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Just like the earth and space itselfAnd all the other mighty elementsF or boundless multitudes of beings

M ay I always be the ground of life,The source of varied sustenance.

Table of Contents

Prayers at the beginning of teachings 1. Generating Mahayana Refuge 42. Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha 63. Short Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha 12 4. Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra 125. The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra 146. Verses to Dispell Hindrances 207. The Foundation of All Qualities 228. Long Mandala Offering (before teachings) 309. Short Mandala Offering 3210. Requesting to Turn the Wheel of Dharma 3211. Refuge and Bodhichitta 34

Prayers at the conclusion of teachings12. Long Thanksgiving Mandala 3613. Short Mandala Offering 3814. Requesting the Lamas to Remain Long 3815. Short Dedication 4016. Other Dedication Prayers 4017. Long-life Prayer for all Practitioners 4418. Long-life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama 4619. Long-life Prayer for His Eminence Choden Rinpoche (short version) 4620. Long-life Prayer for His Eminence Choden Rinpoche 4821. Final Dedication Prayers 5222. Extensive Lamrim Dedication Prayer 5423. Verses of Auspiciousness 5824. Praise to Lama Tsongkhapa (Miktsema) 58

Dharma Etiquette 60

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Prayers at the beginning of teachings

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k,-1}-]o-:v-Pi k,-1}-0v-T-9k

k,-1}-aOs-9k k,-1}-=b-9kk

Prayers for teachings 5

Prayers at the beginning of teachings

Generating Mahayana Refuge

Dro nam drel dö sam pa yisang gye chö dang gen dün lajang chub nying po chi kyi bartag par dag ni kyab su dro

With the wish to free all beingsI shall always go for refugeTo the Buddha, Dharma, and SangaUntil I reach full enlightenment.

NAMO GURUBHYANAMO BUDDHAYANAMO DHARMAYANAMO SANGHAYA (x3)

To the Guru I go for refugeTo the Buddha I go for refugeTo the Dharma I go for refugeTo the Sangha I go for refuge (x3)

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Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha

Tön pa jom den de de shin shek pa dra jom pa yang dag par dzog pe sang gye rig pa dang shab su den pa / de war shek pa jig ten khyen pa / kye bu dul we kha lo gyur wa / la na me pa / hla dang mi nam kyi ton pa sang gye jom den de pel rgyel wa sha kya thub pa la chag chel lo / chö du kyab su chi o/

Teacher, Foe Destroyer, Thus Gone, Fully and Perfectly Awakened Buddha, En-dowed with knowledge and good conduct, Gone to bliss, Knower of the world, Helmsman of ordinary beings to be tamed, Supreme one, Teacher of all gods and men, Buddha, Foe Destroyer, Glorious Victorious One, Shakyamuni, to you I pay homage, make offerings and go for refuge (x3)

Gang tshe kang nyi tso wo kyö tam tshesa chen di la gom pa dün bor nenga ni jig ten di na chog je sungde tshe khe pa khyö la chag tshel lo

When you, Chief of Men, were born,You took seven steps on this great earth and you said: “I am supreme in this world.”To you who were wise at that time, I pay homage.

Nam dag ku nga chog tu zuk zang waye she gya tsho ser gyi hlün po dradrak pa jig ten sum la hla me wagön po chog nye khyö la chag tshel lo

Completely pure body, supremely fine form,Ocean of wisdom, like a golden mountain,Fame that blazes in the three worlds,Supreme protector, to you I pay homage.

Tshen chog den pa dri me da we shelser dog dra wa khyö la chag tshel lodul drel khyö dra si pa sum ma chinyam me khyen jen khyö la chag tshel lo

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k6m$-#m-+1-.-9},-){,-X,k

k+#{-8`o,-;-9$-@#-83;-;}kk

k&m#-.-%m-9$-1m-A-6m$-k


Endowed with the supreme marks, a face like the stainless moon,A color like gold, to you I pay homage.The three worlds are not like you (who is) free of dustMatchless one, endowed with knowledge, to you I pay homage.

Gön po thuk je che den pa tham je khyen pe ton pa posö nam yön ten gya tsho shingde shin shek la chag tshel lo

Protector endowed with great compassion,Omniscient teacher, Field of ocean-like merits and good qualitiesTo the Thus Gone, I pay homage.

Dag pe dö chak drel war gyurge we ngen song drol shingjig tu dön dam chog gyur pazhi gyur chö la chag tshel lo

Through purity, free from attachment,Through virtue, released from the evil-gone realms,Unique, supreme Ultimate Meaning,To the Dharma that brings peace, I pay homage.

Dröl ne dröl we lam yang tönlab pa dag la rab tu neshing gi dam pa yön ten denge dün la yang chag tshel lo

From freedom teaching the path, Well abiding in the pure trainings.Holy field endowed with good qualities,To the Sangha also, I pay homage.

Dig pa ji yang mi cha shing

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k:$-#m-={1=-,m-9}$=-=v-`o;k

k8+m-,m-=$=-W,-0%,-.-9m,kk

k!:-1-:0-:m0-1:-1{-+$-k

k\w-1-7m;-0-&u-0v:-+$-k

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ge wa pu sum tshok par charang gi sem ni yong su düldi ni sang gye ten pa yin

Do not commit any non-virtuous actions;Accumulate virtue and goodness;Subdue your own mind:This is the teaching of the Buddha.

Kar ma rab rib mar me danggyu ma zil wa chu bur dangmi lam log dang trin ta budü che chö nam de tar ta

Like a star, a mirage, a lamp,Illusions, drops of dew, bubbles,Dreams, lightning, and clouds:Look at all conditioned phenomena as such.

Sö nam di yi tham je zik pa yigo phang thob ne kyön gyi dra tül tega dang na dang chi we lab truk pesi pe tsho le dro wa drol war sho

Due to this merit, having attained the state of the all-seeing,And thereby subduing the enemy of faults,May I liberate migrators from the ocean of existence,Stirred by the waves of aging, sickness, and death.

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Short Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha

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kcv<8m-#2~-0}-+{-;-#=};-0-8+{0=kk

Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra

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Short Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha

Phün tshog ge leg che we trün pe kutha ye dro we re wa kong we zungma lü she ja ji shin khyen pe thugsha kye tso wo de la söl wa deb

I pray to the chief of the Shakyas,Whose body was formed by ten million perfect virtues, Whose speech fulfills the hopes of limitless beings,Whose mind sees precisely all objects of knowledge.

Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra

THADYATA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI YE SOHA

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The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

Phak pa jom den de ma she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pa la chak chel loDi ke dag gi thö pa dü chig na / chom den de gyel pöi khab ja gö phung pöi ri la ge long gi ge dün chen po dang jang chub sem pe ge dün chen po dang thab jig tu zhug te / dei tse chom den de zab mo nang wa zhe ja we chö kyi nam drang kyi ting nge dzin la nyom par zhug so / yang dei tse jang chub sem pa sem pa chen po phag pa chen re zig wang chug she rab kyi pha röl tu chin pa zab mo jö pa nyi la nam par ta zhing / phung po nga po de dag la yang rang zhin gyi tong par nam par ta o / de ne sang gye kyi thü tse dang den pa sha ri bü jang chub sem pa sem pa chen po phag pa chen re zig wang chug la di ke je me so / rig kyi bu gang la la / she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pa zab möi je pa jö par dö pa de ji tar lab par cha/ de ke je me pa dang jang chub sems pa sems pa chen po phag pa chen re zig wang chug gi tse dang den pa sha ra dvati bu la di ke je mes so/ sha ri bu rig gi bu am rig ki bumo gang la la she rab kyi pha röl tu chin pa zab mö che pa chö par dö pa de di tar nam par ta war cha te / phung po nga po de dag yang rang zhin gyi tong par nam par yang dag par je su ta o/ zug tong pa o / tong pa nyi zug so / zug le tong pa nyi zhen ma yin / tong pa nyi le kyang zug zhen ma yin no / de zhin du tshor wa dang / du she dang / du je dang / nam par she pa nam tong pa o/ sha ri bu / de tar chö tham je tong pa nyi de / tshen nyi me pa / ma kye pa / ma gag pa / dri ma me pa / dri ma dang drel wa / dri wa me pa / gang wa me pa o/ sha ri bu / de ta we na / tong pa nyi la zug me / tshor wa me / du she me / du je nam me / nam par she pa me / mig me / na wa me / na me / je me / lü me / yi me / zug me / dra me / dri me / ro me / reg cha me / chö me do / mig gi kham me pa ne yi kyi nam par she pe kham kyi bar du yang me do / ma rig pa me / ma rig pa ze pa me pa ne / ga shi me / ga shi ze pe bar du yang me do / de zhin du dug ngel wa dang / kün jung wa dang / gog pa dang / lam me / ye she me / thob pa me / ma thob pa yang me do / sha ri bu / de ta we na / jang chub sem pa nam thob pa me pe chir / she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pa la ten jing ne te / sem la drib pa me pe ching trag pa me do / chin ji log le shin tu de ne nya ngen le de pe thar chin to / dü sum du nam par zhug pe sang gye tham je kyang she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pa la ten ne la na me pa yang dag par dzog pe jang chub tu ngön par dzog par sang gye so/ de ta we na / she rab kyi pha röl tu chin pe ngag / rig pa chen pöi ngag / la na me pe ngag / mi nyam pa dang nyam pe ngag / dug ngel tham je rab tu zhi war je pe ngag / mi dzün pe na / den par she par ja te / she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pe ngag me pa/

