PRAYERS IN TIBETAN & ENGLISH

REFUGE AND BODHICITTA

SANG.GYAE CHOE.DANG TSOG.KYI CHOG.NAM.LAJANG.CHUB BAR.DU DAG.NI KYAB.SU.CHIDAG.GI JIN.SOG GYI.PAI SOE.NAM.KYIDRO.LA PAN.CHIR SANG.GYAE DRUB.PAR.SHOG

I go for refuge until I am enlightened.To the Buddha, the Dharma and the supreme assembly. By the merit I collect from practicing giving and the other perfections,may I attain the state of a Buddha to be able to benefit all sentient beings.

SEVEN LIMB PRAYER

GO.SUM GU.PAI GO.NA CHAG.TSAL.LONGO.SHAM YI TRUL CHO.TRIN MA.LU BULTOG.ME NA.SAG DIG.TUNG TAM.CHA SHAGKYE.PAG GE.WA.NAM.LA JE.YI RANGKOR.WA MA.DaNG BAR.DU LEG.ZHUG NADRO.LA CHO.KYI KOR.TO KOR.WA DANGDAG.ZHAN GE.NAM JANG.CHUB CHEN POR.NGO

Reverently I prostrate with body, speech and mindAnd make clouds of offerings both actual and mentally transformed.I declare all my negative actions since beginningless timeAnd rejoice in the virtue of all ordinary and noble beings.Please remain until samsara endsAnd turn wheel of Dharma for sentient beings.I dedicate the merit of myself and others to the great enlightenment.GANDEN-LHAGYAMA – THE HUNDREDS OF DEITIES OF THE LAND OF JOY

From the heart of the Protector of the Hundreds of deities of the Land of JoyComes a cloud that resembles a mass of fresh white curd,Omniscient Losang Dragpa, King of the Dharma, together with your sons,I request you come here now.

O venerable Gurus with white smiles of delight,Seated on lion-throned, lotus and moon in the space before me,I request you to come remain for hundreds of aeons in order to spread the teachings,And be the supreme field of merit for my mind of faith.

Your minds have the intellect that comprehends the full extent of what can known;

Your speech with its excellent explanations beholds the ear ornament for those of good fortune;Your bodies are radiantly handsome with glory renowned;I prostrate to you, whom to behold, hear or recall is worthwhile.

Please water offerings, various flowers,Fragrant incense and scent, light and scented water,An ocean of actually and visualised cloud-like offerings,Both actually arranged and mentally created,I present to you, O supreme field of merit.

Whatever non-virtue of body, speech and mindI have accumulated since beginningless time,And especially any transgressions of my three vows,I confess to you over again with fervent regard from my heart.

From the depths of our hearts we rejoice of protectors,In the great waves of your deeds,You who strove to learn and practice in this degenerate age,And made life meaningful by abandoning the eight worldly feelings.

O holy and venerable Lama, from the clouds of compassion That form in the skies of your Dharmakaya wisdom,Please release a rain of vast and profound DharmaPrecisely in accordance with needs of those to be trained.

I dedicate whatever virtues I have ever collectedFor the benefit of the teachings and all sentient beings,And in particular for the essential teachingsOf the venerable Losang Dragpa, to shine forever.

Mig-me tse-wai ter-ch’en cha-ra-zigDr’i-me ky’en-pai wang-po jam-pai yangGang-chan k’a-pai tsug-gyan tzong-ka paLo-zang dr’ag-pai zhab-la sol-wa deb

[Avalokita, Great Store of Objectless Compassion!Manjughosha, Master of Flawless Wisdom!Tzong-Khapa, Crown of the Land of Snow’s wise men,Losang Dragpa – I make requests at your feet.]

In all future lives, through the conqueror Tsong KhapaActing in person as the Mahayana Guru,Let me not turn aside for even a momentFrom the excellent path the Conquerors have praised.

PRAISE TO MANJUSHRI

LAMA DANG GO PO JETSUN JAM-PAL YANG-LA CH’AG-TSAL-LOGANG G’I LO-DRO DRIB-NYI TRIN-DR’ALNYI-TAR NAM-D’AG RAB-SAL-WAJ’I NYE D’ON-KUN JI ZHIN ZIG-CH’IRNYI-KYI T’UG-KAR LEG B’AM DZINGANG-D’AG SI-PAI TSON-RAR MA-RIGMUN-T’OM DUG-NGAL GY’I-ZIR-WAIDRO-TSOG KUN-LA B’U-CHIG TAR TZEYAN-LAG DRUG-CHUI YANG-DAN-SUNGDRUG-TAR CH’ER-DROG NYON-MONG NYI-LONGLA-KYI CHAG-DROG DROL-DZA-CHINGMA-RIG MUN-SEL DUG-NGAL NYU-G’UJ’I-NYE CHO-DZA RAL-DR’I-NAMDO-NA D’AG-CHING SA-CHUI T’AR-SONYON-TAN LU-DZOG GYAL-SA T’U WO-KUCHU-T’RAG CHU DANG CHU-NYI GYAN-TRADAG LWAY MUN SAY JAM-PAL-YANG-LA-DU

