The Uncommon Practice of Kalachakra

時輪金剛不共法
His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu

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grateful to Grand Master Lu for transmitting such precious Dharma.
May Grand Master Lu always be healthy and continue to teach and
liberate beings in Samsara. May all sentient beings quickly attain
Buddhahood. Om Guru Lian-Sheng Siddhi Hum.

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True Buddha Master. For further information, please see page 5.

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Honor the Guru. Treasure the Dharma. Practice Diligently.
 CONTENTS

Upon Reading This E-Book 5

About Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu 6
About The True Buddha School 7
About The True Buddha School Net (TBSN) 7
About The Padmakumara Website 8
About The True Buddha Translation Team 8
Kalachakra Sadhanas 9
The Uncommon Practice of Kalachakra Sadhana 時輪金剛不共法儀軌 11

The Kalachakra Shield Practice Sadhana 時輪金剛盾牌法儀軌 15

Images of Kalachakra 19
Kalachakra Mandala 21
Kalachakra Mantra Wheel 22
Kalachakra Visualization Aid 23
Kalachakra Thangka 25
The Shambala Pureland 26
Kalachakra Ten Syllable Mantra 27
Kalachakra Implements 28
How To Take Refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu 31
Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu’s English Books 32
TBS English Practice E-books 35
Dedication of Merits 37

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 Introduction

Upon Reading This E-Book

Any True Buddha student who has taken refuge and has received the Uncommon Practice
of Kalachakra empowerment from Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu or any
authorized True Buddha Master may engage in this practice. If one does not have the
lineage empowerment, one should not, under any circumstances, attempt this practice.
Under the blessing of the empowerment, students can quickly attain yogic responses with
the Deity. Without it, the practice will be futile and one’s act would be considered an act of
stealing the Dharma.

In this e-book, mantras are translated using simple English phonetics. Sutras, verses,
and praises are translated using both English and Han Yu Pin Yin. Students should not
assume that the translations can possibly emulate the exact pronunciations of the Root
Guru. It is highly recommended that students obtain audio recordings of mantras from local
True Buddha temples or chapters, or consult with authorized True Buddha Masters.

This e-book serves as a guideline for the Uncommon Practice of Kalachakra. Please
refer to Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu’s books or consult with authorized True
Buddha Masters for more detailed explanations. If you have any further questions, please
write to the True Buddha Foundation.

May the compassionate Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu, Buddhas,

Bodhisattvas, and Dharma Protectors bless these translated practices. May the True
Buddha Tantric Dharma liberate all beings in the Six Realms of Transmigration.

For more information and other True Buddha School related materials, please visit the
following websites:

www.tbsn.org
www.padmakumara.org

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 About Living Buddha Lian-sheng,
Sheng-yen Lu

His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu, also

revered as Grand Master Lu, is the root lineage guru of the True
Buddha School. His emanation is from Mahavairocana to
Locana to Padmakumara. Grand Master Lu holds lineage
transmission from the Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug
schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is acknowledged as being the
Nirmanakaya embodiment of Maha White Padmakumara, a
realized being who has descended into this realm out of loving
kindness in order to relieve suffering by spreading the
Buddhadharma.

Grand Master Lu established a Buddhist lineage known as the True Buddha School, in
which he teaches a potent, life-transforming mixture of Taoist, Sutrayana and Tantrayana
practices. His Dharma teachings empower his disciples to transform their life issues into
positivity on the path towards Enlightenment. He proclaimed openly that he is willing to risk
his life, even if he had to subject himself to pulverization, in order to lead sentient beings to
liberation -- that is his True Vow to liberate sentient beings.

Grand Master Lu is a prolific writer, having written over 200 books on such varied topics
as Tantric Buddhism, Geomancy, Zen Buddhism, and Taoism. Many of his books are
currently being translated into English and various other languages. These books record his
authentic experiences, from his initial initiation to Taoism to Buddhism, his detailed path of
spiritual cultivation, as well as the manifestation of his transcendental power, wisdom, and
self-mastery. As well, His Holiness has ripened the mindstreams of countless sentient
beings and has brought them to fruition through the profound skillful means of karmic
supercedence, miraculous transformation, and divine consultation. Many men and women
have been recognized and authenticated by Grandmaster Lu as great Bodhisattvas and
have received the Archarya (Buddhist Master) empowerment by His Holiness. The
successful propagation of the True Buddha Tantric Dharma leading many sentient beings to
Enlightenment illustrates its true efficacy.

