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Sūtras are discourses attributed to the Buddha and other enlightened beings, containing core Buddhist teachings on philosophy, ethics, and meditation. These foundational texts form the scriptural basis of the Buddhist tradition.

The Sūtra of Golden Light (Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra), 29 Chapter Version:

• Chapter 1: The Preamble

• Chapter 2: Teaching on Lifespan of Tathāgata

• Chapter 7: Praise to All Dominions of the Perfect Buddha

• Chapter 8: The Dhāraṇī Called 'Golden'

• Chapter 9: Voidness

• Chapter 11: Meticulous Observation of Gods and Humans

• Chapter 13: Dhāraṇī of Non-Attachment

• Chapter 14: Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Dhāraṇī

• Chapter 16: The Goddess Śrī

• Chapter 17: Vast Increase in Wealth by Great Goddess Śrī

• Chapter 18: The Earth Goddess, Dṛḍhā

• Chapter 19: Samjñāya, Lord of Yakṣas

• Chapter 21: Excellent Manifestation

• Chapter 27: Praise Made by All Bodhisattvas

• Chapter 28: Praise to All Tathāgatas

 

Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras:

• The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra of Vajraketu

• The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra of Vajrapāṇi

• The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra of Candragarbha

• The Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra of Samantabhadra

• The One Syllable Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra

• The Heart-Essence of Prajñāpāramitā in One Syllable (Terma)
   

The Tibetan Lotus Sūtra (Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra)

• Chapter 1: Introduction (Excerpt)

• Chapter 10: The Dharma Teacher (Excerpt)

• Chapter 13: Living in Happiness (Excerpt)

• Chapter 19: The Merit of the Dharma Preacher (to be recovered from archive)

• Chapter 27: Entrustment (to be recovered from archive)
   

Other Mahāyāna Sūtras:

• The Mahālakṣmīṇī Sūtra

• The Great Sūtra 'The Transcendent Victory Banner'

• The Sūtras on Recollecting Precious Triple Gem

• The Sūtra on Perfectly Possessing Ethical Discipline

• The Sūtra on Deep Wisdom at Moment of Death

• The Sūtra on the Teaching of Four Dharmas

• The Sūtra on the Three Trainings

• The Sūtra on the Teaching on Eleven Contemplations

• The Three Kāyas Sūtra

• The Sacred Name of Kṣitigarbha

• The Three Heaps Sūtra: Confession of Downfalls for Bodhisattvas
   

Sūtra Dhāraṇīs

• The Dhāraṇī for The King of Samadhi Sūtra

• The Dhāraṇī for The Sūtra Arranged Like a Tree

 

The Heart Sūtra (Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra)

• The Heart Sūtra: The Heart-Essence of the Bhagavatī, the Transcendental Practice of Discerning Insight

• The Heart Sūtra Averting Ritual

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First Sermon of the Buddha (Discourse on the Turning of the Dharma Wheel):

• The Mighty Turning of the Dharma Wheel Sūtra ('Pravartana' Version)

• The Tibetan 'Missing Translator's Colophon' Version of the Dharmacakrapravartana-sūtra

 

Other:

• Ekagāthā: The Single Stanza

Mantras are condensed sacred syllables and phrases used for meditation, recitation, and invocation. Shorter than dhāraṇīs, mantras embody the essence of enlightened qualities and are fundamental to Vajrayāna practice.

General Purpose:

• The Multiplying Mantra

• The Increasing Mantra

• The Prostration Mantra

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Specific Activities:

• The Mantra for Cutting Flow of Karmic Obscuration

• The Mantra for Accomplishing All Aims

• The Mantra for Attaining Four Immeasurables

• The Mantra for Attaining Ten Far-Reaching Perfections

• The Mantra for Accomplishing Activities

• The Mantra for Being Released from Bondage

Healing/Health:

• The Mantra for Fully Pacifying All Sickness

• The Mantra for Totally Pacifying Eye Diseases

• The Mantra for Pacifying Hemorrhoids

• The Mantra for Pacifying Poxes

• The Mantra for Pacifying Tumors

• The Mantra for Pacifying Sicknesses of Indigestion

• The Mantra for Totally Pacifying Contagious Diseases

Protection:

• The Mantra for Self-Protection

• The Mantra Which Liberates from Eight Great Fears

• Tara's Mantra Which Protects from Eight Fears

• The Mantra for Subduing Maras and Demons

• The Mantra for Frightening Maras and Demons

Purification:

• The Mantra Which Fully Purifies All Lower Realms

• The Mantra for Pacifying All Negative Actions

• The Mantra Which Purifies Negative Karma Accumulated in 1000 Eons

Emotional/Mental:

• The Mantra for Pacifying Anger

• The Mantra for Totally Pacifying Rage

• The Mantra for Pacifying All Poison

Wisdom/Intelligence:

• Manjushri's Mantra for Increasing Wisdom and Intelligence

• The Mantra for Generating Transcendent Insight (3 versions)

• The Mantra Which Generates Transcendent Insight

• The Mantra for Expanding Intellect

• The Mantra for Retaining What Is Heard

• The Mantra for Non-Forgetfulness

Special Benefits:

