A Concise Amitbha Sleeping Practice

Recite the following verse three times and thereby go for refuge and arouse bodhicitta.

sangye ch dang tsok kyi chok nam la changchub bardu dak ni kyab su chi
In the Buddha, the dharma, and the supreme assembly, I take refuge until enlightenment.

dak gi jin sok gyip snam kyi dro la pen chir sangye drubpar shok
Through the accumulations of generosity and so forth, may I attain buddhahood for the benefit of beings.

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 Recite the following verse followed by the mantra.

mal semchen kn gyi gn gyur ching d d pung ch mi z jom dz lha
Protectors of all beings without exception, divine conquerors of the host of mras,

ng nam mal jishyin khyen gyurp chomden khor ch n dir shek su sol
Who knows all things without exception just as they are, Bhagavns, together with your retinues, please come to
this place!

om amitabha hrih saparivara hy hi benza samaya dza, pema kamala ya satam
OM AMITBHA HRH SAPARIVRA E HYE HI VAJRA SAMAYA JAH | PADMA KAMALA STVAM

With that, imagine offering a seat.

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Perform the seven branches with the following:

jiny su dak chok ch jikten na d sum shekpa mi yi sengg kn
To all the buddhas, the lions of the human race, in all directions of the universe, through past and present and future:

dak gi mal dedak tamch la l dang ngak yi dangw chak gyi o
To every single one of you, I bow down in homage; devotion fills my body, speech, and mind.

zangpo chp mnlam tob dak gi gyalwa tamch yi kyi ngnsum du
Through the power of this prayer, aspiring to Good Action, all the victorious ones appear, vivid here before my mind

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shying gi dul ny l rab tpa yi gyalwa kn la rabtu chaktsal lo
And I multiply my body as many times as atoms in the universe, each one bowing in prostration to all the
buddhas.

dul chik teng na dul ny sangye nam sangye s kyi na shyukpa dak
In every atom preside as many buddhas as there are atoms, and around them, all their bodhisattva heirs:

detar ch kyi ying nam malpa tamch gyalwa dak gi gangwar m
And so I imagine them filling completely the entire space of reality.

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dedak ngakpa miz gyatso nam yang kyi yenlak gyats dra kn gyi
Saluting them with an endless ocean of praise, with the sounds of an ocean of different melodies

gyalwa kn gyi ynten rab j ching dewar shekpa tamch dak gi t
I sing of the buddhas noble qualities, and praise all those who have gone to perfect bliss.

metok dampa trengwa dampa dang silnyen nam dang jukpa duk chok dang
To every buddha, I make offerings: Of the loveliest flowers, of beautiful garlands,

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marm chok dang dukp dampa yi gyalwa dedak la ni chpar gyi
Of music and perfumed ointments, the best of parasols, the brightest lamps and finest incense.

naza dampa nam dang dri chok dang chema purma rirab nyampa dang
To every buddha, I make offerings: Exquisite garments and the most fragrant scents,

kpa khyepar pakp chok kn gyi gyalwa dedak la ni chpar gyi
Powdered incense, heaped as high as Mount Meru, arranged in perfect symmetry.

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chpa gang nam lam gya chewa dedak gyalwa tamch la yang m
Then the vast and unsurpassable offeringsinspired by my devotion to all the buddhas, and

zangpo ch la dep tob dak gi gyalwa kn la chaktsal chpar gyi
Moved by the power of my faith in Good ActionsI prostrate and offer to all you victorious ones.

dchak shyedang timuk wang gi ni l dang ngak dang deshyin yi kyi kyang
Whatever negative acts I have committed, while driven by desire, hatred and ignorance,

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dikpa dak gi gyipa chi chipa dedak tamch dak gi sosor shak
With my body, my speech and also with my mind, before you, I confess and purify each and every one.

chok ch gyalwa kn dang sangye s ranggyal nam dang lob dang mi lob dang
With a heart full of delight, I rejoice in all the merits of buddhas and bodhisattvas,

drowa kn gyi snam gangla yang dedak kn gyi jesu dak yi rang
Pratyekabuddhas, those in training and the arhats beyond training, and every living being, throughout the entire
universe.

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gang nam chok ch jikten drnma nam changchub rimpar sangye machak ny
You who are like beacons of light shining through the worlds, who passed through the stages of enlightenment,
to attain buddhahood, freedom from all attachment,

gnpo dedak dak gi tamch la khorlo lanamepar korwar kul
I exhort you: all of you protectors, turn the unsurpassable wheel of dharma.

nya ngen da tn gang shy dedak la drowa kn la pen shying dew chir
Joining my palms together, I pray to you who intend to pass into nirvna,

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kalpa shying gi dul ny shyukpar yang dak gi talmo rab jar solwar gyi
Remain, for aeons as many as the atoms in this world, and bring well-being and happiness to all living beings.

chak tsalwa dang ch ching shakpa dang jesu yi rang kul shying solwa yi
What little virtue I have gathered through my homage, through offering, confession, and rejoicing,

gewa chungz dak gi chi sakpa tamch dak gi changchub chir ngo o
Through exhortation and prayerall of it I dedicate to the enlightenment of all beings!

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chomdend deshyin shekpa drachompa yangdakpar dzokp sangye pagm la chak tsal lo, kyab su chi o
Bhagavn, tathgata, arhat, complete and perfect Buddha Amitbha, to you I pay homage! In you I take refuge!

Thus recite his name three times. Arouse intense devotion and:

dn gyi nangwa tay kyi tukk hrih l nyipa jung
Before me is Amitbha. In his heart center is a HRH [ ]. From it, a second HRH [ ] appears.

shang buk y n rang nyi kyi nabuk yn shyuk nyingg
It exits from his right nostril, enters me through my left, and travels down to my heart center.

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zer nangwa rab trp dikdrib bakchak chepa jang
By sending out boundless rays of light, misdeeds, obscurations, and habits are purified.

lung chir song dang lhenchik tu nabuk y n chomden gyi
As the air exits me, it emerges from my right nostril,

shang buk yn shyuk hrih la tim gyalw tuk dang rang gi sem
Enters the Bhagavn through his left nostril, and dissolves into the HRH [ ]. The victors wisdom and my own
mind

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yerm lod ngang du shyak
Are indivisible. I let be within that thought-free state.

Say that and imagine accordingly. In conjunction with the cycle of the breath, perform the visualization again and again. At the end, mix your mind
with Amitbha's wisdom and when you lie down to sleep, fall asleep within this state. Alternatively, if at the end you do not go to sleep but get up
from the session, dissolve Amitbha into yourself or just let be free of reference points. Then make aspirations, either concise or extensive, as is
appropriate. This was written by Chkyi Lodr at the request of Lama Knzang Chpel of Nub. Virtue. Auspiciousness. Mangalam.

Translated by Lhasey Lotsawa Translations.
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