!,,:)3-.0=-;J->J?-?J3?-.0:A-12-,2?->A/-+-2#?-0-;J->J?-$%-2-8J?-L-2-28$?-?

R,,
'JAM PL YE SHE SEM PA'I DRUB T'AB SHIN TU D PA
YE SHE NANG WA SHE JA WA SHUG SO

The Light of Wisdom

An Extremely Concise Practice of
Majusri-jnasattva
]-3-:)3-3$R/-.LJ<-3J.-=-2+.-/?,;J->J?-?J3?-.0:A-12-,2?-3.R<-2#?-VA,
LA MA 'JAM GN YER ME LA TD NE YE SHE SEM PA'I DRUB T'AB DOR D DRI
Having made prostration to the teacher as one and identical with the Gentle Protector, I shall now write down
the concise sadhana of the jnanasattva.

2.J-2:A-!/-=-*2?-?J3?-}R/-:PR-2?,>w:A-}$?-2eR.-!R%-*A.-.R/-=-2v,
On a comfortable seat, taking refuge and generating the enlightened attitude, recite the SHUNYATA mantra
and look into the real meaning of emptiness.
<->w-+-x-/-2#-J-S-7-Ah-!R@-@),
OM SHUNYATA GYANA BENDZAR SWABHAWA ATMAK HANG
!R%-0:A-%%-=?-$-5S$?-0E-.%-,,
TONG PA'I NGANG LE NA TS'OG PE MA DANG
On a throne of variegated lotus, sun and moon that has sprung from the state of emptiness
^-*A:A-$./-!J%-<%-<A$-3)-.3<-?J<,,
DA NYI'I DEN TENG RANG RIG MUM MAR SER
is my own awareness as the orange syllable MUM brilliantly blazing with rays of light.
:R.-9J<-<2-:2<-.J-=?-:R.-UJ%-:UR?,,
' ZER RAB 'BAR DE LE ' TR'ENG 'TR
From this, a garland of light streams forth,
o=-2-!/-3(R.-:PR-S$-1A2-0-.%?,,
GYL WA KN CH 'DRO DRUG DRIB PA JANG
making offering to all the Victorious Ones and purifying the obscurations of the beings of the six realms.
5<-:.?-;R%?-I<-2.$-*A.-:)3-.0=-.L%?,,
TS'UR 'D YONG GYUR DAG NYI 'JAM PL YANG
Gathering back, by a perfect transformation, I myself am Majushri,
24S-3-$?J<-3.R$-8=-$&A$-K$-$*A?-0,,
TSO MA SER DOG SHL CHIG CH'AG NYI PA
the color of refined gold, with one face and two hands
$;?-0->J?-<2-<=-PA-.0%-,.-:K<,,
YE PA SHE RAB RL DRI PUNG T'E CH'AR
the right raised and brandishing the sword of peerless insight aloft at the level of the left shoulder
$;R/-0-,$?-!<-3,J2-YA/-Aa-=:A,,
YN PA T'UG KAR T'EB SIN UT PA LA'I
and the left, with joined thumb and ring finger, holding the stem of an utpala lotus to the heart
;-2-/?-:6B/-$J-?<-.0%-$;R/-,.,,
YU WA NE 'DZIN GE SAR PUNG YN T'E
its flower rising up to his left shoulder

