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The Guru Puja

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Contents

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Lama Chöpa Tsog Offering 50

Lama Chöpa Lam-Rim Prayer 60

Diagram of the Lama Chöpa Merit Field 86

Guide to the Lama Chöpa Merit Field Diagram 87

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**Although this puja may be performed by anyone, a maha-anuttara yoga tantra empowerment is required in order toreceive a commentary to the text.

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Care of Dharma Books

Dharma books contain the teachings of the Buddha; they have the powerto protect against lower rebirth and to point the way to liberation. There-fore, they should be treated with respect – kept off the floor and placeswhere people sit or walk – and not stepped over. They should be coveredor protected for transporting and kept in a high, clean place separatefrom more mundane materials. Other objects should not be placed ontop of Dharma books and materials. Licking the fingers to turn pages isconsidered bad form as well as negative karma. If it is necessary to disposeof written Dharma materials, they should be burned rather than thrownin the trash. When burning Dharma texts, it is taught to first recite aprayer or mantra, such as OM, AH, HUM. Then, you can visualize theletters of the texts (to be burned) absorbing into the AH and the AHabsorbing into you, transmitting their wisdom to your mindstream. Afterthat, as you continue to recite OM, AH, HUM, you can burn the texts.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has recommended that photos or images of holybeings, deities, or other holy objects not be burned. Instead, they shouldbe placed with respect in a stupa, tree, or other high, clean place. It hasbeen suggested to put them into a small structure like a bird house andthen seal the house. In this way, the holy images do not end up on theground.

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Composed by the First Panchen Lama

Losang Chökyi Gyältsän

with practice additions from Lama Zopa

Rinpoche

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ColophonThis translation of the Lama Chopa, Ritual Offering to the Guru, from the beginning throughthe tsog offering, and including the offering of the remaining tsog, was compiled in Septem-ber 1996 by Gelong Thubten Dondrub (Neil Huston) by relying on previous translations ofAlex Berzin, Martin Willson, Geshe Thupten Jinpa, and original contributions by the edi-tor. It was revised in August 2000 and again in February 2001. The outline points andheadings were added from the original translation by Martin Willson that appeared in Ritesand Prayers, Wisdom Publications, 1985.

The translation of the lam-rim prayer portion of this ritual was reprinted with permissionfrom Snow Lion Publications from The Union of Bliss and Emptiness, by His Holiness theDalai Lama, Snow Lion, 1985.

The short practice of Samayavajra (Damtsig Dorje Depa) is an excerpt from teachings onLama Chöpa given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Tushita Retreat Centre, India, in July 1986and February 1988, and at Mahamudra Centre, New Zealand, in November 1987. It wascompiled from notes and tapes and originally edited by Ven. Ailsa Cameron, then lightlyedited for inclusion herein.

The short prayer Practicing Guru Devotion with the Nine Attitudes was written by the highlyattained lama, Shabkar Tsokdrug Rangdrol. It was translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche atAptos, California, in February 1999 and edited by the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive EditingGroup at Land of Medicine Buddha, in March 1999.

The diagram of the Lama Chöpa merit field on p. 86 was reprinted from Liberation in OurHands, Part One: The Preliminaries, by Pabongkha Rinpoche, translated by Geshe LobsangTharchin with Art Engle, MSTP, 1990. It has been reprinted with permission from MahayanaSutra and Tantra Press.

The explanation to this diagram appearing on p. 87 is a condensed version of the guide tothe diagram appearing in that text and was compiled by FPMT Education Services.

This entire practice has been lightly edited by Ven. Constance Miller, FPMT EducationServices, October 2001 for consistency of grammar and spelling.

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This practice text is a combination of the original Lama Chöpa text by Panchen Losang

Chökyi Gyältsän and additional prayers and practices according to the instructions of Lama

Zopa Rinpoche. Verses from the original Lama Chöpa text are numbered and indented;

additions are not.

Notes regarding this practice:

Altar and Gompa Set-up

· A picture of the Lama Chöpa merit field

· Set out nine water bowls (10 bowls are also acceptable) from our left to right (in accor-

dance with father tantra): 4 waters, pushpe, dhupe, aloke, gandhe, naividya (shapta is

our voices and instruments).

· Bala and mandana (meat/cheese and alcohol/black tea/fruit juice). The Dalai Lama

has said that when doing tsog for large gatherings where some of the participants are from

other Buddhist traditions or would not understand the offering of meat and alcohol, it is

also acceptable to offer cheese in place of meat and juice in place of alcohol.

· Food and beverage offerings for tsog.

NOTE: When seating monks and nuns in the front, it is customary to seat monks on the left

side of the throne (when facing the throne) and nuns on the right.

During “big pujas” (these are defined as self-initiations or long pujas and pujas with extensive

offerings, etc.) one can offer a stick of incense for the lama or geshe to hold during the verses of

invocation.

Ritual implementsAt least one member of the assembly should have dorje, bell, and inner offering. A damaru is

also good to use. Drums, horns (gyaling only), and conch shells are optional.

NOTE: Those who are sincerely interested in performing this practice in all its richness should

get detailed instructions from a qualified teacher regarding how exactly to do this practice,

when to do which mudras, and so forth. In hopes of being of assistance to those not familiar

with all aspects of tantric practice, small symbols of bells and damarus appear in the

margins throughout the following text to help the practitioner know when one should play

these instruments. It is hoped that these small indications will be helpful. Other symbols that

appear and their meanings are:

lotus mudra prostration mudra showing the dorje

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Guide to the Lama Chöpa Merit Field diagram

In the center is A. Lama Losang Thubwang Dorje Chang, one’s ownroot guru appearing in the outer form of Je Tsong Khapa, the innerform of Shakyamuni Buddha, and the secret form of Vajradhara.

To Lama Losang Thubwang Dorje Chang’s right (our left) is theMethod Lineage, indicated by B. Maitreya in the center, flanked byAsanga (1) above and on our right, and Vasubandhu (2) above andon our left, and encircled by the other lamas of this lineage.

To the right (Lama Losang Thubwang Dorje Chang’s left) is the Wis-dom Lineage, indicated by C. Manjughosha in the center, whoappears with Nagarjuna (1), left and above, and Aryadeva (2), rightand above, and is encircled by the other lamas of this lineage.

Below both the Method and Wisdom Lineages appear the Kadam Lam-rim Lineage (encircling D. Gonpawa Wangchug), the Kadam Trea-tise Lineage (encircling E. Geshe Potowa Rinchen Säl), and theKadam Instruction Lineage (encircling F. Chen-nga Tsultrim Bar).

Below these, on both the Method and Wisdom sides appear the GelugLineage lamas, encircling G. Je Tsong Khapa.

Above Lama Losang Thubwang Dorje Chang are the various practicelineages: the Guhyasamaja Lineage below H. Guhyasamaja; theVajrabhairava Lineage below I. Vajrabhairava; the Ganden OralTransmission Lineage below J. Vajradhara; the Kadam Lineage ofSixteen Drops below K. Atisha; and the Chakrasamvara Lineagebelow L. Heruka Chakrasamvara.

Directly below Lama Losang Thubwang Dorje Chang appear one’s ownroot guru (N.) flanked by one’s own other direct Dharma teachers.

Below them appear: O. maha-anuttara yoga tantra deities; P. yoga tantradeities; Q. charya tantra deities; R. kriya tantra deities; S. Sutrayanabuddhas; T. bodhisattvas; U. solitary realizer arhats; V. shravakaarhats; W. dakas and dakinis; X. Dharma protectors; Y. the guard-ians of the four directions.

Lama Chöpa Merit Field diagram

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Practice tips

· It is best to always offer tsog to the lama or to the throne of the lama, even if the lama is

not present. This is auspicious to create the cause for the lama to be present.

· Offering the tsog to the lama, verse 68, can either be sung by only those actually present-

ing the offerings or by the entire assembly.

· The lama’s response, verse 69, should be started by the lama, then everyone can join in.

· The remaining tsog that one gives back when the plate/bowl is passed around should be

“unclean” – i.e., a piece from which you have eaten a bit. A second “clean” part should be

added to the plate from the altar offerings.

· When collecting the leftover tsog, start from the back of the assembly hall and move

toward the front. Collect from the Sangha members after the laity, ending with the most

senior Sangha, and then collect from the presiding master last. Add the remaining bala

and mandana to the plate. If it is still light outside, it is not necessary to accompany the

leftover tsog with a stick of lighted incense. After dark, a burning stick of incense or other

form of light should always accompany the leftover tsog.

· It is best to sing the tong-len verse of the lam-rim section (verse 95) three times in Tibetan

using the proper tunes. One can also recite it once in English and then with tunes as you

like.

· Ven. Ribur Rinpoche advises not to recite verse 115 if the lama is physically present. This

is auspicious for the lama to remain. However, not all monasteries follow this tradition

(e.g., Sera Je or Kopan).

· It has been suggested that when passing out the tsog food offerings, it is good to provide

paper bags or plates to each practitioner in order to prevent the offerings from being put on

the ground or from getting stepped on or over.

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Diagram of the Lama Chöpa Merit Field

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LC 2 Rab kar ge sem chhen pöi ngang nyi näDag dang kha nyam ma gän sem chän namDeng nä ji si jang chhub nying pöi barLa ma kön chhog sum la kyab su dro

According to the instructions of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, recite one mala (108 times) of each

homage below, adding the last line, “La ma yi dam....” As you recite each mala, think that during

the first half you are purifying mistakes and during the second half you are receiving blessings.

During the simple performance of Lama Chöpa puja, one generally recites only LC3 3 times.

LC 3 Namo gurubhyaNamo buddhayaNamo dharmayaNamo sanghaya (3x)

or

La ma yi dam kön chog sum la kyab su chi wo (1 mala of each line)

Taking Refuge and Generating BodhichittaSang gyä chhö dang tshog kyi chhog nam laJang chhub bar du dag ni kyab su chhiDag gi jin sog gyi pa sö nam kyiDro la phän chhir sang gyä drub par shog (3x)

The Four Immeasurable ThoughtsSem chän tham chä nye ring chhag dang dangDräl wäi tang nyom la nä na chi ma rungNä par gyur chig / nä par dag gi ja woDe tar je nü par la ma lhä jin gyi lab tu söl

Sem chän tham chä de wa dangDe wäi gyu dang dän na chi ma rung

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

I dedicate all these roots of virtueWith the dedication praised as the bestBy the Victorious Ones of the three times,So that I might perform the noble bodhisattva’s deeds.

Long life prayer for Lama Zopa RinpocheYou who uphold the Subduer’s (thub) moral way;Who serve as the bountiful bearer (zö)-of-all,Sustaining, preserving, and spreading Manjunath’s victorious doctrine

(tän);Who masterfully accomplish (drub pa) magnificent prayers honoring the

Three Jewels,Protector of myself and others, your disciples: please, please live long!

Long life prayer for H. H. the Dalai LamaIn the land encircled by snow mountainsYou are the source of all happiness and good;All-powerful Chenrezig, Tenzin GyatsoPlease remain until samsara ends.

Requesting prayer to Lama Tsong KhapaYou are Avalokiteshvara, great treasure of compassion not aimed at true

existence,And Manjushri, master of flawless wisdom,Optional: [As well as Vajrapani, destroyer of hordes of demons without

exception,]Tsong Khapa, crown jewel of the sages of the land of snows,Losang Dragpa, at your feet I make requests.

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LC 2 From the state of an exalted white virtuous mind,I and all infinite mother sentient beings of old,From this moment until our supreme enlightenmentgo for refuge to the guru Triple Gem.

According to the instructions of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, recite one mala (108 times) of each

homage below, adding the last line, “To the guru....” As you recite each mala, think that during

the first half you are purifying mistakes and during the second half you are receiving blessings.

During the simple performance of Lama Chöpa puja, one generally recites only LC3 3 times.

LC 3 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 (3x)

or

To the guru, the deity, and the Three Jewels I go for refuge. (1 mala)

Taking Refuge and Generating BodhichittaI go for refuge until I am enlightened.To the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly.By my my merits from giving and other perfections,May I become a buddha to benefit all sentient beings. (3x)

The Four Immeasurable ThoughtsHow wonderful it would be if all sentient beings were to abide in equa-

nimity, free from hatred and attachment.May they abide in equanimity.I myself will cause them to abide in equanimity.Please, guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

How wonderful it would be if all sentient beings had happiness and thecause of happiness.

