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The Vajrakilaya Root Tantra Section (or Fragment) (Toh. 439), the remains of a much larger Vajrakilaya tantra, was discovered and translated into Tibetan by the renowned Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen...

Commonly known as simply the Namasangiti, this is one of the most highly revered tantras throughout all lineages and practice systems of Vajrayana Buddhism. In it, Buddha Shakyamuni teaches Vajrapani...

In the sutra "The Question of Maitreya" (Toh. 85, Maitreya­paripriccha, Jampa Zhupa), Buddha Shakyamuni recounts this prayer that Maitreya made as a bodhisattva aspiring to accomplish the six perfections and...

This dharani, which is part of the larger corpus of texts on astrology (naktsi) taught by Mañjushri in China, begins with an invocation of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and then...

A popular Nyingma version of the famous "Bodhisattvas’ Confession of Downfalls" (Jangchup Sempe Tungshak), also known as the "Sutra of the Three Heaps" (Phungpo Sumpe Do), invoking the thirty-five buddhas...

As its name suggests, this brief incantation (dharani) is intended to liberate the one who recites or uses it as a chakra from all physical, vocal and mental constraints, including...

Vajranakhi (Dorje Dermo), 'Vajra Claw', is a wrathful dakini whose mantra has a long history and can be found in various forms in, e.g., the Guhyasamaja, Vajravarahi, and Vajrakila traditions....

This version (Toh. 683) of the Amoghasha dharani originates from the sutra of the same name (Toh. 682) but diverges in certain ways from its source. Not only does it...

This popular canonical work, which is included in the Kangyur (Toh. 591), teaches the incantation (dharani) and rituals associated with the goddess Sitatapatra, who is renowned for her power to...

A popular text (Toh. 748) teaching the incantation (dharani) and rituals associated with the Blue-Clad (nilambaradhara) form of the deity Vajrapani. According to Karmavajra’s commentary (Toh. 2676), the dharani is...

In response to a question from the bodhisattva Akashagarbha, the Buddha explains how a bodhisattva should view the mind at the moment of death. It is important, the Buddha says,...

This popular canonical work (Toh. 564) reveals the incantation (dharani) associated with Marici, goddess of the dawn, and explains how it confers the deity's qualities and guards against adversity, danger...

In this sutra (Toh. 311) the Buddha teaches eleven perceptions to be cultivated at the time of death to the assembled monks as his final testament.

This popular canonical work (Toh. 662) teaches the incantation (dharani) and rituals associated with the goddess Vasudhara. According to the text, the dharani grants prosperity and wealth and averts spirits,...

In this (Toh. 23), the shortest of the Prajñaparamita or Perfection of Wisdom sutras, the Buddha teaches the syllable ‘A’, which encapsulates the transcendent perfection of wisdom and all the...

Perhaps the most popular of all prayers to Tara, this tantra praises her twenty-one forms, both peaceful and wrathful. The first twenty-one verses are at once a series of homages...

This famous vajra song (dorje lu), named after its initial syllables "ema kiri", appears in the "Tantra of the Union of the Sun and Moon" ("Nyi Da Khajor"). It consists...

Vajravidāraṇa (Dorje Namjom) is a semi-wrathful form of Vajrapani and the deity’s dharani (zung), counted as a kriya-tantra, is known for its healing and purifying effect. The dharani has inspired...

Arya Atisha Dipamkara Srijñana imparted this advice to his disciples at the request of Lha Changchub Ö as he was preparing to return to India. In it, he offers basic...

In response to a question from his heart-disciples Tsöndrü Yungdrung, Ngok Lekpé Sherab, and Dromtön Gyalwé Jungné, Jowo Atiśa outlines the core principles of mind training or lojong in twenty-one...

A brief guide to cultivating immeasurable loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity; it is attributed to the Indian master Arya Buddhagupta and included within the Tengyur (Toh. 3914).

