Khaton Prayer Book

Practices of the Wish-Fulflling

Gem
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Contents
1 Blessing Mantra and Refuge Bodhicitta
2 The Seven Line Prayer
3 Seven Limb Prayer
4 ature of Phenomena Prayer
! The "erses of the #ight oble $us%icious &nes
' The $s%iration of Samantabhadra( 1)12
* Pra+na%aramita Reading Transmission
, The -reat .loud of Prayers and Blessings that
Subdue the #ntire $nimate and /nanimate
0orlds1
2 -reat Praises of Man+ushri
13 Mandala &4ering to the Three 5ayas
11 Re6uest for Teachings
12 Rig%a -uru 7oga Practice
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13 The $s%iration of Samantabhadra( 13)'3
14 Long Life Prayer to the Lama
1! 0ish for Bodhicitta
1' Prayer for the 8lourishing and S%read of the
9:ogchen Teachings
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1 Blessing Mantra and Refuge Bodhicitta
OM SMB!R SMB!R B"M# SR
M! $M B!B !%#G P!& SO!' ;3<=
Sangye chosdang stokkyi chognram la!
"n the su(reme Buddha) *harma) and
assem+l,)
Shungchub vardu dagni kyabsu chi!
" ta-e refuge until attaining enlightenment.
Dakgi jinsog gyipai sonam kyis!
&hrough the merit of (racticing generosit,
and so on)
Drola phanchyir sanggys drubpar shok!
Ma, " attain Buddhahood in order to +eneft
+eings. ;3<=
/ &he Se0en 1ine Pra,er
/n the north>est of the land of &rgyen?
/n the heart of a lotus @o>er?
#ndo>ed >ith the most marvelous attainments?
7ou are reno>ned as the lotus)born?
Surrounded by many hosts of daAinis?
8ollo>ing in your footste%s?
/ %ray to you( .ome and bless me >ith your grace1
G%R% P*M S"**!" !%#G
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2 Se0en 1im+ Pra,er
0hatever merit / have gathered through
%rostrations? o4erings? confession? re+oicing?
re6uesting? and %rayingBfor the saAe of the
enlightenment of all sentient beings B all this /
dedicateC
3 #ature of Phenomena Pra,er
*o this to4ards all ,ou see5
&utside? inside? environment and beings? all
things)
0hile seeing them? remain >ithout gras%ingC
This freedom from the tra% of duality? sub+ect)
ob+ect clinging?
/s the very form of the deityBluminous and em%tyC
To this lama? the very self)liberation of desire and
attachment? >e %ray1
To the Lotus)born -uru of &rgyen? >e %ray1
*o this to4ards all that ,ou hear5
$ll sounds? gras%ed as s>eet or harsh?
0hile hearing them? remain em%ty? >ithout after)
thoughtC
This em%ty sound? >ith no beginning and no end?
/s the s%eech of the victorious onesC
To this em%ty sound? the s%eech of all the
Buddhas? >e %ray1
To the Lotus)born -uru of &rgyen? >e %ray1
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*o this to4ards all that stirs in the mind5
0hatever thoughts and emotions of the Dve
%oisons ariseC
9onEt invite themF donEt chase after themF
9onEt let mind fabricate or contriveC
Sim%ly allo>ing them to settle in the face of their
o>n arising
/s liberation into the 9harmaAayaC
To this lama? rig%aEs self)liberation? >e %ray1
To the Lotus)born -uru of &rgyen? >e %ray1
Thus? out>ardly %urify a%%earances of their allureF
/n>ardly? free mind from gras%ingF
$nd? by the self)recognition of luminosity?
May the com%assion of all the Sugatas of %ast?
%resent and future
/ns%ire and bless beings liAe us >ith self
liberation1
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6 &he 7erses of the 8ight #o+le
us(icious Ones
It is very important to recite this through once
before starting on any activity; whatever the
project, it will work out exactly as you wish
&M1
Gomage to the Buddha? 9harma and oble
Sangha?
$ll that d>ell in the aus%icious realms of the ten
directions?
0here all a%%earance and eHistence is com%letely
%ure? its nature s%ontaneously %erfect?
May all be aus%icious for us1
9ronmei -yal%o? Tsalten 9ondrub -hong? Sham%i
-yan%al? -edrags Pal 9am%a? 5unla -hong%a
-yachenr 9rag%a .han? Lhun%o Tar%hag Tsal
9rag Pal? Semchen Thamchad la -hong 9raA%i
Pal? 7idtsim 9:ad%a Tsal Rab 9raA PalC
Gomage to the #ight Sagatas? merely hearing your
names increases aus%iciousness and success1
The youthful Man+ushri? the glorious "a+ra%ani?
$valoAiteshvara? the %rotector Maitreya?
5shitigarbha? ivaranavisAambin? $Aashagarbha?
and the most noble SamantabhadraC
Gomage to the #ight Bodhisattvas? su%reme in
granting aus%iciousness and success? gracefully
holding your emblems(
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It%ala @o>er? va+ra? >hite lotus? naga)tree? +e>el?
moon? s>ord and sun1
Golding the #ight Most %recious #mblemsBthe
most %recious Imbrella? the $us%icious -olden
8ishes? the 0ish)fulDlling "ase of -oodness? the
#H6uisite 5amala 8lo>er? the .onch of 8ame and
-lory? the -lorious 5not of Pros%erity? the
#ternal Banner of "ictory and $ll)%o>erful
0heel J
$re the creators of delight? maAing o4erings to the
Buddhas of all directions and times?
