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Music to Delight the Dakini: A Praise to the Eternal Mandarava
Verses in praise of the eighth-century dakini Lhacham Mandarava, one of the principal consorts of...
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Princess Lhacham Mandarava’s Prayer
This devotional appeal to Guru Padmasambhava by one of his main consorts, Lhacham Mandarava of...
View TranslationA Beautiful and Wondrous Udumbara Garland: A Supplication and Summary of the Chronicles of Padma, The Life and Liberation of the Precious Guru of Uddiyana by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This prayer beautifully summarizes the Padma Kathang (The Chronicles of Padma), one of the most...
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A Prayer to the Three Stupas of Nepal
A prayer to the three main stupas of the Kathmandu Valley: Jarung Khashor or Boudha,...
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Wangdü: The Great Cloud of Blessings
Composed in 1879 by the great master Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche, the Wangdü Prayer—The Great Cloud...
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To Nourish Faith: A Brief Account of the Wisdom Deeds of Our Root Guru, the Omnipresent Sovereign Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Kyapjé Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche (b.1951) composed this short biography of his father, Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen...
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Advice on Nonsectarianism (from Radiant Sunlight of the Victorious Ones’ Teachings: A Brief, First-Hand Account of the Liberating Life-Story of the Great Emanated Treasure Revealer)
In an address to disciples, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa sets out a vision of nonsectarianism, in...
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The Confession of Downfalls from the Great Compassionate One’s Lotus Ushnisa
This treasure text invoking the Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession was revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa...
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A Garland of Vajra Words: A Prayer to the Guru
Kyapjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche invokes the eight manifestations of Guru Rinpoche (Guru Tsengye) by drawing...
View TranslationUnravelling Mantra’s Meaning in The Heart of Wisdom Sutra
This short commentary (Toh. 4353) on the secret mantra or tantric meaning of the famous...
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Garland of Night-Blooming Water Lilies: A Commentary on the Guru Siddhi Mantra
This profound explanation of the individual syllables of Guru Padmasambhava's famous Vajra-Guru Mantra is written...
View TranslationThe Noble Dharani of The Supreme Accomplishment of Sitatapatra Born from the Tathagata’s Ushnisa, the Great Invincible Dispeller
This popular canonical work, which is included in the Kangyur (Toh. 591), teaches the incantation...
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