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Prayers & Aspirations
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Sādhanas & Tantric Practices
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Long Life Prayers
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Sūtras & Scriptures
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 2: Teaching on Lifespan of Tathāgata
Chapter 7: Praise to All Dominions of the Perfect Buddha
Chapter 8: The Dhāraṇī Called 'Golden'
Chapter 11: Meticulous Observation of Gods and Humans
Chapter 13: Dhāraṇī of Non-Attachment
Chapter 14: Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Dhāraṇī
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 Heart Sūtra (Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra)
The Heart Sūtra Averting Ritual
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)
Shorter Sūtras (Discourses of the Buddha)
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 Sacred Name of Kṣitigarbha
The Three Heaps Sūtra: Confession of Downfalls for Bodhisattvas
Dhāraṇī Scriptures
The Dhāraṇī for The King of Samādhi Sūtra
The Dhāraṇī for The Sūtra Arranged Like a Tree
The First Sermon of the Buddha:
Discourse on Turning 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 Scriptures from the Kangyur
Prayers and Aspirations
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.
Tārā Prayers
Quick Protection from Fear: Prayer to Tārā
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
A Russian Transalation of "Quick Protection from Fear"
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
A Spanish Translation of "Quick Protection from Fear"
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
The Praise to the Wish-Fulfilling Wheel of White Tārā
from various sources
Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen's Tārā Prayer
by Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen
Gelongma Palmo's Tārā Prayer (2 versions)
by Bhikṣuṇī Lakṣmī (or Śrīlakṣmi)
Condensed Prayer to the 21 Tārās
by Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna
Spontaneously Accomplishing All Wishes: Supplication to Tārā
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
The Supplication to the Mother All Victorious Ones
Padmasambhava/Guru Rinpoche Prayers
The Seven Line Prayer to Padmasambhava (Tsikdün Söldeb)
by Guru Chowang (Tertön Chökyi Wangchuk)
"Dharmakāya Kuntuzangpo": Supplication to Padmasambhava
by Chokgyur Lingpa
Yeshe Tsogyal's Supplication to Padmasambhava at Gungtang Pass
by Terton Padma Lingpa
Prayer to the Three Kāya Guru
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa and Rikdzin Gödem Chen
Prayer to Padmasambhava and the Four Elemental Goddesses
Prayer for Padmasambhava's Tradition
Mañjuśrī Prayers
A Longing Prayer to Mañjuśrī
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Great Repository of Blessings: A Praise to Mañjuśrī
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Avalokiteśvara Prayers
Excerpts from Instructions for Noble Speech of Six Syllables: Part 1
by King Trisong Deutse
Prayers by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Prayer for Swift Return of 9th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa
by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Message of Exhortation to Nechung Oracle-Protector
by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Prayer for Universal Love and Wisdom
by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Great Treasury of Blessings: Aspiration Verses for the Long Life of Khenchen Lama Pelgyeypa Dorjé
by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Long Life Prayer for the Omniscient Dalai Lama
by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
Supplication for Long Life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
by the 41st Sakya Trizin (Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche)
White Flower: Prayer for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Prayers for Other Masters
Supplication to Milarepa
by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
Supplication to the Root Guru
by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
White Utpala Flower: A Garland of Praise for His Eminence Dzogchen Namdak Tulku Rinpoche
Deep Prase to the Tulku of Kyenpo
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Aspiration Prayer for Ḍākinī Rigdzin Yangchen Lhamo
by Jigmey Lodrö Rinpoche
Pure Offering of Joyful Bliss: An Aspiration for the Good Fortune of the Transcendent Ḍākinī
by Chöying Rigpay Dorje Rinpoche
Mirror-like Deep Wisdom: A Prayer of Praise to Ḍākinī Rigdzin Yangchen Lhamo