Gomage to the #ight $us%icious -oddessesC
Merely thinAing of your essential 6ualities maAes
success gro> more and more1
Mahabrahma? Shambhu? arayana? Sahasra+na?
the 5ings 9hritirashtra? "irudhaAa? "iru%aAsha
the Lord of agas? and "aishravana J
#ach one holding your divine emblem( >heel?
trident? lance? va+ra? vina? s>ord? stu%a and
banner of victory J
Gomage to the #ight -uardians of the 0orld? >ho
maAe aus%iciousness and %ositivity gro> in the
three realms1
0ith all obstacles and harmful in@uences %aciDed?
May the >orA >e are no> about to begin
Meet >ith ever)gro>ing fulDllment and success?
and
Bring good fortune? %ros%erity? ha%%iness and
%eace1
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Buddha himself declared that reciting this %rayer
>ould bring %eace? ha%%iness? %ros%erity and
the fulDllment of all aimsC
!omposed by "ipham #inpoche $%&'()%*%+,
!hosnam thamchad gyulea chung!
All phenomena arise from causes;
Degyu de-hin shakpi sung!
Those causes have been taught by the
Tathagata,
.yula gokpa gangyin pa! .ejong chenpo dhiked sung!
And their cessation too has been
proclaimed by the Great Shramana.
Dhig pa chi yang mi sha -hing!
Commit not a single unwholesome action,
.ewa phun sum stok par shed!
Cultivate a wealth of virtue,
#ang gi sem ni yong su dul!
To tame this mind of ours completely
Dhi ni sang gye tan pa yin!
This is the teaching of the uddhas.
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9 &he s(iration of Samanta+hadra5 1-1/
:&he cti0ities of the Bodhisatt0a
Samanta+hadra;

G&M$-# to the ever)youthful eHalted Man+ushri1
% / 0isnyed sudag chogchu jigtan na!
0ith %urity of body? s%eech? and mind? / bo> to
all the heroic Buddhas of the %ast? %resent? and
future >ithout eHce%tion in every >orld in all the
ten directionsC
+ / 1angpo shodpi msonlam tobdag gis!
By the %o>er of this $s%iration of
Samantabhadra? / bo> >ith as many bodies as
there are atoms in the Pure Lands to all those
victorious Buddhas manifest in my mind? and /
%ay homage to all of themC
2 / Dulchig tingna dulnyed Sanggeas nam!
/ conceive the entire realm of truth to be
com%letely Dlled >ith #nlightened &nesC &n
each atom / imagine there to be as many
Buddhas as atoms in the Pure Lands? each
Buddha surrounded by many BodhisattvasC
' / Dedag ngagspa mi -ad gy tso nam!
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/ honor all these blissful lords? %raising their
%erfections >ith all the sounds of an ocean of
varied melodies? an ocean of endless %raiseC
3 / "etog dampa trengwa dampa dang!
/ o4er to those heroic Buddhas the Dnest
@o>ers? garlands? music? and ointments?
eHcellent cano%ies? choice lam%s? and the best
incenseC
( / 4a-ha dampa nramdang dichok dang!
/ o4er as >ell to those "ictorious &nes the Dnest
array of all eHcellent things? the Dnest robes and
fragrances? and hea%s of s>eet smelling
%o>ders as high as Mount MeruC
5 / !hodpa gangnram lhamed gryche wa!
By the %o>er of my faith in the deeds of
Samantabhadra? / %rostrate and %resent vast
and une6ualed o4erings to each of the
victorious BuddhasC
& / Dodchag shedang timug wanggis ni!
/ confess every ty%e of >rong that / have done in
thought? >ord? or deed? under the in@uence of
desire? anger? or ignoranceC
* / !hogchu grylwa kundang sanggryeas tea!
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/ re+oice in the meritorious deeds of all the
Buddhas of the ten directions? the Bodhisattvas?
PratyeAa Buddhas? $rhats? %ractitioners? and all
sentient beingsC
%6 / .angnram chogchi jigten donma nam!
/ re6uest the enlightened %rotectors >ho have
attained the detachment of Buddhahood and
illumine the >orlds of the ten directions to turn
the %eerless 0heel of 9harmaC
%% / 4myngan dhaton gangshig dedag la!
0ith folded hands? / beseech those >ho intend
to manifest the Dnal irvana to remain for as
many eons as there are atoms in all the Pure
Lands? for the beneDt and ha%%iness of all living
beingsC
%+ / !hyagtsal wadang chodching shagpa dang!