TADYATHA GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ BODHI SVAHA


Sha ri bu / jang chub sem pa sem pa chen pö de tar she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pa zab mo la lab par ja o / de ne chom den de ting nge dzin de le zheng te / jang chub sem pa sem pa chen po phag pa chen re zig wang chug la leg so zhe ja wa jin ne / leg so leg so / rig kyi bu de de zhin no / de de zhin te / ji tar khyö kyi ten pa de zhin tu / she rab kyi pha rol tu chin pa zab mo la che par ja te / de zhin sheg pa nam kyang je su yi rang ngo / chom den de kyi de ke je ka tsel ne / tse dang den pa sha ra dva ti bu dang / jang chub sem pa sem pa chen po chen re zig wang chug dang / tham je dang den pe khor de dag dang / lha dang / mi dang / lha ma yin dang / dri zar je pe jig ten yi rang te / chom den de kyi sung pa la ngön par tö do //

I prostrate to the Bhagavati, the Perfection of Wisdom!Thus have I once heard:The Blessed One was staying in Rajgriha at Vultures Peak along with a great community of monks and a great community of bodhisattvas, and at that that time, the Blessed One entered the meditative absorption of the varieties of phenomena called the appearance of the profound. At that time as well, the noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva, the great being, clearly beheld the practice of the profound perfection of wisdom itself and saw that even the five aggregates are empty of inherent existence. Thereupon, through the Buddha’s inspiration, the venerable Shariputra spoke to the noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva the great being, and said, “How should any noble son train who wishes to engage in the practice of the profound perfection of wisdom?” When this had been said, the noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva, the great being, spoke to the venerable Sharadvatiputra and said, “Shariputra, any noble son or noble daughter who so wishes to engage in the practice of the profound perfection of wisdom should clearly see this way: they should see perfectly that even the five aggregates are empty of inherent existence. Form is empty, emptiness is form; emptiness is no other than form, form too is not other than emptiness. Likewise, feeling, discrimination, mental formations, and consciousness are all empty. Therefore, Shariputra, all phenomena are empty; they are without defining characteristics; they are not born, they do not cease; they are not defiled, they are not undefiled; they are not deficient, and they are not complete. “Therefore, Shariputra, in emptiness there is no form, on feeling, no discrimination, no mental formations, and no consciousness. There is no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind. There is no form, no sound, no smell, no taste, no texture, and no mental objects. There is no eye-element and so on up to no mind-element including up to no ele-ment of mental consciousness. There is no ignorance, there is no extinction of ignorance, and so on up to no aging and death and no extinction of aging and death. Likewise, there is no suffering, origin, cessation, or path; there is no wisdom, no attainment, and also no non-attainment. “Therefore, Shariputra, since bodhisattvas have no attainment, they rely on this perfection

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of wisdom and therein abide. Having no obscurations in their minds, they have no fear, and by going utterly beyond error, they will reach the end of nirvana. All the buddhas as well who abide in the three times attain the full awakening of unexcelled, perfect enlight-enment by relying on this profound perfection of wisdom. “Therefore, one should know that the mantra of the perfection of wisdom – the mantra of great knowledge, the unexcelled mantra, the mantra equal to the unequalled, the mantra that quells all suffering – is true because it is not deceptive. The mantra of the perfection of wisdom is proclaimed:

)^*r-#-){-#-){-.r-:-#-){-.r-:-=[-#-){-0}-am-:sdsk TADYATHA GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ BODHI SVAHA

Shariputra, the bodhisattvas, the great beings, should train in the perfection of wisdom in this way.”Thereupon the Blessed One arose form that meditative absorption and commended the holy Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva, the great beings saying, “Excellent! Excellent! O noble child, it is just so; it should be just so. One must practice the profound perfection of wisdom just as you have revealed. For then even the Tathagatas will rejoice.”As the Blessed One uttered these words, the venerable Shariputra, the holy Avalokitesh-vara, the bodhisattva, the great being, along with the entire assembly, including the worlds of gods, humans, asuras, and gandharvas, all rejoiced and highly praised that spoken by the Blessed One.

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Verses to Dispel Hindrances

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k1$},-<{=-Qw-8Js;-1$8-08m-1*v-%}0=-%,k

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k#,=-#=v1-1"8-8E}8m-#2~-;-@#-83;-;}kk

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k8/#=-.-+!},-1&}#-#=v1->m-0!8m-0+{,-.=k

k+{-W-(m+-`o-@m:-0S}#-.:->o:-%m#

k1{+-.:->o:-%m#

k6m-0:->o:-%m# kk

+E-0#{#=-.:-&+-1m-1*v,-.8m-@}#=-*1=-%+-cspn-\o-:v-:sdsk

k0#{#=-:m#=-%}$-J#-0W+-%t-6m-0-+$-k

k1m-1*v,-#,}+-.8m-V{,-+$-K;-0-+$-k

k1*v,-.-8Es0-%m$-/v,-#=v1-3~#=->o:-.8mk

k0C-<m=-+{=-<$-+{$-8+m:-0+{-;{#=-<}# kk


Verses to Dispel Hindrances

Kha la jö pe ne chok dam pa nangön she ju trül nga we thu tob jendrub pa po la ma yel bu shin zikne sum kha dro’i tso la chag tshel lo

I prostrate to the gathering of dakinis in the three chakrasWho abide in the holy yoga of using space.By your powers of clairvoyance and magical emanations,Look after practitioners like a mother her child.

AH KA SA MA RA TSA SHA DA RA SA MA RA YA PHAT (x21)

TADYATHA GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ BODHI SVAHA

Phag pa kön chok sum gyi ka yi den pede ta nyi tu chir dok par gyur jigme par gyur jigshi war gyur jig

By the teachings of the Three Jewels possessing the power of truth,May inner and outer hindrances be transformed. (clap x1)May they become nonexistent. (clap x1)May they become pacified. (clap x1)

Dra geg par cha mi thün pe chok ngen pa tham je SHANTIM KURUYE SVAHA

May the negative forces opposed to the Dharma be completely pacified.

Geg rig ton thra gye ju shi wa dangmi thün nö pe kyen dang drel wa dangthün pa drub jing phün sum tshog gyur peta shi de kyang deng dir de leg sho

May the host of eighty thousand obstacles be pacified. May we be separated from all adverse conditions to Dharma. May we obtain all circumstances conducive to the Dharma.May there be auspiciousness, happiness, and well-being here, right now!