Today, he is a prominent religious figure throughout the world. As of 2008, over 5 million
people have taken refuge in his True Buddha School. With over 300 chapters worldwide, the
True Buddha School is recognized as a major component in Buddhism today.

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 Introduction

About The True Buddha School

The True Buddha School, founded by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu, is a
school for spiritual cultivation. The name reflects the founder’s mission to offer authentic
lineage transmission and practice of the Tantric Dharma which can truly lead one to
Buddhahood. All students who have taken refuge with the True Buddha School must
practice the True Buddha Tantric Dharma. The True Buddha Tantric Dharma is a Mahayana
practice which, by directly visualizing oneself and Buddha as "One" and, through the
cultivation of the purification of body, mind, and speech, can enable an ordinary, worldly
person to directly arrive at the realm of Buddhahood.

The True Buddha School differs from other esoteric traditions in that it
teaches a unique Yoga Practice called, the Padmakumara (Lotus
Bodhisattva) Vajra Yoga, which enables the practitioner to arrive at the root
guru's "siddhi" of the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds, an inconceivable Buddha
Pure Land manifested by the Buddha Locana.

About The True Buddha School Net

(TBSN)

The True Buddha School Net is the official website of the True Buddha School. It is
available in English and Chinese. Since 1995, TBSN’s worldwide popularity and viewer
demands have continued to increase, requiring more than 10 servers to maintain its
website. Visit http://www.tbsn.org/ to learn more about the True Buddha School and to
access our newsletters, articles, upcoming local chapter ceremonial events, as well as
Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu’s books and Dharma talks.

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 About The Padmakumara Website

The Padmakumara website is a free membership Buddhist discussion group that is

independently funded and established by Alice Yang, a devout student of Grand Master Lu,
since 2001. It specifically caters to non-Chinese speakers’ learning needs by publishing
insightful, educational and comprehensive translations of True Buddha School related
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About The True Buddha Translation

Team

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by volunteers belonging to True Buddha School.

Their mission is to translate and publish books, dharma talks, and other Buddhist
literature delivered by Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu, so as to help propagate his teachings to
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 Kalachakra Sadhanas
True Buddha Practice Text

The Uncommon Practice of Kalachakra Sadhana

The Kalachakra Shield Practice Sadhana

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 The Uncommon Practice of Kalachakra Sadhana
時輪金剛不共法儀軌
by H.H. Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu
translated by Alice Yang and Imelda Tan

First empty the mind. Next, visualize the Root Guru appearing above your crown and
radiating light on everyone present. Chant the Root Guru Heart Mantra 7 times. Pray to the
Root Guru to empower you so that the practice will be auspicious. Visualize your parents,
children, relatives, friends, and enemies join you in this practice.

Wake Up Call: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

1. Recite the Purification Mantras

2. Recite the Invocation Mantra
3. Great Homage Using Visualization
4. Mandala Offering
5. Fourfold Refuge
6. Armor Protection
7. Recite the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra
8. Recite the Rebirth Heart Mantra (7 times)
9. Visualize oneself merge into one with the Root Guru while reciting the Root Guru
Heart Mantra (108 times).