A poetic eulogy (Toh. 1142) that extols the thirty-five Buddhas who feature in confession practices such as the Bodhisattvas’ Confession of Downfalls (Jangchup Sempé Tungshak), also known as the Sutra...

This text (Toh. 1133) is the longer of Arya Nagarjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stupas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the...

This text (Toh. 1134) is the shorter of Arya Nagarjuna’s two short eulogies praising the stūpas at the eight great sacred places commemorating significant events in the life of the...

This four-line praise may be the earliest prayer to Padmasambhava preserved in writing. It forms the colophon of the Noose of Methods (IOL Tib J 321, Tapshag, or Upayapasha), a...

This short commentary (Toh. 4353) on the secret mantra or tantric meaning of the famous Heart Sutra is attributed to the Atiyoga teacher Arya Shri Simha. According to the colophon,...

This commentary by Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje (1895–1969) presents a clear Nyingma perspective on the practice of the feast-gathering (ganacakra; tsok). The text does not refer to a particular sadhana,...

A well-known prayer to Guru Rinpoche's foremost disciples, the king Trisong Detsen and twenty-five of his subjects.

This long-life practice (tsedrup) and empowerment (tsewang) of Thangtong Gyalpo (1361–1485?) is said to bring together the oral, treasure and visionary teachings. It combines Thangtong Gyalpo's original Glorious Bestower of...

This pith instruction for accomplishing longevity (tsedrup) through Thangtong Gyalpo (1361–1485?) is said to bring together the oral, treasure and visionary teachings. According to its colophon, Chöjé Lingpa received the...

This short feast-offering liturgy incorporates the Prayer in Six Vajra Lines (Dü Sum Sangyé) and can be used in connection with any guru sadhana.

This profound explanation of the individual syllables of Guru Padmasambhava's famous Vajra-Guru Mantra is written in colloquial language that is concise and easy to understand. The text is explicitly aimed...

A short practice of the lion-faced dakini, Simhamukha (Seng Dongma), who is associated with the elimination of adversity, threats and danger.

A short prayer invoking Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal in order to dispel obstacles and fulfill wishes.

A brief rite of amrita or 'medicinal nectar' offering (men chö) to accompany The Guru’s Heart Practice, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu) revelation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen...

Gönpo Tseten Rinpoche wrote this explanation of the significance of the Tenth Day (or Guru Rinpoche Day) of each lunar month for his American students, in California in 1981. He...

This pith instruction on how to accomplish Vajrakilaya was given by Guru Padmasambhava to his closest disciple Khandro Yeshé Tsogyal. Following the Atiyoga approach, the text comments on the oft-quoted...

A collection of brief dharanis that are said to encapsulate the essence of the entire Kangyur, or Collected Words of the Buddha, and serve as a powerful means of purification...

The Great Fifth Dalai Lama wrote this prayer to Guru Padmasambhava in his eight manifestations, calling upon him to remember his pledge to Tibet and its people, for recitation on...

A two-verse aspiration for the swift reincarnation of Kyapjé Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Mingyur Dewey Dorje (1953–2020).

Jamgön Amnye Zhab Ngawang Kunga Sönam composed this supplication to Guru Padmasambhava for the swift fulfillment of all wishes in 1641, when war and chaos were afflicting the regions of...

This epic of Guru Padmasambhava, as recorded by Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal, was revealed by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye as a “siddhi”. The text consists of ten short chapters, each related...

This popular song of devotion composed by the celebrated Rimé (ecumenical) master Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé has two parts: the first an invocation of the great holders of various lineages,...

This practice of smoke (sang) offering to supplement The Excellent Vase of Jewels Wealth Practice (Nordrup Rinchen Bumzang) from the Chokling Tersar was composed at Chokgyur Lingpa's request.

Extracting the Essence of Immortality (Tukdrup Tsepamé) constitutes the Dharmakaya practice from the Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles (Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel). The sadhana is a powerful method...