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:63-!J%-!R%-U$-2o-0:A-\J$?-23-&/,,
'DZUM TENG TONG TR'AG GYA PA'I LEG BAM CHEN
with the volume of the Sutra of the Transcendent Perfection of Penetrating Insight in 100,000 Stanzas on its
smiling surface.
9<-1.-s-2&?-3,R/-3,A%-,R<-5$?-36K?,,
ZUR P'D NGA CHE T'N T'ING T'OR TS'OG DZE
He is beautiful with a blueblack topknot of five braids,
$-5S$?-<A/-(J/-o/-.%-.<-IA?-[2?,,
NA TS'OG RIN CHEN GYEN DANG DAR GYI LUB
adorned with various jeweled ornaments and wearing robes of silk,
hR<-*A=-8A-:63-35/-.0J:A-$9A-:2<-2:A,,
DOR KYIL SHI 'DZUM TS'N PE'I ZI 'BAR WA'I
seated in vajra posture and peacefully smiling.
$/?-$?3-:VA-$?3-.!<-.3<-3,A%-35/-=?,,
NE SUM 'DRU SUM KAR MAR T'ING TS'N LE
Ablaze with all the signs and characteristics of a great being, from the three symbolic red, white and blue seed
syllables in his three places
:R.-:UR?-;J->J?-?J3?-.0:-,/-S%?-I<,,
' 'TR YE SHE SEM PA' CHN DRANG GYUR
light streams forth, inviting deity in the form of his primordial awareness,
6:>-2)-@R:2.$-.%-$*A?-3J.-,A3,,
DZAH HUNG BAM HOH DAG DANG NYI ME T'IM
and, with DZAH HUNG BAM HOH, this merges inseparably with me.
a<-;%-,$?-=?-:R.-:UR?-<A$?-s:A-z,,
LAR YANG T'UG LE ' 'TR RIG NGA'I LHA
Then again, light streams out from my heart,
,/-S%?-3J-+R$-%R?-.%-3<-3J-SA,,
CHN DRANG ME TOG P DANG MAR ME DRI
inviting the deities if the five families and offering them flowers, incense, lamps and perfumes
8=-9?-<R=-3R-.%-2&?-3(R.-0-:2=,,
SHL ZE RL MO DANG CHE CH PA 'BL
along with food and music.

<-?j-+-,-$-+-A-SA-FAO-+-3),
OM SARWA TATHAGATA ABHIKINTSATU MAM

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8J?-$?R=-23-(?-,A-2R-/?-.2%-2{<,
SHE SL BUM CH CHI BO NE WANG KUR
As I make this request, pouring water from their vases onto the crown of my head, the grant me empowerment.
{-$%-SA-3-.$-&A%-(-z$-3,
KU GANG DRI MA DAG CHING CHU LHAG MA
Filling my body, it cleanses away all stain, and the remainder,
,A-2R<-:HA=-=?-i3-$%-.2-2o/-&A%-,
CHI WOR 'KYIL LE NAM NANG U GYN CHING
gathering on the crown of my head, becomes my crestornament, the Buddha Vairochana
.2%-z-2.$-$A-=?-=-,A3-0<-I<,
WANG LHA DAG GI L LA T'IM PAR GYUR
as the deities of empowerment themselves dissolve into my body.

<-3Q-XA-x-/-?<-2#-A;),0H),0P),:0),A-=R-!),,kJ,/N-7A-H),>9-?j-0-6-3J-,-?-3-S-c-<-/-?-
3-;J->,8J?-?R$?-GA?-3(R.,
With OM MANJUSHRI GYANA SATO BENZAR ARGHAM PADYAM PUPAM DHUPAM ALOKAM
GHENDHE NEWIDYAM SHAPTA SARWA PUDZA MEGHA SAMUDRA SAP'ARANA SAMAYE HUNG
and so on, make offerings.
2!R.-0-o?-0-/A,
The extensive praises
$%-$A-]R-PR?-1A2-$*A?-UA/-V=-*A-v<-i3-.$-<2-$?=-2?,,
GANG GI LO DR DRIB NYI TRIN DRL NYI TAR NAM DAG RAB SL WE
Intellect blazing like the sun freed from the enshrouding clouds of the twofold obscuration,
)A-~J.-.R/-!/-)A-28A/-$9A$?-KA<-*A.-GA-,$?-!<-\J$?-23-:6B/,,
JI NYE DN KN JI SHIN ZIG CH'IR NYI KYI T'UG KAR LEG BAM 'DZIN
because of directly seeing all things exactly as they are in reality, you hold to your heart a volume of text.
$%-.$-YA.-0:A-24S/-<<-3-<A$-3/-:,3?-#$-2}=-IA?-$9A<-2:A,,
GANG DAG SI PA'I TSN RAR MA RIG MN 'TUM DUG NGL GYI ZIR WA'I
Looking upon each of the host of beings suffering and tormented in the dark prison of ignorance that is samsara
as your only child,
:PR-5S$?-!/-=-2-$&A$-v<-2lJ-;/-=$-S$-2&:A-.L%?-w/-$?%-,,
'DRO TS'OG KN LA BU CHIG TAR TSE YN LAG DRUG CHU'I YANG DEN SUNG
with your voice with its sixty harmonious qualities
:V$-v<-(J<-1R$?-*R/-3R%?-$*A.-aR%-=?-GA-t$?-1R$-:PR=-36.-&A%-,,
'DRUG TAR CHER DROG NYN MONG NYI LONG LE KYI CHAG DROG 'DRL DZE CHING
resounding like thunder, you wake them from the sleep of defilement and free them from the chains of karma.

