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From
"The Attainment of the
Vidhyadhara Life"
the practice known as
The Riwo Sangch
by
Lhatsn Namkhai Jigme
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OM SWASTI
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The practice of the Riwo Sangch, the mengk, secret instruction, from Lhatsn Namkha Jikme's Rigdzin Sogdrb.
Making an auspicious fire in a clean vessel or burner, burn aromatic woods, resins, medicinal plants, the three white and
three sweet substances (yoghurt, milk and butter; sugar, molasses and honey), and all kinds of incense and powder:
whatever you have available, and sprinkle it with pure water.
Seven Line Prayer Recite three times.
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HUM: Orgyen yul gyi nub jang tsam:
HUM: On the northwest border of the country of Orgyen,
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Pema gesar dongpo la:
In the pollen heart of a lotus,
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Yatsen chog gi ngdrub nye:
You attained marvelous, most excellent siddhi,
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Pema Jungney zhey su drag:
Renowned as the Lotus Born.
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Khor du Khandr mangp kor:
You are surrounded by a vast retinue of Dakinis.
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Khye kyi jesu dag drub kyi:
As I practice, following in your footsteps,
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Jin gyi lob chir sheg su sl:
I pray please come to confer your blessings.
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GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUM:
Oh Guru Pema, bestow the siddhis upon me!
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Refuge Recite three times.
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OM AH: HUM:
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Kha nyam si zhi'i kyab kn nying po'i ch:
The heart essence of all sources of refuge of samsara and nirvana, who are as vast as space,
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Wang drag rigdzin Pema Ttrengtsel:
Powerful and wrathful Vidyadhara, Pema Thtrengtsel,
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Kye kur nang si gyel wa'i kyilkhor dzog:
Within your body, all that appears and exists is the perfect Buddha mandala:
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Dro kn si ley drl chir kyab su chi:
In order to liberate all beings from samsara, I take refuge in you!
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Bodhicitta Recite three times.
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Sang chog yeshe sel tigle'i zhir:
I generate the awakened mind of bodhicitta, so that
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Dro kn drib sum dag ney ku dang sung:
The three obscurations of all beings may be purified in the ground of the luminous thigle of supremely secret
wisdom, and
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Tug kyi tigle lhn drub nang zhi'i ngang:
With the four visions spontaneously perfect in the tigle of the wisdom body, speech and mind,
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Zhn nu bum kur drl war sem kye do:
May they be liberated into the youthful vase body!
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The Seven Branch Offering
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Shi rig ma ch nyug mar chag tsel zhing:
To the primordial, unaltered nature of Rigpa, I pay homage!
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Ting ta drel wa'i sel ch pa bl:
The luminosity, transcending limits and dimensions, I offer!
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Khor wa nyang dey nyam nyi long du shag:
In the expanse of the sameness of samsara and nirvana, I confess!
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Lo drel ch ze chen por je yi rang:
In the great exhaustion of all dharmas, beyond the ordinary mind, I rejoice!
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Lhndrub dzogpa chenpo'i ch khor kor:
Turn the wheel of the teachings of the spontaneously perfect Dzogpa Chenpo!
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Khor wa dong ney trug par sl wa deb:
Stir the depths of samsara, I pray!
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Khor sum mig ta drel wa'i pa tar ngo:
In the absolute state, free of subject, object or activity, I dedicate!
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Self-Visualization Recite one mala.
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Kadak ch ku'i ying ley gag me tsel:
From the Dharmakaya space of primordial purity, arising as its unobstructed play, is
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Pema Ttreng kar mar zhn tsl dze:
Pema Thtrengtsel, white with a tinge of red, in full beauty of youth,
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Tsen pe'i zi bar dorje tpa nam:
In dazzling splendor, with the major and minor marks, holding a vajra and skull cup
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Dze ji gyen dang cha jey yong su dzog:
Majestic, complete with all ornaments and robes,
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Dam ye nyi mey gyel kn d pa'i zug:
Samayasattva and Janasattva indivisible, his form is all the Buddhas in one -
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Khor dey kn gyi chi pel chen por gyur:
The great embodiment of all samsara and nirvana.
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OM AH: HUM: VAJRA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUM:
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Purification and Blessing of the Sang Offering
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To purify the ingredients of the sang offering.
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Tong-pa'i ngang-ley sang-dze zag-pa me-pa'i yeshe kyi
dd-tsi d-yn gyam-tso'i trin-pung ka-khyab tu-tro war gyur:
Out of emptiness, the ingredients of the sang offering, the wisdom nectar free of any impurity, arise in an ocean-
like cloud of sensual stimulants, spreading out to fill the whole of space.
