Shenlha Wodkar

Mantra

A OM HUNG A AA KAR SA LE OH

A YANG OM DHU

Shenlha Wodkar personifies one of the three main aspects of Tönpa Shenrab:

    •    Deity (lha) is Shenlha Wodkar

    •    Priest (shen) is Tönpa Shenrab

    •    Creator (srid) is Sangmo Bunpti

 

Shenlha Wodkar is the deity of Supreme Compassion. Out of his compassion the Bon teachings and practices have grown to assist all sentient beings on the path to liberation. He is the master teacher of all teachers and teaching has become his primary activity.

Wodkar means ‘white light’ and his natural body is pearlescent, the body of perfection (dzog ku). Shenlha Wodkar is always dressed in elaborate, ceremonial robes with his hands in the meditation mudra. He sits on a throne supported by two snow lions, which represent Shenlha Wodkar’s supremacy over all life forms.