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3-<A$-3/-?J=-#$-2}=-M-$-)A-~J.-$&R.-36.-<=-PA-2$3?,,
MA RIG MN SEL DUG NGL NYU GU JI NYE CH DZE RL DRI NAM
Wielding the sword that dispels the darkness of ignorance, you cut down the shoots of suffering wherever they
appear.
$.R.-/?-.$-&A%-?-2&:A-3,<-?R/-;R/-+/-=?-mR$?-o=-Y?-3,-2R:C-{,,
D NE DAG CHING SA CHU'I T'AR SN YN TEN L DZOG GYL SE T'U WO'I KU
Pure from the beginning, you have realized the tenth level and perfected all qualities. Your powerful body of a
Son of the Conquerors
2&-U$-2&-.%-2&-$*A?-o/-3?-2.=-]R:A-3/-?J=-HR.-=-:..,
CHU TR'AG CHU DANG CHU NYI GYN TRE DAG LO'I MN SL 'JAM PA'I YANG LA RAB TU 'D
is adorned with the hundred and twelve marks of a superior being. To you I bow down to you who dispels the
darkness of my mind.

2#-/A,
A condensed version
$8R/-/:A-{-=?-:(%-2-0R,,
SHN NU KU L 'CHANG WA PO
You who have the enlightened bodily form of a youth,
;J->J?-1R/-3J-<2-+-:2<,,
YE SHE DRN ME RAB TU 'BAR
lamp of primordial awareness brilliantly blazing,
:)A$-gJ/-$+A-3$-3/-2?=-2,,
'JIG TEN TI MUG MN SL WA
you who dispel the dark gloom of worldly ignorance,
:)3-.0=-.L%?-=-K$-:5=-2!R.,,
'JAM PL YANG LA CH'AG 'TSL T
to Majushri, the Glorious GentleVoiced Lord, I bow down and make praise.
&J?-?R$?-GA?-2!R.
With these and other similar prayers make praise.
,$?-!<-*A-!J%-3)-3,<-}$?-:UJ%-2&?,,
T'UG KAR NYI TENG MUM T'AR NGAG 'TRENG CHE
In his heart centre on a solar disc is the syllable MUM surrounded by the mantra mala,
$?J<-3.R$-:R.-GA-<%-28A/-$;?-:#R<-2:A,,
SER DOG ' KYI RANG ZHIN YE 'KOR WA'I
golden in color, its nature pure light, and spinning clockwise.

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9J<-:UR?-KR$?-.?-o=-!/-LA/-3,-2#?,,
ZER 'TR CH'OG D GYL KN JIN T'U D
Rays streaming forth gather up the blessings and power of all the Victorious Ones throughout space and time and
dissolve these into the syllable MUM.
3)-,A3-a<-:R.-:UR?-0?-$R.-$8=-;?,,
MUM T'IM LAR ' 'TR PE N SHL YE
Streaming forth again, light rays transform the inanimate universe into a limitless palace
*A.-I<-2&.-GA-?J3?-&/-1A2-0-.%?,,
NYI GYUR CH KYI SEM CHEN DRIB PA JANG
and purify all obscurations of its inhabitants, the sentient beings,
<%-:S:A-z<-I<-!/-G%-}$?-1-1R$,
RANG DRA'I LHAR GYUR KN KYANG NGAG DRA DROG
transforming them into deities just like me and all of them chanting the sounds of the mantra.
:R.-9J<-5<-:.?-?-2R/-=-,A3-.3A$?,,
' ZER TS'UR 'D SA BN LA T'IM MIG
Gathering back again, these rays of light dissolve into the seed syllable and you should visualize this.
<-7-$A-I-<A-3),
OM WAGISHORI MUM
8J?-0-*R/-S$-V=-2?-&A-/?-0-2^,P%?-2~J/-5.-/A-:23-U$-S$-&J?-2>.,
Recite this as much as possible, avoiding the six faults. The specific count for this mantra is said to be six
hundred thousand.