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Bless the sang offering with the three syllables OM AH HUM and the Sky Treasury Mantra:
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The Sang Offering
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BRUM: Rinchen natsog dang ma'i n nang du:
BRUM: In the vast lustrous vessel, made of the essence of various jewels,
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Jig ten si pa'i d gu dam tsig dze:
Samaya substances, all the desirable objects in worldly existence, are
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Dru sum yeshe ddtsir jin lab pey:
Transformed into the nectar of wisdom through the blessing of the three seed syllables (OM AH HUM),
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Nang si chd pa'i d gur gyur wa di:
So that all that appears and exists becomes an offering of all that is desirable.
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Lama Yidam Daki ch sung dang:
This I offer to the Lamas, Yidam, Dakinis, Dharmapalas and
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Chog chu gyel wa'i kyilkhor ji nye dang:
All the mandalas of the Buddhas of the ten directions,
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Dzamling zhi dag rig drug len chag drn:
To the local deities of this world, the guests of the six realms to whom I owe karmic debts,
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Khye par dag gi tse trog sog ku zhing:
And especially to those who would steal my life and deplete my life force,
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Ne tong bar che tsom pa'i jung po dang:
To the malicious Jungpo demons who inflict sickness and obstacles,
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Mi lam tag tsen ngen dang te ngen rig:
Bad signs in dreams and all types of evil omens,
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De gye ma rung cho trl dag po dang:
The eight classes of negative spirits, the masters of magical illusions,
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Ze dang ney dang nor gyi len chag chen:
And those to whom I owe karmic debts of food, place and wealth,
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Drib dag nyo dre pho shin mo shin dang:
To forces that bring obscuration and madness, to the shades of men and women dead,
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Dri wo te rang gong sin dre mo nam:
To all the spirits, terangs, ghouls and female ghosts!
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Len chag mar po'i me la jel te seg:
Now all my karmic debts are paid, burnt in the scarlet flames.
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Rang rang yi la gang g d gu'i char:
Whatever each one desires, may the object of their desires rain down.
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Ji si nam kha ney kyi war nyi du:
For as long as space exists
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D pa'i yn ten ze pa mey par ngo:
I dedicate an inexhaustible amount of sensual stimulants!
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Dag gi d sum sag pa'i dig drib dang:
May my negative actions and obscurations accumulated in past, present and future,
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Kn chog de shin kor la che pa nam:
And misuse of the offerings made to the Three Jewels, in devotion and for the dead
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Jin seg me ch di yi dag gyur chig:
Be purified in the fire of this sang offering!
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Me che nang si gang wa'i dl tren rer:
May every particle of flame fill the whole of phenomenal existence
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Kunzang ch pa'i trin pung mi ze pa:
And make an inexhaustible cloud of offerings like Kuntuzangpo's
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Gyel wa'i zhing kham yong la khyab gyur chig:
That pervades throughout all the Buddha realms!
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Me che yeshe nga'i ch jin zer:
May these flames, offering rays of the five-colored lights of wisdom,
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Rig drug nar mey ney su khyab gyur pey:
Pervade throughout the six classes of beings, down to the Avici hells,
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Kham sum khor wa jal kur drl:
The three realms of samsara be liberated into the rainbow body
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Dro kn jang chub nying por sang gye shog:
And all sentient beings awaken into the heart of enlightenment!
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OM AH HUM:
(Repeat 108 times, 1000 times, or as many as you can)
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Ku sum dag pa n kyi zhel ye su:
In the pure vessel, the palace of the Three Kayas,
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Ch long trl sum nang si zug pung nam:
Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya and Nirmanakaya, the forms and aggregates of phenomenal existence,
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Dtsir zhu wey ja bar nang gang:
Melt into nectar, flooding the whole expanse of the sky with rainbow light.
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Khor wa nyang dey zag mey dtsi'i ch:
This immaculate amrita, quintessence of samsara and nirvana
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Tog mey d ney da ta yen che du:
I share with all those who, from beginningless time until now,
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Nang si drn du gyur pa yong la ngo:
Have been guests in worldly existence.
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Sa lam dre bu'i yn ten thar chin zhing:
Having attained all the noble qualities of the stages, paths and fruition,
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Ta gom ch pa'i bar che kn sel ney:
And dispelled all obstacles in view, meditation and action,
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Me jung kn zang tug kyi kha ying su:
Within the sky-like space of Samantabhadra's wondrous wisdom mind,
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Zhn nu bum kur ten si zin par shog:
May we seize the stronghold of the youthful vase body!
