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The Hundreds of Deities of the Land of Joy
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\          1. REFUGE & BODHICHITTA: 
\          I go for refuge to the Triple Gem:  
\          I shall liberate all sentient beings,  
\          To lead them to an Enlightened State,  
\          I generate purely an Enlightened Motive. (3x) 
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\          2. PURIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: 
\          May the surface of the Earth in every direction  
\          Be pure, without even a pebble,  
\          As smooth as the palm of a child's hand,  
\          Naturally polished as is lapis lazuli.  
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\          3.  
\          And may all space be completely filled  
\          With the material offerings of gods and men,  
\          Both these set before me and those mentally created  
\          As a peerless cloud of Samantabhadra offerings.  
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\          4. INVOKING: 
\          From the heart of the Protector of the hundreds of deities of the Land of Joy 
\          Comes a cloud that resembles a mass of fresh, white curd,  
\          Omniscient Lo-zang Drag-pa, King of the Dharma, together with your sons.  
\          I request you to come here now.  
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\          SEVEN LIMB PRAYER 
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\          5. BESEECHING 
\          O venerable Gurus with white smiles of delight  
\          Seated on lion-thrones, lotus and moon in the space before me,  
\          I request you to remain for hundreds of aeons in order to spread the teachings  
\          And be the supreme Field of Merit for my mind of faith.  
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\          6. PROSTRATING 
\          Your minds have the intellect that comprehends the full extent of what can be known,  
\          Your speech, with its excellent explanations, becomes the ear ornament for those of good fortune,  
\          Your bodies are radiantly handsome with glory renowned,  
\          I prostrate to you whom to behold, hear or recall is worthwhile.  
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\          7. OFFERING 
\          Pleasing water offerings, various flowers,  
\          Fragrant incense, light and scented water -  
\          An ocean of actual and visualized cloud-like offerings,  
\          I present to you, O supreme Field of Merit,  
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\          8. CONFESSING - PURIFICATION
\          Whatever non-virtues of body, speech and mind 
\          I have accumulated from beginningless time,  
\          And especially any transgressions of my three vows 
\          I confess over and again with fervent regard from my heart.  
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\          9. REJOICING 
\          From the depths of our hearts we rejoice, O Protectors  
\          In the great waves of your deeds, you who  
\          Strove to learn and practice in this degenerate age  
\          And made life meaningful by abandoning the eight worldly feelings.  
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\          10. REQUESTING TEACHINGS 
\          O holy and venerable Lama, from the clouds of compassion  
\          That form in the skies of your Dharmakaya wisdom,  
\          Please release a rain of vast and profound Dharma  
\          Precisely in accordance with the needs of those to be trained.  
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\          11. DEDICATING 
\          I dedicate whatever virtues I have ever collected  
\          For the benefit of the teachings and of all sentient beings,  
\          And in particular for the essential teachings  
\          Of Venerable Lo-zang Drag-pa to shine forever.  
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\          12. MANDALA: 
\          By directing to the Fields of Buddhas this mandala  
\          On a Base resplendent with flowers, saffron water and incense,  
\          Adorned with Mount Meru, the four Continents and Sun and Moon  
\          May all sentient beings be led to these Fields.  
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\          OM IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALA-KAM NIR-YATA-YAMI, 
\          I send forth this jewelled mandala to you precious Gurus. 
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\          13. PURIFICATION: 
\          By the force of having fervently requested in this way  
\          Hollow rays of white light are emitted from the hearts  
\          Of the Venerable Father and his two sons, the ends of which combine into one and enter the crown of my head.  
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\          14.  
\          By the white nectar, the colour of milk,  
\          That comes through the pathway of the tube of white light,  
\          I am cleansed of all sickness, disturbance, non-virtues, obstacles and their instincts without exception,  
\          And my body becomes as pure and clear as crystal.  
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\          15. MIGTSÉMA: 
\          You are Avalokitesvara, great treasure of compassion not aimed at true existence,  
\          And Manjusri, master of flawless wisdom,  
\          As well as Vajrapani, destroyer of hords of demons without exception,  
\          O' Tzong-kha-pa, crown jewel of the sages of the Land of Snows,  
\          Lozang Drag-pa, I make requests at your feet.  
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\          mig-me tze-wä ter-chen chän-rä-zig  
\          dr'i-me ky'en-päi wang-po-jam-päl yang  
\          dü-pung ma-lü jom-dzä sang-waï dag  
\          g'ang-chän k'ä-päi tzug-gyän tzong-k'a-pa  
\          lo-zang dr'ag-päi zhab-la söl-wa deb (3x) 
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\          16. REQUESTS TO THE GURU: 
\          O glorious and precious root Guru, come take your  
\          Lotus and moon seat placed here upon my head 
\          And keep me safe in your great kindness, 
\          Bestow on me, please, the powerful attainments of your body, speech and mind.  
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\          17.  
\          O glorious and precious root Guru, come take your  
\          Lotus and moon seat at my heart 
\          And keep me safe in your great kindness; 
\          Remain steadfast until I achieve Buddhahood.  
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\          18. DEDICATION: 
\          By this merit may I quickly  
\          Attain the state of a Guru-Buddha  
\          And may I lead unto that state  
\          Every being without exception. 
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\          Lord of Tushita Hundred Gods by Dulnagpa Palden
\          An Invocation of Je Tsong Khapa
\          From the heart of the Lord Protector of Tushita's hundred gods, 
\          Floating on fluffy white clouds, piled up like fresh curds, 
\          Here comes the Omniscient Lord of Dharma, Lo Sang Dragpa! 
\          Please come down to us, together with Your Sons!
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\          In the sky before me, on a lion throne with lotus and moon seat,
\          Sits the Holy Guru with his beautiful smiling face,
\          Supreme field of merit for my mind of faith;
\          Please stay one hundred aeons to spread the Teachings!
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\          I bow to You so beneficial to see, hear, and remember 
\          Your Body of beauty, resplendent with the glory of fame, 
\          Your Speech of eloquence, jewel ornament for the lucky ear, 
\          Your Mind of pure genius that spans the whole range of knowledge!
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\          Various delightful offerings of flowers, perfumes, 
\          Incenses, lights, and pure sweet waters, these actually presented, 
\          And this ocean of offering-clouds created by my imagination, 
\          I offer to You, O highest field of merit!
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\          All the sins I have committed with body, speech, and mind, 
\          Accumulated through evolution from beginningless time, 
\          And especially all transgressions of the three vows, 
\          I confess each one with strong regret from depth of heart!
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\          In this dark age, You worked for broad learning and accomplishment 
\          Abandoning the eight mundane concerns to realize the great value 
\          Of leisure and opportunity; sincerely, O Lord Protector, 
\          We congratulate You for all Your prodigious deeds!
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\          In the sky of the Body of Truth, You Holy Supreme Guru, 
\          Build up the massive clouds of Your wisdom and Your love, 
\          And please pour down on the earth of the deserving disciples 
\          The great rains of the profound and magnificent Dharma!
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\          Whatever virtue I may have gathered here,
\          May it long make shine the essence of the Buddha Teaching,
\          Make manifest whatever benefits the living beings,
\          And especially the Teaching of the Holy Lo Sang Dragpa!
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