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The Kalachakra tradition, along with all Vajrayana Buddhism, vanished from India in the wake of the Muslim invasions, surviving only in Nepal.
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Kalachakra and tradition
The Wheel of Time or Kalachakra is a Tantric deity that is associated with Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, which encompasses all four main schools of Sakya, Nyingma, Kagyu and Gelug, and is especially important within the lesser-known Jonang tradition.
In the Buddhist Kalachakra tradition, some 25 rulers of the legendary Shambhala Kingdom have the title of Kalki, Kulika or Kalki-king.
The Kalachakra tradition revolves around the concept of time ( kāla ) and cycles ( chakra ): from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of human breathing, it teaches the practice of working with the most subtle energies within one's body on the path to enlightenment.
The Kalachakra system is clearly related to the ancient Vedic tradition in India which existed long before Buddhism appeared.
Chilupa / Kalachakrapada then initiated Nadapada ( who became known as Kalachakrapada the Lesser ) into the Kalachakra, and the tradition thereafter in India and Tibet stems from these two.
Ironically, it was also at this time that the Gelug lineage absorbed much of the Jonang Kalachakra tradition.
Buton Rinchen had considerable influence on the later development of the Gelug and Sakya traditions of Kalachakra, and Dolpopa on the development of the Jonang tradition on which the Kagyu, Nyingma, and the Tsarpa branch of the Sakya draw.
The Nyingma and Kagyu rely heavily on the extensive, Jonang-influenced Kalachakra commentaries of Ju Mipham and Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, both of whom took a strong interest in the tradition.
The Tsarpa branch of the Sakya maintain the practice lineage for the six branch yoga of Kalachakra in the Jonang tradition.
There were many other influences and much cross-fertilization between the different traditions, and indeed His Holiness the Dalai Lama has asserted that it is acceptable for those initiated in one Kalachakra tradition to practice in others.
Kalu Rinpoche in 1987 at Kagyu Rintchen Tcheu Ling in Montpellier, FranceThe Kalachakra tradition practiced in the Karma and Shangpa Kagyu schools is derived from the Jonang tradition, and was largely systematized by Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, who wrote the text that is now used for empowerment.
The Jonang tradition combines two specific teachings, what has come to be known as the zhentong ( or shentong ) philosophy of emptiness, and the Dro-lineage of the Kalachakra tantra.
The first Kalachakra masters of the tradition disguised themselves with pseudonyms, so the Indian oral traditions recorded by the Tibetans contain a mass of contradictions with regard to chronology.
Westerners have often been fascinated with the idea of Shambhala, often based on fragmented accounts from the Kalachakra tradition.
The Kalachakra tradition is central to Shambhala Buddhism.
Kalachakra and along
Chilupa / Kalachakrapada is said to have set out to receive the Kalachakra teachings in Shambhala, along the journey to which he encountered the Kulika ( Shambhala ) king Durjaya manifesting as Manjushri, who conferred the Kalachakra initiation on him, based on his pure motivation.
Kalachakra and with
Kalachakra Deity with consort Visvamata
" The first chapter deals with what is called the " outer Kalachakra "— the physical world – and in particular the calculation system for the Kalachakra calendar, the birth and death of universes, our solar system and the workings of the elements.
The second chapter deals with the " inner Kalachakra ," and concerns processes of human gestation and birth, the classification of the functions within the human body and experience, and the vajra-kaya ; the expression of human physical existence in terms of channels, winds, drops and so forth.
The last three chapters describe the " other " or " alternative Kalachakra ," and deal with the path and fruition.
The third chapter deals with the preparation for the meditation practices of the system: the initiations of Kalachakra.
The Second and The Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche ( 1954 – 1992 ) were also prominent Kalachakra lineage holders, with the Jamgon Kontrul III giving the initiation publicly in North America on at least one occasion ( Toronto 1990 ).
The Kalachakra prophesies that when the world declines into war and greed, and all is lost, the 25th Kalki king will emerge from Shambhala with a huge army to vanquish " Dark Forces " and usher in a worldwide Golden Age.
As with many concepts in the Kalachakra Tantra, the idea of Shambhala is said to have " outer ", " inner ", and " alternative " meanings.
Rangjung continued his education with the 10th Mindrolling Trichen of the Nyingma School and it was concluded with the Kalachakra initiation of the Gelugpa School.
Agartha is frequently associated or confused with Shambhala, which figures prominently in Vajrayana Buddhism and Tibetan Kalachakra teachings and revived in the West by Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society.
It is said to be an exceeding beautiful city, with a sandalwood pleasure grove containing a huge three-dimensional Kalachakra mandala made by King Suchandra.
By practicing the Kalachakra, the whole of Shambhala became an enlightened society, with Suchandra as the ruler.
Kalachakra and all
Since Kalachakra is time and everything is under the influence of time, Kalachakra knows all.
For their benefit, and the benefit of all living beings, he explained the Kalachakra teachings.
In another version of the story, after much discussion and controversy in which King Manjushtikirti called for all citizens to engage in the Kalachakra teachings, the Mlechha factions decided to leave the kingdom.
Eventually, all the inhabitants gained enlightenment through Kalachakra practice.
Today Kalachakra is practiced by all four Tibetan schools of Buddhism, although it appears most prominently in the Gelug lineage.
thumbAs in all vajryana practices, the Kalachakra initiations empower the disciple to practice the Kalachakra tantra in the service of attaining Buddhahood.
There are two main sets of initiations in Kalachakra, eleven in all.
The present Dalai Lama has given over thirty Kalachakra initiations all over the world, and is the most prominent Kalachakra lineage holder alive today.
For their benefit, and the benefit of all living beings, he explained the Kalachakra teachings.
Kalachakra and Vajrayana
yidam ) of Vajrayana Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained within the Kalachakra Tantra and its many commentaries.
Some Buddhist masters assert that Kalachakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice ; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism.
Shakyamuni Buddha is said by Vajrayana Buddhists to have taught the Kalachakra tantra on request of King Suchandra of Shambhala ; the teachings are also said to be preserved in Shamballa.
Trungpa Rinpoche requested that the Kagyu Kalachakra master Kalu Rinpoche perform the initiation for his Vajrayana students, which he did in 1986 in Boulder, Colorado.
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