REFUGE NAMOGURU BEH (I take refuge in the Guru) NAMO BUDDHA YA (I take refuge in the Buddha) NAMO DHARMA

YA (I take refuge in the Dharma) NAMO SANGHA YA (I take refuge in the Sangha) 3X SANG GYE CHO DANG TSOG KYI CHOG NAM LA JANG CHUB BAR DU DAG NI KYAB SU CHI DAG GI JIN SOK GYI PAY SO NAM KYI DRO LA PAN CHIR SANG GYE DRUB PAR SHOG 3X I take refuge until I am enlightened in the Buddhas, the Dharma and the Sangha. By the positive potential I reate !y pra ti ing generosity and the other far"rea hing attitudes, may I attain Buddhahood in order to !enefit all sentient !eings. (3X) EIGHT VERSES OF THOUGHT TRANSFORMATION #) $ith the thought of attaining enlightenment %or the &elfare of all !eings $ho are more pre ious than a &ishfulling 'e&el, I &ill onstantly pra ti e holding them dear. $henever I am &ith others I &ill pra ti e seeing myself as the lo&est of all. )nd from the very depth of my heart I &ill respe tfully hold others as supreme. In all a tions I &ill e*amine my mind )nd &hen the moment a distur!ing attitude arises, +ndangering myself and others, I &ill firmly onfront and avert it. $henever I meet a person of !ad nature $ho is over&helmed !y negative energy and intense suffering, I &ill hold su h a rare one dear, )s if I have found a pre ious treasure. $hen others, out of 'ealousy, .istreat me &ith a!use, slander and so on, I &ill pra ti e a epting defeat )nd offering the vi tory to them. $hen someone I have !enefited )nd in &hom I have pla ed great trust 0urts me very !adly, I &ill pra ti e seeing that person as my supreme tea her. In short, I &ill offer dire tly and indire tly

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+very !enefit and happiness to all !eings, my mothers. I &ill pra ti e in se ret taking upon myself )ll their harmful a tions and sufferings. 2) $ithout these pra ti es !eing defiled !y the stains of the 3eight &orldly on erns, By per eiving all phenomena as illusory, I &ill pra ti e &ithout grasping to release all !eings %rom the !ondage of the distur!ing unsu!dued mind and karma.

*when one is engaged in any spiritual practice or activity, the motivation should not be stained by the eight worldly concerns. They are the concern to encounter pleasure, material gain, praise and fine reputation, to avoid pain, material loss, blame and poor reputation. OM MANI PADME HUM

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%rom the heart of the 5ord of the Ganden Devas (.atrieya Buddha) emerges a !rilliant &hite loud, like a great mass of fresh yoghurt. )top sits 9songkhapa all"kno&ing, ;ing of Dharma@ &e reAuest your oming to this pla e along &ith your great dis iples .y 5ord Guru is seated !efore me upon a lion throne, lotus and moon ushion. 0is !ody is &hite and he smiles !lissfully. =lease remain many eons and serve as the great merit field for the gro&th of my mindBs faith, and for the in rease of 5ord Buddhas tea hings. 0is omnis ient &isdom"mind en ompasses all that is e*istent. 0is voi e is a profound tea hing, &hi h ornaments the ear of the fortunate pupil. 0is !odyBs !eautiful radian e evokes &ondrous admiration. 9o 5ama 9songkhapa, &hom merely vie&ing, hearing or ontemplating earns one great merit, I make prostration. I present to you, great merit field, 9songkhapa, !eautiful offerings, &ater, a display of flo&ers, fragrant in ense, !utter"lamps, perfumes and more !oth physi al and mental offerings, vast as the louds and &ide as the o ean.

9he un&holesome a tions of !ody, spee h and mind, &hi h I have a umulated over a measureless period, espe ially a tions ontrary to the three vo&s, (Cinaya, Bodhisattva, Ca'rayana) I regret e*tremely and from the depths of my heart, and reveal ea h and every su h a tion. $e totally re'oi e in your magnifi ent a hievements, my 5ord, &ho re eived numerous tea hings and performed the pra ti es &ith utmost diligen e, &ho a!andoned the eight &orldly o!'e tives and made the most meaningful use of the eighteen opportune onditions during these degenerate times. )ll you 0oly Gurus, unerring in ondu t, may you pre ipitate a rain of realiDation of Bodhi itta and