10. Recite the Bodhicitta Vow

We sincerely pray:
May the extraordinary Kalachakra manifest the endeavors of emptiness and
the Great Bliss of Ten Directions and Three Times.
May the extraordinary Kalachakra entice the sentient beings to enter the
Buddha realm of Shambala.

di zi zhong deng qi qing xi you de shi lun 弟子眾等祈請稀有的時輪金剛，

jin gang 藉著十方三世的大樂及空性的舞蹈，
ji a shi fang san shi de da le ji kong xing 示現慈悲喜捨的諸事業，
de wu dao 攝召眾生，進入香巴拉的佛土。
shi xian ci bei xi she de zhu shi ye
shey zhao zhong sheng
jin ru xiang ba la de fo tu

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 11. Mudra and Visualization

Kalachakra Mudra 時輪金剛手印

Visualization:
First empty the mind. Chant the Emptiness Mantra:
Om, si-ba-wa, su-da, sa-er-wa, da-er-ma, si-ba-wa, su-do-hang.

a. Visualize in the empty space the seed syllable “hum” appearing above
the Wheel of Time. The seed syllable manifests the 5 elements (earth,
water, fire, wind, and emptiness). Above the 5 elements lies Mount
Sumeru. At the center of Mount Sumeru resides the Twenty-Eight Hum
Heavens. Visualize a big blue-colored lotus flower appearing at the
summit of the Twenty-Eight Heavens. In the center of the lotus, visualize a sun-
and-moon disc with a seed syllable “hum” at its center. The “hum” syllable
engenders into Kalachakra. Kalachakra stands on top of the disc with both feet
stepping over Mahesvara and his consort. (See
page 23 for the visualization aid.)
b. Visualize Kalachakra is standing in an upright
position. He has four faces, twenty-four arms
and two legs. Each face has three eyes. His
faces are differentiated by colors: the blue-
black-colored face at the front, the red-colored
face to the right, the white-colored face to the
left, and the yellow-colored face at the rear.
Each arm holds a different dharma implement.
c. Kalachakra is crowned with a vajra scepter, or a
dorje, dressed in a tiger-skin skirt, and adorned
by various precious jewels and gemstones.
Ten Syllable Mantra
d. Visualize the “om” seed syllable appearing (Wheel of Time)
between Kalachakra brow points, the “ah” seed 時輪咒
syllable on the throat chakra, and the “hum” seed

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syllable on the heart chakra. Following, visualize the “ten syllable mantra”
appearing from Kalachakra’s heart chakra and shining yellow light.
e. Visualize Kalachakra emitting four colored lights (white, red, blue and yellow)
upon all sentient beings to eradicate negative karmas, subjugate calamities,
accumulate merits and wisdom, and deliver spirits to the Buddha realm of
Shambala.

12. Recite the Kalachakra Mantra:

Om, ha ka-ma-la wa-la-ya so-ha1 (108 times)

13. Enter into Kalachakra Samadhi

Visualization of Entering of the Deity into Oneself:

(1) Visualize Kalachakra sitting on top of one’s crown opening.

(2) Inside one’s body, the lotus at the heart chakra opens up. On the lotus is a
moon disc. In the moon disc is the “hum”
seed syllable of Kalachakra. Visualize this
seed syllable emitting white light.

(3) Visualize Kalachakra (atop one’s crown)

transform into a pearl of light, the size of a
grain of rice. He travels through the crown
opening to descend down the central
channel until reaching and resting on the
heart chakra lotus.

(4) Kalachakra (sitting on the heart chakra

lotus) gradually enlarges until becoming
exactly the same size as one. Visualize
oneself as Kalachakra. There is no
difference between the two.

1
Please obtain audio recordings of the mantras for exact pronunciation from local True Buddha
temples or chapters, consult with authorized True Buddha Masters, or download online at
www.padmakumara.org.

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 14. Emerging from Samadhi and Dedication

Recite the following verses of dedication:

Kalachakra of the highest yoga Tantra. lian sheng huo fo jiao shou da mi fa,
He is fulfilling, immutable and jin gang sa duo bian hua jin gang xin,
magnificent. er zhe rong he zhen shi da xiang
I vow to practice by his virtues and strictly ying,
adhere to all precepts. zui zhang xiao chu zhen zheng de
qing jing.
15. Chant the Principal Heart Mantras

16. Recite the Buddha’s name

17. Dedication2:

May all who uphold the name of Amitabha Buddha

Be born together in the Pure Land of His Western Paradise.
Repaying the Fourfold Generosity from above,
And aiding those who suffer in the Three Paths below.
Upon seeing the Buddha,
May I be liberated from the cycle of birth and death,
And may I develop the qualities of Buddhahood,
And thus free all who suffer.

