The Namcho Amitabha 10 Levels teachings

Terton Mingyur Dorje

 

Namcho Mingyur Dorje (1645–1667). Mingyur Dorje revealed the Namchö treasures at age thirteen, which were written down with Karma Chakmé’s help while they stayed in retreat together for three years.[/caption]

Composed by treasure revealer (Terton) Mingyur Dorje, these teachings encompass the complete path of Buddhist meditation practice, including Sutra, Charya Tantra, Father Tantra, Mother Tantra, Calm Abiding (shamata), the Development and Completion stages of resting in the true nature of mind (rigpa), practice on the union of development and completion stages and concluding with Clear Light and Dream Yoga practices.

“As for the Buddha lands, there are countless Buddha lands or purelands according to the tradition of Buddhism.  All these countless Buddha lands are included in the five Buddha lands associated with the Five Buddha Families.

Basically, a Buddha land is a manifestation or personification of the timeless awareness of enlightened beings. From the perspective of ultimate reality, all enlightened beings are unified in the great expanse and there are no distinctions in the state of timeless awareness.

 

The five Buddha lands of the Five Buddha Families are connected to the body, speech, mnind, qualities and activities of enlightened beings. The Buddha land in the west associated with Buddha Amitabha is known as Sukhavati or Dewachen and manifests from discriminative wisdom, the transformed state of attachment or desire.

There are many reasons why the western Buddha land of Dewachen can be said to be more excellent than the rest of the other Buddha lands. For instance, because Buddha Amitabha made great aspirations so that ordinary sentient beings with negative karmas and afflictive emotions could also be born in the wester pureland, it is easier to be reborn in the western pureland of Buddha Amitabha than in other Buddha lands. In general it is not otherwise possible for an ordinary being who still has negative karma and afflictive emotions to be born in a Buddha land.

Making supplication to Buddha Amitabha is tremendously beneficial because the blessing and activities of Amitabha are incomparable to any other enlightened beings. Many practitioners have experienced like this.”  H.E. Ayang Rinpoche, Lumbini Monkey Year Teachings, 2004