by Tsangpa Tulku Rigchok Rinpoche
Birthday Endowed with Fivefold Abundance: A Birthday Praise for Rigdzin Yangchen Lhamo
by Tsangpa Tulku Rigchok Rinpoche
Self-Composed Prayers (Written by the Lamas Themselves for their Disciples)
Supplication to Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok
by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche (himself)
One-Page Prayer to Khunu Lama Rinpoche
by Khunu Lama Rinpoche (himself)
Supplication to Terchen Trulshik Dongak Lingpa
by Terchen Trulshik Dongak Lingpa (himself)
General Prayers
Prayer for the Spread of the Nyingma Tradition
by
Aspiration to Accomplish Dharma in a Genuine Way
by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpai Nyima
Prayer for the Happiness of Tibet
by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Prayer for the Stages of Path (Lamrim)
Condensed Verses for Four Immeasurables
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Prayer for Attracting Auspicious Signs
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
Prayer for the Flourishing of the Gelug Teachings
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Prayers for Rebirth in Sukhāvatī (Dewachen) & Other Pure Lands
Essential Practice of Four Causes for Rebirth in Sukhāvatī
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Brief Prayer of Aspiration for Rebirth in Copper-Colored Mountain
by Ratna Lingpa
Prayer for Passage to Chamara, Land of Lotus Light
by Padma Thrinley Gyatso
The Abridged Sukhāvatī Prayer
by Tertön Mingyur Dorje
Aspiration for Land of Great Bliss
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Prayers from the Kangyur
Ārya Maitreya's King of Prayers
from the Kangyur
Prayers by Thangtong Gyalpo
Prayer to Jowo Rinpoche Statue
by Thangtong Gyalpo
Prayer Which Freed Sakyapas from Sickness
by Thangtong Gyalpo
Outer, Inner, and Secret Refuge
by Thangtong Gyalpo
Prayers by Other Masters
Prayer for Fulfilling All Wishes
by Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl
Samantabhadra's Prayer for Excellent Conduct
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Torch of Universal Goodness: Prayer for World Peace
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
A Terma of Tulku Mingyur Dorje: An Aspiration Prayer
The Intricate Knot of Indestructible Vajra Prayer
by Terdag Lingpa
A Praise and Prayer to Sarasvatī
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Mantras, Mantra Scriptures, and Mantra Practices
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 Mantras from the Kangyur
Specific Activity Mantras from the Kangyur
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 Mantras from the Kangyur
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 Mantras from the Kangyur
The Mantra for Self-Protection
The Mantra Which Liberates from Eight Great Fears
Tārā's Mantra Which Protects from Eight Fears
The Mantra for Subduing Māras and Demons
The Mantra for Frightening Māras and Demons
Purification Mantras from the Kangyur
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 Mantras from the Kangyur
The Mantra for Pacifying Anger
The Mantra for Totally Pacifying Rage
The Mantra for Pacifying All Poison
Wisdom & Intelligence Mantras from the Kangyur
Manjuśrī's Mantra for Increasing Wisdom and Intelligence
The Mantra for Generating Transcendent Insight (version 1)
The Mantra for Generating Transcendent Insight (version 2)
The Mantra for Generating Transcendent Insight (version 3)
The Mantra Which Generates Transcendent Insight
The Mantra for Expanding Intellect
The Mantra for Retaining What Is Heard
The Mantra for Non-Forgetfulness
Special Benefit Mantras from the Kangyur
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
Buddha & Deity Mantras from the Kangyur
The Benefits of Śākyamuni Buddha Mantra
The Heart-Essence Mantra of Amitayus
The Single Seed-Letter of Mañjuśrī
The Name-Recitation of Medicine Buddha
The Name-Recitation of Protector Amitābha
The Mantra of Promise Made by Maitreya
Avalokiteśvara's Mantra Which Subdues All Negative Actions
Offering & Ritual Mantras from the Kangyur
The Mantra for Complete Purification of Offerings
The Mantra for Circumambulating Representations of Three Jewel
Obstacle Clearing Mantras from the Kangyur
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
Environmental Mantras from the Kangyur
The Mantra for Pacifying Afflictions of Fire
Esoteric Mantras from the Kangyur
The Extremely Secret Mantra of Vast Celestial Palace of Jewels
"Oṃ Padmo Uṣṇīṣa Vimale Hūṃ Phaṭ"
The Outer Essence of the Tathāgata
Homage Mantras from the Kangyur
