Vajrakilaya Thangka Canvas Print (Black) 16"x20" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_Tulku Jamyang Illustrator: Janice Baragwanath

Illustrator: Janice Baragwanath

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

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Vajrakilaya Thangka Canvas Print (Black) 16"x20" by Neljorma Tendron Vendor_Tulku Jamyang Illustrator: Janice BaragwanathVajrakilaya 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