Ripa main texts on-line

To acquire certain texts, some requirements need to be matched. Please, find below the detailed information. All the texts listed are intended only for personal use and should not be shared with anyone who does not meet the requirements to practice them.

We kindly request your collaboration and respect to this rule.

Some texts are free and you can download them directly.

The other texts can be purchased from the shop.

Vajrayana Texts

The Vajrayana path implies certain rules to ensure a good progression in the practice. This rules include specific requisites to acquire some of the practice texts.

Namely:

No requirements: anyone can have that text.

Refuge in the 3 Jewels: Only for those who are Buddhists. This means to have explicitly taken refuge in the Three Jewels with a Buddhist master.

Empowerment: To obtain the full benefit of the practices that require empowerment, one should receive the wang (empowerment), lung (ceremonial reading) and thri (instructions). At least, one must have received the EMPOWERMENT of that particular sadhana from a master of the lineage to be able to acquire it.

Oral transmission: called lung in Tibetan. This means to have received the ceremonial reading of that text from a master of the lineage.

Exception: Sangye Menla can be practised before having received the empowerment and the lung, but with the commitment to try to receive them as soon as possible.

As mentioned above, all these texts are only for personal use and cannot be shared with third persons. They are intended for the practice on computer, tablet etc. It is meant for one copy only.  Kindly respect and follow strictly these indications.

If you have questions about your qualification to practise a sadhana, please contact Lama Tenzin (atse17@yahoo.com) and in case you need a text that is not in the list, please contact the Dharmaseva Head of the Ripa International Center: dharmaseva@ripa-international.com

If you absolutely do not have the opportunity to purchase a printed text at Ripa International Center, you can print the PDF. It is printed on both sides, turn the page on the long side (calendar). The so-called “pesha format” of the Tibetan texts is: 9.3 cm x 29.7 cm. Try to cut the pages in this format, and that the square with the text has the same distance from the upper and the lower edge.

Again as a reminder, always treat Dharma texts with respect.

May theese texst bring you and all living beings, inspiration, benefit and realization.

Texts with no requirements

Texts that need Refuge in the 3 Jewels

Texts that need oral transmission

Texts that need EMPOWERMENT and oral transmission

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