This concise ritual for cultivating the pure realm of Amitabha was arranged by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye based on Chokgyur Lingpa’s Amitabha sadhana from the "Essence Manual of Oral Instructions"...

This description of ganacakra, preserved in The Treasury of Extensive Teachings (Gyachen Kadzö), presents a clear Nyingma perspective on the practice of ganacakra. The text does not refer to any...

Supplication to the lineage of Tsokyé Nyingtik, the secret practice among the Chokling Tersar’s Four Cycles of Guru Yoga (Ladrup Khorzhi).

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé composed this lineage prayer for The Guru’s Heart Practice, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu) while residing at his famous retreat center of Tsadra Rinchen Drak.

This simple practice of 'freeing lives' (tsetar), which is included in the Rinchen Terdzö, was arranged by Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche, who drew mainly upon The Innermost Secret, Unsurpassed Longevity Practice...

The biography featured here is extracted from Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé’s A Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli, part of his Treasury of Precious Termas (Rinchen Terdzö). This collection includes life...

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye composed this beautiful prayer summarizing Trinle Drodul Lerap Dewa Tsel’s famous terma biography of Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal in 1893 at the request of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo...

A guru yoga featuring the three great nonsectarian masters Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, and Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé as embodiments of the Lords of the Three Families—Avalokiteshvara,...

A four-line prayer to accompany offerings to Mahadeva and consort, the protectors associated with the activity of magnetizing.

This praise to the Abbot Shantarakshita is part of a set of three praises commemorating the lives of the so-called Abbot, Master and Dharma-King (Khen Lob Chö Sum), i.e., Shantarakshita,...

A short prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me).

This praise to the Emperor Trisong Detsen is part of a set of three praises commemorating the lives of the so-called Abbot, Master and Dharma-King (Khen Lob Chö Sum), i.e.,...

A simple practice of 'freeing lives' (tshe thar) composed by Mipham Rinpoche in 1897.

This collection of secret mantras, compiled by Mipham Rinpoche in 1898, is said to be especially powerful in overcoming the various forms of disease and harmful influence prevalent in the...

This praise to the Master Padmasambhava is part of a set of three praises commemorating the lives of the so-called Abbot, Master and Dharma-King (Khen Lob Chö Sum), i.e., Abbot...

A commentary on the famous six-syllable mantra of Manjushri (om arapacana dhih), relating each mantra syllable to aspects of generation stage (kyerim), completion stage (dzogrim) and Great Perfection (Dzogchen) practice.

This prayer beautifully summarizes the Padma Kathang (The Chronicles of Padma), one of the most famous and influential of Guru Padmasambhava's many biographies. It reveals how Guru Rinpoche manifests in...

A concise ritual invoking the Four Great Kings (Gyalchen Dezhi), who are the guardians of the four directions, when establishing and dissolving retreat boundaries.

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo explains the history and benefits of some sacred substances and two statues of Guru Padmasambhava—the 'representative' (kutsap) images known as Tukjé Ötro and Ngödrup Palbar—that were revealed...

This concise instruction for accomplishing longevity (tsedrup) is said to be an abridgment of Thangtong Gyalpo's (1361–1485?) original sadhana. According to the colophon, Khyentse Wangpo composed the practice in a...

This popular liturgy for saving the lives of animals includes practices of taking refuge and generating bodhicitta, as well as the recitation of mantras and dharanis, visualization, and prayers of...

A practice of Damdrip Nyepa Künsel —which derives from the revelations of Trengpo Sherab Özer (1518–1584)—based on the deity Ucchusma (Metseg), with added preliminary and concluding sections and further instructions...

Verses in praise of the eighth-century dakini Lhacham Mandarava, one of the principal consorts of Guru Padmasambhava.

In 1848, at the age of twenty-eight, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo had a vision in which he was blessed by Guru Rinpoche, who then dissolved into his heart. As a result,...

Verses of supplication to Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, which Khyentse Wangpo composed at Jamgön Kongtrul's behest.