May >hatever small amount of virtue / may have
gained from %rostrating? o4ering? confessing?
re+oicing? re6uesting? and beseeching be
dedicated to attaining %erfect enlightenmentC
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< Pra=na(aramita Reading &ransmission
&he !eart of Wisdom
Sanskrit78hagavati 9rajya 9aramita :ridaya
;ibetan7!homdan Deama Sherabkyi 9haroltu
!hinpi 4yingpo
<nglish74oble =ady> ;ranscendent !on?ueror
$:eart of ;ranscendent @isdom,
Gomage to the oble Lady( Transcendent
.on6uerorBGeart of Transcendent 0isdomC
Thus / have heardKC &nce the transcendent
con6ueror >as d>elling in Ra+ghir on "ulture PeaA?
together >ith a great sangha of BhiAshus and a
great sangha of BodhisattvasC $t that time from
among the di4erent 9harmas? the transcendent
con6ueror entered the samadhi called L%rofound
illuminationCM $t the same time the noble and
%o>erful $valoAiteshvaraF the bodhisattva
Mahasattva? looAed clearly at the %rofound
%ractice of transcendent >isdom and sa> clearly
that the Dve aggregates are em%ty by natureC
Then by the Buddhas %o>er? the venerable
Shari%utra asAed the noble and %o>erful
$valoAiteshvara? the bodhisattva)Mahasattva?
MGo> should noble men and >omen? >ho >ish to
engage in the %rofound %ractice of transcendent
>isdom? trainNM Thus he s%oAeC The noble and
%o>erful $valoAiteshvara? the bodhisattva)
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Mahasattva? ans>ered the venerable Shari%utra
>ith these >ords? LShari%utra? noble men and
>omen >ho >ish to engage in the %rofound
%ractice of transcendent >isdom should see this
clearly( They should see clearly that the Dve
aggregates are em%ty by natureC 8orm is em%ty?
em%tiness is formF em%tiness is not other than
formF form is not other than em%tiness? in the
same >ay feeling? discrimination? formation? and
consciousness are em%tyC Thus Shari%utra? all
%henomena are em%tinessF they have no
characteristicsF no cessationF no stainsF no
freedom from stainsF no decrease and no increaseC
Thus? Shari%utra? in em%tiness there are no forms?
no feelings? no discrimination? formations? no
consciousness? no eyes? no ears? no nose? no
tongue? no body? no mind? no sights? no sounds?
no smells? no tastes? no tactile sensations? no
%henomena? no eye faculty %otential? no mental
faculty %otential? no mental consciousness
%otential? and nothing in bet>een? no ignorance
nor any ending of ignorance? no aging and death
nor any ending of aging and death? and nothing in
bet>eenC /n the same >ay there is no su4ering? no
origin of su4ering? no %ath? no >isdom? no
attainment and no non)attainment eitherC Thus
Shari%utra? since for the Bodhisattvas there is no
attainment? they rely on and abide >ithin
transcendent >isdomC There are no obscurations
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in their minds? and they have no fearC They have
gone far beyond error and have reached the
ultimate transcendence of su4eringC
$ll the Buddhas of the three times also rely on
transcendent >isdom? and by doing so they fully
and manifestly a>aAen into the unsur%assable?
com%lete and %erfectC Thus? the mantra of
transcendent >isdom is %roclaimed? the mantra
that %erfectly dissolves all su4ering should be
Ano>n as true because it is not falseC The mantra
of transcendent >isdom is %roclaimed(
&&>&! G&8 G&8 PRG&8
PRSMG&8 BO*!" SO!
Shari%utra? this is ho> Bodhisattva)Mahasattva
should train in the %rofound transcendentCM Then
the transcendent con6ueror arose from that
samadhi and %raised the noble and %o>erful
$valoAiteshvara? the Bodhisattva)Mahasattva?
saying L#Hcellent? eHcellent K noble sonF it is soF it
is +ust so %rofoundC Transcendent >isdom should
be %racticed +ust as you have taughtC $ll the
tathagatas re+oiceCM 0hen the transcendent
con6ueror said this? the venerable Shari%utra? the
noble and %o>erful $valoAiteshvara? the
Bodhisattva)Mahasattva? the >hole retinue and
the >orld >ith its gods? %eo%le? demigods? and
gandharvas? re+oiced and %raised these >ords of
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the transcendent con6uerorC Thus ends the
Mahayana Sutra called oble LadyF the
Transcendent .on6ueror? the Geart of
Transcendent 0isdomC
0hatever is interde%endent? arising from
connection? is >ithout cessation and >ithout birth?
>ithout end and >ithout %ermanence? >ithout
coming and >ithout going? >ithout division and
>ithout unity of meaningF all conditions fully
released? teaching releasedC / bo> to the sacred
>ords of the %erfect BuddhaC May there be good
fortune1 Pacifying the eighty)thousand ty%es of
obstructers? removing harmful? unfavorable
circumstances? accom%lishing and %erfecting
those that are favorable( By such aus%iciousness?
