Lama Tsongkhapa

Guru Yoga

Dulnagpa Paldan Zangpo’s

“Hundred Deities of Tushita” (Ganden Lha Gyama)
Translated and Compiled by
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

According o Lama Zopa Rinpoche, i his is your only daily guru
yoga pracce and you do no have a daily sadhana commimen,
i is good o recie he prayers in “The Preliminary Pracce”
secon (pp. 4-6), as hey make he pracce complee. I you
do hese prayers in he conex o anoher pracce, sar wih
“Taking Reuge and Generang Bodhichita” below, hen urn o
“The Acual Pracce” on p. 7.1

The Preliminary Practice

Taking Refuge and Generating Bodhichitta

Visualize he objecs o reuge. You can eiher do he elaborae
visualizaon o “one ino many,” as ound in Jorchö, or he simple
visualizaon o “many ino one,” in which all he objecs o reuge
are embodied in Guru Shakyamuni Buddha.

Sang gyä chhö dang tShog kyi chhog nam la

I ake reuge unl I am enlighened
Jang chhub bar du dag ni kyab Su chhi
In he Buddha, he Dharma, and he Supreme Assembly.
dag gi Jin Sog gyi päi tShog nam2 kyi
By my meris o generosiy and so orh,
dro la phän chhir Sang gyä drub par Shog (3x)
May I become a buddha o bene ransmigraory beings. (3x)
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The Four Immeasurable Thoughts

Immeasurable Equanimity
Sem chän tham chä nye ring chhag dang dang dräl wäi tang
nyom la nä na chi ma rung
How wonderul i would be i all senen beings were o abide
in equanimiy, ree rom he closeness o atachmen and he
disance o hared.
nä par gyur chig
May hey abide in equanimiy.
nä par dag gi Ja o
I mysel will cause hem o abide in equanimiy.
de tar Je nü par la ma lhä Jin gyi lab tu Söl
Please, Guru-Deiy, bless me o be able o do his.

Mediae briey on tonglen, aking on all he disurbing emoons

o senen beings and giving hem o your sel-cherishing hough,
hus desroying i.

Immeasurable Loving Kindness

Lama Zopa Rinpoche replaces he original words “o have happi-
ness and he causes o happiness” wih “o achieve buddhahood,”
because “happiness” ends o bring o mind emporary samsaric
happiness, whereas wha senen beings acually need is enligh-
enmen.3 For he original version, see noe 4 on p. 34.

Sem chän tham chä Sang gyä kyi go pang dang dän na chi
ma rung
How wonderul i would be i all senen beings were
o achieve buddhahood.
dän par gyur chig
May hey achieve buddhahood.
dän par dag gi Ja o
I mysel will cause hem o achieve buddhahood.
de tar Je nü par la ma lhä Jin gyi lab tu Söl
Please, Guru-Deiy, bless me o be able o do his.
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Mediae briey on onglen, ransorming your body ino a wish-

granng jewel ha gives every senen being every kind o em-
porary and ulmae happiness ha hey desire and need.

Immeasurable Compassion
Sem chän tham chä dug ngäl dang dug ngäl gyi gyu dang
dräl na chi ma rung
How wonderul i would be i all senen beings were ree
rom suering and he causes o suering.
dräl war gyur chig
May hey be ree rom suering and is causes.
dräl war dag gyi Ja o
I mysel will cause hem o be ree rom suering and is causes.
de tar Je nü par la ma lhä Jin gyi lab tu Söl
Please, Guru-Deiy, bless me o be able o do his.

Mediae briey on onglen, aking upon yoursel all he suering

and causes o suering o all senen beings.

Immeasurable Joyfulness
Sem chän tham chä tho ri dang thar päi de wa dam pa dang
ma dräl na chi ma rung
How wonderul i would be i all senen beings were never
separaed rom he happiness o higher rebirh and liberaon.
mi dräl war gyur chig
May hey never be separaed rom hese.
mi dräl war dag gi Ja o
I mysel will cause hem never o be separaed rom hese.
de tar Je nü par la ma lhä Jin gyi lab tu Söl
Please, Guru-Deiy, bless me o be able o do his.