I, ________ (your name), dedicate the merits of this practice to the Root Guru.
May the Root Guru always be healthy, remain in samsara, never enter nirvana,
and forever turn the Dharma Wheel. May everyone be healthy, free of
hindrances, strong in cultivation, and may all circumstances become auspicious.

May all supplications be completely fulfilled.

May all hindrances be removed. Wun!

18. Recite the Hundred Syllable Mantra: (3 times)

19. Great Homage Using Visualization
20. Recite the Completion Mantra

Dismissal: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

End of Practice: May all endeavors be auspicious.

Xiu-fa yuan-man, ru-yi ji-xiang.

2
For a detailed description of dedication, refer to page 165 of A Complete and Detailed Exposition on
the True Buddha Tantric Dharma.

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 The Kalachakra Shield Practice Sadhana
時輪金剛盾牌法儀軌
by H.H. Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu3
translated by Alice Yang and Imelda Tan

First empty the mind. Next, visualize the Root Guru

I, Sheng-yen Lu, shall appearing above your crown and radiating light on
everyone present. Chant the Root Guru Heart
transmit the teaching of the Mantra 7 times. Pray to the Root Guru to empower
Kalachakra Shield Practice you so that the practice will be auspicious. Visualize
in 2008 and write out its your parents, children, relatives, friends, and
sadhana in book #202 as enemies join you in this practice.
follows .…
Wake Up Call: Clap twice, then cross hands and
snap thumbs and middle fingers.

1. Recite the Purification Mantras

2. Recite the Invocation Mantra. Sincerely invoke Root Guru, Kalachakra and all of the
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas residing in the shrine.
3. Great Homage Using Visualization
4. Mandala Offering
5. Fourfold Refuge
6. Armor Protection
7. Recite the Rebirth Mantra (7 or 21 times)
Recite the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra

8. Recite the Bodhicitta Vow

I sincerely pray:
May the extraordinary Kalachakra manifest the endeavors of emptiness
and the Great Bliss of Ten Directions and Three Times.
May the extraordinary Kalachakra entice the sentient beings to enter the
Buddha realm of Shambala.

wo qi qing xi you de shi lun jin gang 我祈請稀有的時輪金剛，

ji a shi fang san shi de da le ji kong xing 藉著十方三世的大樂及空性的舞蹈，
de wu dao 示現慈悲喜捨的諸事業，
shi xian ci bei xi she de zhu shi ye 攝召眾生，進入香巴拉的佛土。
shey zhao zhong sheng
jin ru xiang ba la de fo tu

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Translated from pages 204 – 207 of book #202 titled, Sighting from Thousand Miles Away「千里之
外的看見」, published in July 2008.

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 9. Form the Kalachakra Mudra

Kalachakra Mudra 時輪金剛手印

10. Visualization:

a. Visualization of Emptiness
First empty the mind. Chant the Emptiness Mantra:
Om, si-ba-wa, su-da, sa-er-wa, da-er-ma, si-ba-wa, su-do-hang.
Hum
Visualize in the empty space the seed syllable “hum” appearing
above the Wheel of Time. The seed syllable manifests the 5 elements (earth,
water, fire, wind, and emptiness). Above the 5 elements lies Mount Sumeru.
At the center of Mount Sumeru resides the Twenty-Eight Heavens. Visualize
a big blue-colored lotus flower appearing at the summit of the Twenty-Eight
Heavens. In the center of the lotus, visualize a sun-and-moon disc with a
seed syllable “hum” at its center. The “hum”
syllable engenders into Kalachakra.

b. Visualization of Kalachakra Image

Visualize Kalachakra is standing in an upright
position. He has four faces, twenty-four arms
and two legs. Each face has three eyes. His
faces are differentiated by colors: the blue-
black-colored face at the front, the red-
colored face to the right, the white-colored
face to the left, and the yellow-colored face at
the rear. Each arm holds a different dharma
implement. Kalachakra is crowned with a
Ten Syllable Mantra
vajra scepter, or a dorje, dressed in a tiger-skin (Wheel of Time)
skirt, and adorned by various precious jewels 時輪咒

