Guru Padmasambhava, the glorious master of the Uddiyana and king of the dharma, due to his great realization and spiritual power, he created the conditions for the propagation of Vajrayana teachings in this world. It is universally reknowned that precious Padmasambhava took birth from a lotus flower in an instantaneous birth. It is to said that the dharmakaya Amitabaha representing the body. Whereas, the sambhogakaya form of the Great Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, representing the speech and the nirmanakaya Sakyamuni representing the mind.

             In the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism, before performing a religious ceremony which is intended for invoking prosperity, wealth and longevity, it is very important to carry out a preparatory practice called Despatching "Serak". It refers to dispatch the evil spirits including hungry ghosts who constantly create obstacles to prevent righteous acts like the showering of good luck, peace and prosperity from being successfully carried out.

          Serak is a type of mischievous spirit who consumes the potent essences of food and wealth.  He personifies ultimate envy and miserable and is usually exocized during rituals to promote wealth and prosperity.  According to the sadhanas (ritual/practice texts), for this practice, an effigy of a poor old man holding an empty bag, and in the begging posture must be used; he is to be surrounded by many other similar effigies of hungry beggars, all of whom symbolize the "SERAK" effigies.

          The "SERAK" are then invited to partake of the feast, which is blessed by Vajra Guru, with the blessings of holy and sacred mantras/prayers; all done in the motivation of great compassion and generosity. Thus, the offerings are made genuine for consumption. By the blessings of the mantras/prayers of offerings and alms-giving, all the wishes and needs of the hungry spirits are fullfilled. Subsequently, they are all despatched far away with their evil thoughts and negatives motivation of harm, along with the effegies. With the completion of this preparatory practice, the auspicious ceremony that follows can be performed smoothly.

          In Vajrayana, women are held to be the essence of wisdom and numerous female manifestations of different energies are known as dakinis. These dakinis played a key role in the life of many of the great masters of the past.  "The body is the basis of the accomplishment of wisdom. And the gross bodies of men and women are equally suited. But is a woman has strong aspiration, she has higher potential." (page 86, Dowman, K., Sky Dancer; The secret life and songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyal, Routledge & Kegan Paul,1984)  This verse is quoted by Guru Padmasambhava.   Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche explains that women have a natural affinity for working with energy and visional and Garab Dorje, the founder of the Dzogchen teachings, went so far as to say that the body of light or rainbow body would be women.

          DAKINIS (Tib: Khandromas) are spiritual beings who fulfill the enlightened activities. For the first time in this region, the puja will feature the Dakini Dance. This sacred spiritual activity is absolutely not to be misconstrued as a cultural dance. Instead, it is a powerful spiritual practice where the dancers are in a profound meditative state, and every step or gesture they make is based on authentic scriptural instructions. Thus, the powerful blessing- energy invoked can help liberate all who watch the sacred dance with pure faith and motivation. This method of liberation is known as "Liberation by sight". By seeing the sacred dance, the spectators will also receive blessings of the deities. (Deities, in this context, are enlightened deities; not to be confused with worldly samsaric deities.)