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He was by nature Vajrapiini, the Lord of Secrets. 98 One is unable to think about the antiquity or origins of such things. He was master of all the secret mantras of this particular doctrine. Furthermore as King of Urgyen, he rejoiced in his wealthy Kingdom. " The King desired to see the Buddha but when the ministers told him that he would not come such a distance, the King prayed and at midday inside his palace he set out vast offerings for the 500 Arhat attendants of the Buddha and be begged them for various methods of attaining Enlightenment.

Then as he did not want to release it, the daytime and the nighttime both went haywire. The barmaid knew that the yogin was showing off his powers, and the King paid the price of the beer and begged the yogin to release the sun. The yogin departed three days later at daybreak, so it is said. Then he became the King of Trilinga's69 household priest and the acarya ate the tops of the piled up offerings made by the Tirthikas and in his turn he did not pay his homages. The King and his entourage started to argue with him and so the iicarya prostrated himself but the Titthika gods burst into fragments.

He met the acarya Jalandharapa. Being given the instmctions of Vajravarahi, by means of it is said that he purified all his sins. Then in the land of Kongkuna, 811 having immersed himself in water up to his neck he practiced self perfection for six months, but no clear signs arose. His rosary snapped off and tumbled into the water. He went to ask questions of the acarya who said, "Practice yet a little more! " So accordingly he practiced as he had done before. After seven days, one dawn, Vajrayogini arose in the outward form of a girl and said, "Asta Saikate, Naba Saijalana, Kamayiputra, Tumhi Kpngkuna Marana", which means, "Son, where have you come from, spared from the 800 oceans and the 900 rivers?

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