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and gemstones. Both his feet are stepping over Mahesvara and his consort.
His demeanor appears wrathful and regal. (See page 23 for the visualization
aid.)

c. Visualize the “om” seed syllable appearing between Kalachakra brow points,
the “ah” seed syllable on the throat chakra, and the “hum” seed syllable on
the heart chakra. The “om”, “ah”, and “hum” syllables shine brilliant light at
one’s mind (the brow-point chakra –om), speech (the throat chakra –ah) and
body areas (the heart chakra –hum). With a snap of one’s fingers, the
practitioner instantly becomes one with Kalachakra.

d. Using the mala beads, recite the Kalachakra Mantra to fortify one’s faith in
Kalachakra:
Om, ha ka-ma-la wa-la-ya so-ha (108 times)

11. Kalachakra Shield

While holding the Kalachakra shield implement with one’s left hand, one visualizes
the Kalachakra’s left hand wielding a shield above his head. The shield rises up,
spins in the air and transforms into a vajra canopy. The vajra canopy 4 radiates
multiple beams of light upon the practitioner (who is one with Kalachakra), the
Twenty-Eight Heavens, the earth, water, fire, and wind elements and the Mount
Sumeru.

The vajra canopy shields the individual practitioner. (It serves as a protection
against harm or danger to the individual.)

The vajra canopy shields the practitioner’s residence. (It serves as a protection
against harm or danger to the practitioner’s residence.)

The vajra canopy shields the practitioner’s country of residence. (It serves as a
protection against harm or danger to the practitioner’s country of residence.)

The vajra canopy shields the Universe. (It serves as a protection against harm or
danger to all sentient beings in the human realm.)

4
On May 3, 2008 at the National College of Physical Education and Sports in Taipei, Taiwan, Master
Sheng-yen Lu describes that as one visualizes the vajra canopy (金剛帳 ) , one should imagine
oneself is surrounded by multiple beams of light. Following, visualize oneself as wearing a golden
helmet and a metallic cloak. The armor protects oneself against curses casted by others and repels
evil spirits. For further specifics, please refer to the original Chinese transcript available online at
http://www.wtbn.org/690/p690-02-01.shtm.

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 12. Recite the Kalachakra Deflection Mantra:
Ha-so, ya-la-wa la-ma-ka ha, om5 (108 times)
(The Kalachakra Deflection Mantra is the reversed recitation of Kalachakra Mantra.
It powerfully deflects any malicious spell back at the spell-caster who will then suffer
its own evil effects. Hence, it hinders others from casting curses against the
practitioner. The vajra shield, or the vajra canopy, protects the practitioner from
other people’s harm.)

13. Enter into Kalachakra Samadhi

During Samadhi, visualize oneself merges into one with Kalachakra.
(Merge one's consciousness into emptiness until two has completely attained the
state of One Taste, which is the union of Kalachakra and practitioner.)

14. Emerging from Samadhi

Recite the following verses of dedication:

The Kalachakra Shield Practice,

With its multiple beams of protective light,
Shall shield me from harm against malicious people
And deflect curses casted by them.

15. Dedication:
May [Kalachakra] confer auspiciousness by day and night in a six-hour cycle
and every minute.
May all [lineage] gurus continuously bestow their blessings [upon one.]
May the Triple Jewel compassionately accept and receive one's offerings.
May the Dharma Protectors constantly [guide and] protect one [against harm.]
And may the Triple Jewel and all sentient beings abide in the state of
auspiciousness.

16. Great Homage Using Visualization

17. Recite the Completion Mantra

Dismissal: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

End of Practice: May all endeavors be auspicious.

Xiu-fa yuan-man, ru-yi ji-xiang.

To learn more about the usage of the Kalachakra Shield Practice, please
refer to book #202 titled, Sighting from Thousand Miles Away「千里之外的
看見」, published in July 2008.