,/-3,<-mR$?-0:A-<A3-0-:.A-v<-L,
The dissolution phase at the close of the session is performed as follows:
$R.-2&.-:R.-8-<%-,A3-<%-*A.-G%-,,
N CH ' SHU RANG T'IM RANG NYI KYANG
The world and its beings melts into light and into me, then I myself
,$?-!:A-3)-,A3-3?-<A3-/-.:A-2<,,
T'UG KA'I MUM T'IM ME RIM NA DA'I BAR
dissolve into the MUMsyllable in my heart,
<A3-,A3-.3A$?-3J.-!R%-$?=-2.J-(J/-28$,
RIM T'IM MIG ME TONG SL DE CHEN SHAG
slowly dissolving from the bottom up till only the nada remains and I come to rest in the state of great bliss that
is objectless clarityemptiness

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a<-;%-:)3-.0=-.0:-2R:C-{-<-I<,,
LAR YANG 'JAM PL PA' WO'I KU RU GYUR
Once again, I arise in the enlightened bodily form of Majuvira.
&J?-.3A$?,
Visualize this.

,R.-=3-i3-28A<-:)$-0:A-}R/-(R/-=3-/A
A prayer of aspiration to precede entry into the fourfold path of activity
2lJ-w/-HR.-GA-3HJ/-<2-:R.-9J<-IA?,,
TSE DEN KY' KYI KY'EN RAB ' SER GYI
Lovefilled one, with the radiant light of your supreme knowledge
2.$-]R:A-+A-3$-3/-0-<2-2?=-/?,,
DAG LO'I TI MUG MN PA RAB SL NE
completely illumine the dull stupidity of my mind.
2!:-.%-2!/-2&R?-$8%-=$?-gR$?-0-;A,,
KA' DANG TEN CH SHUNG LUG TOG PA YI
Grant me the intelligence and clear confidence of mind
]R-PR?-%R2?-0-$%-2-2)=-.-$?R=,,
LO DR POB PA'I NANG WA TSL DU SL
to understand the teachings and their various commentaries and precepts.
$%-5K-2v-2<-:.R.-0-:3,,
GANG TS'E TA WAR 'D PA 'AM
Whenever I wish to see you,
&%-9.-SA-2<-:.R.-/-;%-,,
CHUNG ZE DRI WAR 'D NA YANG
or even just ask you a question,
3$R/-0R-:)3-.L%?-HR.-*A.-/A,,
GN PO 'JAM YANG KY' NYI NI
Protector Majugosha,
$J$?-3J.-0<-/A-3,R%-2<->R$,
GEG ME PAR NI T'ONG WAR SHOG
may I perceive you without the slightest obstacle.
KR$?-2&-/3-3#:A-3,?-$+$?-0:A,,
CH'OG CHU NAM KA'I T'E TUG PA'I
May my way of life

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?J3?-&/-!/-.R/-212-L:A-KA<,,
SEM CHEN KN DN DRUB JA'I CH'IR
be like that of Majushri,
)A-v<-:)3-.L%?-,R.-36.-0,,
JI TAR 'JAM YANG CH DZE PA
who exists only to accomplish the benefit
2.$-?R$?-,R.-0:%-.J-:S<->R$,
DAG SOG CH PA'ANG DE 'DRAR SHOG
of the sentient beings in the ten directions.
$8/-;%-2}R-(R/-IA-<A$?-$%->J?-L:R,,
Also do whatever other prayers of dedication and aspiration you know.