Mediae briey on onglen, giving all your pas, presen, and uure
meris and heir resuls, including enlighenmen, o all senen
beings.
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Purifying the Place

tham chä du ni Sa zhi dag
Everywhere may he ground be pure,
Seg ma la Sog me pa dang
Free o pebbles and so orh,
l ag thil tar nyam bäi dur yäi
As level as he palm o he hand,
rang zhin Jam por nä gyur chig
In he naure o sapphire, and sof.5
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The Actual Practice

Invocation
gan dän lha gyäi gön gyi thug ka nä
From he hear o he savior o he hundred deies o Tushia,
rab kar zho Sar pung dräi chhu dzin tSer
On he peak o a cloud resembling a clump o exremely whie
resh curd,
chhö kyi gyäl po kün khyen lo zang drag
King o Dharma, omniscien Losang Dragpa,
Sä dang chä pa nä dir Sheg Su Söl
Please come here ogeher wih your sons.

Request to Remain for a Long Time

Visualize numberless replicas o yoursel oering beauul golden
lion hrones adorned wih jewels and a double vajra.

dün gyi nam khar Seng thri pä däi teng

In he sky beore me, on a lion hrone, lous, and moon,
Je tSün la ma gye päi dzum kar chän
My perec, pure6 guru smiles wih deligh.
dag lo dä päi Sö nam zhing chhog tu
Supreme eld o meri or my mind o aih,
tän pa gyä chhir käl gyar zhug Su Söl
Please abide or a hundred eons o spread he eachings.
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Prostration
She Jäi khyön kün Jäl wäi lo drö thug
Your holy mind has he inelligence ha undersands
he ull exen o objecs o be known.
k äl zang na wäi gyän gyur leg Shä Sung
Your holy speech, wih is excellen explanaons,
is an ear ornamen or hose o good orune.
drag päi päl gyi lham mer dze päi ku
Your holy body is radianly beauul wih glory renowned.
thong thö drän pä dön dän la chhag tShäl
To you, who are meaningul o see, hear, and remember,
I prosrae.

Offerings
To bless, mulply, and presen he oerings7, urn o p. 27.

yi ong chhö yön na tShog me tog dang

Pleasing drinking waer, various owers,
dri zhim dug pö nang Säl dri chhab Sog
Fragran incenses, lighs, scened waers, and so orh,
ngö Sham yi trül chhö trin gya tSho di
Oceans o cloud-like oerings, boh acually arranged
and menally emanaed,
Sö nam zhing chhog khye la chhö par bül
I oer o you, he supreme eld o meri.

For an exensive oering mediaon, urn o p. 29.

Confession
gang zhig thog me dü nä Sag pa yi
Whaever nonvirue o body, speech, and mind,
lü ngag yi kyi mi ge chi gyi dang
Especially hose opposie o he hree vows,
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khyä par dom pa Sum gyi mi thün chhog

Tha I have colleced rom beginningless me,
nying nä gyö pa drag pö So Sor Shag
I coness each and every one wih erven regre rom my hear.

For an exensive mediaon on conession, urn o p. 30

Rejoicing
nyig mäi dü dir mang thö drub la tSön
You srove or much learning and pracce in his degenerae age,
chhö gyä pang pä däl Jor dön yö Je
And made your reedoms and richnesses meaningul
gön po khyö kyi lab chhen dzä pa la
By abandoning he eigh worldly concerns.
dag chag Sam pa thag pä yi rang ngo
Savior, we sincerely rejoice in your exensive deeds.

For an exensive mediaon on rejoicing, urn o p. 32.