This commentary to Jamgön Kongtrul’s biographical prayer to Chokgyur Lingpa, The Melody of the Auspicious Spiralled Conch, discusses the great tertön's life and legacy, celebrating, in particular, his terma revelations...

According to the colophon, this elaborate ritual for cultivating the pure realm of Amitabha was compiled by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo at the passing of Chokgyur Lingpa’s mother, Tsering Yangtso. Taking...

This short Tara feast-offering was composed for practitioners who wish to offer a simple ganacakra feast within a Tara sadhana, such as the Zabtik Drolchok.

A daily practice of the Great Compassionate One, Wish-fulfilling Wheel (Tukje Chenpo Yizhin Khorlo), a yidam practice which Chokgyur Lingpa revealed at Yegyel Namkha Dzö in 1856.

The longer sadhana, or ritual manual (lejang), for the The Guru’s Heart-Practice, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu), which was jointly revealed by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa at...

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo recounts the origin of the teachings of Simhamukha and how they have been subsequently passed down to him. He closely follows the story associated with the lineage...

A simple outline identifying the main features of each verse in the famous, widely-chanted liturgy known as Praise to Tara with Twenty-One Verses of Homage.

Jetsün Drakpa Gyaltsen's influential, word-by-word commentary to the popular Praise to Tara with Twenty-One Verses of Homage.

This famous commentary on the 'transference of consciousness' (Tib. phowa; Skt. samkranti/utkranti) describes the various forms of the practice in general and the specific details of the Namchö transference in...

A simple visualization and mantra practice for Medicine Buddha, otherwise known as Bhaishajya-Guru, Master of Medicine.

To practice this short sadhana of the deity Sitatapatra (Dukkar, “White Parasol”) is, in the words of the text itself, "to hold aloft an indestructible vajra sword that can avert...

A fulfillment offering (kongwa) liturgy for the Chokling Tersar cycle of Lama Norlha known as The Excellent Vase of Jewels Wealth Practice (Nordrup Rinchen Bumzang).

A lineage supplication for the Chokling Tersar cycle focusing on Lama Norlha known as The Excellent Vase of Jewels Wealth Practice (Nordrup Rinchen Bumzang).

This aspiration for rebirth in Zangdok Palri, the Copper-Colored Mountain, has originally been composed by Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal. Some suggest that it was later revealed by Pema Lingpa, but its...

Composed at the cave of Yangleshö in Nepal, this spontaneous song praises the power of this sacred site, a place where Guru Padmasambhava once meditated and gained accomplishment, while also...

A Lamp Illuminating the Path to Liberation explains many fundamental points of Buddhadharma in a structured and simple way. It also elaborates on many practical aspects of Dharma, such as...

Belonging to the set of instructions known as the Seven Excellent Interdependent Connections (Tendrel Rapdünma), this text by the great Kagyü teacher Pema Karpo (1527–1592) explains meditative equipoise, which is...

In this brief guide to Ujjain, most likely part of a personal pilgrimage diary, Kyapjé Chatral Rinpoche repeatedly refers to the city as Uddiyana. Ujjain is home to the Mahakaleshwar...

A short yet profound guru yoga composed at the insistence of close students and which is still recited daily by many disciples. The practice incorporates a unique mantra based on...

Kyapje Chatral Rinpoche wrote this brief guide to the sacred Maratika cave at the request of his daughter, Semo Sarasvati. In a series of verses, he describes the significance of...

Kyapjé Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche (b.1951) composed this short biography of his father, Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920–1996), following repeated requests from the khenpos, tulkus, vajra masters, and senior monks of...

Kyapjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche invokes the eight manifestations of Guru Rinpoche (Guru Tsengye) by drawing on key lines from the famous Manjushri-Namasamgiti (Chanting the Names of Manjushri).

This prayer to Guru Padmasambhava incorporates the twelve syllables of the Vajra Guru mantra, elaborating upon their meaning in different ways in each of the eight chapters.

