The Bodhichitta Foundationprayerbook
The Bodhichitta Foundationprayerbook
The Bodhichitta Foundationprayerbook
Foundation
Prayer Book
Please treat this prayer book with respect as it contains the precious teachings of the
Dharma. Please do not place it on the floor, step over it, or place other objects on top
of it. Thank you.
By virtue of this Dharma work, may all sentient beings be free from
suffering and attain perfect, complete Enlightenment.
Opening Prayers
Altruistic Motivation
Until death, I perform virtuous deeds with body, speech and mind.
1
The Four Immeasurables
May all sentient beings, boundless as the sky,
have happiness and the causes of happiness .
May they be liberated from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness
which is free from sorrow.
May they rest in equanimity,
free from attachment and aversion.
Repeat 3 times
2
Mandala Offering
The ground is sprinkled with scented water
and strewn with flowers,
It is adorned with Mount Meru, the
supreme mountain, the four continents and
the sun and the moon.
As a Buddha field I offer it.
May all living beings attain the happiness
of the Buddha fields.
Praise to Tara
3
Mantra of Shankyamuni Buddha
OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SVAHA
Mantra of Padmasambhava
Mantra of Manjushri
OM AH RA PA TSA NA DI
4
Mantra of His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
5
Dedication Prayer by Lord Jigten Sumgon
6
Dakorma Prayer
By the virtues collected in the three times by myself and all beings
in samsara and nirvana, and by the innate root of virtue,
May I and all sentient beings quickly attain,
unsurpassed, perfect, complete and precious enlightenment.