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(k k9},-){,-#6m:->o:-1k

k9},-),-\o,->m-#6m:->o:-Hm,-%,-I{k

k3u;-06m,-0%{,-.-;1->m-P-0-:vk

k;{#=-.:-1*}$-,=-80+-.-`o-1-9m=k

k]o=-.-&{,-.}=-0%{,-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k;{,-%m#-J{+-.8m-+1-08m-K{,-07$-8+mk

k<m,-_p-J{+-+!8-+},-&{,-<{=->o:-,=k

k(m,-13,-\o,-_p-$m$-.}-;{,-.8m-R}k

kWv,-&+-1{+-.:-[{-0:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k;v=-N}#-#9}-0-&u-9m-&u-0v:-06m,k

kBp:-`o-8’m#-.8m-8&m-0-H,-.-+$-k

k<m-08m-I{=-=v-;v=-+$-Em0-1-06m,k

k+!:-,#-;=-8K=-@m-06m,-8K$-0-;k

k${=-.-0K,-.}-J{+-,=-({=-.8m-3~#=k

kJ-6m$-J-0-M1=-<$-(}$-0-+$-k

k+#{-3~#=-1*8-+#-au0-.:-A{+-.-;k


The Foundation of All Good Qualities

Yön ten kün gyi shir gyur drin jen jetshul zhin ten pa lam gyi tsa wa ruleg par thong ne be pa du ma yigü pa chen pö ten par jin gyi lob

The foundation of all good qualities is the kind and venerable guru.Correctly devoting to him is the root of the path.By clearly seeing this and applying great effort, Please bless me to rely upon him with great respect.

Len jig nye pe dam we ten zang dishin tu nye ka don chen she gyur nenyin tshen kün tu nying po len pe logyün che me par kye war jin gyi lob

Understanding that the precious freedom of this rebirth is found only once,Is greatly meaningful and difficult to find again,Please bless me to generate the mind that unceasingly, Day and night, takes its essence.

Lü sog yo wa chu yi chu bur zhinnyur du jig pe chi wa dren pa dangshi we je su lü dang drib ma zhinkar nag le dre chi zhin drang wa la

This life is as impermanent as a water bubble;Remember how quickly it decays and death comes. After death, just like a shadow follows the body,The results of black and white karma ensue.

Nye pa ten po nye ne nye pe tshoktra shing tra wa nam kyang pong wa dangge tshok tha dag drub par che pa latag tu pag dang den jin gyi lob

Finding firm and definite conviction in this,Bless me always to be careful

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kK#-_p-0#-+$-X,-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k]}+-.=-1m-$}1=-&q#-#;-\o,->m-"}k

k9m+-0K,-1m-:v$-Nm+-.8m-/v,-3~#=-<mk

k({=-+1m#-:m#-,=-*:-.8m-0+{-0-;k

k+},-#({:-&{,-.}:-[{-0:-Am,->m-T}0=k

kM1-+#-0=1-.-+{-9m=-H{$=-.-9mk

kH{,-+$-<{=-06m,-0+#-9}+-&{,-.}-9m=k

k0%,-.8m-P-0-=}-=}:-*:-.-;k

kau0-.-$m$-.}:-A{+-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k:$-(m+-Nm+-13~:-[s$-0-’m-06m,-`ok

k1->o:-8E}-0-\o,-<$-+{-8H-0:k

k1*}$-,=-8E}-0-a};-08m-"v:-8={:-08mk

kA$-&u0-={1=-1&}#-8A}$=-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k={1=-21-0[{+-<$-3u;-Dm1=-M1-#=v1-;k

k#}1=-.-1{+-,-A$-&u0-1m-8Es0-.:k

k;{#=-.:-1*}$-,=-W;-N=-&}1-.-;k


To abandon even the slightest of negativitiesAnd to accomplish only virtuous deeds.

Jö pe mi ngom dug ngel kün gyi goyi ten mi rung si pe pün tshok kyinye mig rig ne thar pe de wa ladön nyer chen por kye war jin gyi lob

Seeking samsaric pleasures is the door to all suffering;They are uncertain and cannot be relied upon. Recognizing these shortcomings,Please bless me to generate the strong wish for the bliss of liberation.

Nam dag sam pa de yi dreng pa yidren dang she zhin dag yö chen po yiten pe tsa wa so sor thar pa ladrub pa nying por che par jin gyi lob

Led by this pure thought, Mindfulness, alertness and great caution arise.The root of the teachings is keeping the pratimoksha vows;Please bless me to accomplish this essential practice.

Rang nyi si tshor hlung wa ji zhin duma gyur dro wa kün kyang de dra warthong ne dro wa drol we khur khyer wejang chub sem chog jong par jin gyi lob

Just as I have fallen into the sea of samsara,So have all mother migratory beings. Bless me to see this, train in supreme bodhichitta,And bear the responsibility of freeing migratory beings.

Sem tsam kye kyang tshül trim nam sum lagom pa me na jang chub mi drub parleg par thong ne gyel se dom pa latsön pa drag pö lob par jin gyi lob

Clearly recognizing that I will not achieve enlightenmentBy developing bodhicittaWithout practicing the three types of morality,

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k0P},-.-H#-.}=-U}0-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k;}#-.8m-9v;-;-#9{$-.-6m-A{+-%m$-k

k9$-+#-+},-;-3u;-06m,-+?}+-.-9m=k

k6m-#,=-[#-1*}$-7v$-ò-8K{;-08m-;1k

kBp:-ò-Wv+-;-[{-0:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k*v,-1}$-;1-^$-’}+-ò->o:-.-,k

k*{#-.-\o,->m-1&}#->o:-L}-I{-*{#

k!;-07$-[{-0}8m-8’v#-$}#=-+1-.-+{:k

k0+{-R#-(m+-ò-8’v#-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k+{-3|-+$}=-Es0-M1-#(m=-au0-.8m-#6mk

kM1-+#-+1-3n#-&}1-.:-#=v$=-.-;k

k0%}=-1-1m,-.8m-${=-.-J{+->o:-,=k

kN}#-+$-0&}+-){-0Ns$-0:-Am,->m=-T}0=k

k+{-,=-Wv+-&{8m-$m$-.}-:m1-#(m=-<mk

k#,+-M1=-’m-06m,-K}#=-,=-0P},-.-9m=k

k*v,-06m8m-M;-8A}:-]}+-;=-1m-#9{$-0:k

k+1-.8m-#=v$-06m,-au0-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=k


Bless me to practice the bodhisattva vows with great energy.

Log pe yül la yeng pa shi che jingyang dag dön la tshül zhin jö pa yizhi ne hlang tong zung tu drel we lamnyur du gyü la kye war jin gyi lob

By pacifying distractions to wrong objectsAnd correctly analyzing the meaning of reality, Please bless me to generate quickly within my mindstreamThe unified path of calm abiding and special insight.

Thün mong lam jang nö du gyur pa na theg pa kün gyi chog gyur dor je thegkel zang kye wö’i jug ngog dam pa derde lag nyi du jug par jin gyi lob

Having become a pure vessel by training in the general path,Please bless me to enterThe holy gateway of the fortunate ones – The supreme Vajra vehicle.

De tse ngo drup nam nyi drub pe zhinam dag dam tshig dom par sung pa lajö ma min pe nge pa nye gyur nesog dang dom te sung war jin gyi lob

At that time the basis of accomplishing the two attainmentsIs keeping pure vows and samaya. Having become firmly convinced of this,Please bless me to protect these vows and pledges like my life.

De ne gyü de’i nying po rim nyi kyine nam ji zhin tog ne tsön pa yithün zhi’i nel jor jö lam mi yeng wardam pe sung zhin drub par jin gyi lob

Then having realized the importance of the two stages,Which are the essence of the Vajrayana,By practicing with great energy, never giving up the four sessions,

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k+{-W:-;1-07$-%},-.8m-0<{=-#({,-+$-k

k3u;-06m,-au0-.8m-E}#=-M1=-60=-0K,-%m$-k

k@m-+$-,$-#m-0:-`o-#%}+-.8m-3~#=k

k({-0:-6m-0:-Am,->m=-0T0-_p-#=};k

k[{-0-\o,-_p-9$-+#-R-1-+$-k

k8K;-1{+-&}=-<m-+.;-;-;}$=-]}+-%m$-k

k=-+$-;1->m-9},-),-:0-Q}#=-,=k

kL}-I{-8&$-#m-#}-8/$-Bp:-*}0-<}# kk


Please bless me to realize the teachings of the holy guru.

De tar lam zang tön pe she nyen dangtshül shin drub pe drok nam shab ten jingchi dang nang gi bar du jö pe tshoknye war zhi war jin gyi lab tu söl

Like that, may the gurus who show the noble pathAnd the spiritual friends who practice it have long lives.Please bless me to pacify completelyAll outer and inner hindrances.