The Homage Mantra to Tathāgata Śākyamuni
The Homage Mantra to Buddhas Who Hold Vase of Life
The Homage Mantra to Tathāgata Akṣobhya
The Homage Mantra to Tathāgata Utterly Pure Mandala of Moon
Recalling the Names of Moonbeams Buddha (Homage Mantra)
Mantra Practices from the Kangyur
The Complete Purification of Eyes: An Exalted Knowledge-Mantra
Buddha Vairocana's Heart Practice
Guru Mantra Practices
Dhāraṇīs, Dhāraṇīs Scriptures, and Dhāraṇī Practices
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 Dhāraṇīs
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 Dhāraṇīs
The Dhāraṇī of Glorious Jambhala, King of Yakṣas
The Dhāraṇī of Noble Maṇibhadra
The Dhāraṇī of Vasudhārā, the 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 Dhāraṇīs
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 Dhāraṇīs
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 the Prajñāpāramitā in 8,000 Lines
Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of the Prajñāpāramitā in 18,000 Lines
Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of the Prajñāpāramitā in Verse Summary
Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of the Prajñāpāramitā in 25,000 Lines (Terma)
Heart-Essence Dhāraṇī of the Prajñāpāramitā in 100,000 Lines (Terma)
Special Purpose Dhāraṇīs
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
Dhāraṇīs 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
The Dhāraṇī of Jeweled-Uṣṇīṣa Buddha
Purification Dhāraṇīs
The Dhāraṇī for Purifying All Negative Actions and Obscurations
The Dhāraṇī Which Heightens Powers of Virtuous Activities
Dhāraṇīs for Spiritual Development
The Dhāraṇīs for Attaining Four Immeasurables
The Dhāraṇī for Attaining Ten Far-Reaching Perfections
The Essence of Six Far-Reaching Perfections Dhāraṇī
Other Dhāraṇīs
The Dhāraṇī-Mantra of Kṣitigarbha
The Six-Syllable Dhāraṇī of Avalokiteśvara from Atiśa's Tradition
The Practice of Noble Dhāraṇī of Immeasurable Longevity and Wisdom
Sādhanās & Tantric Practices
Sādhanās are complete meditation and ritual practice texts that guide practitioners through visualization, mantra recitation, and offerings to specific deities. These structured practices are essential to Vajrayāna Buddhism.
Preliminary Practices (Ngöndro)
Shower of Blessings: Guru Yoga Based on Seven-Line Prayer
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Noble Path to Awakening: Concise Ngöndro
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Condensed Root Practice of Guru Vidyādhara
by Rigdzin Desheg Lingpa
Longsel Nyingpo Ngöndro
by Rigdzin Longsel Nyingpo
Deity Practices
Clearing Away Darkness of Delusion: A Sādhanā of Mañjuśrī
by Karma Chagmey
Lamp of Pristine Wisdom: Commentary on the Mañjuśrī Sādhanā of Karma Chagmey
by the 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
For the Benefit of Beings Vast as Space: Meditation-Recitation on the Vastly Compassionate One
by Thangtong Gyalpo
The Noble One's Downpour of Blessings: Commentary on the Avalokiteśvara Sādhanā of Thangtong Gyalpo
by the 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
Wish-Fulfilling Gem: A Sādhanā of Mañjuśrī
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Lotus Jewel: A Self-Visualization Practice of Guru Rinpoche
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Essence of Gaṇapati, Lord of Gatherings
from the Kangyur
Staircase to Liberation: A Guru Yoga Relying on Cintamani Tārā
by Lobsang Chökyi Wangchuk
The Manifest Realization of Lion-Faced Ḍākinī: A Concise Practice
Guru Yoga Practices
Shower of Blessings: Guru Yoga Based on Seven-Line Prayer
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
King Gesar
The Magnetizing Practice of King Gesar
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Bringing Down Compassionate Blessings of Great Lion Gesar
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Longevity/Healing
The Practice of the Noble Dhāraṇī of Immeasurable Longevity and Wisdom
from the Kangyur
The Practice of Yakṣiṇī Döndrupma to Dispel Pandemics
by the 5th Dalai Lama
Special Mantra for Overcoming Pandemics
by the 4th Dodrupchen Rinpoche
Heart-Essence Mantras
Innermost Heart-Essence of Noble Mayūri
Dhāraṇī of Heart-Essence of All Tathāgatas
by Guru Chöwang (Tertön Chökyi Wangchuk)
Innermost Heart-Essence of Noble Mañjuśrī's Tantra (Mañjuśrī-nāma-saṃgīti)
Long Life Prayers
Long life prayers request the continued presence and activity of spiritual teachers and accomplished masters. These prayers express devotion while invoking blessings for the teacher's longevity and the flourishing of their teachings.