may ha%%iness and eHcellence be here right no>1
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? &he Great Cloud of Pra,ers and Blessings
that Su+due the 8ntire nimate and
"nanimate Worlds'
By Mi%ham Rin%oche
&m $h Gung Grih1
0ithin the %alace of the Lord abla:e the great
bliss ;+anaAaya=
The >isdom body reali:ing bliss and em%tiness
individually
/s the nature of a lotus endo>ed >ith unattached
blissC
8rom this? the glory of the great shining "a+ra)Sun
;manifests as=
The ;9harmaAaya= $mitabha)"a+radharmaF
The ;SambhogaAaya= $valoAiteshvara? Lord of the
0orldBAindness that taAes form through the
force of com%assionF
The ;irmanaAaya= Padma -yl%o? >ho com%letely
subdues samsara and nirvanaF
The -reat Lord GeruAa? >ho overcomes the
animate and inanimate >orldF
"a+ravarahiBsecret %rimordial >isdomF
The Treasure of -reat Bliss ;Gyagriva=Bthe Aing
>ho desires the su%reme bliss
The -oddess 5uruAulleB#nchantress of all beings
>ithout eHce%tionF
The lord of su%reme and mundane mudras? >ho
dances in bliss and em%tinessF
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The %o>erful "a+ra 9aAa and the assemblies of
daAinis
0ithin the great s%here in >hich a%%earances and
em%tiness are e6ualC
The dances of the "a+raAaya cause the three
>orlds to trembleF
The +oyous laughter of unobstructed ;enlightened=
s%eech ca%tivate the three realmsF
Red light rays com%letely %ermeate samsara and
nirvanaF
The brilliant essence of eHistence and %eace
emanates out>ards and is recollectedF
The ;enlightened= mind of the -reat "a+ra
$ttachment
Besto>s >hatever accom%lishments of the t>o
ty%es that one may desireF and
The great lasso of the "a+ra /ron GooA
Binds the entire animate and inanimate >orlds?
#ndo>ed >ith the music and dancing of inDnite
magical netsC
Seated liAe %iles of sesame seeds being o%ened
u% are
The assemblies of %o>erful yidams and vast
numbers of Three RootsC
/ res%ectfully beseech all of these assembled
deitiesB%lease grant your blessingsF %lease
besto> the siddhi of unobstructed control
0ith res%ect to all the glories that one may desire
Bthe su%reme and mundane siddhis1
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;his prayer was propagated by the one named
D:aI $Aunkyen "ipham #inpoche, on the %
st
day
of the +
nd
month of the <arth)#abbit Bear If one
prays in this way, a person will deCnitely attain
the activity of control and whatsoever they may
desire :aving written this prayer on silken Dags,
raise them high, or to make a wind Cre circle
$wheel, is also acceptable
Eirtue Eirtue Eirtue Sarvamangalam
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@ Great Praises of Man=ushri
!hom dan di gon po jam pal yang la chag stal lo!
.anggi lodro F
/ %rostrate to the Bhagavan atha Man+ushriC
7our mind is com%letely %ure and luminous? liAe
the sun free from the clouds of the t>o
obscurationsC
7ou hold a teHt at your heart? since you see all the
variety of ob+ects +ust as they areC 7ou love liAe
your only child all the multitude of beings >ho
are tra%%ed by the darAness of ignorance in the
%rison of Samsara and aOicted by su4eringC
7our s%eech? %ossessing the siHty Ainds of melody?
roars mightily liAe a dragonC
Thus you a>aAen from the slee% of the Aleshas?
liberate from the chains of Aarma? and dis%el the
darAness of ignoranceC
7ou hold aloft a s>ord? since you cut all the
s%routs of su4eringC
7ou are %rimordially %ure and have com%leted the
ten bhumisC
7ou have %erfected all the 6ualitiesC
The Aaya of the elder son of the "ictorious &ne is
adorned >ith the 122 ornamentsC
7ou dis%el the darAness of my mindC
/ %ay homage to Man+ushriC $#epeat 2G,
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Om h-Ra Pa-&sa-#a *hi ;13,<=
Ste den khyed kyi khyen rab ow -er kyea
B, the ra,s of ,our -ind) su(reme
-no4ledge)
Dak los ti muk mun pa rabsal nea
*is(el the dar- ignorance of mind.
Aa dang tan chos -shung luk tok pa yi
&hat " might understand the teachings and
the commentaries as in the canon)
=o dro pob pi nang wa kyed du sol
" +eseech ,ou to grant the luminosit, of
confdent 4isdom.
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1A Mandala OBering
to the &hree Ca,as
&M $G GI-
/n the 9harmaAaya %ure realm? dharmadhatu
e6uality?
The realms of the Dve SambhogaAaya families
self)a%%ear unobstructedly?
$long >ith the array of irmanaAaya %ure realms
that Dll all of s%aceC
$ll this / o4er as SamantabhadraEs clouds of great
blissC
OM R&# M#*1 P%*$ M8G!
SM%*R SPDR# SM>8 ! !%#G
11 ReEuest for &eachings
Sem chan nam kyi sam pa dang
Please turn the 4heel of the *harma
=o yi she drak ji ta wur
of the t4o 0ehicles and their com+ination
!he chung thun mong thek pa yi
ccording to the dis(ositions and
!hos kyi khor lo kor du sol
1i-e4ise) the mental ca(acities of sentient
+eings.
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1/ Rig(a Guru >oga Practice
:&he main (ractice;
H: #H4. #I. 9HD "H .BH= 9I =HJ
$h? Rig%a -uru Padma -yal%o?
#H4. 4.I S:< 9I ABH8 SK !:IJ
/ taAe refuge in the self)recogni:ing nature of my
mindC
;#K= @H# !:H" 9I D#I DI DH.J
Because of their ignorance sentient beings are
>andering in samsara?
#H4. D#I= !:<4 9I S<" AB<D ;IJ
May all sentient beings reach the great liberationC
D:ID 4<H AH DH. AK4 1H4. =HJ
By recogni:ing their nature as the %rimordial
a>areness of Samantabhadra?