OM AH RA PA CA NA DHI (7x)

TSE-DAN KY’O-KYI KH’EN-RAB O-ZER-GY’IDAG-LOI TI-MUG MUN-PA RAB-SAL-NAKA-D’ANG TAN-CHO ZHUNG-LUG TOG PA YILO-DRO POB-PAI NANG-WA TSAL-D’U- SOL

Home to Noble Manjushiri, my guide and saviour!Your mind unveiled by the two cloudsIs sunny perfect brillianceYou see all things just as they areAnd hold a text to your heartLife’s prisoners wracked by painAnd plunged in dark delusionWith sixty tones of voice you speakTo everyone as your one and onlyYour dragon’s road awakes addictionAnd breaks the chains of actionThe sword you wield shreds sufferingAnd clears away confusionYour form primordially pure has all The virtues of the victor’s firstbornExquisite with all signs I bow to youWho chase the gloom from my mind!O loving one, your wisdom’s glowClears my mind’s delusion!To plumb the depths of treatiesPlease grant me perfect genius!

HOMAGE TO THE ROOT WISDOM

I prostrate to the Perfect Buddha,The best of teachers who taught that Whatever is dependently arisen Is unceasing, unborn, unannihilated, not permanent,Not coming, not going,Without distinction, without identity,And free from conceptual construction.

OUTER MANDALA

SA.ZHI POE.KYI JUG.SHING ME.TOG.TRAMRI.RAB LING.ZHI NYI.DAE GYAEN.PA.DISANG.GYAE ZHING.DU MIG.TE UEL.WAR.GYIDRO.KUEN NAM.DAG ZHING.LA CHOE.PAR.SHOG

By virtue of offering to you assembly of BuddhasVisualised before me, this mandala built on a baseResplendent with flowers, saffron water and incense,Adorned with Mount Meru, the four continents, The sun and moon, may all sentient beings share in its good effects.

DAG-G’I- CH’AG-DANG MONG-SUM KYE-PAI YULDRA-NYEN B’AR-SUM LU-D’ANG LONG-CHO CHAPANG-PA ME-PAR BUL-GY’I LEG-ZHE-NAD’UG-SUM RANG-SAR DR’OL-WAR J’IN-GYI LOB

Please enjoy, and bless all sentient beings and meTo be released from the three poisonous minds,For I am offering without attachment,My body, enemies, friends and strangers,And all possessions, which are the objects Of my greed, hatred and ignorance.

MANDALA OFFERING FOR REQUESTING TEACHINGS

JE.STRUN LA.MA DAM.PA KYE.NAM.KYICHO.KUI KA.LA KYEN.TSEI CHU DZIN TRIGJI.TAR TSAM.PA DUL JAI DZIN.MA.LAZAB.GYA CHO.KYI CHAR.PA WAB.TO SOL

O holy and venerable Lama,From the clouds of compassion that formin the skies of your Dharmakaya wisdom,please release a rain of vast and profound Dharma,preciously in accordance with needs of those to be trained.

Idam Guru Ratna Mandalakam Niryatayami

I send forth this jewelled mandala to you, precious Gurus.

REFUGE PRAYER BEFORE TEACHINGS

SANG.GYAE CHOE.DANG TSOG.KYI CHOG.NAM.LAJANG.CHUB BAR.DU DAG.NI KYAB.SU.CHIDAG.GI CHO.NYAN GYI.PAI SOE.NAM.KYIDRO.LA PAN.CHIR SANG.GYAE DRUB.PAR.SHOGTo the Buddha, Dharma and supreme assemblyI go for refuge until I am enlightened.By the merit I collect from listening to the Dharma teachings,may I attain the state of a Buddha to be able to benefit all sentient beings.

TONG LEN

DE-NA JE-TZUN LA-MA TUG-JE-CHANMA-GY'UR DRO-WAI DIG-DRIB DUG-NGAL-KUNMA-LU D'A-TA DAG-LA MIN-PA-D'ANGDAG-G'I DE-GE ZHAN-LA TANG-WA-YIDRO-KUN DE-D'ANG DAN-PAR J'IN-GY'I-LOB And thus, O venerable compassionate Gurus, weSeek your blessingsThat all karmic debts, obstacles and sufferingsOf mother beings, may without exception, ripenUpon us right nowAnd that we may give our happiness and virtueTo othersAnd thereby invest all beings in bliss.

