13-Diety Vajrabhairava Empowerment ལྷ་བཅུ་གསུམ་གྱི་རྡོ་རྗེ་འཇིགས་བྱེད་ཀྱི་དབང་། 十三 金刚威德灌顶 November 21, 2025

The 13-Deity Vajrabhairava Empowerment is a profound and powerful initiation into one of the most significant and highest wrathful Yidam practices within the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Vajrabhairava, often referred to as Yamantaka ("Destroyer of Death"), is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom. His practice is particularly revered for its ability to conquer death, delusion, and the deepest obscurations, especially the obstacles to achieving enlightenment quickly. The 13-Deity form refers to the central deity with his consort and surrounding retinue deities within his mandala, each playing a crucial role in the complete practice. Receiving this empowerment from a qualified Vajra Master transmits the full blessings of the lineage, purifies deep negativities, and establishes the practitioner's continuum to engage in both the Generation Stage (visualizing oneself as Vajrabhairava and his mandala) and the Completion Stage (practices involving the subtle body fo