;#K= ;I. .:<. ;SIA "I4. BH4. "<DJ
$ll demons and malicious forces? even their
conce%ts and names fall a%artC
!:IS 4BID !:<4 9I# 0H" =<H 9I J
The nature of all %henomena is dharmadhatu and
#H4. !:K4. B< S:I SI SI# SK4., 0BH 4H #HA !:H :K4.J
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The unchanging self)arising >isdom is your only
%rotectionC
F># RCC! !%#G
.:H. "<D S;IA D#K. 4H4. EI !:ISJ
Phenomena %erceived through the siH Ainds of
consciousness ;the Dve senses and the mind
consciousness=
1I4 "<D !:IS 4BID #I. 9I ;SH=J
>ithout attachment are recogni:ed as the rays of
rig%a?
4H4. ;#ID DH. 9H #H8 0H" S:<#J
$ll surroundings a%%ear as BuddhaDelds and
sentient beings as Buddhas?
B< S:I 4BH. !:I. S:I4 !:<4 9:I8, 0BH 4H H: @< S:H BH
9:<"J
#verything is the blessing of >isdom?
F># !W8 S!> PD8MG
H: D:ID 4<H #H4. S:K4. DI4 .BI 9HD"H 0K4.J
Primordial self)arising ultimate Padmasambhava
S1H= S:H. 1I4 9H =<H D<H EK" AI =I4.J
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$%%ears as my rig%a s%ace J there is no face? no
limbs? no image?
B< 4<H !:H8 DH= #I. ;SH= AK SK" D1I.J
Primordial rays of rig%a fully encom%ass the three
Aayas
.I" S:H .I" S:<D =I S:I D#I "H D#H=J
0ithout the im%urity coming from discursive
mediationC
B< BI4 DI4 .BI #H4. #I. =H"H =HJ
Primordial nature of my rig%a is my guru?
D:ID 4<H DK D#H= "<D 9H# S:H4 D#<4 S:<.J
There is no coming and going J in every moment /
>elcome his %resence?
!:IS 4BID !:H8 DH= =I4. DK ;H4 9H# S:K.J
#verything Drmly abides in dharmadhatuC
"H #I. #H4. 4.I# SH4. 9I !:H. .BI @IJ
/ %rostrate to the understanding of the real nature
that eliminates ignorance?
S;IA D#K. .H4. S:H# #H4. D#I= !:ID 9H 8K=J
/ o4er recognition of the Buddha nature in ob+ects
of the siH Ainds of consciousness?
.I SK" DI# 0< SK" .BI 4.I @I# ;IDJ
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/ %raise the nature of the va+ra three Aayas of the
body? s%eech and mindC
D#H= ;:I8 "<D 9I !:IS 4BID !:<4 9I =H J
/n the great unchanging dharmadhatu
9H4. =H4. "<D 9H# BI4. D#I= =H "I ;:KAJ
$ll moral ethics is encom%assed in the %ure guru
mindC
D#H D#H. #H4. S:I4 ;I4. 9H 4BK. "I SK4.J
/ recogni:e the dee%est em%ty nature of all sounds
and s%eech?
.H4. 4H4. !:IS 4BID #I= EI 4.H4. 4<H D:HJ
/n all my activity / recogni:e its dharmadhatu
nature and recite the mantra(
OM ! !%#G
7FR G%R% P*M S"**!" !%#GG
Eajra guru siddi chi nus dha, thar ge ngo ni
#ecite the mantra of .uru #inpoche as many times
as you can and dedicate as follows>
H: 1H. !:<H 1H. "<D .< ;SH !:I !::<H 9HJ
0ith all the good virtue / have accumulated in
samsara and nirvana?
"H# .BK# D#I# 4.I ;#K= ;I. .BK4 !:HD D<J
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/ %ray that discursive thought of all sentient
beings >ould be eliminated?
1SI4 4K EK" AKI ;H4 S#ID S:I4 .BK# 4<HJ
That they >ould achieve the ultimate liberation
and
0H =KS 9:I !:<4 =H "I AK D#K8 S:IAJ
&btain the rainbo> body +ust liAe Rig%a -uru
PadmasambhavaEsC
Sa ma ya! .ya gya gya -se =ama #ig-in Dho 4gag
.ya Stos nan gyi kul ngorJ
4ea chen "a .yal 9om #ai nub go gos ku chen mo
nea nub van pea gang dran chalJ
!hol dun ea pa te yi ge pa ni 9adma Sam 1in .yi
gyea pa gelega phel, manghlamJ
In a strong re?uest of =ama #ig-in Dho 4gag .ya
Stos, this mind terma was received by 4upchen
Sangye Beshe in the great place of "a .yal 9om
#ai mountain in the west and written down by
9adma Sam 1in for the beneCt of all sentient
beings
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12 &he s(iration of Samanta+hadra5 12-92
:&he cti0ities of the Bodhisatt0a
Samanta+hadra;
%2 ) Deapi sanggeas nram dang chog chi yi,
May / >orshi% the Buddhas of the %ast and those
no> %resent in the >orlds of the ten directionsF
may those to come 6uicAly fulDll their as%iration
and reach Buddhahood by traversing the stages
of enlightenmentC
%' ) !hogchu gali shingnram jinyed pa!
May all the >orlds of the ten directions become
%ure and Dlled >ith Bodhisattvas and victorious
Buddhas >ho %roceed to the royal tree of
enlightenmentC
%3 ) !hogchu semchan gangnram jinyed pa!
