The temple is open daily. On weekdays, visitors can enter from 8 to 9 a.m., and on weekends, from 9 to 10 a.m. These times are for meditation.
Upcoming Events
1)Mara Roast
2)Mantra, Dharani and Sutra Chanting
3)Buddhist Bhajan and Sadhana practice
4)Charya singing practice
5)Full Moon Namasangiti chant
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Mara Toast in the Other Version
It’s a touring event from Vajrakula, a Rime Vajrayana sangha working mainly in the Nyingma and Sakya traditions, built on a simple and slightly confrontational premise: in Buddhist tantra, sorcery and liberation were never separate things, and nobody should have to choose between wanting real power and wanting real freedom. The name comes from Mara — the force in Buddhist cosmology that shows up right before a breakthrough, not as a monster but as comfort, doubt, and “I’ll get serious about this eventually.” A Mara Roast is several straight days of refusing that voice a hearing.
This isn’t a retreat where you sit quietly and take notes. Every session is something you do: receive a transmission, build and consecrate a protective object with your own hands, run a structured journeying practice with a way in and a way back, unite your mind with a lineage of sorcerer-sages who never separated devotion from working power. The tradition has always had a technical literature on this — protection, divination, longevity, wrathful method — most of it still untranslated. Vajrakula’s teachers work directly from it.
Two things worth saying plainly, because they matter more to this audience than the flyer copy usually lets on:
It’s not casual, but it’s not exclusionary either. A tantric empowerment establishes samaya — a real commitment, not a formality — and some of what’s offered does require prior transmission or a direct relationship with the lineage. But the sangha’s stated thesis is “a Buddha leaves no one behind”: if something’s restricted, the answer is never a locked door, it’s “ask, and we’ll find you the actual next step.”
Every transmission is given complete. Abhishek (empowerment), agama (reading transmission), and upadesha (instruction) — plus the sadhana itself, so you leave able to actually practice, not holding half a ritual and a promise that the rest comes later. No partial initiations, no instructions withheld for a future paid tier.
Portland, OR — Oct 2–4, 2026
Nritya Mandala Mahavihara, 1405 SE 40th Ave, Portland · in-person and streamed mararoast.vajrakula.com/portland/
Three days at a working Newar Buddhist temple, opening with a rare in-person teaching from Guru Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya — a hereditary Newar priest, part of a lineage where tantra never left the street for the monastery. From there: Suchandra Guru Yoga (the practice built for a king who refused to choose between running an empire and practicing seriously), a full retreat on the Three Long-Life Deities, an amulet-making workshop where you build and consecrate your own protective object, a structured Journeying Workshop, and — closing the weekend — Guru Yoga of the Wicha Masters, honoring the sorcerer-sage lineage of Southeast Asia. Six doors into the same fire; you don’t need to walk through all of them.
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Schedule:
Friday
10-2, Guru Prajwal and Lama Josh teach, dance, sing, your choice
3-7, Suchandra Guru Yoga
Saturday
9-5, Three Long Life Dieties Empowement
5:30-8, Journeying
Sunday
9-1, Wicha Masters
3-7 Amulet Making
Tickets can be purchased at:
mararoast.vajrakula.com/portland/
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Our Weekly Program
Every Tuesday at 6pm
Dharani literature has existed for over two millennia in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Widespread around the world and especially in the Nepalese Buddhist community, Dharanis are typically used to prevent misfortune, remove obstacles, heal and protect. Dharanis are also used in life cycle rituals and other practices.
To keep this practice alive, we are going to practice every Tuesday at 6pm, please come and join us. It’s free.
Free to join zoom
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Meeting ID: 816 7524 3031
Passcode: 328871
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Sadhana Practice +Buddha Bhajan
Every Wednesday 6pm
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Meeting ID: 815 4342 0523
Passcode: 8872
Singing practice
Every Friday at 8am
The songs of Charya Dance are a sadhana of deity yoga practice in simple Sanskrit. Anyone interested in learning these songs and about the singing tradition please join
Free to join on Zoom
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Meeting ID: 817 7908 8506
Passcode: 426161
Full Moon
Chanting 167 Verses of Manjusri (Namasangiti)
The Nama-samgiti is considered amongst the most advanced teachings given by the Shakyamuni Buddha Nama-samgiti was preached by Shakyamuni Buddha for his disciple Vajrapani and his wrathful retinue in order to lead them into Buddha-hood The essence of the Nama-samgiti is that Manjushri bodhisattva is the embodiment of all knowledge. The Nama-samgiti is a short text, only circa 167 verses and a prose section. It is a fraction of the vast Sutra. The Nama-samgiti contains all of the Buddha’s dharmas. Therefore, all sentient beings should definitely study and recite the manjushri-nama-samgiti.
Vihara has Vacancy for Pujaries
As you know, our vihara has been doing daily puja in the temple since it’s establishment, 365 days a year. It has been 14 years with out missing a day.
Over time some pujaris have moved away or their circumstances have changed, so that now there is a vacancy for some days. If you want to learn to do the ritual, we will be training individuals one-on-one by appointment in the morning at 8am on weekdays and on weekends at 9am. This is a volunteer opportunity. It is especially good for those who meditate and want to learn a different way of meditation by doing daily puja. In the training you will learn the meaning and significance of each element of the ritual. This Newah Vajrayana Buddhist ritual has been passed down from the 3rd century and is critical to the life of our vihara. Maintaining this practice not only benefits the vihara, but also helps those who perform it to grow in their own spirituality. Anyone who is interested is welcome. You do not need any background.
If you want to donate your time and practice, please contact Prajwal Vajracharya
503-807-5252 prajwalguvaju@gmail.com
Daily Ritual and Meditation –
To keep the sanctity of the temple, a traditional ritual with meditation is performed daily- Weekdays 8am to 9am, and Weekends 9am to 10am. Open for observing or meditation at this time.
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