.J-v<-:)3-.0=-;J->J?-?J3?-.0:-;A,,2|R3-2^?-~A%-0R-3.R<-2#?-:.A-*A.-G%-,,]-3-TA/-=?-5K-2.$-=-?R$?-0,,.R/-$*J<-:$:-;A-3R?-
0-{R%-2:A-a.,,:VA-2/-<_-!k-S-S?-.<,
Thus, to fulfill the request of Lama Tr'inle Ts'edag and various other earnest practitioners, this concise and
essentialised practice of meditation on and recitation of Majushri Janasattva was composed by the
'Drigungpa monk Ratna Karma Bhadra.

?3;-=-XA-~-=-6a-?A-0-A-=5-<-S-7_,, ,,
MANGALA SHRI DZOLA DZAMBUDWIPA ALANGKARA BHAWANTUMay its glorious blessings
blaze up to become an ornament for the entire world.

This text was translated by Mike Dickman for the

Drikung Dzogchen Translation Project (DDTP)
and may be subject to revision at a later date.
May the dkins and dharmaplas forgive any errors or omissions.

2007 Drikung Dzogchen Translation Project

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?:)3-.L%?-(R/-=3,
'JAM YANG MN LAM
A Prayer to Majughosha, the GentleVoiced Lord
/-3R-3Q-XA-;J,
NAMO MAJUSHRIYETo Majushri I bow down.

>J?-L-3#:-.LA%?-92-&A%-;%?-0-=,,
SHE JA KA' YING ZAB CHING YANG PA LA
Powerful one who dispels the accumulated dark gloomy ignorance of all sentient beings
]R-PR?-.GA=-:#R<-o?-0:A-:R.-9J<-IA?,,
LO DR KYIL 'KOR GYE PA'I ' ZER GYI
by sending forth rays of light streaming from your mandala of understanding and intelligence
*J-.$:A-3A->J?-3/-0:A-5S$?-i3?-!/,,
KYE GU'I MI SHE MN PA'I TS'OG NAM KN
into the vast and profound spacelike realm of the knowable,
?J=-LJ.-.2%-0R-:)3-0:A-.L%?-=-:..,,
SEL JE WANG PO 'JAM PA'I YANG LA 'DD
to you, GentleVoiced Lord Majughosha, I bow down.
.J%-/?-29%-!J-L%-(2-~A%-0R:C-2<,,
DENG NE ZUNG TE JANG CHUB NYING PO'I BAR
Since, from now until I attain the essence of enlightenment,
HR.-3A/-2.$-=-*2?-$8/-3-3(A?-0?,,
KY' MIN DAG LA KYAB NE MA CHI PE
I entrust myself to no other refuge but you,
=?-GA-.2%-$A?-<A$?-S$-$<-*J?-G%-,,
LE KYI WANG GI RIG DRUG GAR KYE KYANG
wherever I am born among the six realms by the force of my karma,
:#R<-2:A-:)A$?-=?-*R2?->A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
'KOR WA'I 'JIG LE KYOB SHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
please protect me from the terrors of samsara, GentleVoiced Lord.

