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JI NYEH SUDAG CHOGCHUI JIGTEN NA DUSUM SHEGPA MIYI SENGEH KUN

LU DEDAG TAMCHEH LA

without exception

LUDANG NGAG YI DANGWAE CHAGJIO

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with body, speech and mind I sincerely prostrate.

ZANGPO CHUHPAI MONLAM TOBDAG GI

Through the power of this excellent-conduct wishprayer,

directly perceving

JALWA TAMCHEH

all Buddhas,

SHING GI DUL NYEH LURAB DUHPA YI

I pay homage with as many bodies as there are grains of sand,

to all of the buddhas I sincerely prostrate.

JALWA KUNLA RABTU CHAGTSAL LO

DULCHIG TENGNA DULNA NYEH

Upon a single grain are as

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and supreme parasols,

MARMEH CHOG DANG DUGPO DAMPA YI

PA NAMDANG DRICHOG DANG

excellent perfumes,

medicinal powders piled high as Mt Meru,

CHEMEI PHURMA RIRAB NYAMPA DANG

everything best quality, exquisitely arranged,

KUHPA CHEHPAR PAGPAI CHOGKUN JI

JALWA DEDAG LA

I again offer to

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the stainless Buddhas.

All offerings immeasurable and extensive,

CHUHPA GANGNAM LAMEH JACHENWA

to all of those Buddhas again with deep respect,

DEDAG JALWA TAMCHEH LAYANG MUR

ZANGPO CHUHLA DEHPAI TOBDAG

to those of excellent conduct, with strong faith

Two

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superiour butter-lamps and most estimable incense,

JALWA DEDAG LANI CHUHPAR JI

I offer to those Buddhas.

NAZAH DAM

Superiour garments,

One

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the knowers of the three times, all of the lions among people,

to all of them

DAG GI MA

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While under the influence of desire, anger and ignorance,

with my body, speech and mind itself,

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whatever transgressions I have committed,

DEDAG TAMCHEY DAG GI SOSOR SHAG

all of them I leave behind (confess).

CHOG CHUI JALWA KUN DANG

All of the Buddhas of the ten directions,

bodhisattvas,

RANGJAL NAMDANG LOBDANG MILOB DANG

pratyekabuddhas, of the path of training and of no more training,

DROWA KUNJI SONAM GANGLA YANG

and all sentient beings, for the merit

DEDAG KUNJI JEHSU DAG

of all of them I

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and with complete conviction

I offer oceans of inexhaustible praises,

an ocean of branches of melody, all sound

praising the excellent

qualities of all of the Buddhas,

DEWAR SHEGPA TAMCHEH DAG GI TUH

I praise all of the tathagatas.

MEHTOG DAMPA TRENGWA DAMPA DANG

Flowers and garlands,

SIL NYEN NAMDANG JOOG

cymbals, ointments,

Seven Branch Prayer

SANGJEH NAM

many Buddhas as grains,

SANGJEH SEH CHI U-NA SHUGPA DAG

seated in the centre of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas,

DEHTAR CHUCHI YING NAM MALUPAR

in that way the whole dharmadhattu without exception

TAMCHEH JALWA DAG

is filled with Budhdas,

Seven Branch Prayer

GI

JALWA KUNLA CHAG TSAL CHUHPAR JU

DUHCHAG SHEDANG TIMUG WANG GINI

LUDANG NGAG DANG DESHIN YICHI

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rejoice.

GANGNAM CHOGCHUI JIGTEN DRONMA DAG

DAG DAGGI TAMCHEH LA

I request them all

KHORLO LANA MEHPAR KORWA KUL

to turn the incomparable wheel.

Those who show how to pass beyond suffering,

NYA NGEN DAHTUN GANGSHEH DEHDAGLA

DROWA KUNLA

for the benefit

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and happiness of all beings,

KALPA SHING GI DUL NYEH SHUGPAR YANG

please remain for as many aeons as there are grains of sand,

DAG GI TALMO RABJAR SOLWA JI

with my hands together, I pray,

CHAG TSALWA

Through

Three - end

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To the ones who light the world in the ten directions,

JANGCHUB RIMPAR SANGJEH MACHAG NYEH

those on the stages to Buddhahood who have attained non-attachment,

GONPO DEH

to those guardians,

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GI JANGCHUB CHIR NGO-O

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the enlightenment of all.

Seven Branch Prayer

WA DANG CHUH CHING SHAGPA DANG

JEHSU YIRANG KULSHING SOLWA YI

GEWA CHUNG ZEH DAG GI CHI SAGPA

TAMCHEH DAG

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