EIGHT VERSES OF MIND TRAINING

by Langri Thangpa

With a determination to accomplish The highest welfare for all sentient beingsWho surpass even a wish-granting jewelI will learn to hold them supremely dear.

Whenever I associate with others I will learn To think of myself as the lowest among allAnd respectfully hold others to be supremeFrom the very depths of my heart.

In all actions I will learn to search into my mindAnd as soon as an afflictive emotion arisesEndangering myself and othersWill firmly face and avert it.

I will learn to cherish beings of bad natureAnd those oppressed by strong sins and sufferingAs if I had found a precious Treasure very difficult to find.

When others out of jealousy treat me badlyWith abuse, slander, and so on,I will learn to take on all loss,And offer victory to them.

When one whom I have benefited with great hopeUnreasonably hurts me very badly,I will learn to view that personAs an excellent spiritual guide.

In short, I will learn to offer to everyone without exceptionAll help and happiness directly and indirectlyAnd respectfully take upon myselfAll harm and suffering of my mothers.

I will learn to keep all these practicesUndefiled by the stains of the eight worldly conceptionsAnd by understanding all phenomena as like illusionsBe released from the bondage of attachment.

OFFERING

OM AH HUNG (x3)

LA-MA SANG-GYA LA-MA CH’OD’E-ZHIN LA-MA GE-DUN-TEKUN-GY’I J’E-PO LA-MA-TELA-MA-NAM-LA CH’O-PAR BUL

Guru is Buddha; Guru is Dharma;Guru is also Sangha;Guru is maker of all.I make offerings to the Guru.

DEDICATION

GE-WA DI-YI NYUR-D’U DAGLA-MA SANG-GYA DRUB-GY’UR NADRO-WA CHIG-KYANG MA-LU-PAD’E-YI SA-LA GO-PAR SHOG

May I quickly become Guru Lord Buddha,And lead each and every sentient beingInto his enlightened realmBecause of these merits.

JANG-CHUB SEM-CH’OG RIN-PO-CHEMA-KYE-PA-NAM KYE-GYUR-CHIG

KYE-PA NYAM-PA ME-PA-YANGGONG-NA GONG-D’U P’EL-WAR SHOG

May the supreme jewel BodhicittaThat has not arisen, arise and grow,May that which has arisen never diminishBut increase more and more.

JETSUN LA-MAI KU-TSE RAB-TEN-CHINGNAM-KAR TRIN-LA CHOK-CHUR GYA-PA-DANGLO-ZANG TAN-PAI DRON-ME SA-SUM-GYIDRO-WAI MUN-SEL TAK-TU NA-GYUR-CHIK

May my venerable Lama’s life be firm.His white divine actions spread in the ten directions,And the torch of Losang’s teachings always remain, Dispelling the darkness of all beings in the three realms.

LONG LIFE PRAYER FOR HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

GANG-RI RA-WA KOR-WAI ZHING-K’AM DIRP’AN-DANG DE-WA MA-LU JUNG-WAI NACHAN-RE ZIG-WANG TAN-DZIN GYA-TS’O-YIZHAB-PA SI-TAI B’AR-D’U TAN-GY’UR-CHIK

In the land encircled by snow mountainsYou are the source of all happiness and good;All-powerful Chenrizig Tenzin Gatso,Please remain until cyclic existence is ended.

LONG LIFE PRAYER FOR LAMA THUBTEN ZOPA RINPOCHE

THUG-TSUL CHANG-SHING JAM-GON GYAL-WAI-TENDZIN-KYONG PEL-WA KUN-ZO DOG-POR-DZACHOG-SUM KUR-WAI LEG-MON THU-DRUB-PADAG-SOG DUL-LAI GON-DU SHAB-TEN-SHOG

You who uphold the Subduer’s (thub) moral way;Who serve as the bountiful hearer (zo) of all,Sustaining, preserving and spreading Manjunath’s victorious doctrine (ten)Who masterfully accomplish (drub pa) magnificent prayers honouringThe Three Jewels,Protector of myself and others, your disciples: please, please, please live long!

LONG LIFE PRAYER FOR VENERABLE GESHE DOGA

THUB-TEN CH-DANG LO-SANG GYAL-WA’I-TENCHOK-TAR PEL-LA GYUR-ME DAM-JA-CHENKA-DRIN KHOR-ME SHE-NYEN DAM-PA-CHOGKAL-GYAR SHUG-SOL CHOK-TUN NGU-DRUB-TSOL

You with an immutable vow to spread to the limits of spaceThe Dharma of the Able One in general, and the Dharma of the Pure-minded Conqueror,Supreme superior spiritual friend or unrepayable kindness,Please remain for hundreds of aeons and bestow the supreme and common siddhis.