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2.$-/A-5K-:.A:A-:.-LJ.-$+R%-2-/,,
DAG NI TS'E DI'I 'DU JE TONG WA NA
When I am forced to abandon the karmic patterning of this life,
2lJ-8A%-L3?-0:A-$*J/-2>J?-!/-.%-V=,,
TSE SHING JAM PA'I NYEN SHE KN DANG DRL
and, seized by the fearsome and terrible Lord of Death,
d3-8A%-:)A$?-0:A-$>A/-eJ?-9A/-0:A-5K,,
NGAM SHING 'JIG PA PA'I SHIN JE ZIN PA'I TS'E
am separated from all kindly and loving friends and relatives,
$>A/-eJ:A-:)A$?-=?-*R2?->A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
SHIN JE'I 'JIG LE KYOB SHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
protect me from the horrors of Yama, GentleVoiced Lord.
,R$-3J.-.?-/?-=?-%/-2?$?-0:A-3,?,,
T'OG ME D NE LE NGN SAG PA'I T'
When, by the power of evil acts accumulated throughout beginningless time
YA.-0-2<-.R<-*R/-3R%?-_%->$?-GA?,,
SI PA BAR DOR NYN MONG LUNG SHUG KYI
and the force of the winds of afflictive emotion in the intermediate state of becoming,
29R.-.!:-%/-:PR:A-$;%-?<-:HJ<-YA.-0?,,
Z KA' NGN DRO'I YANG SAR 'KYER SI PE
I am snatched away over the terrifying precipice of the unbearable lower realms of birth,
*R/-3R%?-_%-|R-(R.-&A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
NYN MONG LUNG GO CH CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
please shut off the vent of the winds of mistaken worldly emotion, GentleVoiced Lord.
2<-.R:C-i3->J?-*A%-353?-.R<-2:A-5K,,
BAR DO'I NAM SHE NYING TS'AM JOR WA'I TS'E
As the intermediate state consciousness is takes rebirth again and again,
3A-#R3-2o.-0R-.$-=?-<2-:.?->A%-,,
MI K'OM GYE PO DAG LE RAB 'DE SHING
purifying the eight unfavorable conditions1 so that I utterly transcend them,
,2-2!/-o=-35/-:6B/-0:A-<A$?-.$-+,,
T'UB TEN GYL TS'N 'DZIN PA'I RIG DAG TU
please set up the auspicious links for me to be born

1. Birth as a hell being, a hungry ghost, an animal, a long lived god or barbarian, or as someone with wrong views or in a time where no
buddhas appear in the world.

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*J-2:A-gJ/-:VJ=-1A$?->A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
KYE WA'I TEN 'DREL DRIG SHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
into families that uphold the victory banner of the teachings of the Enlightened One, GentleVoiced Lord.
*J-2-KA-3<-3,R-<A?-;R/-+/-3(R$,
KYE WA CH'I MAR T'O RI YN TEN CHOG
In all future lives, after I have attained the magnificent and beautiful body
2./-IA?-36K?-0:A-.=-:LR<-=?-,R2-/?,,
DN GYI DZE PA'I DL 'JOR L T'OB NE
stemming from the seven supreme qualities of a higher rebirth2,
2!/-0-5=-28A/-:6B/-0:A-2>J?-$*J/-.%-,,
TEN PA TS'L SHIN 'DZIN PA'I SHEN NYEN DANG
please create the auspicious links whereby
3)=-2:A-gJ/-:VJ=-1A$?->A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
JL WA'I TEN 'DREL DRIG SHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
I meet with a spiritual friend who correctly practice of the Dharma, GentleVoiced Lord.
,2?-3#?-,$?-eJ-w/-0:A-2>J?-$*J/-.J?,,
T'AB K'E T'UG JE DEN PA'I SHE NYEN DE
When I have correctly understood the oceanlike host of sublime teachings
=J$?-0<-$?%?-0:A-$?%-<2-o-35S:C-5S$?,,
LEG PAR SUNG PA'I SUNG RAB GYAM TSO'I TS'OG
perfectly spoken by that spiritual companion endowed with skilful means and compassion,
5=-28A/-gR$?-/?-$8/-=-!R/-/?-0:A,,
TS'L SHIN TOG NE SHN LA TN N PA'I
please grant me the discernment and intelligence that will give me the power
i3-.JR.-]R-PR?-)R=-&A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
NAM CH LO DR TSL CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
to teach it to others, GentleVoiced Lord.
5K-<2-!/-+-$8/-.R/-#R-/:A-KA<,,
TS'E RAB KN TU SHN DN K'O NA'I CH'IR
Solely for the benefit of others, throughout all my lifetimes
?J<-$-3J.-0<-2.R$-0-!/-$+R%-8A%-,,
SER NA ME PAR DOG PA KN TONG SHING
giving away everything without the least tightfistedness,

2. Birth into a noble family, with a beautiful bodily form, long life-span, freedom from illness, good fortune, abundant wealth and great
intelligence.

