A Long Life Prayer for the Glorious Lama, Scholar
and Siddha
Thrangu Tulku, Karma Lodrö
Lungrik Maway Senge
by the XVIIth Karmapa, Orgyen
Trinley Dorje
The Youthful Vitality of Immortal
Nectar
[In Praise of Amitayus]
OM SWASTI DZI WEN TU
TAK TEN MI SHIK TRÖ
DREL CHÖ KYI KU
The dharmakaya, free of elaboration is ever stable
and never destroyed.
ZHOM ME DOR JE NA
DA DRA YANG SUNG
Amitayus, your speech is the melodious sound
of the nada, the invincible vajra.
JI NYE CHÖ KÜN
JIK PAY THUK NGA WA
Through an enlightened mind that sees all possible
phenomena
NAM DREN TSHE PAL ME
PAY SHI PA DRUB
Perfect Guide, you accomplish all goodness.
[In Praise of Thrangu Rinpoche]
GANG GI TSHEN PA'I
Ö RI SEL WA DI
From the golden age arose a new mansion of clouds
poised in the depth of space;
DZOK DEN TRIN DING
KHANG SAR PA NAY
May you remain for a long, long time.
DRO WAY SÖ NAM
CHI KYI GO KEL DU
Creating festive occasions for beings to increase
their merit.
SÜ PAY GA TÖN
YÜN RING NAY GYUR CHIK
May you remain for a long, long time.
DRI ME KHYEN PAY PE
MO RAB ZHE PAY
Through the blooming, full lotus of your flawless
knowledge,
TSE CHEN NYING JAY
DRI SUNG BUM THÜL ZHING
Your writings are suffused with great kindness
and compassion.
PAK ME NÜ PAY
THAR DÖ BUNG WA NAM
Through limitless abilities, you satisfy a multitude
of beings seeking liberation.
TSHIM DZE DRO WAY DE
PÖN ZHAB TEN SÖL
Guide of beings, may your life be long.
CHE PAY MI SHE MONG
PAY DÜ GYA DRÖL
Through explaining the Dharma, you release beings
from the tangled net of ignorance and confusion
TSÖ PAY PHAY GÖL
POB PA ZHUM CHE CHING
In debate, you defeat the opponents' bold stance.
TSHOM PAY KÜN GA'I
YI WANG TROK PAY SHI
Our minds are carried away with joy by the nature
of your writings.
MA WAY WANG CHUK DAM
PA TSHO ZHE SÖL
You of genuine and powerful speech, may your
life be long.
PAK YE LEG JAY NOR
BUY CHU TER LAY
Rising from the jeweled ocean of your immeasurable
merit,
LO DRO KAR SEL DA
WAY KHYIL KHOR NI
the white moon, clear mandala of your wisdom.
DZE TRIN DÜ TSI
Ö NANG GYE LA TRO
Pours forth nectar that is the light of your
activity.
LUNG RIK MA WAY SENG
GE TSHO ZHE SÖL
Lion of speech, teaching scripture and reasoning,
may your life be long.
[The Dedication]
LHAK SAM O MAY CHU
TER SUB PA LAY
By churning an ocean of milk with good intentions,
NYER DRANG MÖN TSHIK
PEMA KAR POY TRENG
These words of aspiration-a white lotus garland-come
to the surface
SE CHE GYEL KÜN
CHÖ PAY LEK JAY KYI GÖN
Protector, through the merit of offering this
to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas.
KHYÖ KEL GYAR TSHO
WAY GE TSHEN GYE
May the benefit of your life last for hundreds
of aeons.
CHOM DEN TSE PAK ME
PAY DEN THU DANG
Glorious Lama, through the power of the truth
of the Victorious One.
TEN JUNG LU ME LHAK
SAM DAK PAY THÜ
Amitayus, and the power of a good connection
with this sincere, pure intention.
PEL DEN LA MAY KU
TSHE SI THAR TEN PHÜN
May your life remain stable until the end of
the world.
TSHOK DE ZHI LANG TSHO
GYE GYUR CHIK
May the vitality of all the four, perfect flourish.
(Dharma, wealth, enjoyment, and liberation).
This prayer was requested by the one responsible
for Nenang Monastery, Lama Tsewang Tashi,
who offered representations of the Buddha's
body, speech, and mind,
and was written by the XVIIth Karmapa, Orgyen
Trinley Dorje
during a fine waxing moon of Saga Dawa.
SHUBHAM.
May it be a cause for virtue!
(This prayer was translated by Michele Martin
in February, 2000)
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