Ep352: Mahāmudrā of Newar Buddhism - Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya

About this episode

Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya discusses the Mahāmudrā of Newar Buddhism and shares insights on enlightenment practices.

In this interview, filmed at Oxford University, I am once again joined by Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya, a 35th generation tantric priest in a centuries old Newar Buddhist family lineage and master of the religious dance tradition of Charya Nritya. Prajwal explains the use of mudrā and movement to embody enlightenment and teaches a full sequence of movement and mantra to use in daily practice when taking refuge. Prajwal explains the four levels of Mahāmudrā in Newar Buddhism, offers methods to build compassion in community, and gives his advice on how to practice well. Prajwal also shares Jātaka tales for every day wisdom and reveals the role of magic in Newar Buddhism. … Video versions: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep352-mahmudr-of-newar-buddhism-prajwal-ratna-vajracharya Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Newar Buddhism and what Prajwal has been doing at Oxford University 03:03 - Dancing and singing for enlightenment 04:33 - Embodying enlightenment 08:02 - Methods of enlightenment 09:04 - Mahāmudrā in Newar Buddhism 23:25 - 4 levels of Mahāmudrā 25:45 - Body as mudrā 31:55 - Integrated mudrā…

People in this episode

Host: Guru Viking

Guest: Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya

Topics covered

• Newar Buddhism
• Mahāmudrā
• enlightenment
• compassion
• mudrā
• religious dance

Keywords

• Newar Buddhism
• Mahāmudrā
• mudrā
• enlightenment
• compassion
• religious dance
• Charya Nritya
• Jātaka tales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford University

Books & works: Charya Nritya, Jātaka tales

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