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Sunyata from the louds of all"kno&ing ompassion, &hi h fills the Dharmakaya sky, providing for the field of dis iples pre isely &hat is needed. .ay the Ca'ra !ody reated from the purity of lear light, free of the rising and setting of y li e*isten e !ut visi!le to the ordinary vie&er only in its unsu!tle, physi al form, stay on un hanging, &ithout &aning, until Samsara ends. ($edication) D)G"S7G 6I4"48+0 S)G"=I G+"$) D++ 9)4"D)4G D<7"$) ;:4"5) G)4G"=0)4 D)4G >0+"=)< 6+"9S:4 57"?)4G D<)G"=) 8I 9)4"=I 48I4G"=7 <I4G"D: S)5 S0+0 S07G MIG-TSE MA Mant a .IG".+8 9?+ $+8 9+<">0+4 >0+4<+?IG D<I".+8 ;08+4"=I $)4G"=7 6).=)5 8)4G D:"=:4G .)"5: 67."D?+8 S)4G"$+8 D)G G)4G">0+4 ;+"=+8 9S:G"G8+4 9S74G;0)=) 57"S)4G 9<)G"=+8 S0)B"5) S75"$) D+B

.ay this merit a umulated !y myself and others, !enefi ially serve all sentient !eings and the Buddhadharma and espe ially may the essential tea hings of the unerring .aster 9songkhapa, !e ome lear and enduring.

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6e 9songkhapa, ro&n 'e&el of the holy masters of the 5and of Sno&s. 8ou are )valokisteshvara, great goldmine of ompassion untainted !y egoBs delusion. 8ou are .an'ushri, great master of stainless &isdom. 8ou are Ca'rapani, great su!duer of all the gatherings of demons. )t your feet, famed 5osang Dragpa, I hum!ly !o& and earnestly reAuest that all sentient !eings a hieve +nlightenment Dear &orthy root Guru, please as end the lotus seat atop the head of myself and other !eings, and in your great kindness please remain &ith us. Besto& upon us the !lessings of your !ody, spee h and mind. =re ious, no!le, root guru, please o upy the lotus seat &ithin our hearts and in your great kindness remain &ith us. =lease grant us your !lessings for our temporal su ess and for the supreme attainment. Beloved, no!le, root Guru, please o upy the lotus seat &ithin our hearts and in your great kindness remain &ithin us. =lease stay on until &e a hieve the great goal of +45IG09+4.+49.

PRAISE TO PROTECTORESS PALDEN LHAMO

(%et out %ensory Offerings & 'lac( Tea) P !"t at#!n JO$ PAL-DAN LHA-MO PAG-PAR KA-%O KYO =alden 5hamo, hard to measure, &ho TAB-KYI CHO-TRUL NAM-KA TA-LA CHO =erforms the magi of .ethod to the ends of spa e JANG-CHUB SEM-PA TRUL KYO-NYI-LA 7 BodhisattvaBs emanation, to you LU NGAG-YI-SUM GU-PA CHAG-TSAL-LO I prostrate in devotion &ith !ody, spee h and mind. O&&' #n( KYO-NI DAG-NI CHO-PA MA-DRIB-KYANG

)lthough you have no la k of offerings PAL-DAN BGO-DRUB DAM-PA TOB-JA-CHIR 9o gain the glorious, holy realiDations DO-PA YON-TAN KA-LA CHAR-PAB-NA I rain from the sky all o!'e ts of desire CHO-PA TSOG-DI %ANG-PO GYA-GYUR CHIG .ay this mass of offerings fill your senses. C!n&'""#!n PAL-DAN KYO GE-DIG PANG-PO-TE =alden, you are the &itness of sins and virtues DAG-GI LU-NGAG-YI-KYI NYE-PA TSOG If I onfess my &hole olle tion of faults KYO-KYI TA-DU GYO-PA RAB-SHAG-NA 7f !ody, spee h and mind, &ith regret, !efore you. TUG-JE SHUG-KYI DRIB-PA JANG-%AR-D)O$ By your po&er of >ompassion, leanse my o!s urationsE R'*!#+#n( KYO-NI KYA-PAAR YONG-SI PAG-PA-NI In your utterly no!le Aualities DRO-%A DON-D)A DAG-DON PUN ,SUM-TSOG $hi h !enefit !eings and &ith perfe t help to me GA-TUN TRAG-DOG ME-PA TRO-%A-NI Delight me, &ith a 'oy &ithout 'ealousy JE-SU YI ,RANG KYO-KYI GYU-LA BUL I re'oi e, and offer it to your mindstream R'-.'"t#n( T'a+/#n(" YANG-DAG YON-TAN DAN-PA KU-CHOG-NI 8our Supreme Body, &ith perfe t Aualities NAG-DANG )ANG-MO JIG-PA CHA-JA CHAN In !la k, no!le, female, in terrifying gar! CHO-CHU DU ,SUM KUN-TU DRO-DON-LA %or the good of !eings in all three times and ten dire tions GYU-TRUL DRA-%A TSUL-TON TAN-DU SOL$ By means of your magi al net, please tea h the Do trineE DRO-%A DON-DANG TAN-PA SUNG-JA CHIR %or the good of !eings, and to prote t the Do trine NAM-KA )A-PA MA-GYUR BAD-DU-YANG )s long as spa e has not ome to an end NYA-NGAN MI-DA TAG-PAR )HUG-SU-SOL$ =lease stay forever, not passing !eyond sorro&E

