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Our catalogue presents individual translations of classical works derived from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. These encompass prayers, practices, and commentaries that are conveniently available for download in PDF format.
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Dza Patrul Rinpoche’s Pith Instruction
A concise, five-verse guide highlighting the essence of Dharma practice.
The Perfection of Wisdom, Mother of All Tathagatas, ‘In One Syllable’
In this (Toh. 23), the shortest of the Prajñaparamita or Perfection of Wisdom sutras, the Buddha teaches the syllable ‘A’, which encapsulates the transcendent perfection of wisdom and all the...
Ornamented with Precious Names, In Praise of the Thirty-Five Sugatas
A poetic eulogy (Toh. 1142) that extols the thirty-five Buddhas who feature in confession practices such as the Bodhisattvas’ Confession of Downfalls (Jangchup Sempé Tungshak), also known as the Sutra...
Four Pieces of Advice
In these four short lines, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa encapsulates, as the colophon reveals, the four qualities that all contemporary tantric practitioners should have.
A Praise to the Lotus King
This four-line praise may be the earliest prayer to Padmasambhava preserved in writing. It forms the colophon of the Noose of Methods (IOL Tib J 321, Tapshag, or Upayapasha), a...
In Praise of the Stupas at the Eight Great Sacred Places (1)
This text (Toh. 1133) is the longer of Arya Nagarjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stupas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the...
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...
A Prayer of Aspiration for the Copper-Colored Mountain of Glory
This aspiration for rebirth in Zangdok Palri, the Copper-Colored Mountain, has originally been composed by Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal. Some suggest that it was later revealed by Pema Lingpa, but its...
Princess Lhacham Mandarava’s Prayer
This devotional appeal to Guru Padmasambhava by one of his main consorts, Lhacham Mandarava of Zahor, is adapted from The Golden Garland Chronicles (Kathang Sertrengwa) revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340–1396).
The Ultimate Guru Sadhana of Simplicity
Kyabjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche has authored a singular composition, a Guru Yoga entitled the Ultimate Guru Sadhana of Simplicity (Trömé Lhadrub), that encapsulates the very essence of the Great Perfection...
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...
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...
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