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i3-$;J%-%%?-0:A-2?3-$+/-|R3-0-?R$?,,
NAM YENG PANG PA'I SAM TEN GOM PA SOG
meditating stably, avoiding all distraction and so on
1<-KA/-S$-w/-)R=-&A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
P'AR CH'IN DRUG DEN TSL CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
grant me possession of the six transcendent perfections, GentleVoiced Lord.
:#R<-2:A-5-$.%-?J=-2:A-2?A=-LJ.-3(R$,
'KOR WA'I TS'A DUNG SEL WA'I SIL JE CHOG
Supreme coolness dispelling the painful heat of samsara,
$?%-<2-$%?-<A:A-%R?-=-2v-:.R.-G%-,,
SUNG RAB GANG RI'I NG LA TA 'D KYANG
swiftly grasp all those who aspire to the vision of the snowy mountain of the sacred texts
i3-$;J%-=J-=R:C-:.3-.-LA%-=$?-0?,,
NAM YENG LE LO'I 'DAM DU JING LAG PE
but have become swallowed up in the mire of dull distraction and laziness
M<-3IR$?-,$?-eJ-9%-8A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
NYUR GYOG T'UG JE ZUNG SHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
with your compassion, GentleVoiced Lord.
92-=3-v-2:A-=3-=-<2-8$?-/?,,
ZAB LAM TA WA'I LAM LA RAB SHUG NE
Though I have perfectly entered upon the pathway of the view of the profound doctrine,
i3-PR=-,<-0:A-\A%-.-:PR-:.R.-G%-,,
NAM DRL T'AR PA'I LING DU 'DRO 'D KYANG
though I aspire to depart for the realm of perfect freedom and liberation,
{=-.3/-2.$-/A-:#R<-2:A-8$?-0?-2&A%?,,
KL MN DAG NI 'KOR WA'I SHAG PE CHING
a being of little fortune, I am bound by samsara's noose
:#R<-2:A-8J/-,$-(R.-&A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
'KOR WA'I SHEN T'AG CH CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
Please cut the web of attachment to cyclic existence, GentleVoiced Lord.
<%-.R/-*J<-8A-!f:A-5=-%%?-/?,,
RANG DN NYER SHI KN DA'I TS'L PANG NE
Though I aspire to the vision of the lotus grove of Great Conqueror
_2?-(J/-o=-2:A-0.-5=-2v-:.R.-G%-,,
LAB CHEN GYL WA'I PE TS'L TA D KYANG
having abandoned the jasmine forest of my own self interest which has now completely subsided,

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2.$-$A-]R-:.A-3-<A$-:,A2?-0R?-21A2?,,
DAG GI LO 'DI MA RIG 'TIB P DRIB
this mind of mine is enshrouded in the thick darkness of ignorance
3-<A$-:,A2?-0R-?R=-&A$:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
MA RIG 'TIB PO SL CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
Dispel the darkness of ignorance, GentleVoiced Lord.
3.R<-/-2.$-?R$?-*J-2-,3?-&.-.,,
DOR NA DAG SOG KYE WA T'AM CHE DU
In short, for my self and all others, relying upon the oceanlike collection of Dharma texts
$?%-<2-o-35S:C-5S$?-=-2gJ/-LJ.-&A%-,,
SUNG RAB GYAM TSO'I TS'OG LA TEN JE CHING
throughout all our lifetimes
:PR-=-:.R.-.$-3-=?-:L%-2:A-$/?,,
'DRO LA 'D GU MA L 'JUNG WA'I NE
and fulfilling all wishes of living beings without the least exception,
;A.-28A/-/R<-2<-I<-&A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
YI ZHIN NOR BUR GYUR CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
may we become a veritable wishgranting gem, GentleVoiced Lord.
:)3-.L%?-HR.-=-$?R=-2-2+2-0:A-3,?,,
'JAM YANG KY' LA SL WA TAB PA'I T
By the power of praying to you, Majushri,
5S$?-$*A?-i3-0<-.$-0:A-P-(J/-IA?,,
TS'OG NYI NAM PAR DAG PA'I DRU CHEN GYI
in order to save all beings from the ocean of becoming
:PR-i3?-YA.-0:A-35S-=?-1R=-2-=,,
'DRO NAM SI PA'I TS'O LE DRL WA LA
with the boat of the perfected two accumulations,
2.$-G%-HR.-28A/-I<-&A$-:)3-0:A-.L%?,,
DAG KYANG KY' SHIN GYUR CHIG 'JAM PA'I YANG
GentleVoiced Lord, may even I become just like you.
.?-:.A-/?-/A-29%-/?-?,,
D 'DI NE NI ZUNG NE SU
From this time forth,
KA-3-L%-(2-3-,R2-2<,,
CH'I MA JANG CHUB MA T'OB BAR
until, in the future, I have attained enlightenment,