May all living beings in the ten directions al>ays
be ha%%y and free of sicAnessC May the contents
of 9harma be in harmony >ith the needs of all
living beings and fulDll their ho%esC
%( ) Shungchub Shodpa dagni dagshod ching!
May / %erform all the deeds of enlightenment
and remember my lives in all states of
eHistenceC $nd in all my lives? after death?
migration? and rebirth? may / al>ays embrace
religious lifeC
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%5 ) .ylwa Aungyi 0eassu lobgryur te!
May / follo> all the victorious Buddhas and
%erfect all the deeds of SamantabhadraC Pure in
the immaculate deeds of morality? may my
conduct al>ays be @a>less and >ithout faultC
%& ) =hayi kaddang kludang nodchin kasd!
May / teach the 9harma in every tongue? in
>hatever sounds are understood by living
beings? in the language of the gods? nagas?
demons? s%irits? and human beingsC
%* ) Deasshing pharol chinpa rabtson te
May / al>ays diligently and %atiently %erform the
%erfectionC May / never disregard my intention to
attain enlightenment and com%letely remove
>hatever faults may obscure itC
+6 ) =easdang nyonmong dudkyi leas nramleas!
8reed from Aarma? deDlements? and actions of
demons? as a lotus is unsoiled by the mire? so in
every rebirth in the >orld may / %roceed
unhindered? liAe the sun and moon in a clear sAyC
+% ) Shinggi chyondang chognram jinyed pa!
Throughout all the lands in all the directions?
may the su4erings of the lo>er realms be
com%letely relievedC #stablishing beings in
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ha%%iness? may / >orA for the beneDt of all living
beingsC
++ ) Shngchub shodpa yongsu d-ogshed ching!
8ully accom%lishing the activities of
enlightenment? may / >orA in harmony >ith the
activities of all beingsC May / %ractice and
demonstrate the deeds of Samantabhadra?
through all future eonsC
+2 ) Daggi shoddng tsungpar gangshod pa!
May / al>ays associate >ith those >hose
activities are similar to mineC 0e act aliAe in
thought? >ord? and deed? and may our
as%irations be as oneC
+' ) Dagla phnpar donpi dogpo dg!
May those friends >ho >ish to hel% me and also
demonstrate the deeds of Samantabhadra?
al>ays meet me againF and may / never cause
them %ainC
+3 ) Snggys teakyis korwi gonpo nram!
May / al>ays %ersonally behold the victorious
Buddhas? those -uardians surrounded by
BodhisattvasC $nd >ithout tiring? in all future
eons may / al>ays %resent them magniDcent
o4eringsC
+( ) .ylwa namkyi dampi chos-in ching!
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May / al>ays u%hold the BuddhasE holy 9harma
and illuminate the deeds of enlightenmentC May
/ train in the %ractice of Samantabhadra in all
future eonsC
+5 ) ;idpa thmchd du yng khorwa na!
Through rebirth in all the states of eHistence?
may / gather endless stores of merit and
>isdomC May / become an ineHhaustible treasure
of all virtues of method? >isdom? concentration?
and liberationC
+& ) Dhulchig tengna dhulnsyed snggys nam!
May / al>ays behold as many Pure Lands as
there are atoms %resent in each Pure Land? >ith
inconceivable Buddhas sitting in the midst of
their Bodhisattvas and %erforming the activities
of #nlightenmentC
+* ) Detar malus thmchd chogssu yang!
/n this >ay may / be able to see every>here?
even on every mote of dust? countless Buddhas
of the %ast? %resent? and future? limitless Pure
Lands? and endless eonsC
26 ) Sungchig ynlag gytsoi dakad kyis!
May / al>ays heed the %ure s%eech of the
victorious Buddhas? >hich holds >ithin each
>ord the totality of the %erfect 9harma? and an
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ocean of >ords and languages %recisely suited
to the needs of all beingsC
2% ) Dussum shegpi gylwa thamchd dang!
May / %ossess %erfect intelligence so as to heed
the endless melody of s%eech >hen the
victorious Buddhas of the %ast? %resent? and
future turn the 0heels of 9harmaC
2+ ) "awong kalwa thmchd jugpar Bang!
May / accom%lish the Bodhisattva %ractice of
entering the %ast? %resent? and future in a
fraction of a secondC May / enter all the future
eons in a single instantC
22 ) Dussum shagpa miyi sengge gang!
May / behold all the heroic Buddhas of the %ast?
%resent? and future in a single instantC May /
al>ays %erform their activities through the
%o>er of liberation from illusionC
2' ) .ngyang dussum daggi shingkod pa!
May / %erceive u%on a single atom the %erfect
design of the %ure realms of the %ast? %resent?
and futureC Thus? may / enter into the realms of
the victorious Buddhas in all directionsC
23 ) .ngyng mashon jigtan donma narm!
May the illuminators of the >orlds of the future
reali:e the stages of Buddhahood? of turning the
0heel? and of the %rofound %eace of irvanaF
and may / al>ays be in their %resenceC
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2( ) Auntu nyurvi -ruthul tobnam dng!
May / ac6uire the %erfectly accom%lished %o>ers
of enlightenment( the %o>er of miraculous
s>iftness? the %o>er of %erfection of every
s%iritual %ath? the %o>er of all virtuous 6ualities?