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Jam päl pa wö ji tar khyen pa dangKün tu zang po de yang de zhin teDe dag kün gyi je su dag lob chhirGe wa di dag tham chä rab tu ngo

Dü sum sheg päi gyäl wa tham chä kyiNgo wa gang la chhog tu ngag pa deDag gi ge wäi tsa wa di kün kyangZang po chö chhir rab tu ngo war gyi

Long life prayer for Lama Zopa RinpocheThub tshül chhang zhing jam gön gyäl wäi tänDzin kyö pel wä kün zö dog por dzäChhog sum kur wäi leg mön thu drub paDag sog dül jäi gön du zhab tän shog

Long life prayer for H. H. the Dalai LamaGang ri ra wäi khor wä zhing kham dirPhän dang de wa ma lü jung wäi näChän rä zig wang tän dzin gya tsho yiZhab pä si thäi bar du tän gyur chig

Requesting prayer to Lama Tsong KhapaMig me tse wäi ter chhen chän rä zigDri me khyen päi wang po jam päi yang[Dü pung ma lü jom dzä sang wäi dag]Gang chän khä päi tsug gyän tsong kha paLo zang drag päi zhab la sol wa deb

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Dän par gyur chig / dän par dag gi ja woDe tar je nü par la ma lhä jin gyi lab tu söl

Sem chän tham chä dug ngäl dangDug ngäl gyi gyu dang dräl na chi ma rungDräl war gyur chig / dräl war dag gyi ja woDe tar je nü par la ma lhä jin gyi lab tu söl

Sem chän tham chä tho ri dangThar päi de wa dam pa dang ma dräl na chi ma rungMi dräl war gyur chig / mi dräl war dag gi ja woDe tar je nü par la ma lhä jin gyi lab tu söl (3x)

LC4 Ma sem chän kün gyi dön gyi chhirDag nyi la ma lhar gyur näSem chän tham chä la ma lhäiGo phang chhog la gö par ja (3x)

Meditate here on generating special bodhichitta in order to enter into the practice of tantra.

Generating Special BodhichittaLC 5 Ma sem chän tham chä kyi dön du dag gi

Tshe di nyi la nyur wa nyur war dö mäi sang gyäLa ma lhäi go phang ngön du jä

LC 6 Ma sem chän tham chä dug ngäl lä drälDe chhen sang gyä kyi sa la gö par jaDei chhir du lam zab mo la ma lhäiNäl jor nyam su lang war gyi wo (3x)

Dissolve and absorb the refuge merit field and meditate on the three kayas. Then you arise in

the form of your yidam.

LC 1 De chhen ngang lä rang nyi la ma lhaGang der säl wäi ku lä ö zer tshogChhog chur thrö pä nö chü jin lab päDag pa rab jam ba zhig yön tän gyiKö päi khyä par phün sum tshog par gyur

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May all be auspicious for me to be free, here and now, from allmisfortune and hardshipAnd thus to enjoy a glorious and perfect celestial treasureOf temporal and ultimate virtue and goodness.

LC 119 May all be auspicious for the Buddha’s teachings to endure longThrough your centers of Dharma, omniscient Losang Dragpa,Being filled with hosts of monks and yogis strivingSingle-pointedly to master the three pure trainings.

LC 120 Having requested your blessings, Losang Dragpa,Who from the time of your youth made requests to thesupreme guru-deity,May all be auspicious for you, O Losang Vajradhara,Spontaneously to grant the wishes of others.

LC 121 May all be auspicious for all my desired endowments to swelllike a lake in the summer rainsBringing an unbroken flow of rebirths of leisure in faultlessfamiliesSo that I may pass my days and nights with your holy Dharma,Venerable Losang, and thus delight in the glories of perfection.

LC 122 By the collection of whatever virtues I and others have doneand shall do from now until enlightenment,May all be auspicious, holy venerable one, for your body offormTo remain in this land immutable like a vajra.

Dedication PrayersThrough the merits of these virtuous actions,May I quickly attain the state of a guru-buddhaAnd lead all living beings, without exception,Into that enlightened state.

May the supreme jewel bodhichittaThat has not yet arisen, arise and grow,And may that arisen not diminish,But increase more and more.

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May they have happiness and its cause.I myself will cause them to have these.Please, guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

How wonderful it would be if all sentient beings were free from suffer-ing and its cause.

May they be free of suffering and its cause.I myself will free them from these.Please, guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this.

How wonderful it would be if all sentient beings were never separatedfrom the happiness of higher rebirth and liberation.

May they never be separated from these.I myself will cause them never to be separated from these.Please, guru-deity, bless me to be able to do this. (3x)

LC4 For the sake of all mother sentient beingsI shall become a guru-deityAnd place all sentient beingsIn the supreme state of a guru-deity. (3x)

Meditate here on generating special bodhichitta in order to enter into the practice of tantra.

Generating Special BodhichittaLC 5 For the sake of all mother sentient beings

I shall quickly, quickly, in this very life,Attain the state of a primordial guru-yidam buddha.

LC 6 I shall free all mother sentient beings from sufferingAnd place them in the great bliss of buddhahood;Therefore, I shall now practiceThe profound path of guru-yidam yoga. (3x)

Dissolve and absorb the refuge merit field and meditate on the three kayas. Then you arise in

the form of your yidam.

LC 1 From within great bliss, I arise as a guru-deity.From my clear body, masses of light rays radiate into theten directions,Blessing the world and its beings.All becomes perfectly arrayed with only infinitely pure qualities.

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Nä kab thar thug ge leg nam khäi dzöPhün tshog päl la röl päi tra shi shog

LC 119 Kün khyen lo zang drag päi chhö kyi derLab sum nam dag tse chig drub la tsönNäl jor rab jung tshog kyi yong gang wäiThub tän yün du nä päi tra shi shog

LC 120 Zhön nüi dü nä la ma lha chhog laSöl wa tab pä lo zang drag pa yiJin lab zhug nä zhän dön lhün gyi drubLo zang dor je chhang gi tra shi shog

LC 121 Dö güi jor wa yar kyi tsho tar phelKyön me rig kyi däl dro gyün chhä meNyin tshän lo zang dam päi chhö kyi daPhün tshog päl la röl päi tra shi shog

LC 122 Dag sog nam kyi deng nä jang chhub barGyi dang gyi gyur ge wa chi sag paZhing dir je tsün dam päi zug kyi kuGyur me dor je tar tän tra shi shog

Dedication PrayersGe wa di yi nyur du dagLa ma sang gyä drub gyur näDro wa chig kyang ma lü paDe yi sa la gö par shog

Jang chhub sem chhog rin po chheMa kye pa nam kye gyur chigKye wa nyam pa me pa yangGong nä gong du phel war shog

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LC 7 OM AH HUM (3x)

LC 8 Ngo wo ye she la nam pa nang chhö dang chhö dzä so söi nampa je lä wang po drug gi chö yül du de tong gi ye she khyä parchän kye pä sa dang bar nang nam khäi khyön tham chä yongsu khyab päi chhi nang sang wäi chhö trin dam dzä chän zigsam gyi mi khyab pä gang war gyur

Generating the Field of Merit

VisualizationLC 9 De tong yer me lha lam yang par

Kün zang chhö trin thrig päi üLo ma me tog drä bü yong dzeDö güi pag sam jön päi tserDong nga bar wäi rin chhen thri tengChhu kye nyi da gyä päi teng

LC 10 Ka drin sum dän tsa wäi la maSang gyä kün gyi ngo wo nyiNam pa ngur mig dzin päi ge longZhäl chig chhag nyi dzum kar throChhag yä chhö chhä yön pa nyam zhagDü tsi gang wäi lhung ze namGur gum dang dän chhö gö sum sölSer dog pän zhä ü la dze

LC 11 Thug kar khyab dag dor je chhang wangZhäl chig chhag nyi ku dog ngoDor dril zung nä ying chhug mar khyüLhän kye de tong röl pä gyeNam mang rin chhen gyän gyi trä shingLha dzä dar gyi na zä lub

LC 12 Tshän pei gyän dän ö zer tong barJa tshön na ngä kor wäi üDor je kyil trung tshül gyi zhug päiPhung po nam dag de sheg nga

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Praying to be cared for by the guru and dissolving the field ofmerit

Praying to be cared for by the guru during all future livesLC 113 In short, I seek your blessings, my protector, to be cared for by

you from birth unremittingly throughout all my lives,And thus to become your chief disciple,Holding every secret of your body, speech, and mind.

LC 114 Protector, please grant that all be auspicious for me to beforemost among your very first circle of disciples wherever youmanifest buddhahood,So that all my temporal and ultimate wishes, without exception,May be effortlessly and spontaneously fulfilled.

Dissolving the field of merit to receive inspirationLC 115 Having thus been entreated, supreme gurus, pray grant this

request:So that you may bless me, happily alight on the crown of my headAnd once again set your radiant feetFirmly at the corolla of my lotus heart.

Dedication of MeritsLC 116 Whatever white virtues I have thus created I dedicate as causes

Enabling me to uphold the holy Dharma of scriptures andinsightsAnd to fulfill without exception the prayers and deedsOf all the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the three times.

LC 117 By the force of this merit in all my livesMay I never be parted from Mahayana’s four spheresAnd may I reach the end of my journey along the paths ofRenunciation, bodhichitta, the pure view, and the two stages.

Verses of AuspiciousnessLC 118 Through the excellence of whatever white virtues there are in

samsara and nirvana,

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LC 7 OM AH HUM (3x)

LC 8 Pure clouds of outer, inner, and secret offeringspervade the reaches of space, earth, and sky, spreading outinconceivably. In essence, they are wisdom-knowledge, inaspect, inner offerings and various offering objects.As enjoyments of the six senses, they function to generate thespecial wisdom-knowledge of voidness and bliss.

Generating the Field of Merit

VisualizationLC 9 In the vast space of indivisible bliss and void,

Amidst billowing clouds of Samantabhadra offerings,At the crest of a wish-granting tree, adorned with leaves,flowers, and fruit,Is a lion throne ablaze with precious gems on which is a lotus,sun, and full moon.

LC 10 There sits my root guru, kind in all three ways, in essence allbuddhas,In aspect a saffron-robed monk, with one face, two arms, and aradiant white smile;Right hand in the gesture of expounding the Dharma, left inmeditative pose holding a begging bowl full of nectar.You wear three lustrous saffron robes and your head is crownedby a golden pandit’s hat.

LC 11 In your heart sits all-pervading lord Vajradhara, with a blue body,One face, two arms, holding vajra and bell, embracing VajradhatuIshvari.You delight in the play of simultaneous bliss and void,Are adorned with jeweled ornaments of many designs,And clothed in garments of heavenly silk.

LC 12 Radiant with countless light rays, adorned with the major andminor signs,You sit in the vajra position encircled by a five-coloured rainbow.Your skandhas are the five sugatas; your four elements the fourconsorts;

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Praying to be cared for by the guru and dissolving the field ofmerit

Praying to be cared for by the guru during all future livesLC 113 Dor na kye zhing kye wa tham chä du

Gön po khyö kyi dräl me je zung näKu sung thug kyi sang wa kün dzin päiSä kyi thu wor gyur war jin gyi lob

LC 114 Gön khyö gang du ngön par sang gyä päiKhor gyi thog ma nyi du dag gyur teNä kab thar thug gö dö ma lü paBä me lhün gyi drub päi tra shi tsöl

Dissolving the field of merit to receive inspirationLC 115 De tar söl wa tab pä la ma chhog

Jin gyi lab chhir gye zhin chi wor jönLar yang nying gäi pä mäi zeu dru laZhab sen ö chhag tän par zhug su söl

Dedication of MeritsLC 116 Di tar gyi päi nam kar ge wa yang

Dü sum de sheg sä chä tham chä kyiDzä pa mön lam ma lü drub pa dangLung tog dam chhö dzin päi gyu ru ngo

LC 117 De yi thu lä tshe rab kün tu dagTheg chog khor lo zhi dang mi dräl zhingNge jung jang sem yang dag ta wa dangRim nyi lam gyi drö pa thar chhin shog

Verses of AuspiciousnessLC 118 Si zhii nam kar ji nye ge tshän gyi

Deng dir mi shi gü pa kün dräl te

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Kam zhi yum zhi kye chhe tsa gyüTshig nam jang chhub sem pa ngöBa pu dra chom nyi thri chhig tongYän lag thro wöi wang po nyiÖ zer chhog kyong nö jin sang waJig ten pa nam zhab kyi dän

LC 13 Tha kor rim zhin ngö gyü la maYi dam kyil khor lha tshog dangSang gyä jang sem pa wo kha droTän sung gya tshö kor nä zhug

LC 14 De dag go sum dor je sum tshänHUM yig ö zer chag kyu yiRang zhin nä nä ye she pa namChän drang yer me tän par gyur

Invocation (with burning incense)

LC16 Chö nam rang zhin dro ong kün dräl yangNa tshog dül jäi sam pa ji zhin duChir yang chhar wäi khyen tsei thrin lä chänKyab gön dam pa khor chä sheg su söl

LC 15 Phün tshog de leg jung nä dü sum gyiTsa gyü la ma yi dam kön chhog sumPa wo kha dro chhö kyong sung tshog chäThug jei wang gi dir sheg tän par zhug

LC 17 OM GURU BUDDHA BODHISATTVA DHARMAPALASAPARIVARA EH HYA HI JAH HUM BAM HOH

Ye she pa nam dam tshig pa dang nyi su me par gyur

Prostrations

Prostration to the guru as sambhogakayaLC 18 Gang gi thug je de wa chhen pöi ying

Ku sum go phang chhog kyang kä chig laTsöl dzä la ma rin chhen ta büi kuDor je chän zhab mor chhag tshäl lo

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Like a mirage, a dream, or the moon’s image on a still lake.

Training the mind in particular in the profound middle viewLC 108 Samsara and nirvana lack even an atom of true existence

While cause and effect and dependent arising are infallible.I seek your blessings to discern the import of Nagarjuna’sthought –That these two are complementary and not contradictory.