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eJ-24/-:)3-0:A-.L%?-GA?-/A,,
JE TSN 'JAM PA'I YANG KYI NI
may the GentleVoiced Lord Majughosha
2.$-$A-]-3-36.-.-$?R=,,
DAG GI LA MA DZE DU SL
always be my teacher.
2lJ-w/-HR.-GA-3HJ/-<2-:R.-9J<-IA?,,
TSE DEN KY' KYI KY'EN RAB ' SER GYI
Lovefilled one, with the radiant light of your supreme knowledge
2.$-]R:A-+A-3$-3/-0-<2-2?=-/?,,
DAG LO'I TI MUG MN PA RAB SL NE
completely illumine the dull stupidity of my mind.
2!:-.%-2!/-2&R?-$8%-=$?-gR$?-0-;A,,
KA' DANG TEN CH SHUNG LUG TOG PA YI
Grant me the intelligence and clear confidence of mind
]R-PR?-%R2?-0-$%-2-2)=-.-$?R=,,
LO DR POB PA'I NANG WA TSL DU SL
to understand the teachings and their various commentaries and precepts.
$%-5K-2v-2<-:.R.-0-:3,,
GANG TS'E TA WAR 'D PA 'AM
Whenever I need to see you,
&%-9.-SA-2<-:.R.-/-;%-,,
CHUNG ZE DRI WAR 'D NA YANG
or even just ask you a question,
3$R/-0R-:)3-.L%?-HR.-*A.-/A,,
GN PO 'JAM YANG KY' NYI NI
Protector Majushri,
$J$?-3J.-0<-/A-3,R%-2<->R$,
GEG ME PAR NI T'ONG WAR SHOG
may I perceive you without the slightest obstacle.
KR$?-2&-/3-3#:A-3,?-$+$?-0:A,,
CH'OG CHU NAM KA'I T'E TUG PA'I
May my way of life

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?J3?-&/-!/-.R/-212-L:A-KA<,,
SEM CHEN KN DN DRUB JA'I CH'IR
be like that of Majushri,
)A-v<-:)3-.L%?-,R.-36.-0,,
JI TAR 'JAM YANG CH DZE PA
who exists only to accomplish the benefit
2.$-?R$?-,R.-0:%-.J-:S<->R$,
DAG SOG CH PA'ANG DE 'DRAR SHOG
of the sentient beings in the ten directions.
2.$-G%-:)3-.L%?-2!:-SA/-IA?,,
DAG KYANG 'JAM YANG KA' DRIN GYI
Until I reach the bodhisattva level of Perfect Delight,
?-<2-.$:-2-,R2-2<-.,,
SA RAB GA' WA T'OB BAR DU
by the kindness of Majughosha
g$-+-5K-<2?-S/-0-.%-,,
TAG TU TS'E RAB DRN PA DANG
may I always have recollection of my past lives
<2-+-L%-2-,R2-0<->R$,
RAB TU JUNG WA T'OB PAR SHOG
and embrace the life of perfect renunciation.

>R-=R-!-KA-3-$?3-aR2-.0R/-8A-2-z:A-,R.-:)$-=?-?R,, ,,
The three final verses are from Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara.

This text was translated by Mike Dickman for the

Drikung Dzogchen Translation Project (DDTP)
and may be subject to revision at a later date.
May the dkins and dharmaplas forgive any errors or omissions.

2007 Drikung Dzogchen Translation Project