The Concise Essence Sutra Ritual Of Bhagavan Medicine .

The Concise Essence Sutra Ritual ofBhagavan Medicine Buddha calledThe Wish-Fulfilling JewelComposed by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyältsen

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Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual3ContentsThe Wish-Fulfilling Jewel5Notes Regarding This Prac ce41Appendix 1: Extensive Bath Offering43Appendix 2: Extensive Offering Prac ce47Appendix 3: Medita on on Rejoicing51Appendix 4: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (Tibetan text)53

4Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualThis 2009 edi on may be easily used with the 2006 edi on, as thepage numbers are the same.

Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualThe Concise Essence Sutra Ritual of BhagavanMedicine Buddha calledThe Wish-Fulfilling JewelNAMO GURU MUNI INDRAYAGANG GI TSHÄN TSAM THÖ PÄI CHHU GYÜN GYIThe river of merely hearing your namesNAR ME ME YANG RAB SIL PÄ TSHO TARMakes even Avici’s hell-fires cool as a lotus pond.GYUR DZÄ NYIG MÄI GÖN PO DE SHEG DÜNProtectors in degenerate mes, seven sugatasSHA KYÄI TOG DANG CHÄ PÄI ZHAB TÜ NÄAnd head of the Shakyas, to your feet I bow.CHHOG MÄN JA WÄ YENG SHING NAM CHÖ KYIDistracted by ac vi es of varying importance,NYIG MÄI GYÄL WA DÜN GYI NAM THAR LATo benefit myself and those with faith in the life storiesMÖ PÄI LO DÄN DAG WANG PHÄN PÄI CHHIROf these seven buddhas for degenerate mes,DO CHHOG DÜ TSII YANG ZHÜN NYING PO DRII’ll condense the ambrosia sutra ritual to its molten essence.Because of the infallibility of Arya Buddha’s proclama on thatthe power and blessings of the Medicine Buddhas are greater andswi er in degenerate mes, we accept it. Having already madeprepara ons as described in the sutra ritual, one who wishes toperform this quintessen al ritual for invoking the heart commitment of the protectors, the seven sugatas, during degeneratemes, should recite as follows, fully infusing the mind with refugeand bodhichi a:5

6Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualRefuge and BodhichittaCHHOG CHU DÜ SUM GYI DE ZHIN SHEG PA THAM CHÄ KYI KU SUNG THUGYÖN TÄN THRIN LÄ THAM CHÄ CHIG TU DÜ PÄI NGO WOR GYUR PANature incorpora ng the en re body, speech, mind, quali es,and ac vity of all the tathagatas of the three mes and ten direc ons,CHHÖ KYI PHUNG PO TONG THRAG GYÄ CHU TSA ZHII JUNG NÄSource of eighty-four thousand collec ons of Dharmas,PHAG PÄI GE DÜN THAM CHÄ KYILord of all arya SanghaNGA DAG DRIN CHÄN TSA WA DANG GYÜ PAR CHÄ PÄI PÄL DÄN LA MADAM PA NAM LA KYAB SU CHHI WOI seek refuge in the kind and glorious holy root and lineage Gurus.DZOG PÄI SANG GYÄ NAM LA KYAB SU CHHI WOI seek refuge in the completely enlightened lord Buddhas.DAM PÄI CHHÖ NAM LA KYAB SU CHHI WOI seek refuge in the holy Dharma.PHAG PÄI GE DÜN NAM LA KYAB SU CHHI WOI seek refuge in the arya Sangha.CHOM DÄN DÄ MÄN GYI LA DE WAR SHEG PA CHHEI seek refuge in the eight brothers gone to bliss,GYÄ KYI LHA TSHOG KHOR DANG CHÄ PA NAM LA KYAB SU CHHI WOThe lord Medicine Buddhas with their hosts of re nue dei es.PÄL GÖN DAM PA CHHÖ KYONG WÄI SUNG MA YE SHE KYII seek refuge in the glorious holy protectors,CHÄN DANG DÄN PA NAM LA KYAB SU CHHI WO (3X)Dharma Protector Guardians endowed with the wisdom eye. (3X)SANG GYÄ CHHÖ DANG TSHOG KYI CHHOG NAM LAI go for refuge un l I am enlightenedJANG CHHUB BAR DU DAG NI KYAB SU CHHITo the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly.DAG GI JIN SOG GYI PÄI TSHOG NAM KYIBy my merit from giving and other perfec onsDRO LA PHÄN CHHIR SANG GYÄ DRUB PAR SHOG (3X)May I become a buddha to benefit all sen ent beings. (3X)

Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual7The Four ImmeasurablesDAGPA LADANG NANG WA THAM CHÄ CHHÖ KYI JING KYI RANG ZHIN YIN/DE TAR MA TOG PÄI SEM CHÄN THAM CHÄ DE WA DANG DEWÄI GYU DANG DÄN PAR JAAll sen ent beings who, although self and all appearances aredharmadhatu by nature, have not realized it thus, I shall endow with happiness and the causes of happinessDUG NGÄL DANG DUG NGÄL GYI GYU DANG DRÄL WAR JAI shall separate from suffering and the causes of suffering,DUG NGÄL ME PÄI DE WA DANG MI DRÄL WAR JAI shall make inseparable from happiness without suffering,DEDUG GI GYU CHHAG DANG NYE RING NYI DANG DRÄL WÄI TANGNYOM LA NÄ PAR JA WO (3X)And I shall set in equanimity, the cause of well-being, free froma achment, aversion, and par ality. (3X)Special BodhichittaMASEM CHÄN THAM CHÄ KYI DÖN DU DZOG PÄI SANG GYÄ KYI GOPHANG THOB PAR JAFor the welfare of all mother sen ent beings, I need to a aincomplete buddhahood;DEI CHHIR DU CHOM DÄN DÄ MÄN GYI LA DE WAR SHEG PA CHHE GYÄKYI LHA TSHOG KHOR DANG CHÄ PA NAM LATherefore, I am going to engage in the stages of the path suchas prostra ng, making offerings, and hear elt requests (entrea ng the holy minds to grant blessings)CHHAG CHHÖ THUG DAM KÜL WA LA SOG PÄI LAM GYI RIM PA LA JUGPAR GYI WOTo the eight brothers gone to bliss the lord Medicine Buddhas,with their hosts of re nue dei es.

8Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualPurifying the PlaceCHHOG DEN GYÄL WA SÄ CHÄ JIN LAB DANGThrough the power of the supreme truth of the buddhas’ andbodhisa vas’ blessings,TSHOG NYI NGA THANG CHHÖ YING DAG PÄI THÜThe might of the two collec ons, and the purity of the dharmadhatu,ZHING DIR DE WA CHÄN TAR NÖ CHÜ KYIMay this realm’s beings and environment be enriched likeSukhavaSI ZHII PHÜN TSHOG DÖ GÜ JOR GYUR CHIGWith all the desirable perfec ons of both samsara and nirvana.OfferingsRIN CHHEN SA ZHI JÖN SHING CHHU TSHÖ GYÄNJeweled ground adorned with trees and with pondsSER NGÜL MU TIG JE MA DRAM BUR DÄLWhose bo oms are covered with gold, silver, and pearl dust;ME TOG CHÄL TRAM TSÄN DÄN DRI SUNG DANGFlowers strewn and sandalwood fragrance rising;LHA MII LONG CHÖ KÜN ZANG CHHÖ PÄ KHYABHuman and divine enjoyments: Samantabhadra’s offerings everywhere.DER NI YI ONG NOR BÜI PHO DRANG BÜThere, in the center of a charming jeweled palacePÄDMA SENG THRIR GYÄL WA SÄ CHÄ NAMOn lotuses and lion thrones, buddhas and bodhisa vas abide.ZHUG NÄ ZUNG RIG MÖ TOB KYI TRÜN PÄIMay [everywhere] be filled with oceans of clouds of offerings,which they enjoy,CHHÖ TRIN GYA TSHÖ GANG ZHING CHÖ GYUR CHIGBorn through the force of mantra, samadhi, and aspira on.

Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualOffering Cloud Mantra9(Optional)1This mantra mul plies the offerings so that they become numberless.OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VAJRA SARA PRAMARDANE /TATHAGATAYA / ARHATE SAMYAKSAM BUDDHAYA /TADYATHA / OM VAJRE VAJRE / MAHA VAJRE / MAHA TEJAVAJRE / MAHA VIDYA VAJRE / MAHA BODHICHITTA VAJRE /MAHA BODHI MÄNDO PASAM KRAMANA VAJRE / SARVAKARMA AVARANA VISHO DHANA VAJRE SVAHA (3X)The Power of TruthKÖN CHHOG SUM GYI DEN PA DANGBy the power of the truth of the Three Jewels,SANGGYÄ DANG JANG CHHUB SEM PA THAM CHÄ KYI JIN GYI LABDANGOf the blessings of all the buddhas and bodhisa vas,TSHOG NYI YONG SU DZOG PÄI NGA THANG CHHEN PO DANGBy the power of the great might of the completed two collec ons, and of the completely pure, inconceivable sphere ofreality,CHHÖKYI YING NAM PAR DAG CHING SAM GYI MI KHYAB PÄI TOB KYIDE ZHIN NYI DU GYUR CHIGMay all these offerings become just so.Optional Extensive VersionBy the power of truth of the Three Rare Sublime Ones,The blessings of all the buddhas and bodhisa vas,The great wealth of the completed two collec ons,And the sphere of phenomena being pure and inconceivable;May these piles of clouds of offerings arising through transforma on by the bodhisa vas Arya Samantabhadra, Manjushri,and so forth – unimaginable and inexhaus ble, equaling thesky – arise and, in the eyes of the buddhas and bodhisa vas ofthe ten direc ons, be received.

10Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualInvocation(with burning incense)NYIG MÄI GÖN PO TSE DÄN DE SHEG DÜNCompassionate protectors in degenerate mes, seven sugatas,THUB WANG DAM CHHÖ JANG SEM KA DÖ CHÄBuddha Shakyamuni, holy Dharma, bodhisa vas, and guardians,DAG SOG KYOB CHHIR GÖN KYAB PUNG NYEN DUInvited as the support and protector refuge to protect othersand myself:CHÄN DREN DIR SHEG DÄN DZOM JIN LAB DZÖMay you come here, gather, and grant your blessings.If you wish, you may perform an extensive bath offering here.The Seven-Limb PracticeProstrationsK A DRIN NYAM ME TSA WÄI LA MA DANGRoot Guru whose kindness is without equal,SHAKYÄI GYÄL PO JAM YANG ZHI TSHO SOGKing of the Shakyas, Manjushri, Shantarakshita, and so on,ZAB MÖI DO DI CHHAG TSHÄN ZHE PA YIHolding in their hands this profound sutra:NGÖ GYÜ LA MA NAM LA CHHAG TSHÄL LOTo the direct and lineage gurus, I prostrate.NYAM THAG DRO NAM DRÖL WÄI THUG JE CHÄNTo the compassionate ones who liberate des tute beings –DE SHEG DÜN DANG THUB WANG DAM PÄI CHHÖSeven sugatas, Buddha Shakyamuni, and holy Dharma,JAM PÄL KYAB DRÖL SANG DAG TSHANG WANGManjushri, Kyab Dröl, Vajrapani, Brahma and Ishvara,GYÄL CHHEN NÖ JIN NAM LA CHHAG TSHÄL LOAnd the maharajas and yakshas – I prostrate.

Medicine Buddha Sutra Ritual11NGÖ SHAM ZUNG RIG MÖ TOB KYI TRÜL PÄII make every collec on of offerings, actually arranged and emanatedCHHÖ TSHOG KÜN BÜL DIG TUNG THAM CHÄ SHAGThrough the force of mantra, samadhi, and aspira on.Meditate on extensive offering; see p. 47.2GE LA YI RANG KÜL ZHING SÖL WA DEBI confess all downfalls and nega vi es, rejoice in virtues,Meditate on rejoicing; see p. 51.3DI TSHÖN GE WA JANG CHHUB CHHEN POR NGORequest and beseech, and dedicate such virtues as these tothe great enlightenment.BeseechingCHOM DÄN DÄN DZOM CHHEN PO GONG SU SÖLGreat bhagavan assembly, pray listen!DE SHEG DÜN GYI NGÖN GYI MÖN LAM DAGSeven sugatas, just as you promised,SHAKYÄI TÄN PA NGA GYÄI THA MA LAYour previous prayers will be fulfilledDRUB PAR GYUR WA ZHÄL GYI ZHE PA ZHINDuring the final period of Shakyamuni’s teachings:DAG LA DEN PA NGÖN SUM TÄN DU SÖLPray, show me in actuality it is true!

12Medicine Buddha Sutra RitualPrayers to the Individual Medicine BuddhasCHOMDÄN DÄ DE ZHIN SHEG PA DRACHOM PA YANG DAG PAR DZOG PÄI SANGGYÄ TSHÄN LEG PAR YONG DRAG PÄL GYIGYÄL PO LA CHHAG TSHÄL LO CHHÖ DOKYAB SU CHHI WO (7 )To the bhagavan, tathagata, arhat, fullyenlightened Buddha Renowned GloriousKing of Excellent Signs (Suparikir tanamasriraja) I prostrate, offer, and go forrefuge. (7x)Please may the pledges you made ripen upon myself and all sen entbeings right now. May all my pure prayers succeed immediately.5SER GYI DOG CHÄN KYAB JIN CHHAG GYA CHÄNGolden in color with mudra of gran ng refuge;MÖN LAM GYÄ DRUB TSHOG NYI PÄL GYI JIWho accomplished eight prayers; majes c with the glory oftwo accumula ons;ZHÄN GYI MI THUB ZHING GI PÄL GYUR PÄIGlorious one of the buddha-field Unconquered by Others:TSHÄN LEG YONG DRÄ PÄL LA CHHAG TSHÄL LOTo Renowned Glorious King of Excellent Signs, I prostrate.TSHÄN GYI ME TOG GYÄ SHING DAG PA LAIn flowers of the major marks flourishing and pure,PE JÄ ZANG PÖI DRU CHHA DZE PÄI KUAnthers of minor signs, such a beau ful body:GANG GI THONG THÖ DRÄN PÄI PÄL GYUR PAOne who sees, hears, or thinks of you is glorified.TSHÄN LEG YONG DRAG PÄL LA CHHAG TSHÄL LOTo Renowned Glorious King of Excellent Signs, I prostrate.