D'0#+at#!n DE-TAR CHAG-TSAL CHO-CHING SHAG-PA-DANG 9hus I have prostrated, offered, onfessed JE-SU YI-RANG KUL-)HING SOL-%A-YI <e'oi ed, e*horted and reAuested you GE-%A DI-YI NGAN-SONG TONG-GYUR-NA $hen !y these merits the lo&er realms are emptied TAM-CHA-DAG-GI JANG-CHUB CHIR-NGO-O I dedi ated them all to enlightenment. <eAuesting the %our ) tivities #. 607E 9he four various a tions are mind itself, they donBt e*ist apart from mind and mind does not e*ist. :ltimately, there are no distin tions and neither do olour and form e*ist. 9hey are mira ulously sho&n as mere illusions !y the Glorious Goddess of =ea e, in a ordan e &ith our disposition. =rin ipal 5ady amidst an assem!ly of pa ifiers, distinguished !y a very !rilliant &hite !ody, you have pa ified, &ill pa ify and are in a pa ifying mood. I prostrate to the mother &ho al&ays pa ifies. =lease pa ify my illnesses, evil spirits and interferen es. (. 607E 9he four various a tions are mind itself, they donBt e*ist apart from mind and mind does not e*ist. :ltimately there are no distin tions and neither to olour and form e*ists. 9hey are mira ulously sho&n as mere illusions !y the Glorious Goddess of Development, in a ordan e &ith our disposition. =rin ipal 5ady amidst an assem!ly of developers, distinguished !y a very magnifi ent 8ello& Body, you have developed and are in the developing mood. I prostrate to the .other, &ho al&ays develops. =lease in rease my life span and develop my meritsE 3. 607E 9he four various a tions are mind itself, they donBt e*ist apart from mind and mind does not e*ist. :ltimately there are no distin tions and neither do olour and form e*ist. 9hey are mira ulously sho&n as mere illusions !y the Glorious Goddess of >onAuest, in a ordan e &ith our disposition. =rin ipal 5ady amidst an assem!ly of onAuerors distinguished !y a very sensual red !ody, you have onAuered, &ill onAuer and are in onAuering mood. I prostrate to the .other &ho al&ays onAuers. =lease onAuer all !eings of the three &orlds. ,. 607E 9he four various a tions are mind itself, they donBt e*ist apart from mind and mind does not e*ist. :ltimately there are no distin tions and neither to olour and form e*ists. 9hey are mira ulously sho&n as mere illusions !y the Glorious Goddess of $rath, in a ordan e &ith our disposition. =rin ipal 5ady amidst an assem!ly of terrifyers, distinguished !y a very fier e !la k mood. I prostrate to the .other &ho al&ays terrifys. =lease &ith your &rath, eliminate my si knesses, evil spirits, enemies and misfortunes. -. 607E )lthough your nature, appearing &ith su h varied hara teristi s, has no on rete e*isten e, you still !enefit migrators &ith your four a tions. By thoroughly praising you &ith full attention, may I also effortlessly a hieve the state of the four a tions and, like you, strive to !enefit migrating !eings.