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Khor wa'i gyamtso chen po tong pa'i thar:
And when at last the great ocean of samsara is emptied,
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May all beings attain Buddhahood in the lotus net of Akanishtha!
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Pung kham seg dze trag dang zi ji bar:
The sang offering of the aggregates and elements blaze in vivid, brilliant splendor!
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Kar mar jang sem seg dze de tong bar:
The sang offering of the red and white Bodhicitta blazes in bliss and emptiness!
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Tong nyi nying je'i seg dze ch ying gang:
The sang offerings of emptiness and compassion fill the Dharmadhatu!
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Nang si khor dey dorje nga'i zhing:
Upon the ground of five-colored Vajra light of phenomenal existence,
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Lhndrup dzog sang gye pa'i seg dze bl:
I offer the sang offering of spontaneously accomplished perfect Buddhahood.
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Ngn gyi len chag tam che jang gyur chig:
May all my karmic debts from the past be purified!
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Da ta'i gy la mi ney tl lo shag:
In the present, so they do not remain in my mind-stream, I confess them!
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Ma ong drib pa'i khorlor ma gyur chig:
And in the future, may I never be drawn into the wheel of obscuration!
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So tar jang sem rigpa dzin pa yi:
All impairments of the vows of individual liberation, bodhisattva precepts,
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Dom che lab pa sang ngag damtsig rig:
And samayas of the Vidyadharas,
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Tsor dang ma tsor nyam pa tl lo shag:
Conscious or unwitting, I openly admit.
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Ne dn drib dang mi tsang dag gyur chig:
May illness, harmful influence, obscurations and impurities be purified!
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Ne mug tsn gyi kelpa zhi gyur chig:
May this age of plague, famine and warfare be purified!
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Ta mi su ong wa'i sn ma dog: *clap
May the attacks of invaders be repelled!
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Ch dze Lama den dren barche dog: *clap
May the forces that create obstacles by inviting the spiritual teacher to leave this world be averted!
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B yl tra mi shi pa'i te ngen dog: *clap
May inauspicious bad omens for the whole world and the land of Tibet be averted!
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Za l gyel p sog ug d pa dog: *clap
May the planetary forces, Nagas and arrogant king-like spirits, who cut short the breath of life, be repelled!
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Jig pa chenpo gye dang chu drug dog: *clap
May the eight great fears and sixteen lesser fears be overcome!
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Dag chag gar ney tra mi shi pa dog: *clap
For me and all those around me may all that is inauspicious be averted!
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Dam si gong po'i tu tob n pa dog: *clap
May the power and strength of samaya-breakers and gongpo demons be averted!
Samaya! When counting numbers of recitations return to BRUM Rinchen Naetc. then say the three syllables OM AH
HUM as much as possible, then KU SUM and so on.
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Translated by Rigpa Translations, 2008, with edits by Tara Mandala.
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Nyingtig Protectors' Prayer
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HUM: Palden Ekajati dang:
HUM: To glorious Ekajati and
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Drangsong kyabjug Rahula:
Holy ascetic All-Pervading Rahula,
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Damchen Dorje Legpa sog:
Commitment holder Vajra Saddhu and all,
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Nying tig nyen po'i ten sung tsog:
Nyingtig friends, the gathering of the protectors of the teachings,
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Damdze dtsi torma bul:
To you I offer torma of pledge substances and amrita,
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Naljor dag la gn kyob dz:
Please protect me, the yogin,
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Cholwa'i trinley mayel drub:
Make the activities entrusted to you continually take place.
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Dedication of Merit
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Gewa de yi nyurdu dag:
May I quickly through this virtue
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Maha Guru drub gyur ney:
Eventually attain the state of a great teacher,
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Drowa chig kyang mal pa:
And establish all beings without one exception
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De yi sa la g par shog:
On that same level.
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Prayer for Post-Meditation
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Nang drag rig sum lha ngag chkui ngang:
In the state where the three: visions, sounds and awareness are deities, mantra, and Dharmakaya,
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Ku dang yeshe rlpar jam ley par:
This is the encompassing display of kayas and primordial wisdom,
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Zab sang naljor chenpoi nyam len la:
In the practice of the profound secret great yoga,
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Yerm tug kyi tigle rochig shog:
May the one taste of the inseparable heart tigle manifest.
These were the final words of the great tertn of Mindrling, Terdag Lingpa, before he passed away.