Embodied Heart Sutra:
A Free Online Introduction with Prajwal Vajracharya
January 11, 2026
10am Los Angeles | 1pm New York | 7pm Rome
Recording will be shared for all registered participants
Charya Nritya tradition is a unique Newari Buddhist tradition from Nepal dating back over a thousand years that uses the physical body as a vehicle for liberating the mind. Join Prajwal Vajracharya, 35th generation Buddhist priest and master dancer for an experiential introduction to this unique tradition and his upcoming retreat at Pure Land Farms, Embodied Heart Sutra.
EMBODIED HEART SUTRA WEEKEND RETREAT
February 7 - 8 2026
The retreat invites participants to explore the Heart Sutra through sacred movement and embodied meditation. In Charya dance, we translate the profound teaching of emptiness into physical experience allowing insight to arise through the body, not just the intellect. Through flowing movement, stillness, gesture, and mantra, participants are guided to sense how form and emptiness are not separate, but continuously interwoven. Prajñāpāramitā, the feminine embodiment of wisdom, is invoked as a living presence expressed through clarity, openness, and fearless compassion.
Taught by Prajwal Vajracharya, a 35th generation Buddhist priest and master dancer of the Charya Nritya tradition, a unique Newari Buddhist tradition from Nepal dating back over a thousand years that uses the physical body as a vehicle for liberating the mind.
PrRAJWAL VAJRACHARYA
Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya is a 35th generation Tantric Buddhist priest from Nepal and ritual master of the Charya Nritya dance tradition and other ritual forms. Prajwal began his training in Charya Nritya, the dance aspect of Newar Buddhism, from the age of eight, receiving formal instruction from his father, the Buddhist scholar and ritual master Ratna Kaji Vajracharya. Prajwal Vajracharya is now the foremost teacher, practitioner, and performer of the tradition. He is a veteran of several world tours. He teaches beginning and advanced students around the globe. He founded Dance Mandal in 1996, and the Foundation for Sacred Buddhist Arts of Nepal to preserve and expand this rare ancient form of Buddhism and its related traditions