Mandarava Chulen - Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche

The recipe for this wonderful, life-supporting formula was revealed as a Terma, or 'revealed treasure' by the modern Buddhist master and teacher, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, as part of a cycle of longevity practices involving Mandarava, a dakini and important spiritual companion of Padmasambhava, who himself helped to establish Vajrayana Buddhism as the State Religion in 8th century Tibet. The instructions and recipe were revealed in 1985 and Norbu Rinpoche believed that through its practice he was able to greatly extend his own life. Although this formula can be used in the same way as our other Chulen, one can also seek out the transmission for the associated practice from a qualified teacher in the lineage of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and take it in concert with that practice.   Norbu Rinpoche himself had this to say about Chulen: “It is important to remember that Chulen is teaching. Many people think that it is a kind of vitamin or a kind of strengthening medicine. There are in