A lesser known prayer to the lineage of the Profound Essence of Tara (Zaptik Drolchok), the practice of Green Tara which was revealed as a mind terma by Terchen Chokgyur...

A prayer to invoke various wisdom dakinis, including Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal, Arya Tara and Vajravarahi, in order to request their blessings and aid.

Kyapjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche adapted this teaching on shamatha and vipashyana from The White Lotus, Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche's supportive teaching (kyap chö) for the "Treasury of Blessings" sadhana of Buddha...

Kyapjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed separate outer, inner and secret guru yoga practices with the great scholar, Sakya Pandita as their object. Here is the outer practice, complete with visualization,...

A prayer for the longevity of Kyapjé Neten Chokling Rinpoche (b. 1973) incorporating the name Rigdzin Gyurme Dorje, which was given to Kyapjé Neten Chokling Rinpoche at his enthronement by...

A brief petitionary offering (sol chö) to the matrika Pukkasi, who is the local protectress of the sacred Jarung Kashor stupa in Boudha, Nepal.

A simple invocation of Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche's lineage masters, from the dharmakaya Padma Amitayus down to his own root teacher.

A brief daily practice of Green Tara, composed at the request of Ngawang Palmo.

This short daily sadhana of the wrathful dakini Vajra Claw (Vajranakhi, Dorje Dermo) includes a simple visualization and mantra recitation. According to the colophon, Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche extracted the practice...

Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche composed this prayer of aspiration to be reborn on the Copper-Colored Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri, after his firstborn daughter, Semo Dekyong Yeshe Wangmo, had left...

Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche composed this four-line supplication after he received the empowerments and transmissions for the Three Sections of the Great Perfection (Dzogchen Desum) from Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in...

Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche composed this short prayer invoking the Abbot, Master and Dharma-King (Khen Lop Chö Sum), i.e., Abbot Shantarakshita, Guru Padmasambhava and Dharma King Trisong Detsen, at Samyé monastery...

A brief daily practice of The Heart-Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality, or Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik, the popular long-life sadhana discovered as a mind treasure by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo...

Divine Blue Water (lhachap ngönmo) is a smoke offering (sang) ritual that functions as a remedy against ritual pollution (drip), specifically the form known as ‘contamination’ (nöl). The text is...

Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche wrote this short prayer when he was engaged in long-life practice at Maratika cave in Nepal, the sacred site where Guru Rinpoche achieved immortality with his consort,...

A short remainder torma offering (lhaktor) liturgy composed at the request of Sakya Dakchen Rinpoche (1929–2016) as an addition to the feast offering (tshok chö) for Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche's famous...

In this sadhana arranged for daily recitation, Kyapjé Dudjom Rinpoche synthesizes the visualizations of earlier Sitatapatra practices with the mantras and key passages from the dharani known as The Supreme...

A short daily practice for longevity focusing on Amitayus, which, in Kyapjé Düdjom Rinpoche's own words, distils "the many vast and profound longevity practices of the treasure tradition."

A short daily practice of Kagyé, the Eight Herukas.

While on pilgrimage through India in 1956, Kyapjé Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö meditated at the mahasiddha Shavari's meditation cave in the Sitavana (‘Cool Grove’) charnel ground near Bodhgaya, resulting in...

A prayer to the three main stupas of the Kathmandu Valley: Jarung Khashor or Boudha, Swayambhu, and Namo Buddha, which commemorates the bodhisattva Mahasattva's sacrifice to a starving tigress.

This is a poetic guide to the sacred site of Yangleshö near the village of Pharping to the south of the Kathmandu Valley, where it is said that Guru Padmasambhava...

This practice unites the recitation of the famous Dü Sum Sangyé Prayer with a corresponding visualization of the four main forms of Guru Padmasambhava according to the Chokling Tersar’s Four...

A short 'means of recitation' (lakthap), providing additional prayers and practices to be chanted before and after the root text of the Sutra of Boundless Life and Wisdom.