Training the mind in the uncommon path of the Vajrayana

Preparing oneself for the tantric path, and keeping tantric vowsand pledges purely

LC 109 And thereupon, I seek your blessings that I may cross the oceanof tantraThrough the kindness of my navigator Vajradhara,By holding my vows and words of honor, the roots of allpowerful attainments, more dear than my life.

Practicing the two stages of highest yoga tantraLC 110 I seek your blessings to cleanse all stains of ordinary appearance

and graspingThrough the first stage yoga of transforming birth,Death, and the bardo into the three bodies of a buddha,So that whatever appears may arise as the deity.

Practicing the completion stage of highest yoga tantraLC 111 I seek your blessings to actualize in this life the path of unity

Of clear light and the illusory body that arisesFrom placing your feet, my protector, in the eight petals of myheart at the very center of my central channel.

Practicing transference of consciousness at the time of deathLC 112 Should I not have completed the points of the path at the time

of death,I seek your blessings that I may be led to a pure landEither through the instructions of applying the five forcesOr by the forceful means to enlightenment, the guru’stransference of mind.

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Your sense spheres, channels, sinews, and joints are actuallybodhisattvas.Your hair pores are 21,000 arhats; your limbs the wrathfulprotectors; the light rays directional guardians, lords of wealth,and attendants,

While all worldly gods are cushions for your feet.

LC 13 Surrounding you in their respective order sitThe direct and lineage gurus, yidams, hosts of mandala deities,Buddhas, bodhisattvas, heroes, and dakinisEncircled by an ocean of Dharma protectors.

LC 14 The three vajras mark their three doors.From HUM hooked light rays radiateTo invite the wisdom beings from their natural abodeTo inseparably abide.

Invocation (with burning incense)

LC 16 Though all things are totally free of inherent coming and going,Still you arise through your virtuous conduct of wisdom andloving compassionAccording to the dispositions of your varied disciples.Holy refuge protectors, please come forth with your retinues.

LC 15 Source of goodness and well-being throughout the three times:Root and lineage gurus, yidams, Three Jewels of refuge, heroes,Dakinis, Dharma protectors, and hosts of guardians:By the power of your compassion come forth and abide steadfast.

LC 17 OM GURU BUDDHA BODHISATTVA DHARMAPALASAPARIVARA EH HYE HIH JAH HUM BAM HOHThe wisdom and commitment beings become non-dual.

Prostrations

Prostration to the guru as sambhogakayaLC 18 Your compassion grants even the sphere of bliss,

The supreme state of the three kayas, in an instant.Guru with a jewel-like body, vajra holder,I prostrate at your lotus feet.

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Nang yang den par me päi tshül tog näGyu mäi ting dzin dzog par jin gyi lob

Training the mind in particular in the profound middle viewLC 108 Khor dä rang zhin dül tsam me pa dang

Gyu drä ten drel lu wa me pa nyiPhän tshün gäl me drog su chhar wa yiLu drub gong dön tog par jin gyi lob

Training the mind in the uncommon path of the Vajrayana

Preparing oneself for the tantric path, and keeping tantric vowsand pledges purely

LC 109 De nä dor je dzin päi de pön gyiDrin lä gyü de gya tsöi jing gäl teNgö drub tsa wa dam tshig dom pa namSog lä che par dzin par jin gyi lob

Practicing the two stages of highest yoga tantraLC 110 Kye shi bar do gyäl wäi ku sum du

Gyur wäi rim pa dang pöi näl jor gyiTha mäl nang zhen dri ma kün jang teGang nang lha kur chhar war jin gyi lob

Practicing the completion stage of highest yoga tantraLC 111 Nying gäi dab gyä lhu tii ü dag tu

Gön khyö zhab sen kö pa lä jung waWö säl gyu lü zung du jug päi lamTshe dir ngön du gyur war jin gyi lob

Practicing transference of consciousness at the time of deathLC 112 Lam na ma zin chhi wäi dü je na

Tsän thab tshang gya la mäi pho wa niTob nga yang dag jar wäi dam ngag giDag päi zhing du drö par jin gyi lob

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Prostration to the guru as nirmanakayaLC 19 Rab jam gyäl wa kün gyi ye she ni

Gang dül chir yang chhar wäi thab khä chhogNgur mig dzin päi gar gyi nam röl paKyab gön dam päi zhab la chhag tshäl lo

Prostration to the guru as dharmakayaLC 20 Nye kün bag chhag chä pa drung chhung zhing

Pag me yön tän rin chhen tshog kyi terPhän de ma lü jung wäi go chig puJe tsün la mäi zhab la chhag tshäl lo

Prostration to the guru as the manifestation of the Three JewelsLC 21 Lhar chä tön pa sang gyä kün gyi ngö

Gyä thri zhi tong dam chhö jung wäi näPhag tshog kün gyi ü na lhang nge waDrin chän la ma nam la chhag tshäl lo

Prostration to the guru as the manifestation of all the buddhas ofthe ten directionsLC 22 Dü sum chhog chur zhug päi la ma dang

Rin chhen chhog sum chhag ö tham chä laDä ching mö pä tö yang gya tshor chäZhing dül nyam päi lü trül chhag tshäl lo

Offerings

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(3x)

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Of working for the sake of sentient beings, enacting virtuous deeds,And not transgressing the bounds of the pratimoksha,bodhichitta, and tantric vows, even at the cost of my life.

The perfection of patienceLC 103 Should even the myriad beings of the three realms without

exceptionBecome angry at me, humiliate, criticize, threaten, or even kill me,I seek your blessings to complete the perfection of patience notto be distraught,But to work for their benefit in response to their harm.

The perfection of enthusiastic perseveranceLC 104 Even if I must remain for an ocean of eons in the fiery hells of

AviciFor the sake of even just one sentient being,I seek your blessings to complete the perfection of joyous effort,To strive with compassion for supreme enlightenment and notbe discouraged.

The perfection of meditative concentrationLC 105 Having abandoned the faults of dullness, agitation, and mental

wandering,I seek your blessings to complete the perfection of meditativeconcentrationThrough the samadhi of single-pointed placement upon thenature of reality, which is that all things are void of true existence.

The perfection of wisdom

The space-like practice of voidness during the meditation sessionLC 106 I seek your blessings to complete the perfection of wisdom

Through the space-like yoga of single-minded placement uponultimate truthConjoined with the tranquillity and great bliss inducedBy the discriminating wisdom analyzing suchness.

The illusion-like practice of voidness during post-meditationLC 107 I seek your blessings to perfect samadhi on illusion

By realizing how all outer and inner phenomena lack trueexistence but still appear –

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Prostration to the guru as the nirmanakayaLC 19 You are the wisdom-knowledge of all infinite conquerors

Appearing in any way that subdues.With supreme skilful means, you manifest as a saffron-robedmonk.Holy refuge protector, I prostrate at your feet.

Prostration to the guru as dharmakayaLC 20 You eliminated all faults and their instincts

And are a treasury of infinite precious qualities.Sole source of benefit and bliss without exception,Venerable guru, I prostrate at your feet.

Prostration to the guru as the manifestation of the Three JewelsLC 21 Teacher of gods and all, in nature all buddhas,

The source of 84,000 pure dharmas,You tower above the whole host of aryas.Kind guru, I prostrate to you.

Prostration to the guru as the manifestation of all the buddhas ofthe ten directionsLC 22 To gurus dwelling in the three times and ten directions,

The Three Supreme Jewels, and all worthy of homage:With faith, conviction, and an ocean of lyric praise,I prostrate manifesting as many bodies as atoms of the world.

OfferingsI actually make and mentally transform the offerings of humans anddevas. May Samantabhadra clouds of offerings pervade the whole sky.

Offering Cloud MantraOM NAMO BHAGAVATE VAJRA SARA PRAMARDANE /TATHAGATAYA / ARHATE SAMYAKSAM BUDDHAYA /TADYATHA / OM VAJRE VAJRE / MAHA VAJRE / MAHA TEJAVAJRE / MAHA VIDYA VAJRE / MAHA BODHICHITTA VAJRE /MAHA BODHI MÄNDO PASAM KRAMANA VAJRE / SARVA KARMAAVARANA VISHO DHANA VAJRE SVAHA (3x)

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Ge chhö dü dang sem chän dön drub päiTshül thrim phar chhin dzog par jin gyi lob

The perfection of patienceLC 103 Kham sum kye gu ma lü thrö gyur te

She zhing tshang dru dig shing sog chö kyangMi thrug nö län phän pa drub je päiZö päi phar chhin dzog par jin gyi lob

The perfection of enthusiastic perseveranceLC 104 Sem chän re rei chhir yang nar me päi

Me nang käl pa gya tshor nä gö kyangNying je mi kyo jang chhub chhog tsön päiTsön drü phar chhin dzog par jin gyi lob

The perfection of meditative concentrationLC 105 Jing gö nam par yeng wäi kyön pang nä

Chhö kün den pä tong päi nä lug laTse chig nyam par jog päi ting dzin gyiSam tän phar chhin dzog par jin gyi lob

The perfection of wisdom

The space-like practice of voidness during the meditation sessionLC 106 De nyi so sor tog päi she rab kyi

Drang päi shin jang de chhen dang drel waDön dam nyam zhag nam khäi näl jor gyiShe rab phar chhin dzog par jin gyi lob

The illusion-like practice of voidness during post-meditationLC 107 Chhi nang chhö nam gyu ma mi lam dang

Dang päi tsho nang da zug ji zhin du

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Outer offerings: the four watersLC 23 Kyab gön je tsün la ma khor chä la

Na tshog chhö trin gya tsho bül wa ni

LC 24 Kö leg rin chhen ö bar nö yang läDag je dü tsii chhu zhi däl gyi bab

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LC 79 and especially we yogins,all gain health, long life, and power,glory, fame, good fortune,and full attainment of every desirable thing.

LC 80 Bestow on us success in activitiessuch as pacification, increase, and so forth.Oath-bound protectors, protect us;help us obtain all accomplishments.

LC 81 Eliminate untimely death, sickness,demons, and interfering spirits.Let there be no bad dreams,ill omens, or calamities.

LC 82 Let the world be happy, crops be good,harvests increase, and Dharma flourish.Let all happiness and goodness arise,and all wishes in our minds be fulfilled.

LC 83 By the force of this bountiful giving, may I becomea self-made buddha for the sake of beings,and by my generosity may I liberate the multitudesof beings not liberated by previous buddhas.

Practicing the perfections after generating bodhichitta: The generalpractices of the bodhisattva

The perfection of generosityLC 101 I seek your blessings to complete the perfection of generosity

Through the guideline teaching of enhancing the mind thatgives without attachment,Namely, transforming my body, wealth, and collection of virtuesover the three timesInto the objects desired by each and every sentient being.

The perfection of moralityLC 102 I seek your blessings to complete the perfection of moral

discipline:

Continue here with the lam-rim prayer, resuming with verse LC101.

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From the instructions of Lama Zopa Rinpoche:Think that you have received these offerings through the kindness of all sentient beings. Think,

“These offerings are not mine.” Make charity of the offerings to all the hell beings, pretas,

animals, humans, asuras, and suras. This is done to counteract the thought that the offerings

belong to you. Think that you and all other beings are going to make offerings to the Buddha

together. Generate great happiness at having accumulated infinite merit by thinking in this

way.

Make offerings to all holy objects, visualizing them as manifestations of your own root

guru, who is one with all other virtuous friends. Since the virtuous friend is the most powerful

object in the merit field, by offering like this, you accumulate the most extensive merit. In his

text, The Five Stages, the savior Nagarjuna said, “Abandon making other offerings; try

purely to make offerings only to your guru. By pleasing your guru, you will achieve the sublime

wisdom of the omniscient mind.”

First, offer to all the holy objects in your own room or temple by visualizing that they are

manifestations of your own root guru, who is one with all other virtuous friends.

Make offerings to all the holy objects in whatever country you are in by thinking of them

as manifestations of your own virtuous friend.

Make offerings to all the holy objects in India, in particular, the Bodhgaya stupa, where

the Buddha showed the holy deed of enlightenment, and all other holy objects in India, think-

ing of them as your own virtuous friend.

Make offerings to all the holy objects in Tibet, in particular, the holy statue blessed by the

Buddha himself (in the Jokhang temple in Lhasa), and all other holy objects in Tibet, thinking

of them as your own virtuous friend.

Make offerings to all the holy objects in Nepal, in particular, the most holy precious

object, the great holy stupa at Bouddhanath, and all other holy objects in Nepal, thinking of

them as your own virtuous friend.

Make offerings to all the holy objects in all the remaining Buddhist countries, thinking of

them as your own virtuous friend.

Make offerings to all Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in the ten directions, thinking of

them as your own virtuous friend.

Make offerings to all holy objects in the ten directions—statues, stupas, scriptures etc.—

thinking of them as your own virtuous friend.

Outer offerings: the four watersLC 23 Refuge protectors, venerable gurus, together with your retinues,

I present you oceans of clouds of various offerings.

LC 24 From spacious, elegant vessels, radiant and precious,Flow gently forth four streams of purifying nectars.

