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'''A Great Treasure of Blessings'''''A Book of Prayers to [[Guru Rinpoche]]''
'''''A Great Treasure of Blessings''''' — a collection of prayers to [[Guru Rinpoche]] translated and edited by [[Rigpa Translations]], and published by Rigpa.
 
Published by Dharmakosha for [[Rigpa]], to celebrate the Wood-Monkey Year 2004-5; ISBN 0 9531251 1 4
 
Translated and edited by Rigpa Translations
 
This book has also been translated into French and German
 
A supplement containing the origins of the [[Le'u Dünma]] (The History, the Background and
How the Prayers Came into Being) was also published later in three languages.


This book was first published by Dharmakosha for [[Rigpa]], to celebrate the Wood-Monkey Year 2004-5 and was then revised and updated to celebrate the Fire Monkey Year 2016-7. The first edition was translated into French and German.


::''I am present in front of anyone who has faith in me,''  
::''I am present in front of anyone who has faith in me,''  
::''Just as the moon casts its reflection, effortlessly,''  
::''Just as the moon casts its reflection, effortlessly,''  
::''In any vessel filled with water.''
::''In any vessel filled with water.''
::::::::::[[Padmasambhava]]
::::::::::[[Padmasambhava]]


==Table of Contents of the Second Edition==
===Preface===
===Dedication===
===Foreword: Guru Padmasambhava by [[His Holiness the Dalai Lama]]===
===Guru Padmasambhava: His Life===
===Accomplishing the Lama through the [[Seven Line Prayer]]—A Special Teaching from the [[Lama Sangdü]]<ref>All prayers are presented with line-by-line Tibetan script, Tibetan phonetics and English (or French and German) translation.</ref>===
*{{LH|topics/guru-rinpoche-prayers/seven-line-prayer|The Seven Line Prayer: Accomplishing the Lama through the Seven Line Prayer: A Special Teaching from the Lama Sangdü, The Terma Revelation of Guru Chöwang}}
===[[Le'u Dünma]]===
*{{LH|topics/leu-dunma/|''Le'u Dünma'' series on Lotsawa House}}
===[[Barché Lamsel]]===
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/chokgyur-dechen-lingpa/barche-lamsel|Barché Lamsel—The Prayer that Removes All Obstacles from the Path}}