Kyapjé Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö wrote this recitation guide (lagtap) for the Vajrakilaya Root Tantra Section (Phurba Tsadum) at the request of his master of ceremonies, Lama Chokden.

A short daily practice of Guru Dükyi Shechen—The Great Demon-Slayer—from the Tukdrup Barche Kunsel (‘Dispelling All Obstacles’) cycle of the Chokling Tersar.

This practice unites the recitation of the famous Dü Sum Sangyé Prayer with a corresponding visualization of the four main forms of Guru Padmasambhava according to the Chokling Tersar’s Four...

In this brief commentary, Kyapjé Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö reveals the outer or literal, inner or hidden and secret or ultimate layers of meaning in the famous Düsum Sangyé or...

Kyapjé Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche wrote this song of "calling the guru from afar" (lama jangwö) to accompany the Ultimate Guru Sadhana of Simplicity (Drömé Dönkyi Lhadrup) composed by Kyapjé Tulku...

A concise guru yoga focusing on Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and composed by his son, Kyapjé Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche.

This practice invokes Lama Norlha as Kyechok Tsülzang, the third of Guru Padmasambhava’s twelve emanations according to the Tukdrup Barché Kunsel mandala. Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé created a sadhana from...

A brief compilation of chants for the beginning and end of Dharma teachings which Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche arranged in accordance with the tradition.

A concise collection of chants for the beginning and end of meditation sessions, arranged by Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in accordance with tradition.

The concise preliminary practices (ngöndro) for Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa's most renowned treasure cycle, "The Guru's Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles" (Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel), arranged by Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen...

Having spent parts of his life in the hidden valley (beyul) of Kyimolung in Nubri, Nepal, Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche composed this eulogy in praise of its sacred landscape.

Kyabjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche has authored a singular composition, a Guru Yoga entitled the Ultimate Guru Sadhana of Simplicity (Trömé Lhadrub), that encapsulates the very essence of the Great Perfection...

A simple practice of 'freeing lives' (tsethar) compiled from the writings of Ju Mipham and the First Dodrupchen Jikme Trinle Özer.

A brief explanation of the famous final testament of Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje (1646–1714) that is commonly recited as an aspiration.

A ritual for paying homage to the Buddha and eight main bodhisattvas as a means of generating bodhicitta. The text belongs to The Great Compassionate One, Lotus Ushnisa (Tukje Chenpo...

Two short prayers from the Chokling Tersar tradition to accompany offerings to Mahādeva and consort, who are associated with the activity of magnetizing.

In this famous history of the sacred stupa of Boudha, Guru Padmasambhava recounts the stupa's origins. In response to a request from King Trisong Detsen, he tells how a humble...

This practice of invoking and paying homage to various buddhas is said to be a powerful means of purifying obscurations and accumulating merit, tantamount to reciting the Kangyur in its...

This prayer in 26 verses recounts the major events of the life of Guru Padmasambhava, from his miraculous birth upon a lotus to his final departure from Tibet for the...

This revelation of Orgyen Lingpa, discovered at Samye Chimpu, provides a brief account of Guru Padmasambhava's life and deeds. Each of its sixteen chapters describes eight features, beginning with Guru...

A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, which Ratna Lingpa received during a visionary journey to Zangdokpalri, the Copper-Colored Mountain of Glory.

A prayer to Guru Rinpoche recounting eleven significant deeds in his life: 1) forming the enlightened intention to tame beings, 2) descending into the lotus flower, 3) spontaneously taking birth,...

In this brief treasure text, Padmasambhava prophesies the many ways in which he will reveal himself to disciples in the future. He encourages his students to pray to him continually...

A short historical guide to the sacred place of Samye Chimpu, where Guru Padmasambhava taught and granted empowerments to his twenty-five disciples, who then meditated in the surrounding caves and...

This popular Sampa Lhundrupma prayer to Guru Padmasambhava was revealed as a terma by Dzongter Kunzang Nyima, alias Rikdzin Jikme Nüden Dorje, the grandson and speech incarnation of Dudjom Lingpa...