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LC 79 Khyä par näl jor dag chag laNä me tshe dang wang chhug dangPäl dang drag dang käl wa zangLong chö gya chhen kün thob ching

LC 80 Zhi dang gyä la sog pa yiLä kyi ngö drub dag la tsölDam tshig chän gyi dag la sungNgö drub kün gyi tong drog dzö

LC 81 Dü min chhi dang nä nam dangDön dang geg nam me par dzöMi lam ngän dang tshän ma ngänJa je ngän pa me par dzö

LC 82 Jig ten de zhing lo leg dangDru nam gyä shing chhö phel dangDe leg phün sum tshog pa yiYi la dö pa kün drub shog

LC 83 Jin pa gya chhen gyur pa di yi thüDro wäi dön dü rang jung sang gyä shogNgön tshe gyäl wa nam kyi ma dräl wäiKye wöi tshog nam jin pä dröl gyur chig

Practicing the perfections after generating bodhichitta: The generalpractices of the bodhisattva

The perfection of generosityLC 101 Lü dang long chö dü sum ge tshog chä

Sem chän rang rang dö päi ngö gyur teChhag me tong sem pel wäi män ngag giJin päi phar chhin dzog par jin gyi lob

The perfection of moralityLC 102 So thar jang sem sang ngag dom pa yi

Chä tsham sog gi chhir yang mi tong zhing

Continue here with the lam-rim prayer, resuming with verse LC101.

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Flowers, incense, light, perfume, food, and musicLC 25 Dong po sil ma threng wa pel leg pa

Dze päi me tog sa dang bar nang gang

LC 26 Dri zhim pö kyi dü pa bäiduryäiYar kye ngön pöi trin gyi lha lam thrig

LC 27 Nyi da nor bu rab bar drön mei tshogTong sum mün sel ö zer tse ga gö

LC 28 Ga bur tsän dän kur kum dri gö päiPö chhüi tsho chhen khor yug kün nä khyil

LC 29 Ro gyäi chü dän za cha tung wa dangLha dang mi yi zhäl zä lhün por pung

LC 30 Na tshog röl möi je drag tha yä läJung wäi dang nyän gyur wä sa sum geng

Offering the five sense objectsLC 3l Zug dra dri ro reg jäi päl dzin päi

Chhi nang dö yön lha mö chhog kün khyab

Mandala Offering

Mandala of the 37 heapsZhing kam ül war gyi wo ...OM vajra bhumi AH HUM / wang chhen ser gyi sa zhiOM vajra rekhe AH HUM / chhi chag ri khor yug gi kor wäi ü suRii gyäl po ri rab / shar lü phag po / lho dzam bu ling / nup ba langchö / jang dra mi nyänLü dang lü phag / nga yab dang nga yab zhän / yo dän dang lam chhogdro / dra mi nyän dang dra mi nyän gyi daRin po chhei ri wo / pag sam gyi shing / dö jöi ba / ma mö päi lo tog

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Meditating on the special universal intention and generatingbodhichittaLC 99 In order to rescue all beings from the vast seas of existence,

I seek your blessings to become adept in bodhichitta through apure, selfless wish,As well as by love and compassion conjoined with the visualtechnique of mounting giving and taking upon the breath.

Taking the wishing and engaging vows of a bodhisattvaLC 100 I seek your blessings that I may eagerly endeavor

To put into practice the three Mahayana moral codes,And to restrain my mindstream with pure bodhisattva vows,The single path journeyed by all victorious ones of the three times.

If one has offered tsog, the remaining tsog should be offered here (see below). Otherwise,

continue with LC 101 of the lam-rim prayer toward the bottom of pp. 74–75.

Offering the Leftover TsogAs the following verses are chanted, the person holding the offering of remaining tsog should

stand facing away from the assembly and toward the exit door.

Blessing the tsogLC 76 HUM Impure false appearances are purified in emptiness,

AH this sublime nectar achieved by wisdom-knowledge,OM becomes a vast ocean of all desired things.OM AH HUM (3x)

LC 77 HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra and mudra,this ocean of remaining tsog of uncontaminated nectar,we offer to please you hosts of oath-bound realm-protectors.OM AH HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,

E MA HO may yogic activities be properly accomplished.

Take the offering of remaining tsog outside.

LC 78 HO Remaining guests and your retinues,accept this ocean of remaining tsog,let the precious teachings spreadand its upholders, patrons, and helpers,

3 times

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Flowers, incense, light, perfume, food, and musicLC 25 Flowering trees, garlands excellently arranged,

And beautiful flowers fill the earth and sky.

LC 26 Blue summer clouds of lapis smokeFrom fragrant incense billow up to the heavens.

LC 27 Joyful dancing light from suns, moons, glittering jewelsAnd flaming lamps dispels the billion worlds’ darkness.

LC 28 Scented water, imbued with fragrances of camphor,Sandalwood and saffron, collects into great lakes.

LC 29 Delicacies of gods and men, drinkAnd nourishing food of a hundred flavours amass a Mt. Meru.

LC 30 Music from an endless varietyOf various instruments fills the three realms.

Offering the five sense objectsLC 31 Goddesses of outer and inner desire objects, holding symbols

Of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch, pervade all directions.

Mandala Offering

Mandala of the 37 heapsLet us offer a buddha-field ...OM vajra ground AH HUM, mighty golden ground.OM vajra fence AH HUM. Outside it is encircled by the surrounding wall, inthe center of which are Sumeru, King of Mountains, the eastern conti-nent, Videha (Tall-body Land), the southern, Jambudvipa (Rose-appleLand), the western, Godaniya (Cattle-gift Land), the northern, Kuru; [theeastern minor continents] Deha and Videha, [the southern], Camara andApara-camara (Chowrie-land and western Chowrie-land), [the western],Satha and Uttara-mantrin (Lands of the Deceitful and the Skilled inMantra), [and the northern], Kuru and Kaurava. [In the four conti-nents are:] [E] the precious mountain, [S] the wish-granting tree, [W] thewish-fulfilling cow, [N] the unploughed harvest.

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Meditating on the special universal intention and generatingbodhichittaLC 99 Tong len lung la kyön päi thrül deg chän

Jam dang nying je lhag päi sam pa yiDro nam si tsho chhe lä dröl wäi chhirJang chhub sem nyi jong par jin gyi lob

Taking the wishing and engaging vows of a bodhisattvaLC 100 Dü sum gyäl wa kün gyi drö chig lam

Nam dag gyäl sä dom pä gyü dam shingTheg chhog tshül thrim sum gyi nyam len laTsön pa lhur len je par jin gyi lob

If one has offered tsog, the remaining tsog should be offered here (see below). Otherwise,

continue with LC 101 of the lam-rim prayer toward the bottom of pp. 74–75.

Offering the Leftover Tsog

Blessing the tsogLC 76 HUM Ma dag thrül nang ying su dag

AH ye she lä drub dü tsi chheOM dö güi gya tsho chhen por gyurOM AH HUM (3x)

LC 77 HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päiZag me dü tsii tshog lhag gya tsho diDam chän zhing kyong tshog nam nye chhir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä nä

E MA HO näl jor thrin lä tshül zhin drub

Take the offering of remaining tsog outside.

LC 78 HO Lhag mäi drön nam khor chä kyiTshog lhag gya tsho di zhe laTän pa rin chhen gyä pa dangTän dzin yön chhö khor chä dang

3 times

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Khor lo rin po chhe / nor bu rin po chhe / tsün mo rin po chhe / lön porin po chhe / lang po rin po chhe / ta chhog rin po chhe / mag pön rinpo chhe / ter chhen pöi bum paGeg ma / threng wa ma / lu ma / gar ma / me tog ma / dug pö ma / nangsäl ma / dri chhab ma

Nyi ma / da wa / rin po chhei dug / chhog lä nam par gyäl wäi gyäntshän / ü su lha dang mi / päl jor phün sum tshog pa ma tshang wa mepa / tsang zhing yi du wong wa di dag drin chän tsa wa dang gyü par / chäpäi päl dän la ma dam pa nam dang kyä par du yangLa ma lo sang tub wang dor je chang / chen pöi lha tshog khor dang chäpa nam la zhing kam ül war gyi wo / thug je dro wäi dön du zhe su söl /zhe nä kyang dag sog dro wa ma gyur nam khäi tha dang nyam päi semchän tham chä la / thug tse wa chhen pö go nä jin gyi lab tu söl

The mandala of the twenty-three heapsLC32 Je wa thrag gyäi ling zhi lhün por chä

Rin chhen dün dang nye wäi rin chhen sogKün ga kye päi nö chü phün sum tshogLha mii long chö dö güi ter chhen poDang wäi sem kyi phül jung zhing gi chhogKyab gön thug jei ter la ül war gyi

Requesting prayerMä jung nam thar tsang mäi thrim dang dänLab chhen gyäl sä chö päi nying tob chheDe tong chhog gi rim nyi näl jor gyiLo zang gyäl wäi tän dag jäl war shog

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NlRYATAYAMl

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Thousand-arm Avalokiteshvara

Drawing by Robert Beer

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[On the first level are:] The precious wheel, the precious jewel, the pre-cious queen, the precious minister, the precious elephant, the precious horse,the precious general, and the great treasure vase.

[On the second level, the eight goddesses:] Lady of grace, lady of gar-lands, lady of song, lady of dance, lady of flowers, lady of incense, lady oflamps, lady of perfume.

[On the third level:] The sun and the moon; the precious parasol, andthe banner of victory in all quarters. In the center, the most perfect richesof gods and human beings, with nothing missing, pure and delightful.

To my glorious, holy and most kind root and lineage gurus, and inparticular to the deity host of Lama Tsong Khapa, King of Sages, Maha-Vajradhara, and their divine retinue, I shall offer these as a buddha-field.Please accept them with compassion for the sake of migrating beings.

Having accepted them, please, out of your great compassion, grantyour inspiration to me and all migrating mother sentient beings as far asthe limits of space!

The mandala of the twenty-three heapsLC 32 Refuge protectors, treasures of compassion,

Eminent, supreme merit field, with pure faith I present to you abillion times over,Mt. Meru and the four continents, the seven precious royalemblems, the precious minor symbols, and more,Perfectly delightful environments and their beings,And a great treasure of all that gods and humans use or desire.

Requesting prayerBy the merit of having offered this mandala to the merit field, may Iand all sentient beings be able to meet the pure wisdom teachings of thevictorious ones, which contain the biographies of those eminent oneswho live in pure morality, have the brave attitude to follow extensively thebodhisattva’s conduct, and practice the yogas of the two stages, the essenceof which is the transcendental wisdom of non-dual bliss and voidness.

May I and all sentient beings be able to meet this pure completeteaching of Lama Tsong Khapa, the unification of sutra and tantra, rightthis second.

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

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The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Composed byLangri Tangpa Dorje Senghe

Translation by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

1. Determined to obtain the greatest possible benefit from all sentientbeings, who are more precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel, I shallhold them most dear at all times.

2. When in the company of others, I shall always consider myself thelowest of all, and from the depths of my heart hold others dear andsupreme.

3. Vigilant, the moment a delusion appears in my mind, endangeringmyself and others, I shall confront and avert it without delay.

4. Whenever I see beings who are wicked in nature and overwhelmedby violent negative actions and suffering, I shall hold such rare onesdear, as if I had found a precious treasure.

5. When, out of envy, others mistreat me with abuse, insults, or thelike, I shall accept defeat and offer the victory to others.

6. When someone whom I have benefited and in whom I have greathopes gives me terrible harm, I shall regard that person as my holyguru.

7. In short, both directly and indirectly, do I offer every happiness andbenefit to all my mothers. I shall secretly take upon myself all theirharmful actions and suffering.

8. Undefiled by the stains of the superstitions of the eight worldlyconcerns, may I, by perceiving all phenomena as illusory, be re-leased from the bondage of attachment.

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Offering of practiceLC 33 Ngö sham yi trül yi zhin gya tshöi ngog

Si zhii nam kar lä wong chhö dzä kyiDab tong gyä pä kün gyi yi throg chingJig ten jig ten lä dä rang zhän gyiGo sum ge wäi me tog chi yang traKün zang chhö päi dri sung bum thro zhingLab sum rim nyi lam ngäi drä dän päiGa tshäl je tsün la ma nye chhir bül

lnner offeringLC 34 Gur kum dang dän zang pöi dri ngä chän

Ro gyäi päl dzin gya jäi tung wa dangChag kyu nga dang drön ma nga la sogJang tog bar wäi dü tsii gya tshö chhö

Secret offeringLC 35 Yi ong lang tshöi päl dzin drug chu zhii

Dö päi gyu tsäl la khä lü thra maZhing kye ngag kye lhän kye pho nyäi tshogDze dug gyu mäi chhag gya nam kyang bül

Suchness offeringLC 36 Drib dräl lhän kye de wäi ye she chhe

Chhö kün rang zhin trö dang dräl wäi yingYer me lhün drub ma sam jö lä däDön dam jang chhub sem chhog khyö la bül

Offering of medicines and serviceLC 37 Nyön mong zhi gya tsa zhii nä jom päi

Zang pöi män gyi je drag na tshog dangKhyö nye gyi chhir dag drän bül lag naNam kha ji si bang su zung du söl

For LC 38, go to the bottom of pp. 34–35.

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failings of one and the advantages of the other,I seek your blessings to enable me to equalize and exchangemyself with others.

LC 94 Since cherishing myself is the doorway to all torment,While cherishing my mothers is the foundation of all that is good,I seek your blessings to make my core practiceThe yoga of exchanging self for others.