===The Heart of Blessings—A brief anthology of prayers to Guru Rinpoche and the [[twenty-five disciples]], the [[King Trisong Detsen|king]] and subjects===
*Prayer to Guru Rinpoche, his Manifestations and the Twenty-five Disciples
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-wangpo/heart-of-blessings|The Heart of Blessings—A brief anthology of prayers to Guru Rinpoche and the twenty-five disciples, the king and subjects}}
*Recollecting the Deeds of the Tenth Days, by [[Mipham Rinpoche]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/mipham/recollecting-the-deeds-of-the-tenth-day|Recollecting the Deeds of the Tenth Days}}
*The Abbreviated ‘Prayer in Seven Chapters’, a [[terma]] revealed by [[Nyangrel Nyima Özer]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/nyang-ral-nyima-ozer/short-leu-dunma|The Abbreviated ‘Prayer in Seven Chapters}}
*‘The Lightning Bolt of Compassion’, a Short Sampa Lhundrupma —‘Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfils All Wishes’, by [[Do Khyentsé Yeshé Dorjé]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/do-khyentse/lightning-bolt-of-compassion|'The Lightning Bolt of Compassion'—a Short Sampa Lhundrupma, or 'Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfils All Wishes'}}
*A Brief Prayer for the Spontaneous Fulfilment of Aspirations, by [[Mipham Rinpoche]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/mipham/brief-sampa-lhundrupma|A Brief Prayer for the Spontaneous Fulfilment of Aspirations}}
*A Very Brief Barché Lamsel—The Prayer for Clearing Obstacles from the Path, by [[Do Khyentsé Yeshé Dorjé]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/do-khyentse/very-brief-barche-lamsel|A Very Brief Barché Lamsel—'The Prayer for Clearing Obstacles from the Path'}}
*A Brief Prayer to the Precious Master Padmakara for Swiftly Fulfilling Wishes and Dispelling Obstacles, by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-wangpo/swift-fulfilling-wishes-and-dispelling-obstacles|A Brief Prayer to the Precious Master Padmākara for Swiftly Fulfilling Wishes and Dispelling Obstacles}}
*‘Turning Back Obstacles and Adverse Circumstances’: A Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Sources of Refuge, by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]
:{{LH|http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-wangpo/turning-back-obstacles-and-adverse-circumstances|‘Turning Back Obstacles and Adverse Circumstances’—A Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Sources of Refuge}}
*The Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, that ‘Invokes the Heart of his Wisdom Mind’, by [[Pawo Lérab Tsal]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/pawo-lerab-tsal/heart-of-wisdom-mind|The Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, that 'Invokes the Heart of his Wisdom Mind'}}
*[[Sampa Nyur Drupma]], by Omniscient [[Longchenpa]] and [[Rigdzin Jikmé Lingpa]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/longchen-rabjam/sampa-nyur-drupma|Sampa Nyur Drupma—'The Prayer that Swiftly Fulfils All Wishes'}}
*Prayer to Guru Rinpoche, by [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/sogyal-rinpoche/guru-rinpoche-prayer-sogyal-rinpoche|Prayer to Guru Rinpoche}}
*[[The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche for Removing Obstacles and Fulfilling Wishes]], a revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
*[[The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche for Attainments]], by the First Dodrupchen Rinpoche
*The Falling Elixir Of Blessing—A Prayer to the Great Guru and his Consorts, by [[Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö]]
:{{LH|tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/falling-elixir-of-blessings|The Falling Elixir of Blessing—A Prayer to the Great Guru and His Consorts}}
*Spontaneous Fulfilment of Wishes
*A Heart Prayer
*A Yearning Plea to the Precious Guru
*The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche that Swiftly Removes Obstacles and Fulfills All Wishes, by Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]
*The Prayer which is the Source of All True Realization, by [[Mipham Rinpoche]]
:The Heart of Blessings, conclusion


==Table of Contents==
===Aspiration Prayers===
Preface
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/jigme-lingpa/training-in-pure-realms|''Training in the Pure Realms of the Three Kayas: an Aspiration and Prayer'' by Rigdzin Jikmé Lingpa}}
 
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/jigme-lingpa/secret-path-mountain-glory|''Secret Path to the Mountain of Glory'' by Rigdzin Jikmé Lingpa}}
Dedication
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-wangpo/wish-fulfilling-feast-siddhis|''Wish-Fulfilling Feast of Siddhis'' by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo}}
 
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Introduction: '''Padmasambhava''' by His Holiness Dalai Lama
*{{LH||''The Chariot of the Vidyadharas'' by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo}}
 
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'''The Life of Guru Padmasambhava'''
 
''All prayers are presented with line-by-line Tibetan script, Tibetan phonetics and English (or French and German) translation''
 
'''The [[Seven Line Prayer]]'''
 
'''[[Le'u Dünma]]'''
 
'''[[Barché Lamsel]]'''
 
'''[[Sampa Nyur Drupma]]'''
 
'''[[The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche for Removing Obstacles and Fulfilling Wishes]]'''
 
'''[[The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche for Attainments]]'''
 
'''The Heart of Blessings—A brief anthology of prayers to Guru Rinpoche and the twenty-five disciples, the king and subjects'''
 
'''Prayers of Aspiration''' containing:
 
::[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/purerealms.html ‘Training in the Pure Realms of the Three Kayas: an Aspiration and Prayer'] by [[Rigdzin Jikmé Lingpa]]
 
::[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/mountain_of_glory.html ‘Secret Path to the Mountain of Glory’] by [[Rigdzin Jikmé Lingpa]]
 
