the_annutarayoga_tantras
Also for persons claiming to be practicing Tantra and think its sex or
teach that,or say that sex with teacher is an offering : this is false
according to Buddhist Tantra:on Top of that charging high amounts of
money ,along with no documents of the Teacher should raise red
flags .Anyone who request help from me recieves it unconditionaly.Also
if that person or group promises quick or shortcut to realization
nothing could be further than the truth.
Please lets talk about some terms like:
Turtle Continent/North American continent.
The sage wand I used to own when I was called Black Eagle or Kicking
Bird.:
5 black Eagle feathers
5 bald Eagles feathers
5 Owl feathers
5 red tail hawk feathers
5 crow feathers
Medicine Bag :
Hematite- is a polished stone of volcanic rock good for protection.
Rose quartz-loving kindness
Amethyst-compassion
Sage-purification.
sweet grass -sealing of ceremony.
Bear claw- power for healing self and others.
Powow Tribal or Intertribal ceremony of drumming,dancing,prayers.
Sweat Lodge-for purification via heat.Usually sweat lodges are
offerings to Great Spirit and to help people in trouble.exp:the last
two lodges I attended were for one disabled boy with Muscular
Dystrophy ,one lodge was for a young man suffering with
alcoholism.Okay so the flap is opened in the case of
emergency .However its considered bad luck to break or leave the
circle.let the lodge host know if you have serious health
problems.Lodges divided into male and female lodges.
also we could say totems wolf,bald eagle,hawk,crow ,brown bear are
like dharma protectors are different for each person just like the
practice path of the four directions.
If you encountered a crow come to ask questions
Wolf is the trickster.not in a negative sense.
Bear is a sign of strength and healing.
Bald Eagle and white Buffalo are considered good signs/omens.
Good Trade -two tribal members within one or two tribes trade instead
of purchase from Post.
Good Medicine-means good persons with good intentions and right
motivation.
Bad Medicine- means bad people with harmful intentions and wrong
motivation.exp:I went to Four Winds trading post downtown San Diego
California on the wall was a Buffalo skin I touched it and I knew it
had died a very painful death.I told the owners wife it must be
destroyed.Also without being told I knew that the daughter had stomach
problems so I saw she would get beter after destroying the skin.
Chakras-5 chakra's Om Ah Hung Hri Svaha each color white ,red ,blue,
yellow, green represent an activity of the Buddha and a Buddha
family.In the Native America Mandala North is White ,east is
Yellow,South is red,West is black.So according to what direction this
is determined by tribal elders.There is actually a Vajrayana ceremony
when you drop flower petal and see where in the Mandala it falls
determines what practice you will feel natural with.
Chanels -There are three channels Center Right Left also you combine
this with breathing techniques.There wisdom and compassion and
primordial Buddha.
Damtsig-view of all manifest things either you transform ordinary
possibly deluded views through practice of visualization or
not.Damtsig are basically practice commitments before empowerment.
Samaya- a series of vows based on ones deluded view of reality taken
before an Empowerment.
1-Abhishek/Empowerment/Wang: the fully qualified Teacher opens the
mandala of the deity or mandala of Buddhist activity.The Vajra Master
should have completed retreat and be blessed with visions of the
deity.Their are practice committments unless you take the empowerment
as a blessing.
2-Lung -reading of the text.
Therefor if someone claims they can give teachings,First they should
have recieved that empowerment,they should have permission to Teach
from the lineage.
3-Tri-practice instructions including bell,dhamaru,vajra,
here are some Buddhist terms :
Upasika female 5 lay vows for life/
Upasaka Upasika male/female lay 5 vows for life
Samanera/getsul or novice.
Bhikshu/Gelong or Sifu is a fully ordained monk.
Lama ,3yrs 3months,3days in solitary retreat.
Khenpo,9 years in Buddhist University
Geshe,30 tears of study at Buddhist University.
Geshe Lharampa or Rabjam,highest degree of Buddhist study
exps:Khenchen Thrangu
Ngagpa /Ngagmo non monastic Buddhist tradition exp HH Sakya Trizin
Tulku,enlightened Buddhist Lama takes rebirth to fulfil Bodhisatva
vows.
monks are not lama s.
Rinpoche,precious one also re incarnation.
I can offer refuge vows and Bodhisatva vows discuss Bodhiccita and
Prajna .All private discussions are kept confidential.Unless you plan
to harm others or yourself.