Chant Book
Chant Book
Chant Book
~ Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Table of Contents
Ordinary Refuge and Bodhicitta 1
Special Refuge 1
Special Bodhicitta 2
Mandala Offering 2
Dedication of Merit 3
Aspirations 3
Ultimate Supplication 12
A Small Song of Yearning: Calling the Lama from Afar 13
Special Bodhicitta
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hoh kha-nyam drowa ma-lü pa
sang-gyè sala kö-pè chir
dzok-pa chenpö men-ngak ki
rang-rik chö-ku tok-par ja
Hoh. To establish every single being in numbers vast as space
In the state of buddhahood,
I will realize self-knowing awareness, the dharmakaya,
Through the instructions of Dzogpa Chenpo.
Mandala Offering
!, ?-$8A-%R?-(?-L$-8A%-3J-+R$-2N3?, ,<A-<2-\A%-28A-*A-^?-2o/-0-:.A,
,?%?-o?-8A%-.-.3A$?-+J-:2=-2<-2IA, ,:PR-!/-i3-.$-8A%-=-,R.-0<->R$,
sa-shi pö-chu juk shing mètok tram
ri-rap ling-zhi nyi-dè gyenpa di
sang-gyè shing du mik tè bhul-war gee
dro-kun nam-dak shing la chö-par sho
I anoint this base with perfumed water and sprinkle it with flowers.
Adorned with Mt. Meru, the four continents, the sun and moon,
I visualize it as a buddha realm and offer it.
May all beings enjoy this perfect realm.
Requesting the Teacher to Give Teachings
!, ?J3?-&/-i3?-GA-2?3-0-.%-, ,]R-;A-LJ-V$-)A-v-2<,
,(J-(%-,/-3R%-,J$-0-;A, ,(R?-GA-:#R<-=R-{R<-.-$?R=,,
sem-chen nam ki sampa dang
lo-yi jè-trak ji ta war
chè-chung t’un-mong t’ek pa yi
chö-ki khorlo kor du sol
According to sentient beings’ dispositions
And specific mental capacities,
Please turn the Dharma wheel
Of the greater, lesser or common vehicles.
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Dedication of Merit
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,*J-c-/-:(A:A-j-_2?-:O$?-0-;A, YA.-0:A-35S-=?-:PR-2-1R=-2<->R$,
sö-nam di-yi t’am-chè zik-pa nyi
t’ob nè nyè-pè dra-nam p’am chè nè
kyè ga na chii ba-lap truk-pa yi
si-pè tso-lè drowa dröl-war sho
By this merit, may omniscience be attained,
And may the adversary, kleshas, be conquered.
F rom the ocean of samsara, with its stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness and death,
May all sentient beings be freed.
Aspirations
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,*J?-0-*3?-0-3J.-0<-;%-, ,$R%-/?-$R%-.-:1J=-2<->R$,
jang-chup sem-chok rinpochè
ma-kyè panam kyè-gyur chik
kyè-pa nyam pa mèpar yang
gong-nè gongdu p’el-war sho
May the precious bodhichitta
Arise where it has not arisen;
And where it has arisen, may it not diminish,
But increase further and further.
!, ,!R%-*A.-v-2-<A/-0R-(J, ,3-*J?-0-i3?-*J?-I<-&A$
,*J?-0-*3?-0-3J.-0<-;%-, ,$R%-/?-$R%-.-:1J=-2<->R$,
tong-nyi ta-wa rinpochè
ma-kyè panam kyè-gyur chik
kyèpa nyam pa mèpar yang
gong-nè gongdu p’el-war sho
May the precious view of emptiness
Arise where it has not arisen;
And where it has arisen, may it not diminish,
But increase further and further.
4 !, ,,R.-0-:5K-3J.-<A/-0R-(J, ,3-*J?-0-i3?-I<-&A$
,*J?-0-*3?-0-3J.-0<-;%-, ,$R%-/?-$R%-.-:1J=-2<->R$,
chö-pa tsè-mè rinpochè
ma-kyè panam kyè-gyur chik
kyè-pa nyam pa mèpar yang
gong-nè gongdu p’el-war sho
May the precious conduct of nonviolence
Arise where it has not arisen;
And where it has arisen, may it not diminish,
But increase further and further
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
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$?R=,,
lo chö-su dro-war jin-ji lap tu sol
chö lamdu dro-war jin-ji lap tu sol
lam trulpa sel-war jin-ji lap tu sol
trul-pa yèshè su char-war jin-ji lap tu sol
Grant your blessings that our minds may follow the Dharma.
Grant your blessings that the Dharma becomes the path.
Grant your blessings that the path dispels confusion.
Grant your blessings that confusion dawns as wisdom.
“Buddha of the Three Times”
Supplication to Guru Rinpoche
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2<-(.-8A-2-.%; 2?3-0-z/-IA?-P2-0<-LA/-IA?-_R2?;
du-sum sang-gyè guru rinpochè
ngö-drup kundak dèwa chen-pö zhap
bar-chè kunsel dü-dûl drak-po tsal
söl-wa debso jin-ji lap tu sol
chi nang sang-wè barchè zhi-wa dang
sampa lhun ki drup-par jin ji lop
Guru Rinpoche, Buddha of the three times,
Lord of all siddhis, embodiment of great bliss,
Dispeller of all obstacles, wrathful tamer of Mara,
We supplicate you. Please grant your blessings!
Bless us that outer, inner and secret obstacles subside
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And our wishes are spontaneously accomplished.
Kunzang Dorsem
General Lineage Supplication
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$*$?-$+J<-!R/-2o-l-?R$?, ,2!:-$+J<-]-3-i3?-=-$?R=-2-:.J2?,,
kun-zang dor-sem ga-rab shi-ri seng
pèma ka-ra jè-bang nyi-shu nga
so zur nûb nyak ter-tön gya-tsa sok
ka-ter lama nam-la sol wa dep
Samantabhadra, Vajrasattva, Garab Dorje and Shri Singha,
Padmakara, King and subjects—the twenty-five disciples—
So, Zur, Nub, Nyag, the hundred tertons and others,
All gurus of kama and terma, I supplicate you.
In all my lives
May I never be separated from you, sublime being,
And always be nourished
By the taste of your speech amrita, the sacred Dharma.
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Ultimate Supplication
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,$%-YA.-!/-G%-]-3:A-<R=-0-!J, ,3,<-,$-{-$?3-]-3-212-0<->R$,
lama chö-ku rang-sem dak-par dzok
rang-ngo shè di dön-ki sol-dep chok
nang-si kun-kyang lamè rölpa tè
t’ar-tuk ku-sum lama drup par sho
;J->J?-!-.$-3R?-.%-V=-2-=?, <A$-0-:R.-$?=-hR-eJ-$;-1R/-3,
<A$-l=-:$$?-3J.-:#R<-IA-5S$?-.%-2&?, $?R=-=R-3(R.-.R-:.R.-.R/-;A.-28A/-P2,,
yèshè ka-tak trö dang trelwa lè
rigpa ösel dorje yudrönma
rik tsel gak-mè khor-ki tsok dang chè
sol lô chö dô dö tön yi-shin drup