Kye wa kün tu yang dag la ma dangdrel me chö kyi pel la long jö jingsa dang lam gyi yön ten rab dzok nedor je chang gi go phang thob sho

In all my lives, never separated from perfect gurus,May I enjoy the magnificent Dharma. By completing the qualities of the stages and paths,May I quickly attain the state of Vajradhara.

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Long Mandala Offering (before teachings)

?f-0.-Lx-1m-?rifz[k +0$-&{,-#={:->m-=-#6mk ?f-0.-:{-"{-?rifz[k @m-U#=-:m-"}:-9v#-#m=-0!}:-08m-+0v=-=v-:m8m-W;-.}-:m-:0k k<:-;v=-8/#-.}k [}-841-0v-Qm$-k ao0-0-;$-]}+k A$-a-1m-$,k

;v=-+$-;v=-8/#=k H-90-+$-H-90-#6,k #9}-X,-+$-;1-1&}#-8E} a-1m-$,-+$-a-1m-$,-

>m-Sk :m,-.}-&{8m-:m-0}k +.#-0=1->m-<m$-k 8+}+-8’}8m-0k 1-O}=-.8m-;}-)}# 8"}:-;}-:m,-

.}-&{k ,}:-0v-:m,-.}-&{k 02t,-1}-:m,-.}-&{k R},-.}-:m,-.}-&{k Q$-.}-:m,-.}-&{k K-1&}#-:m,-.}-&{k

+1#-+.},-:m,-.}-&{k #){:-&{,-.}8m-0v1-.k "{#-1k J{$-0-1k Qt-1k #:-1k 1{-)}#-

1k 0ò#-(}=-1k ’$-#=;-1k Hm-&0-1k (m-1k S-0k :m,-.}-&{8m-#ò#=-@}#=-

;=-M1-.:-W;-08m-W;-13,k +0v=-=v-[-+$-1m8m-+.;-8A}:-/v,-=v1-3~#=-.-1-3$-0-1{+-.-#2$-

6m$-9m+-ò-8}$-0-8+m-+#-H m,-%,-P-0-+$-0Wv+-.:-0%=-.8m-+.;-X,-R-1-+1-.-M1=-+$-=+-.:-ò-9$-k

9}$=-Q}#=-0%,-.8m-1$8-0+#-I{-02t,-R }-07$-W;-0%,-8’m#=-K;-+0$-@p#=-+.;-07$-.}8m-6;-

1$8-,=-*{#=-.-&{,-.}8m-#=v$=-&}=-70-1}-bo-08m-9},-ò-6m$-"1=-+0v;-0:-0>m8}k k*v#=-I{=-8E}-08m-

+},-ò-06{=-=v-#=};k 06{=-,=-<$-0+#-=}#=-8E}-0-1->o:-,1-1"8m-1*8-+$-1(1-.8m-={1=-%,-

*1=-%+-;-*v#=-0P{-0-&{,-.}=-"}-,=-Am,->m-0T0-_p-#=};k


Long Mandala Offering (before teachings)

Om vajra bhumi a hum / wang chen ser gyi sa shi / om vajra re khe a hum / chi jak ri khor yug gi kor we ü su ri gyel po ri rab / shar lü phak po / hlo dzam bu ling / nub ba lang jö / jang dra mi nyen / lü dang lü phak / nga yab dang nga yab shen / yo den dang lam chog dro / dra mi nyen dang dra mi nyen gyi da / rin po che ri wo / pag sam gyi shing / dö jo’i ba / ma mö pe lo tog / khor lo rin po che / nor bu rin po che / tsün mo rin po che / lön po rin po che / lang po rin po che / ta chog rin po che / mak pön rin po che / ter chen po’i bum pa / geg ma / treng wa ma / lu ma / gar ma / me tog ma / dug pö ma / nang sel ma / dri chab ma / nyi ma / da wa / rin po che’i duk chok le nam par gyel we gyel tshen / ü su lha dang mi’i pel jor phun sum tshok pa ma tshang wa med pa tsang shing yi du ong wa di dag drin jen tsa wa dang gyu par je pe pel den la ma dam pa nam dang khye par du yang / yong dzok ten pe nga dag je tsün losang gyel ten jik drel wang chuk pel zang po’i shel nga ne thek pa chen po’i sung chö zab mo zhu we yön du shing kham bül war gyi’o / thuk je dro we don du she su söl / she ne kyang dag sok dro wa ma gyur nam khe tha dang nyam pe sem jen tham je la thuk tse wa chen pö go ne jin gyi lab tu söl /

OM vajra ground AH HUM, mighty golden ground. OM vajra fence AH HUM, a circu-lar iron fence at the outermost limit. In the center is Mount Meru, king of mountains. In the east, the continent Lupagpo; in the south, Dzambuling; in the west Balangcho; in the north Draminyen. The sub-continents Lu and Lupag; Nga.yab and Nga.yab.zhen; Yo.den and Lam.chog.dro; Dra.mi.nyen and Dra.mi.nyen.gyi.da; In the east, the precious moun-tain; in the south, the wish-granting tree; in the west, the wish-granting cow; in the north the uncultivated crops. The precious wheel; the precious jewel; the precious queen; the precious minister; the precious elephant; the precious horse; the precious general; the great treasure vase. Goddess of beauty; goddess of garlands; goddess of song; goddess of dance; goddess of flowers; goddess of incense; goddess of light; goddess of perfume. The sun, the moon, the precious parasol, the banner of victory in all directions. In the center are all the possessions dear to gods and humans, lacking in nothing, pure and delightful.This magnificent and glorious collection, I offer to you, root and lineage gurus, and in particular to you, Master of the entire teachings, venerable Losang Gyalten Jikdrel Wang-chuk, for your great kindness, that we may receive the profound teachings of the Ma-hayana vehicle. I offer these as a Buddha field. Please accept them with compassion for the sake of mi-grating beings. Having accepted them, please grant your inspiration to me and all mother sentient beings abiding as far as the limits of space, out of your great compassion.

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Short Mandala Offering

k=-#6m-(}=-<m=-Ap#=-<m$-1{-)}#-0C1k

k:m-:0-Qm$-#6m-(m-S=-0W,-.-8+mk

k=$=-W=-6m$-`o-+1m#=-){-+0v;-0:-0>mk

k8E}-\o,-M1-+#-6m$-;-(}+-.:-<}#kk

Requesting to Turn the Wheel of Dharma

kI{-02t,-R-1-+1-.-={+-M1=-<mk

k&}=-!q8m-1"8-;-1={,-P{8m-cm,-8Dm#-,=k

k’m-W:-131=-.=-8`o;-A8m-84n,-1-;k

k70 -W=-& }=-< m-&:-.-800 -_ p-#= };kk

?m-+[-]o-:v-:1-1b-;-![-,m-:g-)-9r-1mkk



Sa zhi pö kyi jug shing me tog tramri rab ling zhi nyi de gyen pa disang gye zhing du mig te ül war gyidro kün nam dag zhing la jö par sho

This ground anointed with perfume, strewn with flowers,Adorned with Mount Meru, four continents, the sun and moon,I imagine as a Buddha field and offer it to you.May all beings enjoy this pure land.

Requesting to Turn the Wheel of Dharma

Je tsün la ma dam pa khye nam kyichö kü’i kha la khyen tse trin drig neji tar tsham pe dül che dzin ma lazab gye chö kyi char pa bab tu söl

Oh, holy and venerable lamas,From the clouds of compassion that form in the skies of your dharmakaya wisdom,Please release a rain of vast and profound Dharma,Precisely in accordance with the needs of those to be trained.

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALA KHAM NIRYATAYAMI

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Refuge and Bodhicitta

k=$=-W=-&}=-+$-3~#=-M1=-;k

kA$-&u0-0:-`o-0+#-,m-[0=-=v-1&mk

k0+#-#m=-&}=-(,-0>m=-.8m-0=}+-,1=-<mk

k8E}-;-/,-@m:-=$=-W=-8Es0-.:-<}#kk


Refuge and Bodhicitta

Sang gye chö dang tshok nam lajang chub bar du dag ni kyab su chidag gi chö nyen gyi pe sö nam kyidro la phen chir sang gye drub par sho

I take refuge until I am enlightenedIn the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.By the merit I create from listening to the DharmaMay I attain buddhahood in order to benefit all sentient beings.