::[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/feast_of_siddhis.html ‘Wish-Fulfilling Feast of Siddhis’] by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]
 
::[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/chariot_of_vidyadharas.html ‘The Chariot of the Vidyadharas’] by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]
 
Long Life Prayers


===Long Life Prayers===
===Prayers for the Long Life of [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]===
===Concluding Prayers===


==Notes==
<small><references/></small>


==External Links==
*[http://www.zamstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=842_847_502&products_id=31673 ''A Great Treasure of Blessings'' available through Zam]


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Latest revision as of 15:18, 27 July 2016

Cover of the second edition of A Great Treasure of Blessings
Cover of the first edition of A Great Treasure of Blessings

A Great Treasure of Blessings — a collection of prayers to Guru Rinpoche translated and edited by Rigpa Translations, and published by Rigpa.

This book was first published by Dharmakosha for Rigpa, to celebrate the Wood-Monkey Year 2004-5 and was then revised and updated to celebrate the Fire Monkey Year 2016-7. The first edition was translated into French and German.

I am present in front of anyone who has faith in me,
Just as the moon casts its reflection, effortlessly,
In any vessel filled with water.
Padmasambhava

Table of Contents of the Second Edition

Preface

Dedication

Foreword: Guru Padmasambhava by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Guru Padmasambhava: His Life

Accomplishing the Lama through the Seven Line Prayer—A Special Teaching from the Lama Sangdü[1]

Le'u Dünma

Barché Lamsel

The Heart of Blessings—A brief anthology of prayers to Guru Rinpoche and the twenty-five disciples, the king and subjects

  • Prayer to Guru Rinpoche, his Manifestations and the Twenty-five Disciples
The Heart of Blessings—A brief anthology of prayers to Guru Rinpoche and the twenty-five disciples, the king and subjects
Recollecting the Deeds of the Tenth Days
The Abbreviated ‘Prayer in Seven Chapters
  • ‘The Lightning Bolt of Compassion’, a Short Sampa Lhundrupma —‘Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfils All Wishes’, by Do Khyentsé Yeshé Dorjé
'The Lightning Bolt of Compassion'—a Short Sampa Lhundrupma, or 'Prayer that Spontaneously Fulfils All Wishes'
  • A Brief Prayer for the Spontaneous Fulfilment of Aspirations, by Mipham Rinpoche
A Brief Prayer for the Spontaneous Fulfilment of Aspirations
A Very Brief Barché Lamsel—'The Prayer for Clearing Obstacles from the Path'
  • A Brief Prayer to the Precious Master Padmakara for Swiftly Fulfilling Wishes and Dispelling Obstacles, by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A Brief Prayer to the Precious Master Padmākara for Swiftly Fulfilling Wishes and Dispelling Obstacles
  • ‘Turning Back Obstacles and Adverse Circumstances’: A Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Sources of Refuge, by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
‘Turning Back Obstacles and Adverse Circumstances’—A Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Sources of Refuge
  • The Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, that ‘Invokes the Heart of his Wisdom Mind’, by Pawo Lérab Tsal
The Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche, that 'Invokes the Heart of his Wisdom Mind'
Sampa Nyur Drupma—'The Prayer that Swiftly Fulfils All Wishes'
Prayer to Guru Rinpoche
The Falling Elixir of Blessing—A Prayer to the Great Guru and His Consorts
  • Spontaneous Fulfilment of Wishes
  • A Heart Prayer
  • A Yearning Plea to the Precious Guru
  • The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche that Swiftly Removes Obstacles and Fulfills All Wishes, by Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche
  • The Prayer which is the Source of All True Realization, by Mipham Rinpoche
The Heart of Blessings, conclusion

Aspiration Prayers

Long Life Prayers

Prayers for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche

Concluding Prayers

Notes

  1. All prayers are presented with line-by-line Tibetan script, Tibetan phonetics and English (or French and German) translation.

External Links