Request to Turn the Wheel of Dharma

Visualize numberless replicas o yoursel in he orm o Brahma,
each oering beauul, housand-spoke, gold Dharma wheel. I
you have an acual small Dharma wheel, hold i up in your hands
while recing he verse and doing he visualizaon.

Je tSün la ma dam pa khye nam kyi

Perec, pure, holy gurus, rom he billowing clouds o
chhö küi kha la khyen tSei chhu dzin thrig
Wisdom and compassion in he sky o he dharmakaya,
Ji tar tSham päi dül Jäi dzin ma la
Please le all a rain o proound and exensive Dharma
zab gyä chhö kyi chhar pa wab tu Söl
Upon he recepacle o hose o be subdued, exacly as hey need.
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Dedication
dag gi Ji nye Sag päi ge wa di
May whaever virue I have colleced
tän dang dro wa kün la gang phän dang
Bene he eachings and all ransmigraory beings,
khyä par Je tSün lo zang drag pa yi
And, in parcular, may i cause he essence o
tän päi nying po ring du Säl Je Shog
Perec, pure Losang Dragpa’s eachings o shine orever.

Mandala Offering
Sa zhi pö kyi Jug Shing me tog tram
This ground, anoined wih perume, srewn wih owers,
ri rab ling zhi nyi dä gyän pa di
Adorned wih Moun Meru, he our connens, he sun
and he moon:
Sang gyä zhing du mig te ül wa yi
I imagine his as a buddha land and oer i.
dro kün nam dag zhing la chö par Shog
May all ransmigraory beings enjoy his pure land.

Requesting Prayer by the Fifth Dalai Lama

Lama Zopa Rinpoche somemes elaboraes on he rs line o his
verse wih: “By he meris o having oered his mandala o Lama
Tsongkhapa and his wo sons, may I, my amily members, and all
senen beings be able o mee, pracce, and acualize he each-
ings o he vicorious one, Losang Dragpa...”

mä Jung nam thar tSang mäi thrim dang dän

May we mee he eachings o he vicorious one, Losang Dragpa,
l ab chhen gyäl Sä cho päi nying tob chän
Who had he moraliy o an eminenly pure way o lie,
de tong chhog gi rim nyi näl Jor chö
Was courageous in he exensive conduc o he sons o
he vicorious ones,
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lo zang gyäl wäi tän dang Jäl war Shog.

And accomplished he yoga o he wo sages o
supreme bliss and empness.

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

Common Meditations for the Migtsema Recitation

Visualize Lama Tsongkhapa and his wo spiriual sons in he space
in ron o you; hen ocus on Lama Tsongkhapa in parcular. For
his o become a guru yoga pracce, i is imporan o mainain he
awareness ha your Roo Guru is inseparable rom Lama Tsong-
khapa, who in essence is he hree deies—Manjushri, he
embodimen o all he buddhas’ wisdom; Avalokieshvara, he
embodimen o all he buddhas’ compassion; and Vajrapani, he
embodimen o all he buddhas’ power.

Visualization for Cleaning Impurities

de tar Shug drag Söl wa tab päi thü
By he orce o having ervenly requesed in his way,
Je tSün yab Sä Sum gyi thug ka nä
Hollow beams o whie ligh are emited
ö zer kar po bub chän thrö päi ne
From he hears o he perec, pure Faher and Sons,
chig tu dre nä rang gi chi wor zug
And, combining ino one, ener my crown.

ö kar bu güi Jug ngog lä Jung wäi

Whie necar, he color o milk,
dü tSi kar po o mäi dog chän gyi
Flows rom he opening o he ube o whie ligh,
nä dön dig drib bag chhag ma lü pa
Cleansing all my sicknesses, spiri harms, negave karmas,
obscuraons, and heir imprins wihou excepon.
trü nä rang lü dang Säl Shel tar gyur
My body becomes as pure and clear as crysal.
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Nine-Line Migtsema
I you wish, recie he “Nine-Line Migsema” a ew mes, while
doing he “Visualizaon o Cleaning Impuries,” beore beginning
he reciaon o he “Five-Line Migsema.”