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Prayers after teachings

Long Thanksgiving Mandala

?f-0.-Lx-1m-?rifz[k +0$-&{,-#={:->m-=-#6mk ?f-0.-:{-"{-?rifz[k @m-U#=-:m-"}:-9v#-#m=-0!}:-08m-+0v=-=v-:m8m-W;-.}-:m-:0k <:-;v=-8/#-.}k [}-841-0v-Qm$-k ao0-0-?$-]}+k A$-a-1m-$,k

;v=-+$-;v=-8/#=k H-90-+$-H-90-#6,k #9}-X,-+$-;1-1&}#-8E} a-1m-$,-+$-a-1m-$,->m-Sk :m,-.}-&{8m-:m-0}k +.#-0=1->m-<m$-k 8+}+-8’}8m-0k 1-O}=-.8m-;}-)}# 8"}:-;}-:m,-.}-&{k ,}:-0v-:m,-.}-&{k 02t,-1}-:m,-.}-&{k R},-.}-:m,-.}-&{k Q$-.}-:m,-.}-&{k K-1&}#-:m,-.}-&{k +1#-+.},-:m,-.}-&{k #){:-&{,-.}8m-0v1-.k "{#-1k J{$-0-1k Qt-1k #:-1k

1{-)}#-1k 0ò#-(}=-1k ’$-#=;-1k Hm-&0-1k (m-1k :m,-.}-&{8m-#ò#=-@}#=-;=-M1-.:-W;-08m-W;-13,k +0v=-=v-[-+$-1m8m-+.;-8A}:-/v,-=v1-3~#=-.-1-3$-0-1{+-.-#2$-

6m$-9m+-ò-8}$-0-8+m-+#-H m,-%,-P-0-+$-0Wv+-.:-0%=-.8m-+.;-X,-R-1-+1-.-M1=-+$-=+-.:-ò-9$-k

9}$=-Q}#=-0%,-.8m-1$8-0+#-I{-02t,-R }-07$-W;-0%,-8’m#=-K;-+0$-@p#=-+.;-07$-.}8m-6;-1$8-,=-*{#=-.-&{,-.}8m-#=v$=-&}=-70-1}-;{#=-.:-8*}0-.8m-+!8-H m,-#)$-:#-#m-9},-ò-6m$-"1=-

+0v;-0:-0>m8}k k*v#=-I{=-8E}-08m-+},-ò-06{=-=v-#=};k 06{=-,=-<$-0+#-=}#=-8E}-0-1->o:-,1-1"8m-1*8-+$-1(1-.8m-={1=-%,-*1=-%+-;-*v#=-0P{-0-&{,-.}=-"}-,=-Am,->m-0T0-_p-#=};kk


Prayers after teachings

Long Thanksgiving MandalaOm vajra bhumi a hum / wang chen ser gyi sa shi / om vajra re khe a hum / chi jak ri khor yug gi kor we ü su ri gyel po ri rab / shar lü phak po / hlo dzam bu ling / nub ba lang jö / jang dra mi nyen / lü dang lü phak / nga yab dang nga yab shen / yo den dang lam chog dro / dra mi nyen dang dra mi nyen gyi da / rin po che ri wo / pag sam gyi shing / dö jo’i ba / ma mö pe lo tog / khor lo rin po che / nor bu rin po che / tsün mo rin po che / lön po rin po che / lang po rin po che / ta chog rin po che / mak pön rin po che / ter chen po’i bum pa / geg ma / treng wa ma / lu ma / gar ma / me tog ma / dug pö ma / nang sel ma / dri chab ma / nyi ma / da wa / rin po che’i duk chok le nam par gyel we gyel tshen / ü su lha dang mi’i pel jor phun sum tshok pa ma tshang wa med pa tsang shing yi du ong wa di dag drin jen tsa wa dang gyu par je pe pel den la ma dam pa nam dang khye par du yang / yong dzok ten pe nga dag je tsün losang gyel ten jik drel wang chuk pel zang po’i shel nga ne thek pa chen po’i sung chö zab mo lek par thob pe ka drin tang rag gi yön du shing kham bül war gyi’o / thuk je dro we don du she su söl / she ne kyang dag sok dro wa ma gyur nam khe tha dang nyam pe sem jen tham je la thuk tse wa chen pö go ne jin gyi lab tu söl /

OM vajra ground AH HUM, mighty golden ground. OM vajra fence AH HUM, a circu-lar iron fence at the outermost limit. In the center is Mount Meru, king of mountains. In the east, the continent Lupagpo; in the south, Dzambuling; in the west Balangcho; in the north Draminyen. The sub-continents Lu and Lupag; Nga.yab and Nga.yab.zhen; Yo.den and Lam.chog.dro; Dra.mi.nyen and Dra.mi.nyen.gyi.da; In the east, the precious moun-tain; in the south, the wish-granting tree; in the west, the wish-granting cow; in the north the uncultivated crops. The precious wheel; the precious jewel; the precious queen; the precious minister; the precious elephant. The precious horse; the precious general; the great treasure vase. Goddess of beauty; goddess of garlands; goddess of song; goddess of dance; goddess of flowers; goddess of incense; goddess of light; goddess of perfume. The sun, the moon, the precious parasol, the banner of victory in all directions. In the center are all the possessions dear to gods and humans, lacking in nothing, pure and delightful.This magnificent and glorious collection, I offer to you, root and lineage gurus, and in particular to you, Master of the entire teachings, venerable Losang Gyalten Jikdrel Wang-chuk, as a thanksgiving offering for receving the profound teachings of the Mahayana vehicle. I offer these as a Buddha field. Please accept them with compassion for the sake of mi-

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k=-#6m-(}=-<m=-Ap#=-<m$-1{-)}#-0C1k

k:m-:0-Qm$-#6m-(m-S=-0W,-.-8+mk

k=$=-W=-6m$-`o-+1m#=-){-+0v;-0:-0>m k

k8E}-\o,-M1-+#-6m$-;-(}+-.:-<}# kk

Requesting the Lamas to Remain Long

I{-02t,-R-18m-!q-3|-:0-0K,-%m$-k

kM1=-+!:-8Dm,-;=-@}#=-0%t:-W=-.-+$-k

kR}-07$-0%,-.8m-a},-1{-=-#=v1->m k

k8E}-08m-1v,-#={;-K#-_p-#,=-8>o:-%m# kk

?m-+[-]o-:v-:1-1b-;-![-,m-:g-)-9r-1mkk


grating beings. Having accepted them, please grant your inspiration to me and all mother sentient beings abiding as far as the limits of space, out of your great compassion.


Sa zhi pö kyi jug shing me tog tramri rab ling zhi nyi de gyen pa disang gye zhing du mig te ül war gyidro kün nam dag zhing la jö par sho

This ground anointed with perfume, strewn with flowers,Adorned with Mount Meru, four continents, the sun and moon,I imagine as a Buddha field and offer it to you.May all beings enjoy this pure land.

Requesting the Lamas to Remain Long

Je tsün la me ku tse rab ten jingnam kar trin le chok jur gye pa danglo zang ten pe drön me sa sum gyidro we mün sel tag tu ne gyur jig

May the lives of the venerable lamas be stable,And their divine actions spread in the ten directions.May the light of Losang Drakpa’s teachings,Dispelling the darkness of beings in the three worlds, always increase.

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALA KHAM NIRYATAYAMI

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Short Dedication

k+#{-0-8+m-9m=-Bp:-ò-0+# k

kR-1-=$=-W=-8Es0->o:-,=k

k8E}-0-#%m#-<$-1-;v=-.k

k+{-9m-=-;-8#}+-.:-<}# kk

Other Dedication Prayers

kA$-&u0-={1=-1&}#-:m,-.}-&{k

k1-[{=-.-M1=-[{=-8>o:-%m#

k[{=-.-(1=-.-1{+-.-9$-k

k#}$-,=-#}$-ò-8/{;-0-<}# kk

k9$-+#-W-0-:{,-.}-&{k

k1-[{=-.-M1=-[{=-8>o:-%m#

k[{=-.-(1=-.-1{+-.-9$-k

k#}$-,=-#}$-ò-8/{;-0-<}# kk

k+#{-0-8+m-9m=-[{-0}-\o,k


Short Dedication

Ge wa di yi nyur du dagla ma sang gye drup gyur nedro wa jig kyang ma lü pade yi sa la gö pa so

Due to the merit of these virtuous actionsMay I quickly attain the state of Guru BuddhaAnd lead all living beings, without exception,Into that enlightened state.