General Long-Life Prayers
Melody of Deathless Accomplishment: Prayer for Long Life of the Gurus
Prayer for the Long Life of the Guru
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Long Life Prayer for the Three Vajras
Long-Life Prayers for Major Masters
Long Life Prayer for Katog Getse Tülku Rinpoche
by Loppön Tenzin Namdak
Glory of Golden Mountain: Long Life Prayer for Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
Primal Rosary of Precious Stones Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
Long Life Prayer for Jhado Tulku Rinpoche
Prayer for the Swift Rebirth of Dungsay Jigme Tsewang
Prayer for the Swift Rebirth of Dungsay Thinley Norbu
by Khenchen Lama Pelgyepa Dorje Rinpoche
Long Life Prayer for Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
Long-Life Prayers for Other Figures
Long Life Prayers for Khenpo Karma Jamyang Gyaltsen Rinpoche (4 prayers)
by
Long Life Prayer for Ḍākinī Rigdzin Yangchen Lhamo
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Garland of Jewels: A Long Life Prayer for Phub Dorje Wangdü
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Smoke, Water Bowl, and Butter Lamp Offerings & Rituals
Offering texts provide liturgies for purification, devotion, and invoking blessings through various substances. Smoke offerings, using substances such ass sang and sur, use incense and ritual materials for purification and clearing obstacles. Water bowl offerings invoke blessings and generate merit. Butter lamp prayers accompany light offerings that dispel darkness and cultivate wisdom. These practices create auspicious conditions and accumulate merit.
Smoke Offering Practices
Short Smoke Offering for Cleansing Impurities
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Condensed Smoke Offerings
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Extremely Concise Practices of Sanctifying Incense (Sang) and Golden Beverage Offerings (Serkyem)
by Terchen Trulshik Dongak Lingpa, Trulshik Rinpoche, and Düdjom Rinpoche
Concise Smoke Offering Ritual
by Trulshik Rinpoche, Ngawang Chökyi Lodrö
Condensed Prayer for Burnt Offerings (Sur)
by Düdjom Rinpoche, Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje
Concise Red Scented Smoke Offering (Marsur)
by Düdjom Rinpoche, Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje
Sanctifying Smoke Offering to Great God Gaṇapati
by Karma Chagmey
Ocean of Offering Clouds Raining Down Good Fortune
by Lobzang Chökyi Gyeltsen
Water Bowl & Butter Lamp Offering Practices
Water Offering of Treasure Trove of Ambrosial Nectar
by Düdjom Lingpa
Water Offering of All-Pervading Ambrosial Nectar
by Düdjom Lingpa
Ocean of Offering Clouds: Butter Lamp Prayer
by Gatön Ngawang Legpa
Obstacle-Clearing Practices
Rituals and prayers specifically designed to dispel hindrances, avert negative influences, and clear obstacles from the spiritual path. These practices address gossip, negative interdependence, obstructing forces, and various impediments to practice and worldly success. Also includes supplications to protective deities who guard practitioners and remove obstacles.
Condensed Hindrance-Repelling Ritual
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Condensed Ritual for Repelling Gossiping Enemies
by Karma Chagmey
Blazing Wheel: Skillful Method for Accomplishment
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
Extremely Concise 'Dispelling Faults of Interdependence'
by Tertön Sögyal
Appearance of Beneficial Light: Supplication to Five World-Protecting Deities
by Chöying Dorje
Dispelling Obstacles from the Path Prayer
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Confession & Purification Practices
Confession practices acknowledge negative actions and obscurations while invoking the purifying power of the buddhas and bodhisattvas. These texts guide practitioners through the four powers of purification—regret, reliance, remedy, and resolve—clearing karmic obscurations and restoring ethical commitments.
Dredging the Depths of Deepest Hell: The King of Confessions
by Trulshik Rinpoche
The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Downfalls: The Exalted Three Heaps Sutra
from the Kangyur
Biographies & Historical Works
Biographical accounts (namthar) of great masters and chronicles of sacred sites inspire practitioners and preserve lineage history. These narratives demonstrate the path to realization through lived examples.
Biographies
Sunlight Blessings: Biography of Omniscient Khunu Mahāsattva
by Lamchen Gyalpo Rinpoche
Brief Biography of Ngawang Yeshey Thubten (19th century)
by Minyak Gönpo
Biographies of the First Buddhist Patriarchs in Modern Tibetan Renditions
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
Historical Works
Melodious and Delightful Laughter: A Chronicle of the Sacred Region of Drakda Lamtso
by Kalzang Lhündrub
On the Long-Life Arrows of Māratika Cave
by Māratika Dungdzin Rinpoche
Letters & Correspondence
Letters between masters and disciples, or advice given in written form, offer intimate guidance on practice and conduct. These personal communications reveal the teacher-student relationship and practical application of the teachings.
