Vajrakilaya Thangka Canvas Print (Black) 16"x20" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_Tulku Jamyang Naropa University

Naropa University

Gendun Chopel excelled in the traditional monastic curriculum and went on to become expert in fields as diverse as philosophy

is symbolic of the subtle energy upon which the mind's thoughts arise

and struggles in what has become the last memoir of one fiercely dedicated to the Buddhist women’s movement

Vajrakilaya Thangka Canvas Print (Black) 16"x20" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_Tulku Jamyang Naropa UniversityVajrakilaya 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