Other Dedication Prayers

Jang chup sem chog rin po chema kye pa nam kye gyur jigkye pa nyam pa me pa yanggong ne gong du phel wa sho

May the supreme jewel bodhicitta,That has not arisen, arise and grow;And may that which has arisen not diminishBut increase more and more.

Yang dag ta wa rin po chema kye pa nam kye gyur jigkye pa nyam pa med pa yanggong ne gong du phel wa sho

May the supreme jewel perfect view,That has not arisen, arise and grow;And may that which has arisen not diminishBut increase more and more.

Ge wa di yi kye wo kün sö nam ye she tshok sak te

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k0=}+-,1=-9{-<{=-3~#=-0=#=-){k

k0=}+-,1=-9{-<{=-;=-8Ap$-0k

k+1-!q-#(m=-*}0-.-<}# kk

k1*}$-0-+$-,m-*}=-.-+$-k

kH,-.-+$-,m-:{#-.-9mk

k0+#-,m-={1=-%,-*1=-%+-<mk

k,+-M1=-\o,-6m-8>o:-%m# kk

k=-=}#=-8Ap$-0-&{,-.}-+$-k

k,1-1"8-06m,-`o-K#-.-9$-k

k={1=-%,-.#=-_p-1{+-.-9mk

kM1-1$-({:-83~8m-#6m:-9$-<}# kk

k’m-Nm+-,1-1"8-#,=-.-+$k

k8E}-0-+{-Nm+-#,=->o:-.k

k+{-Nm+-0+#-,m-#,=-8>o:-,=k

k8E}-08m-&q#-#;-={;-0-<}# kk

k+{-,=-I{-02t,-R-1-*v#=-I{-%,k

k1->o:-8E}-08m-&m#-am0-&q#-0#;-\o,k


sö nam ye she le jung wadam ku nyi thob pa sho

Due to these merits, may all beingsComplete the accumulations of merit and wisdom.May they attain the two perfect bodies That arise from merit and wisdom.

Tong wa da ni thö pa dangdren pa da ni reg pa yidag ni sem jen tham je kyi ne nam kün shi gyur jig

May I pacify all the painOf every sentient beingsWho sees or hears me, Who thinks of me or touches me.

Sa sok jung wa chen po dangnam kha shin du tag pa yangsem jen pag tu me pa yinam mang nyer tsho shir yang sho

Just like the earth and space itselfAnd all the other mighty elements,For boundless multitudes of beings,May I always be the ground of life, The source of varied sustenance.

Ji si nam kha ne pa dangdro wa de si ne gyur pade si dag ni ne gyur nedro we dug ngel sel wa sho

As long as space endures,As long as sentient beings remain,Until then may I too abide,To dispel the suffering of all beings.

Te ne je tsün la ma thuk je jenMa gyur dro we dig drip dug ngel kün ma lü dan da dag la min pa dang

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k1-;v=-+-W-0+#-;-*m,-.-+$-k

k0+#-#m-0+{-+#{-06,-;-0)$-0-9m=k

k8E}-\o,-0+{-+$-X,-.:-Am,->m=-T}0=kk

Long-life Prayer for all Practitioners

k/{,-0+{8m-8Ap$-#,=-0%,-.-+:-6m$-W=k

k0%,-84n,-[{-0v-*1=-%+-!q-"1=-07$-k

k;v=-%,-\o,-;-0+{-[m+-8Ap$-08m-#,=k

k=$=-W=-0%,-.-K#-_p-W=-8>o:-%m# kk

k8E}-08m-&q#-#;-*,-#%m#-.}k

k0+{-0-*1=-%+-8Ap$-08m-#,=k

k0%,-.-J{+-+$-0\o:-%m-+$-k

0%=-){-9v,-:m$-#,=->o:-%m# kk


dag gi de ge shin la tang wa yidro kün de dang den par jin gyi lob

And thus perfect, pure compassionate gurus,I seek your blessings that all karmic debts, obstacles, and sufferingof mother beings may without exception ripen upon me right now, And that I may give my happiness and virtue to othersAnd, thereby, invest all beings in bliss.

Long-life Prayer for all Practitioners

Phen de yi jung ne ten pa dar shing gyeten zin kye bu tham je ku kham zanglü jen kün la de kyi jung we nesang gye ten pa tag tu gye gyur jig

May the teachings, the source of happiness and well-being, flourish; May all practitioners enjoy good health; May the teachings, the source of happiness for all beings,Always prevail.

Dro we dug ngel men jig pode wa tham je jung we neten pa nye dang kur ti dangje te yüng rin ne gyur jig

The medicine for suffering sentient beings,The true source of all happiness,Is respectful service to the teachings;May the teachings remain forever.

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Long-life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

k#$=-:m-8-0=-0!}:-08m-6m$-"1=-8+m:k

k/,-+$-0+{-0-1-;v=-8Ap$-08m-#,=k

k^,-:=-#7m#=-+0$-0%,-84n,-W-13~-9m=k

k60=-.+-Nm+-1*8m-0:-`o-0K,-0Wv:-%m# kk

Long-life Prayer for His Eminence Choden Rinpoche (short version)

kO+-Ap$-R}-E}=-07$-.}-W;-08m-0%,k

k({;-;-8’m#=-1{+-S-K;-&}=-<m-I{k

k1"=-+0$-+#8-0[{+-1$-*}=-,}:-0v=-@p#

k1*8-9=-#`o;-A8m-1#},-=}+-60=-0K,-<}# kk


Long-life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Gang ri ra we kor we shing kham dirphen dang de wa ma lü jung we nejen re zig wang ten zin gya tsho yishab pe si tha’i bar du ten gyur jig

In the land encircled by snow mountainsYou are the source of all happiness and good;All-powerful Chenrezig, Tenzin Gyatso,Please remain until samsara ends.

Long-life Prayer for His Eminence Choden Rinpoche (short version)

Me jung lo drö zang po gyel we ten pel la jig me da drel chö kyi jekhe wang ga kye mang thö nor bü chugtha ye dul je gon khyö zhab ten sho

You, the lord of Dharma, with your incomparable eminent wisdom and good heart,Without fear, spreading the teachings of the Victorious OneWho generates joy in the noble, learned, wise ones, rich in the jewel of extensive listening,May you, Savior of infinite beings to be subdued, have stable life!

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Long-life Prayer for His Eminence Choden Rinpoche

k?f-:%mk #_j8m-Ly;-$m+-W;-’v,-N}#-#m-"1=kk13,-+.{8m-;$-3~:-P{,-.8m-\w-8Js;-#:k

k0%}1-X,-8&m-1{+-W;-08m-[-3~#=-<mk

kL}-I{8m-3|-;-+0$-08m-+$}=-.}=-[}$=k

kO+-Ap$-R}-E}=-07$-.}=-W;-08m-0%,k

k({;-;-8’m#=-1{+-S-K;-&}=-<m-I{k

k1"=-+0$-+#8-0[{+-1$-*}=-,}:-0v=-@p#

k1*8-9=-#`o;-A8m-1#},-=}+-60=-0K,-<}# kk

k1"=-3u;-#=v1->m-[{-0-T-08m-+A$=k

k’-3~#=-8E}-R}8m-"1=-+$-I{=-1*v,-0:k

k8’{0=-08m-:};-1}=-=-#=v1-O}$=-08m-#(m+k

k/1-14+-[{=-0v8m-1&}#-_p-60=-0K,-<}# kk

k&}1-#=v1-Dm1=-<m-=-Ns$=-%{$-,-8>m$=k

k#9}-1{+-)m$-84n,-[s,-.}:-8+}+-Gy:-P{,k


Long-life Prayer for His Eminence Choden Rinpoche

OM SVASTI.Gange dul nyi gyal jün sog gi khamtshen pe’i lang tshor tsen pe gyu trul garjom den chi me gyel we hla tshok kyidor je tshe la wang we ngö pö kyong

The element of life of all the Victorious Ones, equal in number to the atoms of the ocean,In the magical dance of the youthful one endowed with the holy signs and exemplifi-cations,Please, immortal Bhagavan, the assembly deities of the conquerorsPlease guide with your attainment of having control over the Vajra life.