Tong-len: Meditation on taking and givingLC 95 And thus, venerable, compassionate gurus,

I seek your blessings that all karmic debts, obstacles, andsufferings of mother beingsMay without exception ripen upon me right now,And that I may give my happiness and virtue to othersAnd, thereby, invest all beings in bliss. (3x)

Points 3 through 7 of the seven-point training of the mindLC 96 Should even my environment and the beings therein

Be filled with the fruits of their negative actions,And unwished-for sufferings pour down on me like rain,I seek your blessings to take these miserable conditions as a pathBy seeing them as causes to exhaust the results of my negativekarma.

LC 97 In short, no matter what appearances arise, be they good or bad,I seek your blessings to transform them into a path ever enhancingthe two bodhichittasThrough the practice of the five forces – the quintessence ofthe entire Dharma –And thus to enjoy solely a blissful mind.

LC 98 Whatever I occasion to meet, I seek your blessings that I mayAdapt it to my meditation by the skillful means of the fourapplications.May I render this life of liberties and endowments infinitelymeaningfulBy practicing the advice and commitments of thought training.

From the instructions of Lama Zopa Rinpoche:At this point, recite the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation and meditate on the meaning of

each verse (see next page).

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Offering of practiceLC 33 To please you, venerable gurus, I offer objects actually set out

And a vision of a pleasure grove on the shore of a wish-granting sea,Strewn with thousand-petalled lotuses that captivate all minds.These offerings arise from samsara and nirvana’s virtues.Everywhere are flowers of the worldly and transcendent virtuesof the three doors of myself and others,And myriad fragrant Samantabhadra offerings.It is laden with fruits of the three trainings, two stages, and fivepaths.

Inner offeringLC 34 I offer a libation of China tea, saffron bright,

Delicately perfumed, rich with a hundred flavors.The five hooks, five lamps, and so forthAre purified, transformed, and increased into an ocean ofnectar.

Secret offeringLC 35 I offer illusion-like consorts of youthful splendour,

Slender and skilled in the sixty-four arts of love;A host of beautiful messenger dakinis;Field-, mantra-, and simultaneously born.

Suchness offeringLC 36 Unobstructed great wisdom simultaneous with bliss,

The sphere of the actual unelaborated nature of all things,Spontaneous and indivisible, beyond thought and expression:Supreme ultimate bodhichitta, I offer to you.

Offering of medicines and serviceLC 37 To cure the 404 affliction-caused diseases

I offer all kinds of potent medicines.And I offer myself as a servant to please you.Pray keep me in your service as long as space endures.

For LC 38, go to the bottom of pp. 34–35.

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Kyön dang yön tän ye wa tog päi löDag zhän nyam je nü par jin gyi lob

LC 94 Rang nyi che dzin gü pa kün gyi goMa nam che dzin yön tän kün gyi zhiDe chhir dag zhän je wäi näl jor laNyam len nying por je par jin gyi lob

Tong-len: Meditation on taking and givingLC 95 De na je tsün la ma thug je chän

Ma gyur dro wäi dig drib dug ngäl künMa lü da ta dag la min pa dangDag gi de ge zhän la tang wa yiDro kün de dang dän par jin gyi lob (3x)

Points 3 through 7 of the seven-point training of the mindLC 96 Nö chü dig päi drä bü yong gang te

Mi dö dug ngäl chhar tar bab gyur kyangLä ngän drä bu zä päi gyur thong näKyen ngän lam du long par jin gyi lob

LC 97 Dor na zang ngän nang wa chi shar yangChhö kün nying po top ngäi nyam len gyiJang chhub sem nyi phel wäi lam gyur teYi de ba zhig gom par jin gyi lob

LC 98 Jor wa zhi dang dän päi thab khä kyiThräl la gang thug gom la jor wa dangLo jong dam tshig lab jäi nyam len gyiDäl jor dön chhen je par jin gyi lob

From the instructions of Lama Zopa Rinpoche:At this point, recite the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation and meditate on the meaning

of each verse (see next page).

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Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows

Taking the Bodhisattva vowsKön chhog sum la dag kyab chhiDig pa tham chä so sor shagDro wäi ge la je yi rangSang gyä jang chhub yi kyi zungSang gyä chhö dang tshog chhog laJang chhub bar du dag kyab chhiRang zhän dön ni rab drub chhirJang chhub sem ni kye par gyiJang chhub chhog gi sem ni kye gyi näSem chän tham chä dag gi drön du nyerJang chhub chö chhog yi ong chä par gyiDro la phän chhir sang gyä drub par shog (3x)

Taking the Tantric VowsAll repetitions:

Sang gyä jang chhub sem pa kün / dag la gong par dzä du sölDag [ming di] zhe gyi wa ni / dü di nä ni zung nä suJang chhub nying por chhi kyi bar / ji tar dü sum gön po namJang chhub tu ni nge dzä päi / jang chhub sem ni la na meDam pa dag gi kye par gyi

First repetition only:

Tshül thrim kyi ni lab pa dang/ ge wäi chhö ni dü pa dangSem chän dön je tshül thrim sum / so sor tän por dag gi zungSang gyä chhö dang ge dün te / la na me päi kön chhog sumSang gyä näl jor lä kye päi / dom pa deng nä dag gi zungDor je rig chhog chhen po yi / dor je dril bu chhag gya yangYang dag nyi du zung war gyi / lob pön dag kyang zung war gyiRin chhen rig chhog chhen po yi / dam tshig yi du ong wa laNyin re zhin ni dü drug tu / jin pa nam zhi tag tu jinJang chhub chhen po lä jung wäi / pä mäi rig chhen dag pa laChhi dang sang wa theg pa sum / dam chhö so sor zung war gyiLä kyi rig chhog chhen po la / dom pa tham chä dän par niYang dag nyi du so sor zung / chhö päi lä ni chi nü gyiJang chhub sem ni la na me / dam pa dag gi kye par gyiSem chän kün gyi dön gyi chhir / dag gi dom pa ma lü zung

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Training the mind in the common path of the practitioner ofhighest capability

Developing Bodhichitta

Generating compassion, the foundation of the Mahayana pathLC 89 Having considered how all these pitiful beings have been my

mothersAnd have raised me in kindness again and again,I seek your blessings to develop unaffected compassionLike that of a loving mother for her precious child.

Here meditate on Asanga’s technique of six causes and one effect.

Generating conventional bodhichitta

Developing equanimity between self and othersLC 90 There is no difference between myself and others:

None of us wishes even the slightest of sufferingsOr is ever content with the happiness we have.Realizing this, I seek your blessings that I may enhance the blissand joy of others.

Exchanging self and others

Contemplating the faults of the self-cherishing mindLC 91 This chronic disease of cherishing myself

Is the cause giving rise to my unsought suffering.Perceiving this, I seek your blessings to blame, begrudge,And destroy the monstrous demon of selfishness.

Contemplating the advantages of cherishing othersLC 92 The mind that cherishes all mother beings and would secure

them in blissIs the gateway leading to infinite virtue.Seeing this, I seek your blessings to cherish these beingsMore than my life, even should they rise up as my enemies.

Exchanging self-cherishing for cherishing othersLC 93 In brief, infantile beings labor only for their own ends,

While buddhas work solely for the welfare of others.With a mind understanding the distinctions between the

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Bodhisattva and Tantric Vows

Taking the Bodhisattva vowsI go for refuge to the Three Jewels;I confess individually my black karmic debts.I rejoice in the merit of all living beings.I take hold with my mind of the perfect state of a buddha.I go for refuge until I am enlightenedTo the Buddha, Dharma, and the supreme Sangha assembly,And I do so to attain an enlightened mind.In order to fulfill the aims of myself and othersI shall develop a supreme enlightened motive,And toward all sentient beings, my invited guests,I shall act with supreme enlightened conduct.May I become a buddha to benefit all. (3x)

Taking the Tantric VowsAll repetitions:

All buddhas and your children, dakas and dakinis, please listen to me!I (say your tantric name), from now until possessing the essence ofbuddhahood, shall generate the sacred, peerless bodhichitta, just asall buddhas of the three times have ensured themselves of awakeningby generating it.

First repetition only:

I pledge to hold the vows of the Buddha family: to rely on the peerlessTriple Gem; Buddha, Dharma and Sangha and the three disciplines ofbenefiting beings, gathering virtuous Dharma, and observing proper be-havior. (Vairochana)

I pledge to hold the vajra, bell, and seal of the Vajra family and to honourmy teachers. (Akshobhya)

I pledge to make the four types of offerings, six times each day, keeping inmind the pledge of the Ratna family. (Ratnasambhava)

I pledge to hold the samayas of the three vehicles, outer, inner, and secretof the Padma family. (Amitabha)

I pledge to hold each vow well and thereby complete the Karma family,and to make as many offerings as possible. (Amoghasiddhi)

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Training the mind in the common path of the practitioner ofhighest capability

Developing Bodhichitta

Generating compassion, the foundation of the Mahayana pathLC 89 Nyam thag dro wa di kün dag gi ma

Yang yang drin gyi kyang päi tshül sam näDug päi bu la tse wäi ma zhin duChö min nying je kye war jin gyi lob

Here meditate on Asanga’s technique of six causes and one effect.

Generating conventional bodhichitta

Developing equanimity between self and othersLC 90 Dug ngäl thra mo tsam yang mi dö ching

De la nam yang chhog she me par niDag dang zhän la khyä par yö min zheZhän de ga wa kye par jin gyi lob

Exchanging self and others

Contemplating the faults of the self-cherishing mindLC 91 Rang nyi che par dzin päi chong nä di

Mi dö dug ngäl kye päi gyur thong näLe län dä la khön du zung jä teDag dzin dön chhen jom par jin gyi lob

Contemplating the advantages of cherishing othersLC 92 Ma nam che zung de la gö päi lo

Tha yä yön tän jung wäi gor thong näDro wa di dag dag gi drar lang kyangSog lä che par dzin par jin gyi lob

Exchanging self-cherishing for cherishing othersLC 93 Dor na ji pa rang dön kho na dang

Thub wang zhän dön ba zhig dzä pa yi

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Second and third repetitions only, insert the following two lines and continue from there:

Rig nga chi tang so sor yiDam tsig dom pa ma lu sung

All repetitions:

Ma dräl wa nam dag gi dräl / Ma dröl wa nam dag gi drölUg ma chhin pa ug yung zhing / Sem chän nya ngän dä la gö

At this point, to purify negative actions and transgressed vows, do the abbreviated meditation

and mantra recitation either of Samayavajra (below) or of Vajrasattva (go to p. 32), which-

ever you prefer.

Refuge and BodhichittaSang gyä chhö dang tshog kyi chhog nam laJang chhub bar du dag ni kyab su chhiDag gi jin sog gyi pa di dag giDro la phän chhir sang gyä drub par shog (3x)

Samayavajra (Damtsig Dorje) Practice

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Training the mind in the common path of the practitioner oflower capability

The precious human rebirthLC 85 Realizing how this body of liberties and endowments

Is found but once, is difficult to obtain, and is easily lost,I seek your blessings to partake of its essence, make it worthwhile,And not be distracted by the meaningless affairs of this life.

Generating interest in the happiness of future livesLC 86 Aghast at the searing blaze of suffering in the lower realms,

I take heartfelt refuge in the Three Precious GemsAnd seek your blessings that I may eagerly endeavor to practicethe various meansFor abandoning what is bound to misfortune and accumulatingvirtuous deeds.

Training the mind in the common path of the practitioner ofmiddling capability

Developing the wish for liberationLC 87 Violently tossed amidst waves of delusion and karma,

Plagued by hordes of watery denizens – the three kinds ofsuffering –I seek your blessings to develop an intense longing to be freefrom this monstrous ocean of boundless and vicious existence.

LC 88 Having abandoned the mind that views this unbearable prisonOf cyclic existence as a pleasure grove, I seek your blessingsTo partake of the treasure of aryas’ jewels by practicing thethree higher trainingsAnd, thereby, to uphold liberation’s banner.

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Second and third repetitions only:

I shall generate the vows of peerless bodhichitta for the sake of all andhold all samayas.

All repetitions:

I shall deliver those not delivered, liberate those not liberated, give breathto those unable to breathe, and place all beings into the state beyondsorrow.

At this point, to purify negative actions and transgressed vows, do the refuge and bodhichitta

prayer followed by the abbreviated meditation and mantra recitation either of Samayavajra

(below) or of Vajrasattva (go to p. 32), whichever you prefer.

Refuge and BodhichittaI go for refuge until I am enlightenedTo the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly.By my practice of giving and other perfections,May I become a buddha to benefit all sentient beings. (3x)

In order to accomplish perfectly the practice of confession together with the remedy of the four

powers, one should practice either Samayavajra (below) or Vajrasattva meditation and recita-

tion (go to p. 33). When the lam-rim lineage lamas such as Kachen Yeshe Gyältsen did the

Lama Chöpa practice, they would practice Samayavajra one day and Vajrasattva the next.

You can also do the four particular initiations with Vajrasattva and Samayavajra.

