The Precious Rosary of Chod

Purpose

• Introduction to the practice of the Long Chö Feasts: Tsogley Rinchen Trengwa (The Precious Rosary) and Yönten Künjung (Gathering all Good Qualities).
• Introduction to torma, and to various specialty practices of healing others.
• Integrating various Chöe practices into daily life.

Transmissions

• The transmission of the two grand cycles of Machik Chod: The Precious Rosary of Chod Feasts and the Yonten Kunjung (Arisal of All Qualities).
• Torma training class, or may be learned via the Module 4 DVDs.

Summary of Topics

A very extensive outline and summary of the entire Precious Rosary of Chod Feasts practice can be linked to here.

Precios Rosary of Chod Feasts Training

Though daunting at first appearance, the extensive practice is actually highly structured and coherent. Containing the heart essence prayers and practices of MaChik and her close students, it was collated by the 3rd Karmapa and later by Karma Chagmé. It is a core practice for both Kagyu and Nyingma Chöd practitioners, and can be used as a healing ritual for others. The weekend will include a day of the actual practice, presided over by Tsewong Rinpoche and Pema Tendzin. It will be paced and interspersed with information that will allow all students to follow along and participate at their own levels. A full accurate translation and transliteration of the text will be available for the first time. Our training will cover the entire range of this practice.

Chod Materials

• The text for the course includes the  Tibetan, translation and transliteration, musical notations, and entire text, but in black and white format.
• For additional cost, a hardbound, numbered and signed version of the text will be available. This is an essential investment for any serious Chod practitioner.
• Detailed color slide handouts, explaining the practice, stage by stage.
• CDs sound files of the entire ritual, and video DVD of all important manual parts of the ritual, including torma offering, special drum sections and so on.

Structure of the Precious Rosary

The Precious Rosary of Chod Feasts is organized into 10 sections as follows:

1. Field of Chod Section

• Creation of the field of accumulation, the Higher Guests; extensive Refuge, Bodhicitta and offerings.

2. Offering and Prayers Section

Alternating praises and feasts, this includes over a dozen different Red and White feast visualizations. The prayers and praises include the Prayer to Padampa by MaChik, the songs of her son to the various doors of her reliquary and many more.

Dakini Offering Section

Offering to the various classes of Dakinis, including Exhorting the 100,000 Dakinis, Dakinis of the 25 places and so on.

Kangwa Section

Offerings to the various protectors of Chöd, including those bound to service by MaChik and Padampa Sangye.

The Tsok Activity

The Chöd Ganapuja or Tsok, with the feasting of yogis and yoginis, alongside the invited sacred guests of lama, Dakini, Yidam and protector.

Catalog Download

Download Application