Me jung lo drö zang pö gyel we ten pel la jig me da drel chö kyi jekhe wang ga kye mang thö nor bü chugtha ye dül je gon khyö zhab ten sho

You, the lord of Dharma, with your incomparable eminent wisdom and good heart,Without fear, spreading the teachings of the Victorious OneWho generates joy in the noble, learned, wise ones, rich in the jewel of extensive listening,May you, Savior of infinite beings to be subdued, have stable life.

Khe tshül sum gyi kye wa nga we yangna tshok dro lo’i kham dang je thün barjeb we röl mor mö sa süm mong we nyipham dze kye bü chog tu shab ten sho

Melody of the fifth incarnation with the three qualities: learned, pure, and good-hearted,According to the dispositions of the minds of the myriad transmigrating beings,Defeating the sleep of ignorance of the three realms by enchanting music,May you, the supreme Holy Being, have stable life.

Dom süm trim kyi sa sung teng na gyingyo me ting zin hlün por dö gur tsenma me she rag tse gya mi tül wa

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k1-*+-<{=-:#-P{-0W-1m-eq;-0k

k[{=-1&}#-E#=-.8m-1v-=o+-60=-0K,-<}# kk

kc}=-13,-*}#=-:{#-+0{,-.8m-1"8-+Am$=-&{:k

k+?+-8’}#-"}1-.8m-(m,-A{+-M1-#=;-6m$-k

k]}+-07$-#}-;8m-Wv-0-1m-8&};-0k

k;1-%},-8E}-08m-R-1:-60=-0K,-<}# kk

kHm-K;-8’1-1#},-;v#=-07$-0=1-8/{;-+0$-k

k0<+-+$-au0-.8m-W;-13,-P{:-0!}+-,=k

k1m-bo1-$m$-%}0=-0K,-.}=-9}$=-07v$-%{k

k!;-07$-8E}-08m-:{-0-\o,-!}$-<}# kk

kR-1-9m-+1-Ns$-18m-0+{,-Am,-+$-k

k%}$-+$-K{,-8Ap$-8#;-1{+-0+{,-.8m-%}0=k

k0+#-=}#=-[#-0=1-M1-.:-+#{-08m-1*v=k

k*},-.8m-:{-8K;-0+{-R#-8Es0->o:-%m# kk

%{=-.-8+m-9$-:0-8A1=-#bo$-;v#=-<m-70-+},-8A{+-.-;-#6,->m-Hm$-1m-8’}#-.-={:-A{=-[}-.-&}=-X,-cu;-!q-:m,-.}-&{-R}-07$-W;-0%,-8’m#=-K;-+0$-


kye chog drag pe mu khyü shab ten sho

The elegant majesty that protects the earth with the morality of the three vows,The great mountain of immovable concentration,Playing as one wishes with hundreds of peaks of eminent wisdom,You amongst the ranks of the renowned supreme holy beings, have stable life.

Trö tshen thok reg wen pe kha ying cherje jog gom pe nyin che nam sel shingjö zang go la’i gyu wa mi chöl walam tön dro we la mar shab ten sho

In the great sphere of space, isolated from obstructive conduct,The mentally fabricated signs, illuminating sun of analysis and fixed meditation,Uncorrupted pure conduct without the ozone-like holesMay you, the supreme being who revealed the pure path, have stable life.

Dri drel jam gön luk zang phel wangshe dang drub pe gyel tshen tser kö nemi shum nying tob tan pö yong zung tekel zang dro we re wa kün kong sho

May you, wish-fulfilling, stainless, soft Savior, Victorious One (Lama Tsongkhapa) of the pure tradition,Hoisting the banner of victory of explanation of teaching and practice,May you hold it with stable and undiscouraged brave heartAnd fulfill the hopes of all the fortunate transmigrating beings.

Lama yi dam sung me den jin dangtong dang ten jung gyel me den pe tobdag sog hlag sam nam par ge we thümön pe re drel de lag drub gyur jig

Due to the blessing of the truth of the guru, mind-sealed deities, and protectors,By the power of the unified appearance and emptinessAnd the might of pure virtue and intentionMay all your prayers be completely and immediately fulfilled.

Colophon: His Eminence Trijang Rinpoche, junior tutor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, composed this

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@p#-#m-60=-0K,-#=};-8+{0=-8+m-W-0v-6m#-+#}=-6{=-:}$-.}-:0-0K,-+#},->m-f-:m#=-={:-[}-0%,-84n,-M1-W;-,=-0\o;-08m-$}:k 9}$=-84n,-Dm-

A$-cu;-1m$-.=-c}-0-&{,-.}=-^:-08}kk

Final Dedication Prayers

k8’1-+.;-+.8-0}=-’m-W:-1={,-.-+$-k

k\o,-_p-07$-.}-+{-9$-+{-06m,-){k

k+{-+#-\o,->m-I{=-=v-0+#-U}0-@m:k

k+#{-0-8+m-+#-*1=-%+-:0-_p-0#}-kk

k`o=-#=v1-#<{#=-.8m-W;-0-*1=-%+-<m=k

k0#}-0-#$-;-1&}#-_p-0##=-.-+{=k

k0+#-#m=-+#{-08m-P-0-8+m-\o,-<$-k

k07$-.}-]}+-@m:-:0-_p-0#}-0:-0>m kk

k&}=-<m-W;-.}-2~$-"-.=k

k&}=-3u;-M1-.:-8/{;-0-+$-k

k8#{#=-V{,-13,-1-6m-0-+$-k

k1*v,-V{,-1-;v=-3$-0:-<}# kk

k0+#-+$-#6,->m-`o=-#=v1-+$-k


prayer for the long life of His Eminence Choden Rinpoche, upon the request of Rinpoche’s monastery, Rongpo Rabten, and his disciples in Lhasa.

Final Dedication Prayers

Jam pel pa wö ji tar khyen pa dangkün tu zang po de yang de shin tede dag kün gyi je su dag lob chirge wa di dag tham je rab tu ngo

Just as the brave Manjushri and Samantabhadra too, Realized things as they are,I, too, dedicate all these merits in the best way,That I may follow their perfect example.

Dü sum sheg pe gyel wa tham je kyingo wa gang la chog tu ngag pa dedag gi ge we tsa wa di kün kyangzang po jö chir rab tu ngo war gyi

I dedicate all these roots of virtue,With the dedication praised as the bestBy the victorious tathagatas of the three timesThat I might practice what is noble.

Chö kyi gyel po tshong kha pechö tshül nam par phel wa danggek kyen tshen ma shi wa dangthün kyen ma lü tshang war sho

May the various aspects of practice of Dharma ofThe king of Dharma, Tsongkhapa flourish.May the signs of adverse conditions be pacified andMay all conducive conditions be complete.

Dag dang shen gyi dü sum dangdrel we tshok nyi la ten ne

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k8K{;-08m-3~#=-#(m=-;-K{,-,=k

kW;-0-R}-07$-E#=-.-9mk

k0%,-.-9v,-:m$-80:->o:-%m# kk

Extensive Lamrim Dedication Prayer

k+{:-,m-:m$-`o-80+-;=-3~#=-#(m=-,mk

k1"8-W:-9$=-.-#$-6m#-0=#=-.-+{=k

kR}-1m#-1-:m#-#m=-X}$=-8E}-\o,k

kM1-8H{,-W;-08m-+0$-.}:-0+#->o:-%m# k

k+{:-1-=}$-.8m-3|-:0=-\o,-_p-9$-k

k8’1-.8m-+A$=-<m=-0P{-0=-I{=-07v$-,=k

k0%,-.8m-:m1-.-\o,-3$-;1->m-1&}# k

kJ{+-,+-au0-.=-W;-M1=-1({=-A{+-<}# k

k:$-#m=-’m-06m,-K}#=-.8m-;1->m-#,+k

kco#=-H#-0P{-0=-H$=-.8m-*0=-1"=-<m=k

k8E}-08m-9m+-<m-1v,-.-0=;-A=-,=k

kW;-08m-0%,-.-9v,-:m$-84n,->o:-%m# k


gyel wa lo zang drak pa yiten pa yün pel gyur jig düön düön

By relying on the two accumulations Of myself and others in the three times,May the teachings of the ConquerorLosang Drakpa blaze for a long time.