 

• The Mantra for Being Attractive

• The Mantra for Having Pleasant Voice

• The Mantra for Obtaining 100 Garments

• Mantra for Benefiting Animals Whose Meat is Eaten

Deity-Specific:

• Shakyamuni Buddha's Mantra

• The Benefits of Śākyamuni Buddha Mantra

• The Heart-Essence Mantra of Amitayus

• Manjushri's Name-Mantra

• The Single Seed-Letter of Mañjushrī

• The Eight Letters of Mañjushrī

• The Name Mantra of H.H. 14th Dalai Lama (with Commentary)

• The Name-Dhārani of Je Tsongkhapa

• The Name-Recitation of Medicine Buddha

• The Name-Recitation of Protector Amitābha

• The Mantra of Promise Made by Maitreya

• Avalokiteshvara's Mantra Which Subdues All Negative Actions
   

Offering/Ritual:

• The Mantra for Complete Purification of Offerings

• The Mantra for Circumambulating Representations of Three Jewels

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Obstacle Clearing:

The Mantra for Clearing Away All Obstacles

The Exalted Mantra Which Dispels Obstructing Forces

The Exalted Mantra for Not Being Harmed by Epidemics and Animals

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Environmental:

The Mantra for Pacifying Afflictions of Fire

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Esoteric:

The Extremely Secret Mantra of Vast Celestial Palace of Jewels

"Oṃ Padmo Uṣṇīṣa Vimale Hūṃ Phaṭ"

The Outer Essence of the Tathāgata

Homages:

• The Homage to Tathāgata Shākyamuni

• The Homage to Buddhas Who Hold Vase of Life

• The Homage to Tathagata Akshobhya

• The Homage to Tathāgata Utterly Pure Mandala of Moon

• Recalling Names of Moonbeams Buddha

Practices:

• The Complete Purification of Eyes: An Exalted Awareness-Mantra

• Buddha Vairochana's Heart Practice

Dhāraṇīs are powerful verses and formulas that "hold" or encapsulate profound meanings and blessings. Often recited for protection, purification, and spiritual accomplishment, dhāraṇīs combine sacred syllables with specific visualizations and ritual practices.

Protection/Obstacle-Clearing:

• The Dhāraṇī of Ārya Tārā

• Parṇaśavarī-dhāraṇī: A New Translation

• Yellow, Red and Black Parṇaśavarī Mantra Practices for Pacifying the Pandemic

• The Dhāraṇī of the Blazing Uṣṇīṣa

• The Dhāraṇī for Preventing Bad Dreams

• The Dhāraṇī of Lord of Secrets, Vajrapāṇi

• The Demon Dispelling Dhāraṇī of Thirteen Chakras

• The Dhāraṇī of Four Great Kings

• The Dhāraṇī of Three Protectors of Beings

Wealth/Prosperity:

• The Dhāraṇī of Glorious Jambhala, King of Yakṣas

• The Dhāraṇī of Noble Maṇibhadra

• The Dhāraṇī of Vasudhārā, Goddess Arisen from Dhāraṇī

• The Vasudhārā Dhāraṇī from Tradition of Jamari

• The Dhāraṇī of Enchanting Vasudhārā

• The Dhāraṇī of Cowherd Vasudhārā

• The Dhāraṇī of Yellow Jambhala from Guhyāsamaja

• The Dhāraṇī of Yellow Jambhala's Chief Form

• The Dhāraṇī of Yakṣa Maṇibhadra

• The One Hundred and Eight Names of Exalted Jambhala

• Incantation for Protecting and Increasing Wealth and Resources

Gaṇapati/Gaṇeśa:

• The Dhāraṇī of Four-Armed Red Gaṇapati

• The Dhāraṇī of Four-Armed White Gaṇapati from Atiśa Tradition

• The Incantation of Gaṇapati's Monkey Emanation (2 versions)

• The Exalted Gaṇapati's Heart-Dhāraṇī

• The Dhāraṇī of White Mahākāla, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
   

Healing/Medicine:

• The Dhāraṇī for Purifying Eye Diseases

• Ārya Jambhala's Dhāraṇī for Fully Pacifying All Sheep Sickness

• The Dhāraṇī of Lapis Light for Generating Tathāgata's Samādhi
   

Prajñāpāramitā Dhāraṇīs:

• Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of Prajñāpāramitā in 100,000 Lines (Terma)

• Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of Prajñāpāramitā in 25,000 Lines (Terma)

• Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of Prajñāpāramitā in 18,000 Lines

• Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of Prajñāpāramitā in 8,000 Lines

• Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of Prajñāpāramitā in Verse Summary

Special Purpose:

• The Dhāraṇī for Seeing Dreams of Vajrapāṇi

• The Dhāraṇī for Prostrating Before Sacred Support

• The Dhāraṇī Ritual for Preventing Bad Dreams

• The Concise Dhāraṇī Ritual for Purifying Offerings

From the Sūtra of Golden Light:

• The Dhāraṇī Called 'Golden' (Chapter 8)

• The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Dhāraṇī (Chapter 14)

