Lamas and their empowerments

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Tenma
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Lamas and their empowerments

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Excuse me, but does anyone know any lamas that offer the empowerments to White Saraswati(I'm mainly focused on finding this one with the one with the lute), Red Saraswati, any of the forms of Saraswati, the 12 Tenma, or the 5 Sisters of Long Life? If so, where can I contact them or reach them or what website can they be found at?
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I've tried to look up the lamas, but I haven't been successful. Could anyone please name a lama I can contact for this?
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Tenma wrote:I've tried to look up the lamas, but I haven't been successful. Could anyone please name a lama I can contact for this?
Any qualified Nyingma master, up to you who you want to approach.

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Tenma,

Heart is right. Just go to a Lama you respect and have faith in and ask Him or Her if They can give you the wang you are looking for. Maybe They can and maybe They can't, but They may be able to refer you to another Lama Who can. In Vajrayana Buddhism, empowerments happen typically because someone asks a Lama to give that particular empowerment. In other words, traditionally the process is request driven. If you request a wang to be given, be prepared that the Teacher may then have some requirements from you in return in terms of organizing, funding, etc. Maybe/maybe not.
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There is a collection of empowerments and sadhanas called the Chik She Kun Drol, quite popular in Karma Kagyu circles. It contains many of these empowerments and transmissions, if I recall. I have the white Saraswati from that collection, and some others as well. Many Kagyu Lamas will give empowerments from that collection. I don't recall all the wangs in that collection, so not sure all of the ones you seek are there.
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Lama Jampa Thaye gave White Saraswati in France a few years ago and conducted a few days of practice on it. It was from the Bodong Panchen lineage.
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The Chikshé Kundröl ("Knowing One Liberates All") cycle of empowerments mentioned by Cone above aldo includes a Red Manjushri with a Blue Saraswati standing in front of him. This is the Short Manjushri sadhana sold by KTD.
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Thanks for all replying, but would it be possible to practice both Sakya and Nyingma White Saraswatis? I'm not too sure on the differences, but would like to know if it's okay. I found Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche gives the Red Saraswati empowerment, but not too sure on the White one event though he gave me a mantra to her. Since he already matched the signs of a root guru I experienced along with some female calling my name(after chanting one mala of the mantra he gave me, a female called my Korean name even though no one except my family members knows that and they weren't there. The neighbors also weren't around, so I took it as a very special sign). I know Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche gives it, but I don't know how to contact him as I live faraway and my parents are very stubborn towards Buddhist beliefs(so I have to hide my practice as a high schooler). How are the Nyingma and Sakya Saraswatis different? The Kagyu Saraswati also sparks my interest, but right now, I'm taking the Sakya Saraswati first.
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In Chokyi Gocha's terma cycle revelaed in Rebgong, Amdo in the 19th century, Red Sarawati is the main practice. However, there is also a White Saraswati sadhana as well as a Chokyi Gocha Guru yoga in the form of Manjushri and a Vajrakilaya sadhana. So if you received this entire cycle (not very large), you would have both Red and White Saraswati. Lama Pema Dorje of Oakland, CA is able to give this.

Good luck & best wishes.
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