Prayer and Rituals

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Requests to the Seventeen Glorious Nalanda Pandits
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama invokes the spiritual masters of the Nalanda tradition.
in Prayers
Prayer for Teachings to Flow in the West
A short prayer by Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche for the Dharma to flourish in the West.
in Prayers
A Concert of Names of Manjushri
These verses of homage to Manjushri, delineating all his qualities, is considered part of the Kalachakra literature and contains reference to all the essential features of tantra.
in Prayers
Interview about Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche – Dr. Berzin
Dr. Berzin’s recollections of his relation with his teacher.
in Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Explanation of "The Seven-Limb Prayer"
Doing the seven-limb practice before listening to or reading about the Dharma, or before contemplating or meditating on the Dharma helps us to establish a properly receptive state of mind.
in Preliminaries
Praises to the Twenty-one Taras
Verses of homage and praise to the 21 forms of Tara, each of which protects us from a specific type of harm or interference.
in Prayers
Three Practices To Be Done Continually
Everyday practice of praise and prostration, sutra recitation, and dedication.
in Prayers
Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche’s long life prayer to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
in Prayers
Hundreds of Deities of Tushita
This prayer is the framework within which the practices associated with recitation of Tsongkhapa’s Migtsema mantra are done
in Tantric Practices
Advice for Taking a Tantric Initiation
The mechanism for how receiving an initiation prepares us for successful tantra practice.
in Buddhist Tantra
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