• The Dhāraṇī of Non-Attachment (Chapter 13)

Buddha Dhāraṇīs:

• Buddha Akṣobhya's Dharani

• Medicine Buddha's Dharani

• Avalokiteshvara's Dharani

• The Blazing Ushnisha Dharani

• The Dharani of Jeweled-Ushnisha Buddha

Dhāraṇīs for Purification:

• The Dharani for Purifying All Negative Actions and Obscurations

• The Dharani Which Heightens Powers of Virtuous Activities

Dhāraṇīs for Spiritual Development:

• The Dharanis for Attaining Four Immeasurables

• The Dharani for Attaining Ten Far-Reaching Perfections

• The Essence of Six Far-Reaching Perfections Dharani

Other:

• The Dharani-Mantra of Kshitigarbha

• The Six-Syllable Dhārani of Avalokiteshvara from Atiśa's Tradition

• The Practice of Noble Dhāraṇī of Immeasurable Longevity and Wisdom

• The Practice of Dhāraṇī for Expanding Intellect

Devotional prayers and aspiration texts express reverence, generate merit, and direct positive intentions toward enlightenment and the benefit of all beings. These range from brief supplications to elaborate liturgical compositions.

To Tārā:

• Quick Protection from Fear: Prayer to Tārā (Ju Mipham)

• Spontaneously Accomplishing All Wishes: Supplication to Tārā (Khenchen Lama)

• Gelongma Palmo's Tara Prayer (2 versions)

• Condensed Prayer to 21 Taras

• The Supplication to Mother All Victorious Ones

 

To Padmasambhava/Guru Rinpoche:

• The Seven Line Prayer (Tsikdün Söldeb)

• Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: Supplication to Guru Rinpoche (Khenchen Lama)

• "Dharmakaya Kuntuzangpo": Supplication to Padmasambhava (Chokgyur Lingpa)

• Yeshe Tsogyal's Supplication to Padmasambhava at Gungtang Pass

• Prayer to Three Kāya Guru

• Prayer for Padmasambhava's Tradition

• Prayer to Padmasambhava and Four Elemental Goddesses

 

To Mañjuśrī:

• A Longing Prayer to Mañjuśrī (Ju Mipham)

• Mipham's Great Repository of Grace-Waves: Praise to Manjushri

 

To Avalokiteśvara:

• For Benefit of Beings: Meditation-Recitation on Vastly Compassionate One

 

To H.H. Dalai Lama:

• Prayer for Swift Return of 9th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa (H.H. 14th Dalai Lama)

• Long Life Prayer for H.H. 14th Dalai Lama (Dilgo Khyentse)

• Long Life Prayer for Omniscient Dalai Lama (Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok)

• White Flower: Prayer for H.H. 14th Dalai Lama (Khenchen Lama)

• Prayer of Unchanging Vajra Diamond: Supplication to H.H. Dalai Lama (Khenchen Lama)

• Supplication for Long Life of H.H. 14th Dalai Lama (Sakya Trichen)

• Message of Exhortation to Nechung Oracle-Protector by H.H. Dalai Lama

 

To Other Masters:

• Supplication to Milarepa (Khenpo Jigmé Phuntsok)

• Supplication to Root Guru (Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok)

• Supplication to Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok (by himself)

• One-Page Prayer to Khunu Lama Rinpoche (by himself)

• Supplication to Lord Trulzhik Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö

• Supplication to Terchen Trulzhik Dongak Lingpa (by himself)

 

General:

• Prayer for Flourishing of Geluk Teachings (Khenchen Lama)

• Prayer for Flourishing of Nyingma Tradition

• Prayer for Spread of Nyingma Tradition

• Prayer for Happiness of Tibet (Jamgön Kongtrul)

• Prayer for Tibet

• Prayer for Stages of Path (Lamrim Prayer)

• Condensed Verses for Four Immeasurables (Ju Mipham)

• Aspiration to Accomplish Dharma in Genuine Way

• Aspiration for Enlightenment (Khenpo Jigmey Puntsok)

 

Rebirth/Pure Land:

• Aspiration for Land of Great Bliss (Khenchen Lama)

• Prayer for Passage to Chamara, Land of Lotus Light

• The Abridged Sukhavati Prayer

• Essential Practice of Four Causes for Rebirth in Sukhāvatī (Ju Mipham)

• Brief Prayer of Aspiration for Rebirth in Copper-Colored Mountain (Ratna Lingpa)

 

Other:

• Samantabhadra's Prayer for Excellent Conduct (Dzongsar Khyentse)

• Arya Maitreya's King of Prayers

• Prayer for Universal Love and Wisdom (H.H. 14th Dalai Lama)

• Torch of Universal Goodness: Prayer for World Peace (Khenchen Lama)

• Prayer for Fulfilling All Wishes (Shabkar)

• Prayer to Jowo Rinpoche Statue (Tangtong Gyalpo)

• Prayer Which Freed Sakyapas from Sickness (Mahāsiddha Tangtong Gyalpo)

• Outer, Inner, and Secret Refuge (Mahāsiddha Thangtong Gyalpo)