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The story of the Manjushri

Prayer is that 500 of the great
scholars gathered to compose a
praise to Manjushri (the deity of
intelligence). Each scholar com-
posed his own prayer and when
they were compared they were all
identical to each other. This is
their prayer.
Visualize: Manjushri above your
head sitting in Vajra position on
an 8 petaled lotus seat and moon
disk. He is golden in color, holds
a sword in his right hand and the
stem of a lotus in his right. In the
flower is a book--the Prajna-
paramita.
Majushris great wisdom is free
of the emotional and cognitive
obscurations. Just as clouds ob-
scure the sun, so do the obscura-
tions also cover the true nature of
mind.
Manjushri sees everything
clearly because has the wisdom
how things are and wisdom of
the variety of phenomena.
Possessing these two wisdoms is
signified by his holding the Praj-
naparamita at his heart or holding
a flower with this book in its cen-
ter.
Manjushri loves all beings
equally because they are all
locked into Samsara because of
their ignorance.
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THE MAJUSHRI PRAYER
The Kang-lo-ma Praise of Arya Manjushri
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LAMADAG GOPO JETSU JAMPAYYAG LACHAG
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To the guru and protector, Lord Manjushri, I prostrate.
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GAG GI LO DRO DRIB YI TRI TRALYI TAR AM
DAG RAB SALWE
Your intellect being free of the clouds of the two veils, you shine
as brilliant and pure as the sun.
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JI YE D KU JI SHI ZIG CHIR YI KYI THUG
KAR LEG BAMDZI
You hold a book to your heart because you see exactly all mean-
ingfulness.
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GAG DAG SI PAYTSO RAR MARIG MU TUMDUG
GALGYI ZIR WAY
You love every being as much as an only son or daughter, all of us
afflicted by suffering, being enveloped in dark ignorance in the
dungeon of existence.
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Above we discussed the mind as-
pects of Manjushri. Now we are
discussing the speech aspect.
There are said to be 60 aspects of
melodious speech of a Buddha.
These are the 6 basic tones multi-
plied by 10 different apects.
The klesha of ignorance is like
having no power to recognize we
are dreaming when we are sleep.
Manjushri with his power roars
like thunder to awaken us from
Samsara.
Holding a sword in his right
hand, he cuts away confusion and
karma which slowly leads us to
enlightenment.
Now the attributes of Manjushris
body are disucssed. Being free of
delusion and ignornace from the
beginning, Manjushri is an en-
lightened bodhisattva. At the
tenth bodhisattva level he has 32
definitive and 80 secondary qual-
ities that then make up 112
qualities.
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DROTSOK KU LABU CHIKTAR TSE YE LAG DRUK
CHUYYAG DE SUG
Your speech has 60 melodious qualities.
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DRUKTAR CHER DROG Y MOG YI LOG LE KYI
CHAG DROG DROLDSE CHIG
Roaring like a dragon, you awaken us from the slumber of the kle-
shas, freeing us from the chains of karma.
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MARIG MU SELDUG GALYU GU JI YE CH DZE
RALDRI AM
Bearing your sword, you cut the manifold seedlings of suffering,
clearing away the darkness
of ignorance.
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D E DAG CHIG SACHU THAR SY TE LU
DZOG GYALSE THU W KU
Pure from the beginning and having attained the tenth bodhisattva
level, your physical qualities are those of a principal bodhisattva,
adorned with 112 attributes,
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We are requesting Manjushri to
dispell our ignorance or minds
darkness.
Visualize: Small DHIs on your
tongue and a large one in the
center of your heart.
As you repeat DHI the small
DHIs gradually fall down into
your heart and the heart be-
comes filled with compassion.
Visualize a white OM on your
forehead chakra,, a red AH at
your throat chakra, and a blue
HUNG at your heart chakra.
There are emotional and cogni-
tive obscurations that hinder us
from seeing reality as it is. We
are specifically talking about
the cognitive obscurations.
The scriptures (sutras) are the
words of the Buddha and the
shastras are the commentaries
on theBuddhas words.
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CHU TRAG CHU DAG CHU YI GYE TRE DAG LY
MU SELJAMPAYYAG LADU
To Manjushri who clears away the darkness of my mind, I bow
down.
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OMAH RAPATSAADHI
[Repeat the mantra. The DHI is repeated many times]
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TSE DE KYE KYI KYE RAB ZER GYI
Lovingly, your supreme knowledges light rays
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DAG LTI MUG MU PARAB SALE
Fully dispel the dark ignorance of my mind;
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KADAGTE CH SHUG LUGTOK PAYI
Please grant me courageous intelligence
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LODRO POB PAYAGWATSALDU SOL
To fully understand the scriptures of the sutras and shastras.
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Although all buddhas are alike
and the same, we are address-
ing Manjushri as our root guru.
Visualize: That the Manjushri
above your head also has a
white OM at the forehead, a
red AH at the throat, and a blue
HUNG at the heart. Lights
come from these three places
and enter into our OM, AH,
HUNG giving us the bless-
ings.And this melts into our
heart.
This is like receiving a
empowerment directly from
Manjushri.
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PALDE TSAWAYLAMARIPOCHE
Glorious precious root guru
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DAG GI CHI WOR PEMAYDE SHUG LA
Please be seated on a lotus seat above my head.
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KADRI CHE P GO E JE ZUGTE
With your great kindness, please guide me
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KU SUGTHUG KYI GO DRUPTSALDU SOL
And bestow the siddhis of your body, speech, and mind.
[End of practice]