Samayavajra (Damtsig Dorje) PracticeThe practice of Samayavajra is a powerful purification practice that purifies in particular

the negative karmas accumulated in the relationship with the guru. Visualize Samayavajra in

your heart and recite the mantra, remembering that all your gurus manifest in Samayavajra to

purify your negative karmas. Since meeting Buddhadharma and taking all three levels of

vows, you have broken and degenerated your samayas, especially the tantric samayas. So out

of compassion all your gurus have manifested as Samayavajra so that you can purify all these

negative karmas.

At the heart of myself clarified as my guru yidam, is a variegated lotus andmoon mandala. Above it is a green HA which transforms into a swordadorned with a HA inside the handle.

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Training the mind in the common path of the person oflower capability

The precious human rebirthLC 85 Län chig tsam zhig nye päi däl jor di

Nye ka nyur du jig päi tshül tog näDön me tshe dii ja wä mi yeng warDön dän nying po len par jin gyi lob

Generating interest in the happiness of future livesLC 86 Ngän song dug ngäl bar wäi me jig nä

Nying nä kön chhog sum la kyab dro zhingDig pong ge tshog tha dag drub pa laTsön pa lhur len je par jin gyi lob

Training the mind in the common path of the practitioner ofmiddling capability

Developing the wish for liberationLC 87 Lä dang nyön mong ba long drag tu thrug

Dug ngäl sum gyi chhu sin mang pö tseTha me jig rung si tsho chhen po läThar dö shug drag kye war jin gyi lob

LC 88 Zö ka tsön ra dra wäi khor wa diGa wäi tshäl tar thong wäi lo pang näLab sum phag päi nor gyi dzö zung teThar päi gyäl tshän dzin par jin gyi lob

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Damtsig Dorje Depa (Samayavajra)

Line drawing by Robert Beer

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Abandon pride.Hold yourself lower than the guru.Be like a sweeper.

Be like a rope, joyfully holding the guru’s work,no matter how difficult or heavy a burden.

Even when the guru criticizes, provokes or ignores you,be like a dog without anger;never respond with anger.

Be like a boat,never upset at any time to come and go for the guru.

O glorious and precious root guru,Please bless me to be able to practice in this way.From now on, in all my future lifetimes,May I be able to devote myself to the guru in this way.

By reciting these words aloud and reflecting on their meaning in your mind, youwill have the good fortune to be able to devote yourself correctly to the preciousguru, from life to life in all your future lifetimes.

If you offer service and respect and make offerings to the precious guru with thesenine attitudes, even if you do not practice intentionally, you will develop many goodqualities, collect extensive merit, and quickly achieve full enlightenment.

NOTE:

The words in parentheses are not to be read aloud. They are added to clarify the text and

should be kept in mind but not recited.

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This then transforms into Samayavajra, who has a green holy bodywith three faces (central face green, right one black, left one white) andsix arms, which embrace the mother who is in similar aspect. Both fatherand mother are marked with the three syllables. The first two hands ofboth are embracing. The second right hand holds a vajra; the third righthand, a sword. The second left hand holds a bell; the third left handcarries a flower. The mother’s right and left hands hold the same imple-ments. At the heart of Samayavajra is a flat variegated vajra with HA inthe center surrounded by the mantra. From the vajra at Samayavajra’sheart, nectars flow down, filling and blessing your whole body and purify-ing all samayas degenerated due to carelessness, and all obscurations andnegative karmas accumulated with your three doors:

OM AH PRAJÑA DHRIK HA HUM (1 mala)

<-=Tx-Q A-!-@->,Guru Samayavajra then says: “All your negative karmas, obscurations, anddegenerated samayas are completely purified.” Generate strong faith thatexactly what Samayavajra says has happened in reality: your mental con-tinuum has become completely pure. Not the slightest obscuration is left.Even the heaviest negative karmas accumulated in the relationship withthe guru have been purified.

Guru Samayavajra is very pleased and absorbs to the indestructibleseed at your heart, your own subtle mind-wind. Your own body, speech,and mind become oneness with Samayavajra’s holy body, holy speech,and holy mind. Meditate on the emptiness of the three circles: yourself,the creator, the action of creating negative karma, and the negative karmaaccumulated are all empty of existing by their own nature.

With this same awareness of emptiness and dependent arising, dedicate the merits: yourself,

the dedicator, the action of dedicating, and the merits that are dedicated are all merely

imputed by thought.

To continue with Lama Chöpa, go to the bottom of pp. 34–35.

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At this point, recite and meditate on the following prayer before continuing with the lam-rim

verses of Lama Chöpa.

Practicing Guru Devotion with the Nine AttitudesI am requesting the kind lord root guru,Who is more extraordinary than all the buddhas:Please bless me to be able to devote myself to the qualified lord guru withgreat respect in all my future lifetimes.

By realizing that correctly devoting myself to the kind lord guru – who isthe foundation of all good qualities – is the root of happiness and good-ness, I shall devote myself to him with great respect, not forsaking himeven at the cost of my life.

Thinking of the importance of the qualified guru,allow yourself to enter under his control.

Be like an obedient son,acting exactly in accordance with the guru’s advice.

Even when maras, evil friends and the liketry to split you from the guru,be like a vajra, inseparable forever.

When the guru gives you work, whatever the burden,be like the earth, carrying all.

When you devote yourself to the guru,Whatever suffering occurs (hardships or problems),be like a mountain, immovable.(The mind should not be upset or discouraged.)

Even if you have to perform all the difficult tasks,be like a servant of the king,with a mind undisturbed.

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Vajrasattva Practice

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Lam-Rim Prayer: Training the Mind throughMeditationon the Complete Mahayana Path

Guru devotion as the root of the pathLC 84 Through the power of having made offerings and respectful

requests to you, holy and venerable gurus, supreme field ofmerit,I seek your blessings, protectors and root of well-being and bliss,that I may come under your joyful care.

Just as bees gather from all sides to extractthe honey-essence from every flower,may I be fulfilled tasting the nectarheld by the mature lotus of six qualities.AH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Host of immaculate dakinislook upon us with love, and grant all attainments.

Continue with the Lama Chöpa lam-rim prayer (LC 84) below.

Lama Atisha Dipamkara

Woodblock print

If not reciting the lam-rim prayer, then go to Offering the Leftover Tsog, LC 76 on pp. 72–73.

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Vajrasattva (Dorje Sempa) Practice

VisualizationOn the crown of my head, a syllable PAM transforms into a lotus, an AHinto a moon cushion, upon which, from HUM a white five-pronged vajraemerges, marked by a HUM at its center. From the HUM light shines forthand the two purposes are accomplished. The light returns and transformsinto white Vajrasattva with one face and two hands holding vajra andbell. Seated in the vajra position, he embraces his consort, the white VajraPrabhavati, who has one face and two hands holding curved knife andskullcup. Both are adorned with silks and various precious ornaments. Attheir crown is an OM, at their throat an AH, and at their heart a HUM. Onthe moon disk at his heart stands the syllable HUM encircled by the hun-dred-syllable mantra.

Purification“O Bhagavan Vajrasattva, please clear away all negative karma andobscurations of myself and all living beings and purify all degeneratedand broken commitments.”

Having been thus requested, light shines forth from the HUM and themantra rosary at Vajrasattva’s heart, completing the two purposes: purify-ing the negative karma and obscurations of all living beings, and present-ing offerings to the buddhas and their sons. All enlightened qualities oftheir body, speech, and mind collect in the form of light and dissolve intothe mantra rosary and HUM. Thereby, a stream of white nectar flowsdown from these, entering the crown of my head and filling my wholebody, cleansing completely all my negative karma and obscurations ofbody, speech, and mind.

Mantra RecitationOM VAJRASATTVA SAMAYA MANUPALAYA / VAJRASATTVATVENOPATISHTHA / DRIDHO ME BHAVA / SUTOSHYO ME BHAVA /SUPOSHYO ME BHAVA / ANURAKTO ME BHAVA / SARVA SIDDHIMME PRAYACCHA / SARVA KARMA SU CHAME / CHITTAM SHRIYAMKURU HUM / HA HA HA HA HO / BHAGAVAN SARVA TATHAGATA /VAJRA MAME MUNCHA / VAJRA BHAVA MAHA SAMAYA SATTVAAH HUM PHAT (21 or 28x)

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Drang tsii jung nä nam kyi drang tsii chüBung wäi tshog kyi kün nä thung wa tarTshän nyi drug dän tsho kye gyä pa yiChü ching pa yi ro yi tshim par dzöAH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Dri me kha dröi tshog nam kyiTse wä zig la lä kün dzö

Continue with the Lama Chöpa lam-rim prayer (LC 84) below.

Lam-Rim Prayer: Training the Mind throughMeditationon the Complete Mahayana Path

Guru devotion as the root of the pathLC 84 Zhing chhog dam pa je tsün la ma la

Chhö ching gü pä söl wa tab päi thüDe leg tsa wa gön po khyö nyi kyiGye zhin je su dzin par jin gyi lob

Lama Tsong Khapa

Woodblock print

If not reciting the lam-rim prayer, then go to Offering the Leftover Tsog, LC 76 on pp. 72–73.

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Prayer of the Opponent Powers“Through ignorance and delusion I have broken and degenerated mycommitments. O spiritual master, be my protector and refuge. Lord, holderof the vajra, endowed with great compassion, in you, the foremost ofbeings, I take refuge.”

Then Vajrasattva replies, “O child of the family, your negative karma,obscurations, and all broken and degenerated commitments are nowcleansed and purified.”

After saying this he dissolves into me, and my three doors become insepa-rable from Vajrasattva’s holy body, speech, and mind.

Make appropriate dedication prayers here at the end of the session.

Seven-Limb Practice

Confession of non-virtueLC 38 Thog me dü nä mi ge dig päi lä

Gyi dang gyi tsäl yi rang chi chhi paThug je chhe dän chän ngar gyö sem kyiShag shing län chhä mi gyi dom pa nö

Rejoicing in virtueLC 39 Chhö nam rang zhin tshän ma dang dräl yang

Mi lam ji zhin kye phag tham chä kyiDe ga chir yang chhar wäi nam kar laDag chag sam pa thag pä yi rang ngo(At this point, meditate strongly on rejoicing for some time.)

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LC 72 HUM All you tathagatas,heroes and yoginis,dakas and dakinis,we make requests to you all.Lady dancing in charming, peaceful mannermost joyful lord and dakini host,abide before me and bless me,bestow innate great bliss upon me.AH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Host of immaculate dakinislook upon us with love, and grant all attainments.

LC 73 HUM All you tathagatas,heroes and yoginis,dakas and dakinis,we make requests to you all.You possessing liberating great bliss,don’t abandon it for great asceticism,Which cannot liberate in one lifetime.Great bliss abides within the supreme lotus.AH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Host of immaculate dakinislook upon us with love, and grant all attainments.

LC 74 HUM All you tathagatas,heroes and yoginis,dakas and dakinis,we make requests to you all.Supreme yogini, by the bliss of your lotus,which, like a lotus born in mud,is desire-born but unstained by its faults;quickly free me from samsara’s bonds.AH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Host of immaculate dakinislook upon us with love, and grant all attainments.

LC 75 HUM All you tathagatas,heroes and yoginis,dakas and dakinis,we make requests to you all.

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Seven-Limb Practice

Confession of non-virtueLC 38 Before those having great compassion,

I confess with regret and vow never to commit again,Whatever non-virtuous and evil actions I have done inbeginningless time,Caused others to do, or in which I have rejoiced.

Rejoicing in virtueLC 39 Though all things are like a dream, lacking inherent existence,

I sincerely rejoice in the bliss and joyOf all aryas and ordinary beingsAnd in every virtue that has ever arisen.(At this point, meditate strongly on rejoicing for some time.)

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LC 72 HUM! De zhin sheg pa tham chä dangPa wo dang ni näl jor maKha dro dang ni kha dro maKün la dag ni söl wa debYi ong zhi wäi nyam kyi gar dzä maRab gye gön po khyö dang kha dröi tshogDag gi dün du zhug te jin lob laLhän kye de chhen dag la tsäl du sölAH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Dri me kha dröi tshog nam kyiTse wä zig la lä kün dzö

LC 73 HUM! De zhin sheg pa tham chä dangPa wo dang ni näl jor maKha dro dang ni kha dro maKün la dag ni söl wa debDe chhen thar päi tshän nyi dän pa khyöDe chhen pang päi ka thub du ma yiTshe chig dröl war mi zhe de chhen yangChhu kye chhog gi ü na nä pa yinAH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Dri me kha dröi tshog nam kyiTse wä zig la lä kün dzö

LC 74 HUM! De zhin sheg pa tham chä dangPa wo dang ni näl jor maKha dro dang ni kha dro maKün la dag ni söl wa debDam gyi ü su kye päi pä ma zhinChhag lä kye kyang chhag pä kyön ma göNäl jor ma chhog pä mäi de wa yiSi päi chhing wa nyur du dröl war dzöAH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Dri me kha dröi tshog nam kyiTse wä zig la lä kün dzö

LC 75 HUM! De zhin sheg pa tham chä dangPa wo dang ni näl jor maKha dro dang ni kha dro maKün la dag ni söl wa deb

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Requesting to turn the wheel of DharmaLC 40 Phül jung khyen tse chhu dzin bum trig te

Tha yä dro dii phän de kün däi tshälKye dang yün du nä dang pel wäi chhirZab gyä chhö kyi chhar pa ab tu söl

Requesting the guru to remainLC 41 Dor jei ku la kye chhi mi nga yang

Zung jug wang gi gyäl pöi za ma togDag chag mö pa ji zhin si thäi barNya ngän mi da tag par zhug su söl

Dedication of meritLC 42 De tar trün päi nam kar ge wäi tshog

Ka drin sum dän je tsün la ma yiTshe rab kün tu dräl me je dzin chingZung jug dor je chhang wang thob chhir ngo

For LC 43, go to the bottom of pp. 42–43.