ngö drub kün Jung thub wang dor Je chhang

Vajradhara, lord o sages, source o all realizaons;
mig me tSe wäi ter chhen chän rä zig
Avalokieshvara, grea reasure o nonobjecying compassion;
dri me khyen päi wang po Jam päl yang
Manjushri, maser o sainless wisdom;
dü pung ma lü Jom dzä Sang wäi dag
Lord o Secres, desroyer o he enre hos o maras;
gang chän khä päi tSug gyän lo zang drag
Losang Dragpa, crown ornamen o he sages o
he Land o Snow:
kyab Sum kün dü la ma Sang gyä la
To you, Guru-Buddha, embodying he hree reuges,
go Sum gü päi go nä Söl wa deb
I make requess respecully wih my hree doors.
rang zhän min ching dröl war Jin gyi lob
Please bless me and ohers o be ripened and liberaed.
chhog dang thün mong ngö drub tSäl du Söl
Please besow he supreme and common realizaons.
[nyur du khye rang ta bur Jin gyi lob]
[Please bless me o quickly become like you.]

Five-Line Migtsema
Recie many migsemas while doing he “Visualizaon or
Cleaning Impuries” on p. 11. Concenrae mainly on puriy-
ing negave karmas colleced rom beginningless me in rela-
on o he Guru, such as having harmed he Guru’s holy body,
disobeyed he Guru’s advice, disurbed he Guru’s holy mind,
given rise o nondevoonal houghs abou he Guru, cricized
he Guru, and broken and degeneraed your samayas wih he
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Guru. This is because hese acons are he heavies negave kar-
mas and he greaes obsacles o achieving enlighenmen.
Then connue he reciaon o migsemas while doing he
“Visualizaons or Achieving he Seven Wisdoms” below.
Spend more me on puriying negave karmas han on achieving
he wisdoms. For insance, i you are doing hree malas o mig-
sema reciaon, do wo malas or puriying and one or achieving
he wisdoms.8

mig me tSe wäi ter chhen chän rä zig

Avalokieshvara, grea reasure o nonobjecying compassion;
dri me khyen päi wang po Jam päl yang
Manjushri, maser o sainless wisdom;
dü pung ma lü Jom dzä Sang wäi dag
Lord o Secres, desroyer o he enre hos o maras;
gang chän khä päi tSug gyän tSong kha pa
Tsongkhapa, crown ornamen o he sages o he Land o Snow:
lo zang drag päi zhab la Söl wa deb
Losang Dragpa, a your ee I make requess.

Visualizations for Achieving the Seven Wisdoms

According o Lama Zopa Rinpoche, ocus mainly on he rs our
wisdoms. The visualizaons or he las hree wisdoms can be
done as needed, depending on which o he acvies o explain-
ing, debang, or composing you are involved in.9 Connue recing
he “Five-Line Migsema” while doing he ollowing visualizaons
or achieving he wisdoms.

1. Great Wisdom
rab Jam zhung dön Je la thog me päi
Please bless me o achieve he grea wisdom
lab chhen She rab thob par Jin gyi lob
Tha is unimpeded in discerning he meanings o
he innie scripures.
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l ar yang chhe wäi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again grea wisdom ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam Je tSün Jam yang kyi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi
The orm o perec, pure Manjushris, ligh radiaes.
gyäl dang de Sä chhe wäi khyen rab nam
The grea wisdom o he vicorious ones o he en direcons
and heir sons
lha küi nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o bodies o he deiy,
lling my body.

