Phowa

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Phowa (T. 'pho ba འཕོ་བ་) is a tantric Buddhist practice for directing the transference of consciousness at the time of death, either for oneself or another.[1] In this practice, the consciousness is ejected from an aperture in the top of the head and typcially directed into a pure realm such as Sukhavati.[2]

The practice is found within all sects of Tibetan Buddhism. It is particularly known as one of the the Six Yogas of Naropa.

References

  1. RW icon height 18px.png Phowa, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
  2. Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. 'pho ba


Further reading

  • Chagud Khadro, Phowa-Commentary - Instructions for the practice of Consciousness Transference, Pilgrims Publishing, 2003,