Important Empowerments/Practices in the Karma Kagyu Tradition

[Schopenhauer]

What are all of the important empowerments/practices in the Karma Kagyu tradition, besides mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa?

[Natan]

What are all of the important empowerments/practices in the Karma Kagyu tradition, besides mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa?

Chakrasamvara, Vajravarahi are core. But this is a big lineage with all the major tantras, yidams and protectors.

[conebeckham]

Kamtsang—-five Deity Phagmo, five deity Demchok, nine deity GyalGyam. Mahakala Bernakchen, multiple protector empowerments and permissions. Guru Yogas of Marpa, Mila, Gampopa, Karma Pakshi. Vajrasattva, Green and White Tara, Amitabha, KunRik, Akshobya. Sangtik Phurba. Konchog Chidu. And many others.

Shangpa-Niguma’s five deity Demchok—the wangkur and the related samadhi empowerments, incl. the Illusory body. Shangpa Gyu De Lha Nga-the Wangchen, and the Tsodu, and the samadhi wang. Mahakala Chagdrupa-the torwang, naybab, LaGonYermay, driptsel, and KHANDRO Wangdu, as well as GonKar and LhaShi DrilDrup. The individual blessing ceremonies of the Six Yogas of Niguma, the Sukhasiddhi transmission. Kyergangpa’s Secret Accomplishment Hayagriva. The ChagChen Gau’ma, the three Lamkhyers, the two Khachomas, and the transmission of chi-may Chuk-May (Deathlessness and Non-Entering). Plus some Common practices with Kamtsang.

Those are the practices associated with three year retreats.

[Danny]

Kamtsang—-five Deity Phagmo, five deity Demchok, nine deity GyalGyam. Mahakala Bernakchen, multiple protector empowerments and permissions. Guru Yogas of Marpa, Mila, Gampopa, Karma Pakshi. Vajrasattva, Green and White Tara, Amitabha, KunRik, Akshobya. Sangtik Phurba. Konchog Chidu. And many others.

Shangpa-Niguma’s five deity Demchok—the wangkur and the related samadhi empowerments, incl. the Illusory body. Shangpa Gyu De Lha Nga-the Wangchen, and the Tsodu, and the samadhi wang. Mahakala Chagdrupa-the torwang, naybab, LaGonYermay, driptsel, and KHANDRO Wangdu, as well as GonKar and LhaShi DrilDrup. The individual blessing ceremonies of the Six Yogas of Niguma, the Sukhasiddhi transmission. Kyergangpa’s Secret Accomplishment Hayagriva. The ChagChen Gau’ma, the three Lamkhyers, the two Khachomas, and the transmission of chi-may Chuk-May (Deathlessness and Non-Entering). Plus some Common practices with Kamtsang.

Those are the practices associated with three year retreats.

Great summary. Thanks for taking the time.
Thanks cone.