2. Clear Wisdom
k a nä thra zhib ma dre Je pa yi
Please bless me o achieve he clear wisdom
She rab Säl wa thob par Jin gyi lob
Tha is no conused abou suble and deailed dicul poins.

l ar yang Säl wäi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again clear wisdom ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam A RA PA TSA NÄi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi
The orm o A RA PA TSA NA, ligh radiaes.
gyäl dang de Sä Säl wäi khyen rab nam
The clear wisdom o he vicorious ones o he en direcons
and heir sons
zung ngag nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o he manras, lling my body.
 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 15

3. Quick Wisdom
ma tog log tog the tShom nyur chö päi
Please bless me o achieve he quick wisdom
She rab nyur wa thob par Jin gyi lob
Tha quickly cus hrough nonundersanding,
misundersanding, and doub.

l ar yang nyur wäi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again quick wisdom ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam DHIH yig mar Ser gyi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi
The orm o orange DHIH syllables, ligh radiaes.
gyäl dang de Sä nyur wäi khyen rab nam
The quick wisdom o he vicorious ones o he en direcons
and heir sons
Sa bön nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o he seed syllables,
lling my body.

4. Profound Wisdom
zhung dön Je la tug pa me pa yi
Please bless me o achieve he proound wisdom
zab päi She rab thob par Jin gyi lob
Tha is unahomable in discerning he meanings o
he scripures.

l ar yang zab päi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again proound wisdom ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam leg bam räl dri yi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
16 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi

The orm o exs and swords, ligh radiaes.
gyäl dang de Sä zab päi khyen rab nam
The proound wisdom o he vicorious ones o he en direc-
ons and heir sons
chhag tShän nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o he hand implemens,
lling my body.

5. Wisdom of Explaining
tShig dön kün la nge pa chhög ter wäi
Please bless me o achieve he wisdom o explaining
chhä päi She rab thob par Jin gyi lob
Tha gives supreme ascerainmen regarding all he meanings
o words.

l ar yang chhä päi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again he wisdom o explaining ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam chhä Jäi leg bam gyi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi
The orm o he exs o be explained, ligh radiaes.
gyäl dang de Sä chhä päi khyen rab nam
The wisdom o explaining o he vicorious ones o he en di-
recons and heir sons
leg bam nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o he exs, lling my body.

6. Wisdom of Debating
ma ngän pob pa meg me throg pa yi
Please bless me o achieve he wisdom o debang
 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 17

tSö päi She rab thob par Jin gyi lob

Tha horoughly deprives evil propounders o
heir sel-condence.

l ar yang tSö päi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again he wisdom o debang ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam räl drii khor lo yi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi
The orm o wheels o swords, ligh radiaes.
gyäl dang de Sä tSö päi khyen rab nam
The wisdom o debang o he vicorious ones o he en direc-
ons and heir sons
khor löi nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o he wheels, lling my body.

7. Wisdom of Composing
dra dön phün tShog lo Säl ga kye päi
Please bless me o achieve he wisdom o composing
tSom päi She rab thob par Jin gyi lob
Tha gives rise o a joyous, clear undersanding o
he excellen acually signied meaning.10

l ar yang tSöm päi khyen rab mar Ser gyi

Once again he wisdom o composing ows orh in
dü tSii nam par Jung wä rang lü gang
The orm o orange necar, lling my body.
dü tSii dül nam leg bam khor lo yi
From he aoms o he necar claried in
nam par Säl lä ö thrö chhog chu yi
The orm o exs and wheels, ligh radiaes.
18 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

gyäl dang de Sä tSöm päi khyen rab nam

The wisdom o composing o he vicorious ones o he en
direcons and heir sons
leg khor nam par tim pä rang lü gang
Absorbs ino me in he orm o he exs and wheels,
lling my body.