Extensive Lamrim Dedication Prayer

Der ni ring du be le tshok nyi nikha tar yang pa gang shig sak pa delo mig ma rig gi dong dro kün nam dren gyel we wang por dag gyur jig

From my two collections, vast as space, that I have amassedFrom working with effort at this practice for a great length of time, May I become a chief leading buddha for all thoseWhose mind’s wisdom-eye is blinded by ignorance.

Der ma song pe tshe rab kün tu yangjam pe yang kyi tse we je zung neten pe rim pa kün tshang lam gyi chognye ne drub pe gyel nam nye che sho

Even if I do not reach this state, may I be heldIn your loving compassion for all lives, Manjushri,May I find the best of complete graded paths of the teachings,And may I please all the buddhas by my practice.

Rang gi ji shing tog pe lam gyi neshuk drag tse we drang pe thab khe kyidro we yi kyi mün pa sel che negyel we ten pa yün ring dzin gyur jig

Using skillful means drawn by the strong force of compassion,may i clear the darkness from the minds of all beingswith the points of the path as i have discerned them:may i uphold the buddha’s teachings for a very long time.

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k0%,-.-:m$-&{,-1&}#-#m=-1-=0-.81k

k=0-<$-(1=-.:->o:-.8m-@}#=-+{:-,mk

k$m$-I{-&{,-.}=-9m+-:0-0[}+-.-9mk

k/,-0+{8m-#){:-+{-#=;-0:-A{+-.:-<}# k

kN=-0%=-W;-08m-O+-Ap$-8Jm,-;=-;=k

k;{#=-Es0-A$-&u0-;1->m-:m1-.=-<$-k

k*:-8+}+-M1=-<m-9m+-;-+.;-%{:-6m$-k

kW;-08m-14+-.-:m$-`o-[}$->o:-%m# k

k;1-07$-0au0-.8m-1*v,-V{,-au0-A{+-%m$-k

k8#;-V{,-={;-A{+-1m-+$-1m-1m,-\o,k

k3|-:0=-\o,-_p-W;-0=-0##=-.-9mk

kM1-+#-;1-+$-8K;-1:-1->o:-%m# k

k#$-3|-*{#-.-1&}#-;-&}=-]}+-0%t8mk

k3u;-06m,-au0-;-0P},-.-+{-9m-3|k

k1*v-X{,-M1=-<m=-K#-_p-E}#=-A{+-%m$-k

k0C-<m=-W-13~=-@}#=-\o,-=0->o:-%m# kk


Ten pa rin chen chog gi ma khyab pamkhyab kyang nyam par gyur pe phok der ninying je chen pö yi rab kyö pa yiphen de ter de sel war che par sho

With my heart going out with great compassionIn whatever direction the most precious teachingsHave not yet spread, or once spread have declined,May I reveal this treasure of happiness and aid.

Se je gyel we me jung trin le lelek drub jang chub lam gyi rim pe kyangthar dö nam kyi yi la pel ter shinggyel we dze pa ring du kyong gyur jig

May the minds of those who wish for liberation be granted bounteous peaceAnd the Buddha’s deeds be nourished for a long timeBy this graded path to enlightenment completedDue to the wondrous virtuous conduct of the Buddhas and their children.

Lam zang drub pe thün kyen drub che jinggyel kyen sel che mi dang mi min kün tshe rab kün tu gyel we ngag pa yinam dag lam dang drel mar ma gyur jig

May all humans and nonhuman beings who eliminate adversityAnd create conducive conditions for practicing the excellent pathsNever be parted in any of their livesFrom the purest path praised by the buddhas.

Gang tse theg pa chog la chö jö jü’itshül shin drub la tsön pa de yi tshethu den nam kyi tag tu drok che jingta shi gya tsö phyok kün khyab gyur jig

Whenever someone strives to actIn accordance with the ten-fold Mahayana virtuous practicesMay he always be assisted by the mighty ones,And may oceans of prosperity spread everywhere.

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Verses of Auspiciousness

k80+-+$-P};-0-1-+#}=-.8mk

k9m+-06m,-,}:-0v-+.#-0=1-<m$-k

k={1=-%,-:{-0-!}$-14+-.8mk

k0=1-.-Es0-.8m-0C-<m=-<}# kk

k(m,-1}-0+{-;{#=-13,-0+{-;{#=k

k(m,-18m-]o$-9$-0+{-;{#=-6m$-k

k(m$-13,-K#-_p-0+{-;{#=-8/{;k

k+!},-1&}#-#=v1->m-0C-<m=-<}# kk

Praise to Lama Tsongkhapa (Miktsema)

k+1m#=-1{+-0P{-08m-#){:-&{,-],-:=-#7m#=k

kHm-1{+-1={,-.8m-+0$-.}-8’1-+.;-+A$=k

k#$=-%,-1"=-.8m-#2t#-W,-2~$-"-.k

kR}-07$-E#=-.8m-60=-;-#=};-0-8+{0=kk

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Verses of Auspiciousness

Be dang tsöl wa ma gü peyi shin nor bu pak sam shingsem jen re wa kong dze pesam pa drub pe ta shi sho

Without effort and hardshipWish-fulfilling jewel and wish-granting tree;May sentient beings wishes be fulfilled,And their wishes of prosperity be granted.

Nyin mo de lek tshen de leknyin ma’i gung yang de lek shingnying tshan tag tu de lek phelkön chog sum gyi ta shi sho

Let it be auspicious always, day and night;Let it be auspicious whether it be day;Let it be auspicious whether it be night;Let there be the auspiciousness of the Three Jewels.

Praise to Lama Tsongkhapa (Miktsema)

Mig me tse we ter chen jen re zigdri me khyen pe wang po jam pel yanggang jen khe pe tsug gyen tshong kha palo zang drag pe shab la söl wa deb

Avalokiteshvara, great treasure of objectless compassion,Manjushri, master of flawless wisdom,Tsongkhapa, crown jewel of the snow land’s sage,Losang Drakpa, I make request at your feet.

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Dharma EtiquetteWhen coming in contact with the teachings of the Buddha, it is useful to know the tradi-tional ways to show respect for the teachings, which are considered precious. Conforming to these modes of behavior does not mean you are Buddhist or agree completely with the values or the validity of the Dharma, but merely expresses respect for it.

Dharma TextsThe Buddha’s teachings are a true source of happiness for all beings. They are precious, and materials containing the Buddha’s teachings need to be treated with respect. There-fore, Buddhist books, notebooks, and other reading material should be kept in a clean place. They should not be sat upon, stepped over or on, or placed directly on the floor. It is even recommended that we do our best to not step over tables or benches used during classes and pujas to put Dharma texts on, to help avoid the habit that easily leads to step-ping over Dharma texts. A cloth covering can be wrapped around Dharma books when carrying or storing them and can be spread underneath them when in use. It will be help-ful to place your books as compactly as possible near your seat to allow others to walk by easily. In addition, paper with Dharma notes on it should not be taken into the bathroom or discarded in unclean places. For disposal, they can be burned or put in special receptacles available for that purpose.

Listening to Dharma TeachingsAs a sign of respect it is customary to stand as a teacher enters the room, and to allow the teacher to sit first. It is fine to shift your sitting position during the teachings, etc., but be mindful not to point the soles of your feet—symbolically the lowest and often least clean part of your body—directly toward the teacher or altar or over your Dharma books. While listening to Dharma teachings, we try to show respect for the teacher and teachings by not wearing hats or shoes and not sitting higher than the teacher. You should also avoid lying down or leaning lazily against the wall. (This will also help prevent you from falling asleep!)

ProstrationsAlthough many students perform three prostrations before sitting down, this is not strictly necessary. Prostrations can be effective in decreasing false pride and making the mind more receptive, but it is not required that you adopt this practice. You can also make pros-trations by putting your hands together at the heart in prostration mudra, or you can do so mentally, by visualizing yourself prostrating.

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