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Please obtain audio recordings of the mantras for exact pronunciation from local True Buddha
temples or chapters, consult with authorized True Buddha Masters, or download online at
www.padmakumara.org.

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 Images of Kalachakra
Complied by Imelda Tan

Kalachakra Mandala

Kalachakra Mantra Wheel

Kalachakra Visualization Aid

Kalachakra Thangka

The Shambala Pureland

Kalachakra Ten Syllable Mantra

Kalachakra Implements

Kalachakra Shrine Set Up

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 Images of Kalachakra

Kalachakra Mandala

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 Kalachakra Mantra Wheel
Courtesy of www.yamantaka999.org

Kalachakra Tibetan Syllable Seed Hum

Kalachakra Mantra: om‧ha‧ka‧ma‧la‧wa‧la‧ya‧so‧ha

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 Images of Kalachakra

Kalachakra Visualization Aid

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 Images of Kalachakra

Kalachakra Thangka

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 The Shambala Pureland 香巴拉的佛土
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 Images of Kalachakra

Kalachakra Ten Syllable Mantra

Wheel of Time / The Tenfold Powerful One 時輪咒
courtesy of www.yamantaka999.org

To learn about the Kalachakra symbolism, please visit these websites:

http://members.fortunecity.com/kalachakra1/10-fold.html
http://www.kalacakra.org/kalaskt.htm
http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_10-fold_powerful.html

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 Kalachakra Implements

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 Images of Kalachakra

The Kalachakra Vajrakila Shrine Arrangement with the Offerings

「時輪金剛橛」壇城

The Kalachakra Shield Shrine Arrangement with the Offerings

「時輪金剛盾牌」壇城

Kalachakra Shrine Set Up

Courtesy of Daden Cultural Co., Ltd 大燈文化 http://www.e-daden.com
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 Kalachakra Shield
Kalachakra Vajrakila 時輪金剛盾牌
時輪金剛橛

5 colored vajra sand

五種顏色的金剛沙

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 How To Take Refuge in Living Buddha
Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu

There are two ways of taking refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu:
1. In writing
At 7:00 a.m. (your local time) of either the first or fifteenth of a lunar month6,
face the direction of the rising sun. With palms joined, reverently, you recite the
Fourfold Refuge Mantra7 three times: “Namo Guru bei, Namo Buddha ye, Namo
Dharma ye, Namo Sangha ye” and prostrate three times.

Send a letter to the True Buddha Tantric Quarter to request a refuge

empowerment. State your name, address, age, and enclose a voluntary offering8.
Upon receiving your letter, the True Buddha Foundation will send a certificate, a
picture of Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu, and a note stating the level
of practice you should start with. The address of the True Buddha Tantric Quarter
is:
True Buddha Tantric Quarter
17102 NE 40th Ct.,
Redmond, WA 98052 USA

2. In person
You may receive refuge empowerment personally from Living Buddha Lian-
sheng, Sheng-yen Lu by making an appointment to visit the True Buddha Tantric
Quarter in Redmond, Washington, USA. Alternatively, you may obtain refuge
empowerment personally from any authorized True Buddha Master by visiting a
True Buddha temple or local chapter9, or by attending a True Buddha ceremony.

6
To find out the dates of the first or fifteenth of a lunar month, please refer to the Western-Chinese
calendar converter at http://www.mandarintools.com/calendar.html.
7
In Vajrayana, the Fourfold Mantra is as follows: “Namo Guru bei” means I invoke the Guru who is
the embodiment of all refuges. “Namo Buddha ye” means I invoke the Enlightened One who is the
source of refuge. “Namo Dharma ye” means I invoke the Teaching (Practice or Way) which is the
actual refuge. “Namo Sangha ye” means I invoke the community which is the support of refuge.
8
If you wish to practice a particular True Buddha Tantric Practice but have not received its
empowerment, you may request for a remote empowerment as instructed above. Most Tantric
Practices, except for the Dharma Protector Yoga Practices, can be obtained remotely. For any
Dharma Protector Yoga Practice, you must personally receive its empowerment from the Root Guru.
9
To locate your nearest True Buddha temple or local chapter, please refer to the True Buddha
School Net’s address directory at http://www.tbsn.org.