Request
Lama Zopa Rinpoche usually recies hese wo verses hree mes.
They can eiher be recied ogeher hree mes, or he rs verse
can be recied hree mes ollowed by he second verse hree
mes.

thö Sam gom päi She rab phel du Söl

May my wisdoms o lisening, reecng, and mediang
increase.
chhä tSö tSom päi lo drö gyä Su Söl
May my wisdoms o explaining, debang, and composing
develop.
chhog dang thün mong ngö drub tSäl du Söl
May I be graned he supreme and common realizaons.
nyur du khye rang ta bur Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o quickly become like you.

de chhen lhän kye ye She chhar du Söl

May my ranscendenal wisdom o simulaneously-born
grea bliss arise.
ngö dzin thrül päi dri ma Säl du Söl
May my sains o misakenly grasping hings as real be puri-
ed.
Sem nyi the tShom dra wa chä du Söl
May my ne o doubs ha are only mind be cu o.
nyur du khye rang ta bur Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o quickly become like you.
 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 19

The Foundation of All Good Qualities

yön tän kün gyi zhir gyur drin chän Je
The oundaon o all good qualies is he kind and perec,
pure guru;
tShül zhin ten pa lam gyi tSa wa ru
Correc devoon o him is he roo o he pah.
leg par thong nä bä pa du ma yi
By clearly seeing his and applying grea eor,
gü pa chhen pö ten par Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o rely upon him wih grea respec.

l än chig nye päi däl wäi ten zang di

Undersanding ha he precious reedom o his rebirh is
ound only once,
Shin tu nye ka dön chhen She gyur nä
Is grealy meaningul, and is dicul o nd again,
nyin tShän kün tu nying po len päi lo
Please bless me o generae he mind ha unceasingly,
gyün chhä me par kye war Jin gyi lob
Day and nigh, akes is essence.

lü Sog yo wa chhu yi chhu bur zhin

This lie is as impermanen as a waer bubble;
nyur du Jig pä chhi wa drän pa dang
Remember how quickly i decays and deah comes.
Shi wäi Je Su lü dang drib ma zhin
Afer deah, jus like a shadow ollows he body,
k ar nag lä drä chhi zhin drang wa la
The resuls o black and whie karma ollow.

nge pa tän po nye nä nye päi tShog

Finding rm and denie convicon in his,
thra zhing thra wa nam kyang pong wa dang
Please bless me always o be careul
ge tShog tha dag drub par Je pa la
To abandon even he slighes negave acon
20 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

tag tu bag dang dän par Jin gyi lob

And accomplish all viruous deeds.

chä pä mi ngom dug ngäl kün gyi go

Seeking samsaric pleasures is he door o all suering:
yi tän mi rung Si päi phün tShog kyi
They are uncerain and canno be relied upon.
nye mig rig nä thar päi de wa la
Recognizing hese shorcomings,
dön nyer chhen por kye war Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o generae he srong wish or he bliss
o liberaon.

nam dag Sam pa de yi drang pa yi

Led by his pure hough,
drän dang She zhin bag yö chhen po yi
Mindulness, alerness, and grea cauon arise.
tän päi tSa wa So Sor thar pa la
The roo o he eachings is keeping he pramoksha vows:
drub pa nying por Je par Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o accomplish his essenal pracce.

rang nyi Si tShor lhung wa Ji zhin du

Jus as I have allen ino he sea o samsara,
mar gyur dro wa kün kyang de dra war
So have all moher ransmigraory beings.
thong nä dro wa dröl wäi khur khyer wäi
Please bless me o see his, rain in supreme bodhichita,
Jang chhub Sem chhog Jong par Jin gyi lob
And bear he responsibiliy o reeing ransmigraory beings.

Sem tSam kye kyang tShül thrim nam Sum la

Even i I develop only bodhichita, bu I don’ pracce he hree
ypes o moraliy,
gom pa me na Jang chhub mi drub par
I will no achieve enlighenmen.
 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 21

leg par thong nä gyäl Sä dom pa la

Wih my clear recognion o his,
tSön pa drag pö lob par Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o pracce he bodhisatva vows wih
grea energy.

log päi yül la yeng wa zhi Je ching

Once I have pacied disracons o wrong objecs
yang dag dön la tShül zhin chö pa yi
And correcly analyzed he meaning o realiy,
zhi nä lhag thong zung du drel wäi lam
Please bless me o generae quickly wihin my mindsream
nyur du gyü la kye war Jin gyi lob
The unied pah o calm abiding and special insigh.

