Vajrakilaya Metal Print 8"x10" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_MDA and devotion to the guru

and devotion to the guru are among the subjects treated in this book

by Jamyang Kyentse Wongpo

the quintessential "hidden yogi

In the West

Vajrakilaya Metal Print 8"x10" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_MDA and devotion to the guruVajrakilaya 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