S'1'n L#23 P a4' 6oE .agnifi ent Goddess, hard to fathom, +n'oying the e*panse of spa e &ith your magi al means. 9o yourself, manifestation of Boddhisattvas, $ith !ody, spee h and mind I respe tfully prostrate. )lthough you are not polluted !y my offerings In order to o!tain the magnifi ent holy attainments. ) rain of desired Aualities falling from the sky, By these assem!led offerings, may the senses !e developed. .agnifi ent lady, you have po&er over virtue and sin, 9he evils of my !ody, spee h and mind I perfe tly onfess to you &ith regret By the strength of your ompassion, purify my o!s urations. 8our are the perfe tly +*alted 5ady ) omplishing the purpose of transmigrators, my o&n and all goodness Delighting in happiness and harmony &ithout 'ealousy I re'oi e and offer to your lineage. Supreme !ody having the omplete Aualities 0olding terrifying !la k and good implements %or the purpose of all transmigrators in the ten dire tions and the three times,

=lease sho& a net of magi al apparitions. Supreme and omplete !ody %or the purpose of transmigrators and to prote t the Do trine :ntil the sky !e omes e*hausted DonBt pass into 4irvana !ut remain firmly, &e pray. By this virtue of prostrates, offerings, onfession, <e'oi ing, summoning and praying .ay the evil realms !e ome empty .ay I lead all !eings to +nlightenment. Mant a R'+#tat#!n )*O !+,O !+,O )*O )*O !+,O T-. )*O /+0+!+ !-0- *-.2 )*O *-.2 DEDICATION 6)4G"6:B S+.">07; <I4=7>0+ .)";8+ =)"4). ;8+ G8:< >0I; ;8+"=) 48)."=) .+"=) 8)4G G74G"4) G74G"D: =+5"$)< S0:G 974G"47 974G"$) <I4=7>0+ .)";8+ =)"4). ;8+G8:< >0I; ;8+=) 48)."=) .+"=) 8)4G G74G"4) G74G"D: =+5"$)< S0:G D)G"S7G 6I4"48+0 S)G"=) G+"$) D++ 9)4"D)4G D<7"$) ;:4"5) G)4G"=0)4 D)4G >0+"=)< 6+"9S:4 57"?)4G D<)G"=) 8I 9)4"=I 48I4G"=7 <I4G"D: S)5"S0+0 S0:G ;8+"$) ;:4"9: 8)4G"D); 5)".) D)4G D<)5".+ >07";8I =)5"5) 574G">07 >0I4G S)"D)4G 5)."G8I 874"9+4 <)="D?7; 4) D7<6+ >0)4G"GI G7"=)4G 48:<"97= S0:G G+"$) DI"8I 48:<"D: D); 5)".) S)4G"G8+ D<:="G8:< 4) D<7"$) >0I;";8)4G .)"5: =) D+"8I S)"5) G7"=)< S0:G >07 ;0I G8)5 =7 9S74G ;0) =) >07 9S:5 4). =)< =0+5 $) 5) *1,O !+,O +)+ T+)+ T-. )*O !-0-

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.ay the pre ious Bodhi"mind $here it is not !orn arise and gro& .ay that !orn have no de line But in rease forever more. .ay the pre ious emptiness $here it is !orn arise and gro& .ay that !orn have no de line But in rease forever more. .ay this merit a umulated !y myself and others Benefi ially serve all sentient !eings and the Buddhadharma and espe ially may the essential tea hings of the unerring .aster 9song ;hapa, !e ome lear and enduring. In all my re!irths, may I not parted from perfe t Gurus, 5et me en'oy a!undan e of the DharmaE =erfe ting the Auailties of the stages and paths, .ay I Aui kly attain the rank of Ca'radhara Buddha.

By this virtue, may I Aui kly <ealiDe Guru"Buddhahood )nd transfer ea h sentient !eing Into that +nlightened state. .ay all ondu ive onditions arise )nd all o!sta les !e pa ified In order to in rease infinitely 9he do trine of the spiritual king, 9songkhapa.

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By the merits of the three times 7f myself and others .ay the do trine of 5ama 9songkhapa BlaDe forever )t da&n or dusk, at night or day .ay the 9hree 6e&els Grant us their !lessing .ay they help us to a hieve all realiDations )nd sprinkle the path of our life $ith various signs of auspi iousness.

.ay the holy tea hers have a long life .ay the enlightened a tivities !e fully displayed in the ten dire tions and may the !rightness of the tea hings of 5ama 9songkhapa ontinuously dissipate the veil of darkness overing the !eings of the three realms.

In this 0oly 5and surrounded !y sno& mountains 8ou are the sour e of all !enefit and happiness .ay your lotus feet, 7 po&erful >henreDig, 9enDin Gyatso <emain in this &orld until the end of e*isten e.