Mandala Offering of the 37 HeapsZhing kam ül war gyi wo ...

The long mandala offering can be found on pp. 20–23.

Special request for the three great purposesLa ma dang kön chhog rin po chhe / Nam pa sum la kyab su chhi woKye nam kyi dag gi gyü jin gyi lab tu sölDag dang ma sem chän tham chä she nyen la ma gü pa nä zung te dag

nyi su tshän mar dzin päiBar gyi chhin chi log gi lo na tha dag gag pa dangShe nyen la gü pa sog chhin chi ma log päi lo na tha dag de lag tu kye

wa dangKyen chhi nang gi bar chö tham chäNye war zhi war jin gyi lab tu söl (3x)

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

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The master’s replyLC 69 OM I visualize myself as a guru-yidam,

in nature inseparable from the three vajras.AH This uncontaminated wisdom nectar,HUM without moving from bodhichitta,I enjoy to satisfy the deities within my body.AH HO MAHA SUKHA

Taste the tsog.

As the tsog offerings are distributed at this point, recite various prayers (such as Song of theSpring Queen below). Once distributed, collect the leftover tsog from the assembly.

Song of the Spring QueenLC 70 HUM All you tathagatas,

heroes and yoginis,dakas and dakinis,we make requests to you all.Heruka who enjoys great bliss,come to the bliss intoxicated lady,and with enjoyment, according to the rite,enter into the union of innate bliss.AH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Host of immaculate dakinislook upon us with love, and grant all attainments.

LC 71 HUM All you tathagatas,heroes and yoginis,dakas and dakinis,we make requests to you all.As the mind stirs with great bliss,and the body moves in dance,may the bliss enjoying the mudra’s lotusbe offered to the hosts of yoginis.AH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Host of immaculate dakinislook upon us with love, and grant all attainments.

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Requesting to turn the wheel of DharmaLC 40 Please let fall a rain of profound and extensive Dharma

From a hundred thousand billowing clouds of perfect wisdomand compassionTo nurture, sustain, and propagate a garden of kunda flowersFor the benefit and bliss of all limitless beings.

Requesting the guru to remainLC 41 Though your vajra body is subject to neither birth nor death,

But is a vessel of the mighty king, unification,Please abide forever according to our wishes,Not passing beyond sorrow until samsara ends.

Dedication of meritLC 42 I dedicate the mass of white virtues thus created

So that we may be inseparably cared for in all livesBy venerable gurus kind in three ways,And so attain the unified state of Vajradhara.

For LC 43, go to the bottom of pp. 42–43.

Mandala Offering of the 37 HeapsLet us offer a buddha-field ...

The long mandala offering can be found on pp. 20–23.

Special request for the three great purposesI prostrate and go for refuge to the guru and the three precious gems:Please bless my mind.I am requesting you to immediately pacify all the wrong conceptions,

from incorrect devotion to the guru up to the subtle dual view of thewhite, red, and dark visions, that exist in my mind and in the mindsof all mother sentient beings.

I am requesting you to immediately generate all the right realizationsfrom guru devotion up to enlightenment in my mind and in theminds of all mother sentient beings.

I am requesting you to pacify all outer and inner obstacles to actualizingthe entire graduated path to enlightenment in my mind and theminds of all sentient beings, my mothers. (3x)

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

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The master’s replyLC 69 OM dor je sum yer me päi dag

Rang nyi la ma lhar säl näAH zag me ye she dü tsi diHUM jang chhub sem lä yo me parLü nä lha nam tshim chhir rölAH HO MAHA SUKHA

Taste the tsog.

As the tsog offerings are distributed at this point, recite various prayers (such as Song of theSpring Queen below). Once distributed, collect the leftover tsog from the assembly.

Song of the Spring QueenLC 70 HUM! De zhin sheg pa tham chä dang

Pa wo dang ni näl jor maKha dro dang ni kha dro maKün la dag ni söl wa debDe wa chhog la gye päi He ru kaDe wä rab nyö ma la nyen jä näChho ga zhin du long chö pa yi niLhän kye de wäi jor wa la zhug soAH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Dri me kha dröi tshog nam kyiTse wä zig la lä kün dzö

LC 71 HUM! De zhin sheg pa tham chä dangPa wo dang ni näl jor maKha dro dang ni kha dro maKün la dag ni söl wa debDe wa chhen pö yi ni rab kyö päLü ni kün tu yo wäi gar gyi niChhag gyäi pä mar röl päi de wa chheNäl jor ma tshog nam la chhö par dzöAH LA LA! LA LA HO! AH IH AH! AH RA LI HO!Dri me kha dröi tshog nam kyiTse wä zig la lä kün dzö

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Special Requests to One’s Individual Gurus

RefugeSang gyä chhö dang tshog kyi chhog nam laJang chhub bar du dag ni kyab su chhiDag gi jin sog gyi pa sö nam kyiDro la phän chhir sang gyä drub par shog (1x)

Brief mandala of the seven heapsSa zhi pö kyi jug shing me tog tramRi rab ling zhi nyi dä gyän pa diSang gyä zhing du mig te ül wa yiDro kün nam dag zhing la chö par shog

Nine-line prayer to Lama Tsong KhapaNgö drub kün jung thub wang dor je chhangMig me tse wäi ter chhen chän rä zigDri me khyen päi wang po jam päi yangDü pung ma lü jom dzä sang wäi dagGang chän khä päi tsug gyän lo zang dragKyab sum kün dü la ma sang gyä laGo sum gü päi go nä söl wa debRang zhän min ching dröl war jin gyi lobChhog dang thün mong ngö drub tsäl du söl

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

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LC 64 HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra, and mudra,this ocean of offering feast of uncontaminated nectar,we offer to please you hosts of yidams, deities and your retinues.OM AH HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,E MA HO please let fall a great rain of attainments.

LC 65 HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra, and mudra,this ocean of offering feast of uncontaminated nectar,we offer to please you hosts of precious jewels of refuge.OM AH HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,E MA HO please let fall a great rain of true Dharma.

LC 66 HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra, and mudra,this ocean of offering feast of uncontaminated nectarwe offer to please you hosts of dakinis and Dharma protecors.OM AH HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,E MA HO please let fall a great rain of enlightened activities.

LC 67 HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra, and mudra,this ocean of offering feast of uncontaminated nectar,we offer to please you hosts of mother sentient beings.OM AH HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,E MA HO please dispell the suffering arising from deceptiveappearances.

Recite verses LC63–LC67 three times or more.

Offering the tsog to the masterLC 68 E MA HO, the great ritual feast,

path of the three times’ sugatas,is the source of all attainments.Understanding this, great hero,abandoning superstitious conceptions,always delight in the ritual feastAH LA LA HO

3 times

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Special Requests to One’s Individual Gurus

RefugeI go for refuge until I am enlightenedTo the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly.By my merit from giving and other perfections,May I become a buddha to benefit all sentient beings. (1x)

Brief mandala of the seven heapsThis ground, anointed with perfume, strewn with flowers,Adorned with Mount Meru, four continents, the sun and the moon:I imagine this as a buddha-field and offer it.May all living beings enjoy this pure land!

Nine-line prayer to Lama Tsong KhapaVajradhara, lord of sages, source of all realizations,Avalokiteshvara, great treasure of objectless compassion,Manjushri, master of stainless wisdom,Vajrapani destroyer of the entire host of maras,Losang Dragpa, crown jewel of sages of the land of snow,To you, guru-buddha, embodying the three refuges,I make requests showing respect with my three doors.Please grant your blessings to liberate myself and others.Please bestow the supreme and common realizations.

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

According to the instructions of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, one should repeat the above 3 verses

(refuge, short mandala, and the nine-line migtsema prayer), each time substituting for “la ma

sang gyä la” in line 6 of the migtsema prayer the name of one of your gurus, for example

“Lama Zopa la.” Do this as many times as the number of gurus you have, each time substitut-

ing the name of another guru at the appropriate place in line 6.

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LC 64 HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päiZag me dü tsii tshog chhö gya tsho diYi dam lha tshog khor chä nye chhir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä näE MA HO ngö drub chhar chhen bab tu söl

LC 65 HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päiZag me dü tsii tshog chhö gya tsho diKön chhog rin chhen tshog nam nye chhir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä näE MA HO dam chhö chhar chhen bab tu söl

LC 66 HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päiZag me dü tsii tshog chhö gya tsho diKha dro chhö kyong tshog nam nye chir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä näE MA HO thrin lä chhar chhen bab tu söl

LC 67 HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päiZag me dü tsii tshog chhö gya tsho diMa gyur sem chän tshog nam nye chhir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä näE MA HO thrül nang dug ngäl zhi gyur chig

Recite verses LC63–LC67 three times or more.

Offering the tsog to the masterLC 68 E MA HO tshog kyi khor lo chhe

Dü sum de sheg sheg shül teNgö drub ma lü jung wäi näDe tar she nä pa wo chheNam par tog päi sem bor näTshog kyi khor lor gyün du rölAH LA LA HO

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Now recite 21 times the 5-line mig-tse-ma prayer:

Five-Line Prayer to Lama Tsong Khapa (Mig-tse-ma)Mig me tse wäi ter chhen chän rä zigDri me khyen päi wang po jam päi yangDü pung ma lü jom dzä sang wäi dagGang chän khä pä tsug gyän tsong kha paLo zang drag pä zhab la söl wa deb

Päl dän tsa wäi la ma rin po chheDag gi chi wor padmöi teng shug laKa drin chhen pöi go nä je zung teKu sung thug kyi ngö drub tsäl du söl

Visualize that your root guru comes to the crown of your head and makes the following

requests with you:

Lama Tsong Khapa

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Wind moves, fire blazes, the substances meltand boil. Vapour rises up.From the three letters hosts of light rays

LC 60 radiate out in the ten directions drawing back the three vajrasand nectar, which dissolve into the respective letters.They melt into nectar and blend with the essences.Purified, transformed and increased,E MA HO, it becomes an ocean gleaming with everythingdelightful.OM AH HUM (3x)

InvocationLC 61 Compassionate-natured root and lineage gurus,

assembly of yidams and deities, Three Jewels of refuge,viras, dakinis, hosts of protectors and guardians:I request you to come to this offering site.

LC 62 Amidst an ocean of clouds of outer, inner and secret offerings,on a beautiful throne made of jewels,firmly place your radiant feet,Supreme siddha, and grant me every desired attainment.

Presentation of the actual tsog offeringLC 63 HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra, and mudra,

this ocean of offering feast of uncontaminated nectar,we offer to please you hosts of root and lineage gurus.OM AH HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,E MA HO please let fall a great rain of blessings.

The next verse to Vajra Yogini is optional:

HO Blessed by samadhi, mantra, and mudra,this ocean of offering feast of uncontaminated nectar,we offer to please you hosts of powerful female yogic deities.OM AM HUMContented by enjoying an abundance of everything desirable,E MA HO please bestow the dakini’s powerful attainments.

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Now recite 21 times the 5-line mig-tse-ma prayer:

Five-Line Prayer to Lama Tsong Khapa (Mig-tse-ma)Avalokiteshvara, great treasure of non-objectifying compassion;Manjushri, master of stainless wisdom;Vajrapani, destroyer of the entire host of maras,Tsong Khapa, crown jewel of the sages of the land of snow;To Losang Dragpa, at your feet I make requests.

Requesting the guruI request the precious guru, who is the essenceof the all encompassing objects of refuge of the past, present, and

future:Please bless my mental continuum. (3x)

VisualizationFive-colored nectar beams flow forth from the guru’s holy body, enteringyour body and mind and those of all sentient beings. These purify alldiseases, spirit harms, negative karmas, and obscurations, especially allthe collections of obscurations, negative karmas, and degenerated samayascreated in relationship to the virtuous friend, such as giving harm to theholy body, breaking advice, disturbing the holy mind, generatingundevotional thoughts, criticizing, giving up the guru, and so forth.

From all your doors, sense organs, and pores these are dispelled in theform of liquid smoke or soot. They are completely purified. Your bodybecomes in the nature of light, calm and clear. Your life, your fortune(merit), and all the qualities of understanding and realizations are devel-oped fully.

The blessings of the guru’s holy body, holy speech, and holy mindenter your body, speech, and mind and those of all sentient beings. Youand all sentient beings now enter under the protection of the virtuousfriend.

Magnificent and precious root guru,Please abide on the lotus and moon seat at my crown.Guide me with your great kindness,And grant me the realizations of your holy body, speech, and mind.

