𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 (རྩ་བའི་དམ་ཚིག་ཉེར་བདུན།)

𝙰 𝚂𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚅𝚊𝚓𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚗𝚊 𝙿𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜

When we receive empowerment (དབང་ wang), we are reborn as Vajra sons and daughters of the Guru. From that moment, we belong to one sacred family.

Our greatest responsibility is to keep our samaya (sacred vow) pure — in body, speech, and mind.

Keeping samaya brings blessings and realization. Breaking samaya brings obstacles and confusion.

𝟭. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 (སྐུའི་དམ་ཚིག)

Outer:

• Do not kill.

• Do not steal.

• Do not commit sexual misconduct.

Inner:

• Do not harm or abuse your own Vajra family or your body.

• Do not harm others or the Dharma.

• Do not force extreme practices for pride or show.

Secret:

• Do not strike or criticize Vajra relatives.

• Do not behave improperly toward Lama’s consort or Vajra sisters.

• Do not step over or act carelessly in the Lama’s presence.

𝟮. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 (ངག་གི་དམ་ཚིག)

Outer:

• Do not lie.

• Do not use harsh or divisive speech.

• Do not gossip or slander.

Inner:

• Do not speak disrespectfully to Dharma teachers.

• Do not mock meditators or those who study the Dharma.

• Do not disrespect Dharma teachings.

Secret:

• Do not speak negatively about Vajra brothers and sisters.

• Do not gossip about those close to the Lama.

• Never speak disrespectfully about the Lama.

𝟯. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 (ཡིད་ཀྱི་དམ་ཚིག)

Outer:

• Do not hold anger or hatred.

• Do not be greedy or jealous.

• Do not hold wrong views denying karma or truth.

Inner:

• Do not be lazy or careless in practice.

• Do not allow dullness or restlessness in meditation.

• Avoid clinging to fixed views of eternalism or nihilism.

Secret:

• Maintain awareness of view, meditation, and action day and night.

• Remember and stay connected to your yidam deity.

• Keep unshakable faith in the Guru and love for Vajra brothers and sisters.

𝗜𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Pure body — do not harm.

Pure speech — do not lie or gossip.

Pure mind — keep faith, awareness, and compassion.

𝗔 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Many today receive empowerments but forget their samaya soon after.

This weakens blessings and creates distance from the Guru and lineage.

Remember — your practice begins after the empowerment, not before it.

𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.

Compiled and simplified for easy understanding by Phub Dorji Wang.