Historical
Poetic Letter Sent to Mahāsiddha Thangtong Gyalpo
by Shākya Chogden
by Chöje Marpa Sheyrab Yeshey
by Chöje Marpa Sheyrab Yeshey
by Chöje Marpa Sheyrab Yeshey
Modern
Letter from the Office of the 17th Karmapa (Aug 5, 2016)
Saraswatī's Letter to Chatral Rinpoche's Students (Jan 9, 2016)
Philosophical Texts
Treatises on Buddhist philosophy including Madhyamaka (Middle Way), Mahāmudrā (Great Seal), and Prajñāpāramitā (Perfection of Wisdom). These works expound the view, meditation techniques, and philosophical frameworks that underpin Buddhist practice.
Madhyamaka
Profound Instructions on the View of the Middle Way
by Ju Mipham Rinpoche
Mahāmudrā
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Lojong (Mind Training)
The Eight Verses of Mind Training
by Geshe Langri Thangpa
The Bodhisattva Path
The Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices
by Gyalsay Thogmey Zangpo
Bodhicharyāvatāra: The Way of the Bodhisattva, Chapter One
by Śāntideva
The Bodhisattva's Jewel Rosary
by Atiśa
Lamrim (Stages of the Path) & Preliminary Practices
Three Principal Aspects of the Path
by Lama Je Tsongkhapa
The instruction on Parting from Four Attachments
by Sachen Künga Nyingpo
Pith Instructions from Lamrim Chenmo on Awakening Spirit (Bodhicitta)
by Takbu Yongdzin Yeshey Gyatso
Teaching on Signs that Common Preliminaries Have Entered Mindstream
by Nyala Pema Duddul
Excerpts from 'Trainings in Bodhicitta Compiled from Sūtras'
from the Kangyur
Vows
from a Drikung Kagyu publication
Advice & Pith Instructions
Direct, practical guidance from realized masters on meditation, conduct, and integrating the dharma into daily life. These concise teachings include Lojong (mind training), advice letters, Lamrim instructions, and personal counsel from teachers to students on the stages of the path and essential practices.
Advice
by Paltrul Rinpoche (Patrul Rinpoche)
Advice to Yeshey Dawa
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Advice to People of Dzagyal Sershul
by Khenpo Jigme Phüntsok Rinpoche
Lamp of Advice Which Illuminates That Which Is To Be Adopted and Abandoned
by the 2nd Khunu Lama Rinpoche
Wish-Fulfilling Reliquary Box of Advice
by Orgyen Drölma
The Negative Retributions of Guns as Seen in the Reviving Hell
by Nyakla Pema Düddül
Pith Instructions
by Longchenpa (Longchen Rabjam)
Effortless Spontaneous Presence
by the 9th Ogyen Tulku Rinpoche
by Milarepa
Song of Symbolic Dharmas Necessary for Meditation
by Chöje Marpa Sherab Yeshe
by Chöje Marpa Sherab Yeshe
Personal Experiential Feelings of the Yogi
by Chöje Marpa Sherab Yeshe
How Joyous to Seek Method and Wisdom
by Kardzey Gyurmey Rabten
A Song of Realization for the Two Great Translators
by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
The Benefits of Circumambulations
from a text compiled by the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute
Essays & Articles
Academic essays and scholarly articles explore Buddhist philosophy, practice, and culture. These works provide analysis, context, and contemporary perspectives on traditional teachings.
Academic Essays
Review of David J. Kalupahana's Ethics in Early Buddhism (1995)
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
The Dynamic of Wisdom and Compassion in Prajñāpāramitā Literature
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
The Four Methods of Guidance as a Framework for Engaged Buddhist Ethics
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
Karmic Purification Via the 'Four Powers' in Mahāyāna Buddhist Scriptures
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
Articles
Introducing Chulen: The Marvelous Rejuvenation Pills of Tibetan Yogis
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
Practices for Success: Buddhist Keys to Abundance and Good Fortune
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
Best Places to Study Tibetan in India: The Ratings
by Erick Tsiknopoulos
Poems
by Gendün Chöpel
A Feeling Difficult to Describe
by Geshe Sherab Phüntsok
by Geshe Sherab Phüntsok
a Tibetan poem
The Final Words of Terdak Lingpa
by Terdak Lingpa
by Kizan and Kozan