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Sheng-yen Lu’s English Books

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Living This Moment in Purity

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

Nowadays, people are becoming greedier because of their insatiable lust for desires.
Few would remain to live simply with scant desires. This book will be of great benefit
to humans who wish to be spiritually awaken by self disciplining their lust. It consists
of 13 fascinating true stories detailing the karmic consequences of sexual
misconduct. It also explains how Vajrayana Buddhism practice “chi” as an antidote to
suppress ones sexual lust.

An Overview of the Buddhadharma

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

Having penetrated the depth of the Buddhadharma, Grand Master Lu extracts the
essences of the vast Buddhadharma and presents them to his readers in a very
systematic and logical manner.

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The Inner World of the Lake

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

In this book, the enlightened Buddhist Master, Grand Master Lu, describes how the
Lake Sammamish in the State of Washington is transformed into the Lake of Self
Nature (Buddha Nature) in his eyes in the summer of 1985. Readers can glimpse
into mind of this enlightened master and share his joys and insights in the cultivation
of the Buddhadharma.

The Mystical Experiences of the True Buddha Disciples

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Siong Ho

Miracles in this book include the curing of terminal and karmic illnesses, accurate
spiritual predictions, warning of imminent disasters, and lottery winnings. The
authentic cases recorded in this book represent some of the numerous cases of
mystical experiences witnessed by Master Lu's students.

A Complete and Detailed Exposition on the True Buddha Tantric Dharma

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

Showing the various visualizations, and mantras, hand gestures, and breathing
techniques necessary for a highly effective practice, Grand Master Lu enables the
practitioner to quickly progress towards Buddhahood. The reader can learn the
methods of deity invocations, paying homage to the deities, guarding against
negative forces, merging consciousness with one's Personal Deity, and entering into
samadhi.

Encounters with the World of Spirits

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

Grand Master Lu reveals his early spiritual contacts from the spirit realm including
his spirit teacher, the spirits who contacted him for his aid, the spirits that he
subjugated, and other supernatural phenomenal that happened during his feng-shui
consultations.
Dharma Talks by a Living Buddha
By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

Learn the methods of how to attain abundance. Vajrayana practice for wealth include
the dragon king practice, the benefits of attending the fire ceremony, and the
meaning of deliverance.

Four Essays on Karma

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Evelyn Li and KC Ng

This book follows the lives of several individuals faced with difficult circumstances
and tells how they were able to avert their crisis and live successful lives by
understanding the concept of karma. The techniques mentioned in the book for
transmuting karma are simple for anyone to apply to achieve a better life.

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 New Revelations from the Buddha King
By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

The Living Buddha Lian-sheng reveals the true identities of the White Maha
Padmakumara and the Living Buddha's invisible teacher, Mr. Three-Peaks-Nine-
States. The Buddha King in the title refers to Amitabha

Household Feng Shui

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

Unlike any other feng-shui books on the market today, Living Buddha Lian-sheng,
Sheng-yen Lu reveals the insights to the "worldly Dharma" to help one to secure
success in the mundane world.

The Annotated True Buddha Sutra

By Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Janny Chow

The True Buddha Sutra is short for The Sutra of Authentic Dharma that Removes
Hindrances and Bestows Good Fortune. This sutra contains the authentic
Buddhadharma and holds the key to eradicating one's disasters and receiving good
fortune. This is tantamount to transforming one's fate. Additionally, this sutra can
help one attain rebirth to the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds, the highest realm within
Amitabha's Pure Land.

