Sādhana
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sādhana. (T. sgrub thabs; C. chengjiu fa; J. jōjuhō; K. sŏngch’wi pŏp 成就法). Translated as "means of accomplishment", "method of attainment", etc.[1]
A sādhana is a tantric liturgy and procedure for practice usually emphasizing the development stage of a tantric practice. The typical sādhana structure involves a preliminary part including the taking of refuge and arousing bodhichitta, a main part involving visualization of a buddha and recitation of the mantra, and a concluding part with dedication of merit to all sentient beings.[1]
- Tantric sādhanas generally take one of two forms. In the first, the deity (which may be a buddha, bodhisattva, or another deity) is requested to appear before the meditator and is then worshiped in the expectation of receiving blessings. In the other type of tantric sādhana, the meditator imagines himself or herself to be the deity at this very moment, that is, to have the exalted body, speech, and mind of an enlightened being.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
sgrub thabs, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. sādhana
External links
- Alexander Berzin article on 'What Is a Sadhana?'
- Goodman Lecture by Prof. Anne C Klein: Being Human and a Buddha Too: Dialogues with Yeshe Tsogyal (first part on sadhana)
sadhana, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
sgrub_thabs, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki- Means_for_Attainment, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki