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The Kalavinka’s Call: A Guide to Glorious Samye Chimpu

A short historical guide to the sacred place of Samye Chimpu, where Guru Padmasambhava taught and granted empowerments to his twenty-five disciples, who then meditated in the surrounding caves and...

A Short Prayer to the Abbot, the Master and the King

Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche composed this short prayer invoking the Abbot, Master and Dharma-King (Khen Lop Chö Sum), i.e., Abbot Shantarakshita, Guru Padmasambhava and Dharma King Trisong Detsen, at Samyé monastery...

A Prayer to the Precious Guru from Uddiyana That Spontaneously Fulfills All Wishes

This popular Sampa Lhundrupma prayer to Guru Padmasambhava was revealed as a terma by Dzongter Kunzang Nyima, alias Rikdzin Jikme Nüden Dorje, the grandson and speech incarnation of Dudjom Lingpa...

The Sadhana of the Five Self-Arisen Noble Brothers: An Instruction in the Union of Generation and Completion

Revealed during a vision in 1557, this is a sadhana of the Five Self-Arisen Avalokiteshvara Brothers (Phakpa Rangchön Chenga). These are four ancient statues associated with King Songtsen Gampo, i.e.,...

Upon Arriving at Yangleshö

Composed at the cave of Yangleshö in Nepal, this spontaneous song praises the power of this sacred site, a place where Guru Padmasambhava once meditated and gained accomplishment, while also...

A Short Guide to Yangleshö in Nepal

This is a poetic guide to the sacred site of Yangleshö near the village of Pharping to the south of the Kathmandu Valley, where it is said that Guru Padmasambhava...

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Lama Norlha

On the tenth day of the ninth month of the Earth Monkey Year (November 7, 1848), Chokgyur Lingpa was only twenty years old, yet the time was ripe to reveal...

A Shower of Precious Blessings

A Shower of Precious Blessings (Jinlap Norbu Drucha) is a collection of thirty-five prayers by the Great Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa, composed at the request of various disciples on...

The Essential Amrita of Profound Meaning

The Essential Amrita of Profound Meaning is a collection of twenty-four pieces of heart advice that the Great Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa gave upon the request of various disciples...

Concise Daily Practice with Sang and Tsok

On the tenth day of the ninth month of the Earth Monkey Year (November 7, 1848), Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa was only twenty years old, yet the time was ripe to...

Liberation Upon Hearing

Liberation Upon Hearing (Thödrol) is an extraordinary text that serves as a singular guide for practitioners, leading them through the intricate stages (bardos) they encounter during the journey after death....

Sangtik Phurba

Vajrakilaya is the wrathful form of Vajrasattva, the embodiment of the awakened activity of all the buddhas—manifesting in an intensely wrathful yet compassionate form in order to subjugate the delusion...

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Treasure Trove of Sacred Sites

Nekhor, meaning “pilgrimage” in Tibetan (or literally, “circling the sacred”), was first envisioned nearly a decade ago, in 2014 by Phakchok Rinpoche. An initiative of Samye Translations, guided by Rinpoche,...

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Samye Translations’ core mission is to preserve and disseminate the Dharma by translating Buddhist practices and teachings, making them accessible both online and in print. We recognize that simply translating...

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Samye Translations’ core mission is to preserve and disseminate the Dharma by translating Buddhist practices and teachings, making them accessible both online and in print. While we translate texts from...

Revision of the Guru Rinpoche Book Series

After ten years of hard work, Samye Translations has published a three-part series of pilgrimage guides chronicling the life and deeds of Guru Rinpoche. This series traces his journey across...

Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo Commentary Translation

The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence (Lamrim Yeshé Nyingpo) is a complete and unparalleled presentation of the entire Vajrayana path, which Guru Padmasambhava initially entrusted to his closted disciples and...

Chokter Chöchö

The Chokter Chöchö, The Chokling Tersar Prayer Book, stands as an indispensable compilation of all the vital practice liturgies within the Chokling Tersar tradition. Encompassing more than 1700 pages, it...