Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This brief ritual fragment provides the introductory instructions for a sādhana dedicated to the deity Vimala Sundarī (the Stainless Beauty). The text establishes the ritual environment by situating the practitioner within the temple of Vajradhara and prescribing specific material offerings, namely karavīra flowers and guggulu incense. It commits the practitioner to a rigorous quantitative discipline, requiring the recitation of the deity's mantra—Oṃ vimalasundari āḥ—eight thousand times. By linking specific sensory offerings and a precise number of mantra repetitions to the presence of the deity, the text functions as a prescriptive guide for achieving a specific spiritual result through repetitive sonic and material practice.
Provenance
About this text
A sādhana dedicated to the deity Vimala Sundarī, the Vimalasundarīsādhana belongs to the classical Tibetan tradition. The work is attributed to the Indian author Prajñārakṣita. It was translated into Tibetan by Dānaśīla (III) and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཙི, where it comprises two pages. Within the canonical structure, it is situated in the collection known as The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri. The text enacts a ritual process for summoning the Stainless Beauty, prescribing that the practitioner enter the temple of Vajradhara to offer guggulu incense and karavīra flowers. It mandates a precise quantitative discipline, requiring the recitation of the mantra Oṃ vimalasundari āḥ eight thousand times to ensure the deity's appearance, followed by the offering of a parasol of flowers. A scholar or serious reader consults this text today to examine the prescriptive relationship between material offerings, repetitive sonic practice, and the intended manifestation of the deity, providing a window into the technical requirements of ritual activity within this specific canonical framework.
Sanskrit title
Vimalasundarīsādhana
Indian author
Prajñārakṣita
Tibetan translators
Dānaśīla (III)
Canonical collection
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri
The text is significant as it illustrates the integration of Sanskrit terminology with Tibetan translation in the construction of tantric ritual manuals. It reflects the standard Indo-Tibetan emphasis on the synergy between environment, offering, and mantra repetition to facilitate the realization of a deity.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1
Introduction and Ritual Prescription
Provides the Sanskrit and Tibetan titles, the seed mantra, and the requirements for offerings and recitation counts.
Themes
Ritual Offerings (1)
Mantra Recitation (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
In the language of India: Vimalasundarīsādhana. In the language of Tibet: Drime Dzema’i Drubthab (The Sādhana of the Stainless Beauty). Oṃ vimalasundari āḥ.
In the temple of the glorious Vajradhara, having offered karavīra flowers and guggulu incense, if one recites the mantra eight thousand times, she will certainly appear. When she has arrived, offer her a parasol of flowers and ask, "Are you well?" Then say, "Become my wife." She will grant mercury, elixirs, and substances of accomplishment; she will slay all enemies, carry one on her back and show the realms of the gods, and one will be able to live for ten thousand years. Forming a fist with the left hand and extending the little finger outward is the mudrā of the bhūtas. This concludes the Sādhana of the Stainless Beauty.
Translation status: Not among 84000's published translations, and not in progress there. Translations published elsewhere have not been searched for, so one may exist. (source: 84000 catalogue + registry; checked 2026-11-10).
Set in Newsreader and EB Garamond; Tibetan in Noto Serif Tibetan; Chinese in Noto Serif SC.