THE MANJUSHRI PRAYER

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The Kang-lo-ma Praise of Arya Manjushri

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LAMA DANG GNPO JETSUN JAM PAY YANG LA CHAK TSAL LO
To the guru and protector, Lord Manjushri, I prostrate.
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GANG GI LO DR DRIB NYI TRIN TRAL NYI TAR NAM DAG RAB SAL WA
Your intellect being free of the clouds of the two veils, you shine as brilliant and pure as the sun.
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JI NYE DN KUN JI SHIN ZIG CHIR NYI KYI TUK KAR LEG BAM DZIN
You hold a book to your heart because you see exactly all meaningfulness.
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GANG DAG SI PAY TSN RAR MA RIG MUN TUM DUK NGAL GYI ZIR WAY
You love as much as an only son every being, all of us afflicted by suffering,
being enveloped in dark ignorance in the dungeon of existence.
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DRO TSOG KUN LA BU CHIK TAR TSE YEN LAK DRUK CHUI YANG DEN SUNG
Your speech has 60 melodious qualities.
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DRUK TAR CHER DROG NY MONG NYI LONG LEH KYI CHAK DROG DROL
DSEH CHING
Roaring like a dragon, you awaken us from the slumber of the kleshas, freeing us from the chains
of karma.

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MA RIG MUN SEL DUG NGAL NYU GU JI NYEH CH DZEH RAL DRI NAM
Bearing your sword, you cut the manifold seedlings of suffering, clearing away the darkness of
ignorance.
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D NEY DAG CHING SA CHU TAR SN YN TEN LU DZOG GYAL SEH TU W
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Pure from the beginning and having attained the tenth bhumi, your physical qualities are those of
a principal bodhisattva, adorned with 112 attributes,
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CHU TRAG CHU DANG CHU NYI GYEN TREH DAG L MUN SEL JAM PAY YANG
LA DU
To Manjushri who clears away the darkness of my mind, I bow down.
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OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHI
[Say the mantra many times. The DHI is repeated many times]

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TSE DEN KYEH KYI KYEN RAB ZER GYI
Lovingly, your supreme knowledge's light rays
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DAG L TI MUG MUN PA RAB SAL NEH
Fully dispel the dark ignorance of my mind;
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KA DANG TEN CH SHUNG LUG TOG PA YI
Please grant me courageous intelligence
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LO DR POB PAY NANG WA TSAL DU SOL
To fully understand the scriptures of the sutras and shastras.
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PAL DEN TSA WAY LAMA RINPOCHE
Glorious precious root guru
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DAG GI CHI WOR PEMAY DEN SHUG LA
Please be seated on a lotus seat above my head.
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KA DRIN CHEN P GO NEH JEH ZUNG TEH
With your great kindness, please guide me
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KU SUNG TUK KYI NG DRUB TSAL DU SOL
And bestow the siddhis of your body, speech, and mind.

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