This short text by Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (1182–1251) explains ganachakra practice from the Sakya perspective according to the traditions of the Hevajra and Chakrasamvara tantras. It is among the...

This devotional appeal to Guru Padmasambhava by one of his main consorts, Lhacham Mandarava of Zahor, is adapted from The Golden Garland Chronicles (Kathang Sertrengwa) revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340–1396).

A brief Taklung Kagyü preliminary, or ngöndro, that focuses on Vajradhara, the great Indian siddhas, and the masters of the Taklung Kagyü tradition.

Jedrung Jampa Jungné composed this guru sadhana following a vision of the ḍakini Kadali. It involves a self-visualisation of Cakrasaṃvara and a front-visualisation of Vajradhara surrounded by the Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas.

Following a vision of the dakini Kadali, Jedrung Jampa Jungné composed this prayer that invokes all eighty-four Mahasiddhas and accompanies the guru yoga sadhana known as Luminous Bindu.

This pithy text provides beginners with a clear, comprehensible explanation of kyerim, or the generation stage, including all the most important points of practice, such as the three samadhis, four...

This concise commentary draws from the tradition of Fivefold Mahamudra teachings passed down from Pakmodrupa Dorjé Gyelpo to Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön, and thus especially emphasized within the Drikung Kagyü...

Brief verses of prayer invoking Buddha Shakyamuni, Prajñaparamita, Avalokiteshvara, Guru Padmasambhava, Vajrasattva, and the protector Bernakchen, together with their mantras, composed for daily recitation or use on special occasions.

A brief offering to the treasure guardians (terung chöpa) for "The Guru’s Heart Practice, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel" (Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu) revelation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.

This concise guru yoga centers around the famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava known as "The Prayer in Six Vajra Lines", or Dü Sum Sangye, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa's own terma revelation....

A four-line prayer to be reborn on the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri, in the company of Guru Padmasambhava and his retinue.

A Shower of Precious Blessings (Jinlap Norbu Drucha) is a collection of thirty-five prayers by the Great Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa, composed at the request of various disciples on...

In an address to disciples, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa sets out a vision of nonsectarianism, in which he emphasizes the commonality of traditions and decries the divisiveness that periodically plagues Tibet...

Chokgyur Lingpa's first-hand account of the treasure revelations of "The Essential Sacred Dharma in Five Cycles" (Damchö Nyingpo Khornga), The Gradual Path of Wisdom Essence (Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo), and The...

As part of the Three Roots of the Sevenfold Cycle of Profundity Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa revealed the following practice of Guru Dewa Chenpo. Supplementing the root treasure text with further...

In these four short lines, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa encapsulates, as the colophon reveals, the four qualities that all contemporary tantric practitioners should have.

A brief history of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa's treasure (terma) revelations from when he was thirteen until he was thirty-three years old as recounted by the tertön himself in either 1860...

Composed for the sixth Drikung Chungtsang, Könchok Tenzin Chökyi Lodrö (1801–1859), this short text offers straightforward advice on measuring one's progress on the Dharma path.

This short autobiography, composed in verse, covers the main events in the great treasure-revealer’s life from 1829, the year of his birth, until 1865, which was five years before he...

Chokgyur Lingpa revealed this Gesar practice on the 25th day of the Monkey month in the Fire Rabbit year (1867) following a pure vision. The Second Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Könchok...

The Dredger of the Lower Realms’ Depths (Ngensong Dongtruk) constitutes the Sambhogakaya practice from the Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles (Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel). The sadhana is a...

Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa revealed "The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles" (Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel) on the tenth day of the ninth month in the Earth Monkey year (1848)....

Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa revealed this concise smoke offering practice (sang chö) as part of the famous cycle known as "The Guru's Heart Practice: Dispelling All Obstacles on the Path"...

Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa revealed this brief Red Hayagriva sadhana in 1856. It is part of the Magnetizing Profundity of Hayagriva, which, in turn, belongs to The Sevenfold Profundity (Zabpa Khordün)...

This treasure text invoking the Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession was revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa as part of the cycle of The Great Compassionate One, Lotus Ushnisa (Tukje Chenpo Pema...

The Essential Amrita of Profound Meaning is a collection of twenty-four pieces of heart advice that the Great Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa gave upon the request of various disciples...

On the tenth day of the Monkey month in the Fire Dragon year (12 July 1856) at Yegyel Namkha Dzö, Chokgyur Lingpa revealed The Guru Yoga of Blessings (Jinlap Lamé...

Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa revealed the secret cycle of The Heart Practice of Mighty Vajra Wrath (Tukdrup Dorje Draktsal) from Yegyal Namkha Dzö. This particular Guru Draktsal sadhana is regarded as...

This concise practice of Guru Dewa Chenpo (Guru Dewa Chenpo), the Guru of Great Bliss, was revealed as a terma by Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa and transcribed by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö...

A simple text to accompany the offering of fragrant incense smoke (sang) to Gesar Sengchen Norbu Dradül, Great Lion Jewel, Tamer of Foes.

At the age of twenty-eight, on Saga Dawa Düchen (the Festival of Vaishakha) in the Fire Dragon Year (May 19, 1856), at the sacred site of Akanishta Karma in Tibet,...

Three interrelated aspirations for rebirth in Zangdok Palri, the Copper-Colored Mountain pureland of Guru Rinpoche, from the perspectives of the cause (or ground), path, and fruition.

A practice of white and red sur (sur), or 'burnt offering', revealed by Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.

A brief prayer invoking Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, composed by the Great Tertön's eldest son, Tersé Gyurme Tsewang Drakpa.

A simple feast-offering liturgy to facilitate the accumulation of tsok offerings by means of The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Guru Heart-Practice, Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes (Lamé Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu Sampa Lhundrupma).

This very short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, for 'clearing obstacles from the path' (Barche Lamsel) was composed by the treasure-revealer Rangrik Dorje of Nyarong.

This very short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, for 'spontaneously fulfilling all wishes (Sampa Lhundrup) was composed by the treasure-revealer Rangrik Dorje of Nyarong.

A seven-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the elimination of all obstacles and the fulfillment of all wishes.

This brief invocation, composed at the request of government officials, calls upon Guru Padmasambhava to remember his pledge to come to the aid of Tibet and its people.

A brief prayer to Guru Tsokye Dorje—'Lake-Born Vajra'—for the elimination of all obstacles on the spiritual path.

A brief prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for protection against adversity and the fulfillment of all wishes.

This succinct explanation of the Vajra-Guru mantra places special emphasis on the various meanings of the ‘vajra name’ by which Guru Padmasambhava is invoked, i.e., Vajra Guru Padma.

This arrangement of Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche's famous Shower of Blessings Guru Yoga practice adds opening verses of refuge and bodhicitta, a torma offering to the obstructing forces, visualization of the...

This prayer, which recounts Lhacham Mandarava’s lives and liberation, forms the 37th chapter of Trinle Drodul Lerap Dewa Tsel’s famous terma biography of Lhacham Mandarava.

A simple invocation of Tara in various forms—White, Yellow, Red, Blue and Green—as a means to increase windhorse and perfect different forms of enlightened activity.

In this brief guide, Tsele Natsok Rangdrol explains the essence of the feast-gathering, its literal meaning and various types, as well as how to practise it, and the benefits to...

A prayer invoking the lineage masters of Apsé Lumorap, a Nyingma monastery in Nyarong, founded by Tertön Rangrik Dorjé in 1896. The monastery shares a close connection with Mindroling. Supplementary...

Revealed during a vision in 1557, this is a sadhana of the Five Self-Arisen Avalokiteshvara Brothers (Phakpa Rangchön Chenga). These are four ancient statues associated with King Songtsen Gampo, i.e.,...