There are three major deities that help in longlife practices. These are Amitabha, Namgyalma, and White Tara. We have photos of each of these on the website.

Namgyalma's official name in Sanskrit is Ushnisha Vijaya, but since this deity was adopted by Namgyal monstery she has been called Namgyalma in Tibet.

Namgyalma sits on a white moon disk in the vajra posture. She has three faces each with a third eye--a white face facing forward which represents her peaceful aspect, a yellow face representing her semi-wrathful aspect, and a blue wrathful face. She has eight arms representing her different activities. Going clockwise from her right, is one arm holding Amitabha, another long-life deity, an arrow, a had in the supreme generosity (same as White Tara), at her heart a vase holding amrita, a bow, a hand in the threatening protection mudra and two arms at her heart holding a double dorje.

Namgyalma not only does purification of obstacles that shorten one's life, but she also provides purification for obstacles caused by the disturbing emotions.

Manjushri is the embodiment of the wisdom of all the buddhas. He is golden in color and holds a flaming sword in this right hand and a lotus flower holding a book of the Prajnaparamita teachings on emptiness in his left hand. His sword cuts through all ignorance so that the true nature of phenomena can be realized. When Tibetan monks and other practitioners study they say the brief Manjushri prayer and recite his mantra which is DHIH DHIH DHIH repeatedly to gain clarity of their practice and study.

This practice can be found in the Free Download section of this website.

Manjushri is the embodiment of the wisdom of all the buddhas. He is golden in color and holds a flaming sword in this right hand and a lotus flower holding a book of the Prajnaparamita teachings on emptiness in his left hand. His sword cuts through all ignorance so that the true nature of phenomena can be realized. When Tibetan monks and other practitioners study they say the brief Manjushri prayer and recite his mantra which is DHIH DHIH DHIH repeatedly to gain clarity of their practice and study.

This practice can be found in the Free Download section of this website.

This set includes a 8 x 10 inch and a 4 x 6 inch high quality photo (300dpi) and free postage for $ 2.00.

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