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Prayers Before Teachings

Seven Branch Offering Prayer

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DOR J LOB PN SANG GYAY PAL
To the Vajra Master and Glorious Buddhas

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D SUM ZHUK LA CHHYAK TSHAL LO
of the three times, homage!

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CHHOK SUM TEN PAI ZHING GYUR LA
Respectfully approaching the field of the Three Jewels,

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NYIY M YI KYIY KYAB SU CHHI
with our minds free of duality, we take refuge.

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NG JYOR YI KYIY NAM TRUL PAI
Riches, actual and visualized

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DAK PAI CHH PA ZHEY SU SOL
please accept these pure offerings.

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NG DRUB CHHU WO CH PAI GEK
The dualistic forces of obstruction impeding the river of attainment,

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NYEY JYAY MA L SHAK PAR GYI
and all downfalls we confess them without exception.

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CHHYOK CHU KHOR SUM DAK PAI CHH
Throughout the ten directions, in the Dharma purified of the three spheres,

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MA CHHAK CHY LA JEY YI RANG
with conduct free of attachment, we rejoice.

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DAK PAI T'HA ZHI DRI MA M
Unstained by the four extreme views, we arouse

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DZOK PAI JYANG CHHUB SEM KY DO
the complete and perfect bodhicitta spirit of awakening,

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D SHEK JYANG CHHUB SEM PA LA
To the Sugata and bodhisattvas,

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DAK PA SUM GYI L BUL LO
free from the three spheres of conceptualization, we offer ourselves.

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TSH RAB DRANG PAI G WA NAM
having gathered all virtues accomplished in past lifetimes,

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D NAY JYANG CHHUB CHHOK TU NGO
to sublime awakening, we dedicate them.

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 Short Mandala Offering

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SA ZHI P KYIY JYUK SHING M TOK TRAM
The golden foundation of the earth, strewn with flowers,

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RI RAB LING ZHI NYI DAY GYEN PA DI
Adorned by Mount Meru, the four continents, the sun and the moon:

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SANG GYAY ZHING DU MIK T PHUL WA YIY
By dedicating and offering these toward Buddhas' purelands,

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DRO KUN NAM DAK ZHING LA CHY PAR SHOK
May all beings attain pureland.

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IDAM RATNA MANDALA KENG NIRYA TA YA MI

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SEM CHEN NAM KYI SAM PA DANG
To fulfill the needs of all sentient beings

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LO YI JY DRAK JI TA WAR
In their various states of mental capacity

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CHH CHHUNG T'HUN MONG T'HEK PA YI
Including the lesser, greater, common and extraordinary vehicles,

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CHH KYI KHOR LO KOR DU SOL
We beseech you to turn the Wheel of the Dharma!
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Thus it is said.

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 Dedication of Merit

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S NAM DI YIY T'HAM CHAY ZIK PA NYI
By this merit, may all beings become omniscient

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T'HOB NAY NYEY PAI DRA NAM P'HAM JYAY SHING
and attain Buddhahood, defeating all faults and enemies!

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KY GA NA CHHI BA LONG T'HRUK PA YI
May all beings disturbed by waves of birth, aging, sickness

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SI PAI TSHO LAY DRO WA DROL WAR SHOK
and death be liberated from the ocean of cyclic existence.
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From the Kyerab.