To the buddhas: Vipashyin, Shikhin, Vishvabhukra,

Krakuchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kashyapa,

And Shakyamuni—Gautama, deity of all deities,

To the seven warrior-like buddhas, we pay homage!

“In the past, to benefit beings,

I bore all kinds of hardship, and

Gave up my own happiness, through this

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“In the past, for the sake of the sick,

I gave my life away;

So, to protect the needy and the poor,

Long may the teachings remain ablaze!

“By my giving up sons, daughters, and wives,

Riches and elephants and chariots,

For the sake of the treasure of enlightenment,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through the offerings I made to the buddhas, pratyekabuddhas,

Shravakas, male and female,

And to the great sages,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!”

“Through the sufferings I endured

For many millions of aeons,

Seeking instruction for the sake of enlightenment,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through my conduct of discipline,

And age-long asceticism,

And my offerings to the buddhas of ten directions,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through my diligence in the past,

Constantly stable, and overcoming others’ disruption;

So as to liberate all beings,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through my constant practice of patience,

While sentient beings’ negative emotions degenerated,

Bearing with patience all their harmful acts,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through my concentration, complete liberation and formless absorption,

Samadhis as many as the grains of sand in the river Ganges—

Through the power of my meditation,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through seeking wisdom in the past,

By practising austerities in the forest,

And teaching countless shastras to others,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“Through giving, out of love, my flesh and blood,

Giving my life away entirely, and

Giving arms and legs and every part of my body,

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“In the past, with loving kindness, I caused

Harmful sentient beings to mature completely,

And I led them to the three vehicles; through this

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!

“In the past, with skilful means and wisdom,

I liberated sentient beings from perverse views,

And led them to the correct view; through this

May the Dharma increase in every way!

“With the four means of attracting disciples,

I released beings from the fire of the emotions,

And vanquished rampant negativity; through this

May my followers remain, long into the future!

“I freed tirthikas and others

From the rivers of different views,

And led them to the correct view; through this

May my followers always have devotion!

May the teachings blaze, long into the future!”

| Translated by Rigpa Translations