Visualize that your root guru comes to the crown of your head and makes the following

requests with you:

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Lung yö me bar dzä nam zhuKhöl wä lang pa chher yö päYi ge sum lä ö zer tshog

LC 60 Chhog chur thrö pä dor je sumDü tsir chä nam chän drang näSo sor yi ge sum thim päDü tsir zhu nä chü dang dreJang tog bar jä E MA HODö güi päl bar gya tshor gyurOM AH HUM (3x)

InvocationLC 61 Thug jei dag nyi tsa gyü la ma dang

Yi dam lha tshog kyab nä kön chhog sumPa wo kha dro chhö kyong sung mäi tshogChän dren chhö päi nä dir sheg su söl

LC 62 Chhi nang sang wäi chhö trin gya tshöi üRin chhen lä drub dze päi dän thri laZhab sen ö chhag tön par zhug nä kyangDrub chhog dag la dö güi ngö drub tsöl

Presentation of the actual tsog offeringLC 63 HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päi

Zag me dü tsii tshog chhö gya tsho diTsa gyü la mäi tshog nam nye chhir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä näE MA HO jin lab chhar chhen bab tu söl

The next verse to Vajra Yogini is optional:

HO ting dzin ngag dang chhag gyä jin lab päiZag me dü tsii tshog chhö gya tsho diNäl jor wang möi lha tshog nye chhir bülOM AH HUMDö güi päl la röl pä tshim dzä näE MA HO kha chö ngö drub tsäl du söl

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3 times

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Special request for the three great purposesLa ma dang kön chhog rin po chhe / nam pa sum la kyab su chhi woKye nam kyi dag gi gyü jin gyi lab tu sölDag dang ma sem chän tham chä she nyen la ma gü pa nä zung te dag

nyi su tshän mar dzin päiBar gyi chhin chi log gi lo na tha dag gag pa dangShe nyen la gü pa sog chhin chi ma log päi lo na tha dag de lag tu kye

wa dangKyen chhi nang gi bar chö tham chäNye war zhi war jin gyi lab tu söl (3x)

RequestsZhung dön je la tug pa me pa yiZab mö she rab thob par jin gyi lobThö sam gom pä she rab phel du sölChhä tsö tsom päi lo drö gyä du sölChhog dang thün mong ngö drub tsäl du sölNyur du khye rang ta bur jin gyi lob

De chhen lhän kye ye she chhar tu sölNgö dzin thrül wäi dri ma sel du sölSem nyi the tshom dra wa chä du sölNyur du khye rang ta bur jin gyi lob

Making Requests to the GuruLC 43 Yön tän jung nä tshül thrim gya tsho chhe

Mang thö nor büi tshog kyi yong su tamNgur mig dzin pa thub wang nyi päi jeNä tän dül wa dzin la söl wa deb

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Transforming the offeringsLC 55 OM AH HUM (3x)

Pure clouds of outer, inner and secret offerings, and fields of vi-sion pervade the reaches of space, earth and sky, spreading outinconceivably. In essence they are wisdom-knowledge; in aspect,inner offerings and various offering objects; as enjoyments of thesix senses, they function to generate the special wisdom-knowl-edge of bliss and voidness.

LC 56 E MA HO In the grand play of wisdom-knowledge,All realms are vajra fields,And all structures majestic vajra palaces.Oceans of clouds of Samantabhadra offerings blaze forth.

LC 57 All desired wealth is endowed with glory,All beings are actual viras and virinis,There is not even the word ‘impurity’ or ‘flaw’;All is infinitely pure.

LC 58 HUM Within dharmakaya, all mental fabrications stilled,above a turbulent wind and blazing fire,a tripod of three human heads.AH Within a proper human skullcup,OM each substance brilliantly shines.Above them are OM AH HUM.

LC 59 Each sparkles with brilliant colour.

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Special request for the three great purposesI prostrate and go for refuge to the guru and the three precious gems:Please bless my mind.I am requesting you to immediately pacify all the wrong conceptions,

from incorrect devotion to the guru up to the subtle dual view of thewhite, red, and dark visions, that exist in my mind and in the mindsof all mother sentient beings.

I am requesting you to immediately generate all the right realizationsfrom guru devotion up to enlightenment in my mind and in theminds of all mother sentient beings.

I am requesting you to pacify all outer and inner obstacles to actualizingthe entire graduated path to enlightenment in my mind and theminds of all sentient beings, my mothers. (3x)

RequestsPlease grant me blessings to achieve extensive great wisdom that is able

to understand and explain the meanings of the extensive scriptureswithout resistance.

I request that the wisdoms of hearing, understanding, and meditationmay increase.

I request that the wisdoms of expounding, debating, and writing maybe developed.

I request that the general and sublime realizations may be granted.Please grant me blessings to be quickly like you.

I request that the transcendental wisdom of the simultaneously borngreat bliss may arise.

I request that the stains of truly believing illusory thought may bepurified.

I request that the net of doubts that are only in the mind may be cut off.Please grant me blessings to be quickly like you. (3x)

Making Requests to the GuruLC 43 Source of virtue, great ocean of moral discipline,

Treasury brimming with jewels of much hearing,Master, second buddha clad in saffron,Elder, Vinaya-holder, I make requests to you.

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Transforming the offeringsLC 55 OM AH HUM (3x)

Ngo wo ye she la nam pa nang chhö dang chhö dzä so söi nampa / je lä wang po drug gi chö yül du de tong gi ye she khyä parchän kye pä sa dang bar nang nam khäi khyön tham chä yongsu khyab pä chhi nang sang wäi chhö trin dam dzä chän zig samgyi mi khyab pä gang war gyur

LC 56 E MA HO Ye she röl pa chheZhing kham tham chä dor jei zhingNä nam dor jei pho drang chheKün zang chhö trin gya tsho bar

LC 57 Long chö dö güi päl dang dänChü nam pa wo pa mo ngöMa dag thrül päi ming yang meDag pa rab jam ba zhig go

LC 58 HUM Trö kün nyer zhi chhö küi ngangLung me yo zhing bar wäi tengMi göi gye pu sum gyi kharAH tshän dän thö pa ka pa larOM dzä nam so sor bar war gyurDe dag teng nä OM AH HUM

LC 59 Kha dog zi ji so sor bar

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LC 44 Gang dang dän na de war sheg päi lamTön par ö päi yön tän chu dän paMa lü gyäl wäi dung tshob chhö kyi jeTheg chhog ge wäi she la söl wa deb

LC 45 Go sum leg dam lo chhen zö dän drangYo dang gyu me ngag dang gyü she shingDe nyi chu zung dri dang chhä khä päiDor je dzin päi tso la söl wa deb

LC 46 Sang gyä drang me jön pä ma thül wäiMa rung dül käi nyig dü dro wa laDe sheg lam zang ji zhin tön pa yiKyab gön thug je chän la söl wa deb

LC 47 Thub päi nyi ma dü kyi nub gur teGön kyab me päi dro wa mang po laGyäl wäi dzä pa nye war drub dzä päiKyab gön thug je chän la söl wa deb

LC 48 Dü sum chhog chüi gyäl wa tham chä läGang gi ba püi bu ga chig tsam yangDag chag sö nam zhing du leg ngag päiKyab gön thug je chän la söl wa deb

LC 49 De sheg ku sum gyän gyi khor lo niThab khä gyu thrül dra wäi jo geg läTha mäl tshül gyi dro wa dren dzä päiKyab gön thug je chän la söl wa deb

LC 50 Khyö kyi phung kham kye chhe yän lag namDe sheg rig nga yab yum sem pa dangThro wöi wang pöi rang zhin chhog sum gyiDag nyi la ma chhog la söl wa deb

LC 51 Kün khyen ye she röl pa lä jung wäiKyil khor khor lo je wäi dag nyi deRig gyäi khyab dag dor je dzin päi tsoZung jug dang pöi gön la söl wa deb

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Guhyasamaja mantraOM AH VAJRA DHRIK HUM HUM (7x)

Yamantaka mantraOM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITANANA HUM PHAT (7x)

Heruka mantraOM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT DAKINI ZALASHAMVARAM SVAHA (7x)

Vajra Yogini mantraOM OM OM SARVA BUDDHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNANIYE VAJRAVAIROCHANIYE HUM HUM HUM PHAT PHAT PHAT SVAHA(21x)

Vajradhara mantraOM AH GURU VAJRADHARA HUM (7x)

Vajra holy body, speech, and mind mantraOM AH HUM (7x)

Dedication prayerThrough the merits of these virtuous actionsMay I quickly attain the state of a guru-buddhaAnd lead all living beings, without exceptionInto that enlightened state.

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LC 44 You have the ten qualities suitable for oneTo teach the path of those gone to bliss.Lord of Dharma, representing all conquerors,Mahayana guru, I make requests to you.

LC 45 You are wise, patient, honest,Without pretense or guile, your three doors well subdued.You have both sets of ten qualities, know tantra and rituals, andare skilled in drawing and explaining:Foremost vajra holder, I make requests to you.

LC 46 To those untamed by countless past buddhas,The unruly migrators of this degenerate age who are difficult tosubdue,You show unmistakenly the good way of those gone to bliss.Compassionate refuge protector, I make requests to you.

LC 47 At this time when the sun-like teachings of the Sage are setting,You enact the deeds of a conquerorFor the many beings who lack a protector refuge.Compassionate refuge protector, I make requests to you.

LC 48 Even one of your hair-pores is for usA field of merit more highly praisedThan all the conquerors of three times and ten directions.Compassionate refuge protector, I make requests to you.

LC 49 Adorned with a sugata’s three bodies,You manifest from an alluring net of skillful meansIn ordinary form to lead all beings.Compassionate refuge protector, I make requests to you.

LC 50 Your aggregates, elements, sense bases and limbsAre in nature the sugatas and consorts of the five families,Bodhisattvas and wrathful protectors.Supreme guru, essence of the Three Jewels, I make requests to you.

LC 51 Arising from the play of omniscient pristine awareness,You are the essence of ten million mandala cycles.Pervading lord of a hundred buddha families, foremost vajraholder,Protector of initial unification: I make requests to you.

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Guhyasamaja mantraOM AH VAJRA DHRIK HUM HUM (7x)

Yamantaka mantraOM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITANANA HUM PHAT (7x)

Heruka mantraOM SHRI VAJRA HE HE RU RU KAM HUM HUM PHAT DAKINI ZALASHAMVARAM SVAHA (7x)

Vajra Yogini mantraOM OM OM SARVA BUDDHA DAKINIYE VAJRA VARNANIYE VAJRAVAIROCHANIYE HUM HUM HUM PHAT PHAT PHAT SVAHA(21x)

Vajradhara mantraOM AH GURU VAJRADHARA HUM (7x)

Vajra holy body, speech, and mind mantraOM AH HUM (7x)

Dedication prayerGe wa di yi nyur du dagLa ma sang gyä drub gyur näDro wa chig kyang ma lü paDe yi sa la gö par shog

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LC 52 Drib me lhän kye ga wäi röl pa dangYer me tän yo kün khyab kün gyi dagThog ma tha dräl kün zang dön dam gyiJang chhub sem ngö khyö la söl wa deb

LC 53 Khyö ni la ma khyö ni yi damKhyö ni kha dro chhö kyong teDeng nä zung te jang chhub bar duKhyö min kyab zhän mi tshöl wäDi dang bar do chhi mäi thar yangThug jei chag kyü zung dzö laSi zhii jig dröl ngö drub kün tsölTän gyi drog dzö bar chö sung (3x)

LC 54 De tar län sum söl wa tab päi thüLa mäi ku sung thug kyi nä nam läDü tsi ö zer kar mar thing ga sumRim dang chig char jung nä dag nyi kyiNä sum rim dang chig char thim pa läDrib zhi dag ching nam dag wang zhi thobKu zhi thob ching la ma nyi pa zhigGye zhin thim pä jin gyi lab par gyur

Mantra Recitation

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s mantra:OM AH GURU VAJRADHARA VAGINDRA SUMATI SHASANA DHARASAMUDRA SHRI BHADRA SARVA SIDDHI HUM HUM (21x)

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s name mantraOM AH GURU VAJRADHARA MUNI SHASANA KSHANTI SARVASIDDHI HUM HUM (21x)

Guru Shakyamuni’s name mantraTADYATHA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SVAHA (7x)

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LC 52 Unobscured, inseparable from the play of simultaneous bliss,Pervading everything in motion and at rest;The nature of all things, free from beginning or end,Samantabhadra, actual ultimate bodhichitta; I make requests to you.

LC 53 You are my guru, you are my yidam,You are the dakinis and Dharma protectors.From now until enlightenment I shall seek no other refugethan you.In this life, the bardo and all future lives,Hold me with your hook of compassion;Free me from samsara and nirvana’s fears,Grant all attainments,Be my constant friend and guard me from interferences. (3x)

LC 54 By the force of having thus requested three times,Nectar and light rays, white, red and dark blue,Stream forth from the places of my guru’s body, speech, andmind,And dissolve into my own three places one by one andaltogether.The four obstacles are purged, the four pure empowermentsAnd seeds of the four kayas are received.A replica of the guru happily dissolves into meAnd I am blessed with inspiration.

Mantra Recitation

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s mantra:OM AH GURU VAJRADHARA VAGINDRA SUMATI SHASANA DHARASAMUDRA SHRI BHADRA SARVA SIDDHI HUM HUM (21x)

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s name mantraOM AH GURU VAJRADHARA MUNI SHASANA KSHANTI SARVASIDDHI HUM HUM (21x)

Guru Shakyamuni’s name mantraTADYATHA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SVAHA (7x)