Question asked by Hainan
Hej Pastors!
I would like to ask about:
What's benifits of protective diagram or circle chakra like Migtsema, Tara, Sengdongma and srigpaho?
How should we use those deities protective diagram/ circle chakra?
If we have not Lama nearby that can we print and bless those diagram/ circle chakra by ourself or not?
Thank you so much.
Dear Hainan,
It is a little hard to give you a definite answer, as there are many times of protective diagrams and chakra diagrams.
1. Some are simply representations of the mantra of the deity – these you can print off and keep on your altar. If you want, then you can consecrate them as you would do the statue of a deity. You can find the procedure here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/how-to-bless-buddha-images-yourself.html
2. Others are to be printed and blessed and then hung up showing the entire image – depending on what it is, you can following the procedure from the above article.
3. Others are supposed to be printed and consecrated in a specific manner requiring the practitioners to have engaged in extensive retreats and then folded or rolled up and worn or hung in the house. They all have different functions and benefits for practitioners – since this requires specific prerequisites to make, there are no insctructions that you can find online. We do however have already prepared and consecrated chakras available here: https://www.vajrasecrets.com/collections/chakras
Something like the Sipaho however is different. For that you can just print off and hang up. You can consecrate if you want using the linked method above. You can read more about the Sipaho here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tibetan-astrology/introduction-to-tibetan-astrology.html#tibetan-astrology05
In regards to chakras that are to be worn, you can watch a teaching about them by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche here:
Chakra part 1: General Information
https://youtu.be/gqaZFzzE3cQ
Chakra part 2: Various Deities
https://youtu.be/f8sPel_wplw
I hope this helps. Thank you.