25 ) Aunneas gevi sonam tobnram dng!
the %o>er of all)%ervasive love? the %o>er of the
merit of every virtue? the %o>er of all)
transcendent >isdom? and the %o>ers of %erfect
Ano>ledge? method? and meditationC
2& ) =easkyi tobnram yongsu dagshyed ching,
4yonmong tobnram kuntu jomspar shyed,
Dudkyi tobnram tobmed rabshyed ching,
1angpo shodpi tobni d-ogpar gyi!
May the %o>er of action be utterly %uriDed? the
%o>er of %assions utterly subdued? the %o>er of
demons utterly destroyed? and the %o>er of the
deeds of Samantabhadra %erfectedC
2* ) Shingnram gytso nrampar dagshed ching!
May the ocean of lands be %uriDed? the ocean of
beings liberated? the ocean of 9harma reali:ed?
and the ocean of >isdom fully attainedC
'6 )Shodpa gytso nrampar dagshed ching!
May the ocean of %ractice be %uriDed and the
ocean of as%irations accom%lishedC May oceans
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of Buddhas be ceaselessly >orshi%%ed and the
deeds of enlightenment tirelessly %erformedC
'% ) .ngyng dussum shegpi gylva yi!
May / com%letely fulDll all %erfect as%irations to
enlightened activities in order to attain the stage
of the victorious Buddhas of the %ast? %resent?
and future according to the deeds of
SamantabhadraC
'+ ) .ylwa kungyi teaskyi thuvo pa!
The eldest son of the victorious Buddhas is
called SamantabhadraC / dedicate all these
virtuous actions that my deeds may be liAe hisC
'2 ) =usdng ngagdng yidchang nramdag ching!
May my body? s%eech? mind? activities? and
environment al>ays be %ure? and may / become
e6ual to this eHcellent $s%iration of
SamantabhadraC
'' ) Aunneas gewa -angpo shedpi shir!
May / tirelessly accom%lish the virtuous deeds of
Samantabhadra and the as%irations of the
Bodhisattva Man+ushri? throughout all future
eonsC
'3 ) Shodpa dagni tsadyod magyur chig!
May there be no limit to my activitiesC May there
be no limit to my virtuesC Through limitless
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%erseverance may / accom%lish all miraculous
deedsC
'( ) 4amkhi tharthug gyurpa jetsam pa!
The limit of living beings is liAe the limit of o%en
s%aceC May the limit of my as%irations be e6ual
to the limit of their activities and %assionsC
'5 ) .ngyng chogchi shingnram thayeas pa!
0hoever o4ers to victorious Buddhas all %erfect
+oys of gods and men? and the inDnite realms of
the ten directions adorned >ith +e>els? for as
many eons as there are atoms in those realms?
shall gain meritC
'& ) .nggis ngovi gylpo dithos neas!
But >hoever hears this greatest dedication
%rayer and is ins%ired by faith to intensely desire
su%reme enlightenment shall gain even higher
and holier meritC
'* ) .nggi -angshod monlam ditab peas!
0hoever recites this $s%iration of
Samantabhadra >ill never again endure hellish
rebirth? >ill abandon all evil friends? and >ill
soon behold the Buddha of Boundless LightC
36 ) Dedag nyedpa rabnyed dewa tso!
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They >ill gain all beneDts? live in ha%%iness?
attain %recious human rebirth? and soon become
liAe Samantabhadra himselfC
3% ) Stammed lngawo daggi digpa nram!
#ven those >ho in ignorance committed the Dve
unredeemable sins? >ill soon be com%letely
%uriDed by reciting this as%iration of
SamantabhadraC
3+ ) Beshi dngni -ugsdng stannram dng!
They >ill achieve %erfect >isdom? a radiant
countenance? ethereal form? aus%icious %hysical
marAs? and a noble birthC Profane and devilish
beings >ill not trouble them? and they >ill be
honored in the three realmsC
32 ) Shyungchub shingwanng drungdu denyur
dro!
They >ell 6uicAly reach the royal tree of
enlightenment? residing there to beneDt all
beingsC $s enlightened Buddhas? they >ill turn
the >heel of the 9harma? taming the demonic
hostsC
3' ) .ngyang -angpo shodpi monlam di!
0hoever Ano>s? teaches? or recites this
$s%iration of Samantabhadra? shall ultimately
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attain %erfect BuddhahoodC May none des%air of
com%lete enlightenmentC
33 ) 0ampal pawos jitar chenpa dang!
/n >hatever >ay valiant Man+ushri and
Samantabhadra Ano> ho> to transfer merit? so
do / dedicate all of my one virtues? that / might
train to be liAe themC
3( ) Dussum shegpi gylwa thamchad kyes!
Through this dedication? %raised as su%reme by
the victorious Buddhas of the %ast? %resent? and
future?
/ dedicate all of these roots of virtue to
accom%lishing the deeds of SamantabhadraC
35 ) Dagni chiwi dusshed gyurpa na!
$t the moment of my death? may all
obscurations be removed that / may behold the
Budda of Boundless Light and go to the Pure
Land of Perfect BlissC
3& ) Dersong neasni smonlam didak chang!
/n that blissful land? may / com%letely fulDll all of
these as%irations? and beneDt all beings as long
as the universe remainsC
3* ) .rylvi kyilkhor -ngshing ghava der!