thün mong lam Jang nö du gyur pa na

Having become a pure vessel by raining in he general pah,
theg pa kün gyi chhog gyur dor Je theg
Please bless me o ener
k äl zang kye wöi Jug ngog dam pa der
The holy gaeway o he orunae ones:
de lag nyi du Jug par Jin gyi lob
The supreme vajra vehicle.

de tShe ngö drub nam nyi drub päi zhi

A ha me, he basis o accomplishing he wo atainmens
nam dag dam tShig dom par Sung wa la
Is keeping pure vows and samaya.
chö ma min päi nge pa nye gyur nä
As I have become rmly convinced o his,
Sog dang dö te Sung war Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o proec hese vows and pledges like my lie.

de nä gyü dei nying po rim nyi kyi

Then, having realized he imporance o he wo sages,
nä nam Ji zhin tog nä tSön pa yi
The essence o he Vajrayana,
22 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

thün zhii näl Jor chö lä mi yel war

By praccing wih grea energy, never giving up
he our sessions,
dam päi Sung zhin drub par Jin gyi lob
Please bless me o realize he eachings o he holy Guru.

de tar lam zang tön päi She nyen dang

Like ha, may he gurus who show he noble pah
tShül zhin drub päi drog nam zhab tän ching
And he spiriual riends who pracce i have long lives.
chhi dang nang gi bar du chö päi tShog
Please bless me o paciy compleely
nye war zhi war Jin gyi lab tu Söl
All ouer and inner hindrances.

kye wa kün tu yang dag la ma dang

In all my lives, never separaed rom perec gurus,
dräl me chhö kyi päl la long chö ching
May I enjoy he magnicen Dharma.
Sa dang lam gyi yön tän rab dzog nä
By compleng he qualies o he sages and pahs,
dor Je chhang gi go phang nyur thob Shog
May I quickly atain he sae o Vajradhara.

Request to Abide at the Heart

päl dän tSa wäi la ma rin po chhe
Magnicen and precious roo Guru,
dag gi nying khar pä möi teng Shug la
Please abide on he lous sea a my hear,
k a drin chhen pöi go nä Je zung te
Guide me wih your grea kindness,
ku Sung thug kyi ngö drub tSäl du Söl
And gran me he realizaons o your holy body, speech,
and mind.
 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 23

päl dän tSa wäi la ma rin po chhe

Magnicen and precious roo Guru,
dag gi nying khar pä möi teng Shug la
Please abide on he lous sea a my hear,
k a drin chhen pöi go nä Je zung te
Guide me wih your grea kindness,
chhog dang thün mong ngö drub tSäl du Söl
And gran me he supreme and common realizaons.

päl dän tSa wäi la ma rin po chhe

Magnicen and precious roo Guru,
dag gi nying khar pä möi teng Shug la
Please abide on he lous sea a my hear,
k a drin chhen pöi go nä Je zung te
Guide me wih your grea kindness,
Jang chhub nying pöi bar du tän par Shug
And remain seadas unl I atain he essence o
enlighenmen.

Guru Lama Tsongkhapa eners ino your hear and becomes com-
pleely one wih your body, speech, and mind.

Dedications
tShe rab kün tu gyäl wa tSong kha pä
By he orce o he vicorious one, Tsongkhapa,
theg chhog She nyen ngö Su dzä päi thü
Acng as our direc Mahayana viruous riend in all our lives,
gyäl wä ngag päi lam zang de nyi lä
May we never urn away or even a second
k ä chig tSam yang dog par ma gyur chig
From he pure pah highly admired by he vicorious ones.
24 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

tShül thrim tSang zhing mang du thö pa dang

May we be able o live a lie o pure moraliy,
lisen o many eachings,
Jang Sem Jong dang ta chö tSang wa Sog
Train in bodhichita, and have pure view and conduc,
lo zang gyäl wa nyi päi tän pa la
Wihou corrupng or pollung he eachings
Se lä me päi nam thar khyong par Shog
O Losang Dragpa, he second vicorious one.