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TBS English Practice E-books

Available at www.padmakumara.org under the “Practice” category

E-Book Courtesy of Date

Vajrasattva and Eight Personal Deity Practices Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
真佛宗金剛心菩薩及八大本尊法本 and Alice Yang
Root Guru (Padmakumara) Yoga Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
蓮花童子相應法 and Alice Yang
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Personal Deity Yoga Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
觀世音菩薩相應法 and Alice Yang
Vajrasattva Personal Deity Yoga Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
金剛心菩薩相應法 and Alice Yang
Padmasambhava Personal Deity Yoga Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
蓮華生大士相應法 and Alice Yang
Lapis Lazuli Light Medicine Buddha Personal Deity Yoga Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
Practice and Alice Yang
藥師佛相應法
Maha Cundi Bodhisattva Personal Deity Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
準提佛母相應法 and Alice Yang
Amitabha Buddha Personal Deity Yoga Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
阿彌陀佛相應法 and Alice Yang
Yellow Jambhala Personal Deity Yoga Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
黃財神相應法 and Alice Yang
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Personal Deity Practice Janny Chow, Luljeta Subasic, 2006
地藏王菩薩相應法 and Alice Yang
Smoke Offering Practice Janny Chow, Alice Yang, 2008
煙供法 Imelda Tan and Lian-hua
Zhi-wei
Golden Mother Seven Longevity Health Practices＊ Imelda Tan 2008
瑤池金母七大法
The Golden Mother Instant Wealth Dharma Practice Padmakumara Forum 2008
瑤池金母馬上有錢法 Practice Translation Team
The Dragon King Treasure Vase Practice▲ Padmakumara Forum 2008
龍王寶瓶法 Practice Translation Team
The Collection of Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kuan Padmakumara Forum 2008
Yin Bodhisattva Practices▲ Practice Translation Team
千手千眼觀音菩薩法
Kuan Yin (Avalokitesvara) Body Shrine Protection Padmakumara Forum 2008
Practice That Averts Disasters▲ Practice Translation Team
觀音身壇城避災法
Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kuan Yin Bodhisattva Imelda Tan 2008
Personal Deity Yoga Practice＊
千手千眼觀音本尊相應法儀軌
The Great Compassion Dharani Water Sadhana Padmakumara Forum 2008
大悲咒水的作法 Practice Translation Team
The Tantric Practice of Kurukulla Yoga ▲ Padmakumara Forum 2008
密宗咕嚕咕咧佛母法 Practice Translation Team

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The Uncommon Practice of the Great White Parasol Padmakumara Forum 2008
(Sitatapatre)▲ Practice Translation Team
大白傘蓋佛母不共法
The True Buddha Money Tree Sadhana▲ Padmakumara Forum 2008
真佛宗「搖錢樹法」儀軌 Practice Translation Team
The Uncommon Practice of Ucchusma Vajrapala▲ Padmakumara Forum 2008
穢跡金剛不共法 Practice Translation Team
The Manjushri Practices▲ Padmakumara Forum 2008
文殊師利菩薩法 Practice Translation Team
The Roaring Lion Manjushri Sadhana Alice Yang and Imelda Tan 2008
獅子吼文殊菩薩儀軌
The Uncommon Practice of Kalachakra Sadhana Alice Yang and Imelda Tan 2008
時輪金剛不共法儀軌
The Kalachakra Shield Practice Sadhana Alice Yang and Imelda Tan 2008
時輪金剛盾牌法儀軌

＊ The unofficial True Buddha translation sadhana is based on the dharma talk recordings instead of the official
Chinese texts issued by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu or the True Buddha Foundation. At the time of
the publication, the translation is not approved by the True Buddha Foundation yet. Therefore, its content is
subject to change without notice.

▲ It contains one or more old translated articles which are revised and updated for content accuracy and clarity.

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 Dedication of Merits

May the merits of printing this e-book be dedicated to Living Buddha Lian-sheng,
Sheng-yen Lu, for his well-being and that he may continue to teach and liberate us all.

May all who uphold the name of Amitabha Buddha be reborn together in the Pure Land of
His Western Paradise.

Repaying the Fourfold Generosity from above and aiding those who suffer in the Three
Paths below.

Upon seeing the Buddha, may I be liberated from the cycle of birth and death; and may I
develop the qualities of Buddhahood and thus free all who suffer.

May the merits of printing this book be dedicated to everyone, that all may be healthy,
free of hindrances, strong in cultivation, and that all wishes may come true.

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