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Quote for today
Beware, offending a holy being is worse than dying, therefore be honest and straightforward.
Venerable Atisha, Advice from Atisha's Heart(from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness)
Buddhist Prayers
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What Buddhist prayers can I recite?
This section contains a growing collection of prayers and contemplative chants of Kadampa Buddhism. Check back regularly for new additions.
Prayers for meditation
These prayers help to prepare the mind for meditation.
They can also be used as a stand-alone contemplative chant.
The mantra of Buddha Shakyamuni
Reciting the mantra of Buddha Shakyamuni,
OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNAYE SÖHA, with faith creates the
cause to draw closer to Buddha and gain the realizations of
all the stages of the path to enlightenment.
The mantra of Buddha Avalokiteshvara
Reciting the mantra of Buddha Avalokiteshvara,
OM MANI PÄME HUM, with faith while contemplating the
suffering of others creates the cause to develop genuine compassion
and to free all living beings from their suffering.
The mantra of Buddha Amitayus
Reciting the mantra of Buddha Amitayus, OM AMARANI ZÄWENTAYE
SÖHA, with faith creates the cause to receive the blessings
of long life, wisdom, and good fortune.
Heart Jewel
This prayer is recited every day in
Kadampa Buddhist Centers. It is a powerful method for receiving
the blessings of wisdom, compassion, and spiritual power from
the Spiritual Guide.
Prayers for the long life of Geshe
Kelsang Gyatso
Composed by Geshe Kelsang's own Spiritual Guide, Trijang Rinpoche,
at the request of Geshe-la's original English students, this
hauntingly beautiful prayer calls upon Buddha Amitayus, the
Buddha of Immeasurable Life, to bless us with the merit to
have our Spiritual Guide remain with us for a very long time.
To order sadhanas (prayer books) visit
Tharpa at http://www.tharpa.com/sadhanas.htm