päl dän la ma khye ku chi dra dang

Glorious Guru, whaever your body,
khor dang ku tShei tShä dang zhing kham dang
Renue, lie span, and realm,
khye kyi tShän chhog zang po chi dra wa
Whaever your supreme and excellen name,
de dra kho nar dag Sog gyur war Shog
May I and ohers become exacly like ha.

khye la tö ching Söl wa tab päi thü

By he orce o he praises and requess made o you,
dag Sog gang du nä päi Sa chhog der
May all diseases, evil spiris, povery, and quarrels be calmed,
nä dön ül phong thab tSö zhi wa dang
And may he Dharma and good orune increase
chhö dang tra Shi phel war dzä du Söl
In he regions in which I and ohers dwell.

päl dän la mäi ku tShe tän pa dang

Please bless us ha he lives o he glorious gurus be long,
kha nyam yong la de kyi Jung wa dang
Tha all beings equaling he exen o space be happy,
 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 25

dag zhän ma lü tShog Sag drib Jang nä

Tha I and ohers wihou excepon collec meris and
puriy obscuraons,
nyur du Sang gyä thob par Jin gyi lob
And ha we quickly achieve buddhahood.

päl dän la mäi nam par thar pa la

May I no give rise o heresy or even a second
k ä chig tSam yang log ta mi kye zhing
In regard o he acons o he glorious Guru.
chi dzä leg par thong wäi mö gü kyi
May I see whaever acons are done as pure.
l a mäi Jin lab Sem la Jug par Shog
Wih his devoon, may I receive he Guru’s blessings
in my hear.

chhö kyi gyäl po tSong kha päi

For he Dharma king Tsongkhapa’s
chhö tShül nam par phel wa la
Way o Dharma o ourish,
geg kyi tShän ma zhi wa dang
May all signs o obsacles be pacied
thün kyen ma lü tShang war Shog
And all conducive condions be complee.

dag dang zhän gyi dü Sum dang

Due o he wo ypes o meris
drel wäi tShog nyi la ten nä
O he hree mes o mysel and ohers,
gyäl wa lo zang drag pa yi
May he eachings o he vicorious one, Losang Dragpa,
tän pa yün ring bar gyur chig
Shine resplenden orever.
26 Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga

Dedication for the End of All Guru Yoga Practices

Due o he hree me meris colleced by mysel, he numberless
buddhas, and he numberless senen beings, may I, my amily
members, all hose who rely upon me, all hose or whom I have
promised o pray, all hose whose names have been given o me,
all he sudens, beneacors, and voluneers in he FPMT organi-
zaon, and all senen beings be able o mee perecly qualied
Mahayana viruous riends in all our uure lives. From our side,
may we always see hem as enlighened, may we always do only
acons mos pleasing o heir holy minds, and may we always ulll
heir holy wishes insanly.

Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
gang rii ra wä kor wäi zhing kham dir
In he land encircled by snow mounains,
phän dang de wa ma lü Jung wäi nä
You are he source o all happiness and good.
chän rä zig wang tän dzin gya tSho yi
All-powerul Chenrezig, Tenzin Gyaso,
zhab pä Si thäi bar du tän gyur chig
Please remain unl samsara ends.

Prayer for the Long Life of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

thub tShül chhang zhing Jam gön gyäl wäi tän
You who uphold he Subduer’s moral way, who serve as he
bounul bearer-o-all,
dzin kyong pel wä kün zö dog por dzä
Susaining, preserving, and spreading Manjunah’s vicorious
docrine;
chhog Sum kur wäi leg mön thu drub pa
Who maserully accomplish magnicen prayers honoring he
Three Sublime Ones:
dag Sog dül Jäi gön du zhab tän Shog
Savior o mysel and ohers, your disciples, please, please live long!