Prayers

Here are translations of a variety of prayers and commonly recited practices, including methods to develop love, compassion, and bodhichitta.

Thirty-Seven Things that Bodhisattvas Do by Thogme Zangpo

This is a classic text composed by Gyalse Thogme Zangpo (1297-1371) that is used and recited widely to inspire and learn how to cultivate the loving, compassionate, and enlightened qualities of the bodhisattvas. It is presented here in verse. (7 pages)

Seven Branched Prayer from the Aspiration for Fine Conduct

This is a classic prayer from the Buddhist sutras. It is presented here in verse with the original Tibetan and transliterations. (5 pages)

Golden Temple Seven Branched Prayer of Mantrayana by Jigten Sumgon

This is Jigten Sumgön’s (1143-1217) secret mantra interpretation of the above prayer. He wrote it while staying in the sacred Golden Temple at Drigung. It is presented here in verse with the original Tibetan and transliterations. (13 pages)

Beauty of Faith – Six Dharmas of Naropa Lineage Prayer by Rigdzin Chokyi Dragpa

This is a prayer to the lineage masters of the Six Dharmas of Naropa composed by Rigdzin Chökyi Dragpa (1595-1659). It is presented here in verse with the original Tibetan and transliterations. (11 pages)