Poyful there? in that blessed assembly of the
Buddhas? may / be reborn liAe the Goly &nes
from an eH6uisite lotus? and may the Buddha
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$mitabha himself foretell my o>n
enlightenmentC
(6 ) Derni daggi lungtan rabthob neas!
May / thereafter accom%lish countless beneDts
for living beings in all the ten directions? by the
%o>er of %erfect >isdom in its myriad
incarnationsC
(% ) 1angpo shodpi smonlam ngospa yi!
Through >hatever small virtue / have gathered
by reciting this as%iration of Samantabhadra?
may all the virtuous as%irations of living beings
be accom%lished in a single instantC
(+ ) 1angpo shodpi smonlam sngospa yis!
Through the boundless merit gained by so
dedicating this $s%iration of Samantabhadra?
may the countless beings dro>ning in the
torrent of su4ering reach the stage of $mitabhaC
(2 ) Smonlam gyalpo didag chokgi tso! ;hayeas
drova kunla phanshed ching, Auntu -angpos
gynpi shung drub te, 4gansong gnsnram malus
tongEr shog !
May this greatest of dedication %rayers beneDt
countless living beingsC May reciting this
ornament of Samantabhadra release all beings
from the su4ering of the lo>er realms1

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13 1ong 1ife Pra,ers
!.!.*alai 1ama
.ang ri raw ea kor wi -hing kham su!
For this realm encircled +, sno4-co0ered
mountains
9han dang de wa ma lus jung wi -hi!
>ou are the source of e0er, +eneft and +liss
4ithout eHce(tion.
!han rea -ig wang tan -in gya tso yi!
&enIin G,altso) ,ou 4ho are one 4ith
0alo-itesh0ara)
1ab pad trid thi war du ten gyur chik!
Ma, ,ou remain steadfast until SamsaraDs
end'
Chenchen 1ama
/n the 9harmadhatu a%%earing as $mitabha?
/n the SambhogaAaya form as >isdom Buddha
Man+ushri?
PadmasambhavaEs heart son Sangye 7eshe?
/ncarnated as Padma 9agnag Ling%a in %revious
life
$nd Pal+ea %a 9or+ee in this lifetime?
May your life be longer than the duration of
samsara
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So that all your virtuous intentions can be
accom%lishedC
Please give me your heart blessings so that
My mind is united >ith yours in the Buddha
natureC
So? / %ray1
16 Wish for Bodhicitta
OM ! !%#G S!R"
##& 7FR SR7
S"**!" P!1 !%#G !'
9al dan sta wi la ma rinpoche !
Glorious) (recious root lama)
Dak gi chi wor pad mi dan s-hug la!
Sit on the lotus seat on the cro4n of m,
head.
Aa drin chen pos go nea jes -ung te!
With ,our great -indness (lease acce(t me.
Au sung thuk kyi ngos drub tsal du sol!
Please +esto4 the realiIations of +od,)
s(eech) and mind.
9al dan la main am par thar pa la!
"n all the acti0ities of the glorious lama)
Aed chig stam yang lok ta mi kye -hing!
Ma, no 4rong 0ie4 arise e0en for a moment.
!hi -had lek par thong wi mos gus kyes!
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B, the de0otion of seeing 4hate0er he does
as (erfect
=a mi shin lab sem la juk par shok!
Ma, the +lessing of the lama enter m, mind.
Aye wa kun tu yang dak la ma dang!
&hroughout the succession of m, li0es) from
the (erfect lamas
Dral med chos kyi pal la long shod nea!
Ma, " ne0er +e se(arated and) en=o,ing the
glor, of the *harma)
Sa dang lam gyi yon tan rab d-ok te!
Perfect all the Eualities of the stages and
the (aths
Dor je chang gi go phang nyur thob shok!
nd s4iftl, attain the stage of 7a=radhara.
;an pi pal gyur la mi -hab pad ten!
&he lamas 4ho ha0e +ecome the glor, of the
*harma) ma, their li0es +e sta+leJ
;en -in kyes wu sat eng yong la khyab!
Ma, the land +e entirel, flled 4ith *octrine-
holdersJ
;en pi jin dak nga thang jor wa gye!
Ma, the 4ealth and (o4er of the (atrons of
the *octrine increase)
;en pa yun ring nea pi ;a shi shok!
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nd ma, the aus(iciousness of the *octrine
remain fore0er.
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19 - Pra,er for the Flourishing and S(read of
the *Iogchen &eachings
.yal wa kun gyi nye lam chig pi ru!
s the one and onl, short (ath of all the
0ictorious Buddhas)
.yal wi yong ngak thek chog d-og pa che!
&he 0ictorious ones ha0e acclaimed the
su(reme ,ana) *Iog(a Chen(o)
.yal wang pad mi rang luk nying ma wa!
&he ncient &ranslation tradition of the
0ictorious 1ord) Padmasam+ha0aJ
.yal ten chok thar gye pi ;a shi shok!
Ma, all +e aus(icious for these 0ictorious
teachings to s(read) and (er0ade the
uni0erse'
Shung chub sem chog #inpoche!
Bodhichitta) the eHcellent and (recious
mind.
"a kyes pa nam kye gyur chik!
Where it is un+orn) ma, it arise.
Ayes pa nyam pa med pa dang!
Where it is +orn) ma, it not decline)
.ong nea gong du phel war shok!
But e0er increase) higher and higher.
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