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Guru Rinpoche Prayers

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Of all the buddhas, you are their very face and their embodiment, Precious Guru of Oḍḍiyāna,

From the depths of my heart, the core of my being, I pray to you:

Outer, inner and secret obstacles—dispel them into space,

And through your blessings, let all my aims and wishes be spontaneously fulfilled.

Prayers to the Precious Guru Padmasambhava or Padmākara (padma 'byung gnas), the "Lotus-Born", who is credited with establishing Buddhism in Tibet:

Alak Zenkar Pema Ngödrup Rolwe Dorje
by Alak Zenkar Pema Ngödrup Rolwe Dorje
An eight-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava that incorporates the shortest possible summary of his life and an aspiration for rebirth on the Glorious Copper-Coloured Mountain.
Guru Padmasambhava Zangdok Palri Aspirations 2 Feb 2019

Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
During a visionary journey to Zangdokpalri, Chokgyur Lingpa heard this prayer sung by ḍākinīs and recorded it upon awakening.
2 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A four-line prayer to be reborn on the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri, in the company of Guru Padmasambhava and his retinue.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations 30 Oct 2018
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A six-line supplication to Guru Padmasambhava for dispelling obstacles and gaining accomplishment.
2 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, composed by Chokgyur Lingpa for his own younger brother, taken from the compilation A Shower of Precious Blessings: A Garland of Supplications to Guru Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Refuge Objects, and to the Three Roots and Lineage Masters.
19 Jun 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A short prayer to Guru Rinpoche as the source and embodiment of all tantric lineages in Tibet, composed at the request of Riwoche Jedrung.
Guru Padmasambhava 30 Jun 2020
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, composed by Chokgyur Lingpa at the request of a disciple named Bechu Buring.
1 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Padmasambhava and the lineage masters, taken from the compilation A Shower of Precious Blessings: A Garland of Supplications to Guru Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Refuge Objects, and to the Three Roots and Lineage Masters.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 May 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Composed at the request of a disciple named Kunzang Loyang, this prayer invokes Guru Padmasambhava to support practitioners in their inner heat (gtum mo) practice. The text was transcribed by Karme Khenpo Rinchen Dargye.
Dzogrim 1 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This prayer to Guru Padmasambhava was composed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa at the request of a disciple and aide named Ngawang Rinchen.
24 Jun 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, composed by Chokgyur Lingpa at the request of a geshe from Nyindzong.
27 Jun 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Padmasambhava and the lineage masters, composed by Chokgyur Lingpa at the request of a disciple named Pema Gönpo.
7 Aug 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal composed at the request of a disciple from Neten Monastery named Pema Sachu.
27 Jun 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, composed by Chokgyur Lingpa at the request of a disciple named Sönam Rinchen.
7 Aug 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Padmasambhava and the lineage masters, taken from the compilation A Shower of Precious Blessings: A Garland of Supplications to Guru Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Refuge Objects, and to the Three Roots and Lineage Masters.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 May 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, from the compilation A Shower of Precious Blessings: A Garland of Supplications to Guru Rinpoche, Embodiment of All Refuge Objects, and to the Three Roots and Lineage Masters.
2 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This six-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava is dedicated to the prevention of upheaval in Tibet and Kham.
27 Jun 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Rinpoche, invoking his blessings to go beyond grasping and conceptuality and realize the definite truth of reality.
7 Aug 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, requesting the elimination of obstacles, bestowal of siddhis and guidance to the realm of Lotus Light.
2 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Verses of invocation and encouragement to dispel obstacles to study, reflection and meditation and accomplish the twofold benefit of self and other.
Guru Padmasambhava 1 Jul 2024
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the elimination of all obstacles on the spiritual path is the outer practice of The Guru's Heart Practice: Dispelling All Obstacles on the Path (bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel), a joint revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Popularly known as Dü Sum Sangye (Dus gsum sangs rgyas), this short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava was discovered as a treasure (gter ma) by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. As indicated in the colophon, it was—and still is—regarded as especially pertinent for the current time.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas Chokling Tersar Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa’s revelation of the Sampa Lhundrupma (bsam pa lhun grub ma), a famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the spontaneous fulfilment of wishes, forms the outer section of The Guru’s Heart Practice: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (thugs sgrub yid bzhin nor bu). The prayer is very similar to Tulku Zangpo Drakpa’s Sampa Lhundrupma prayer, which is counted as the final chapter of the Le’u Dünma or Prayer in Seven Chapters.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu 31 May 2013
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
As stated in the colophon this prayer to the Guru of Oḍḍiyāna is extracted from a biography which Chokgyur Lingpa revealed as a treasure (gter ma) at Karmé Damchen Drak (karma'i dam can brag).
Guru Padmasambhava Termas Testament Chokling Tersar
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This concise biography of the eighth-century master from Uḍḍīyana, Guru Padmasambhava, who established Buddhism in Tibet, was revealed in 1856 by the great treasure-revealer Chokgyur Lingpa as part of the Sevenfold Cycle of Profundity (zab pa skor bdun). The text consists of ten short chapters, each related to a different aspect of the master’s life and activities.
Biography Termas Guru Padmasambhava Chokling Tersar 6 Feb 2017
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Three interrelated aspirations for rebirth in Zangdok Palri, the Copper-Colored Mountain pureland of Guru Rinpoche, from the perspectives of the cause (or ground), path, and fruition.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations 13 Oct 2020

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Khyentse Rinpoche invokes the eight manifestations of Guru Rinpoche (gu ru mtshan brgyad) by drawing on key lines from the famous Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti (Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī).
Guru Padmasambhava 14 May 2019
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
This prayer to Guru Padmasambhava incorporates the twelve syllables of the Vajra Guru mantra, elaborating upon their meaning in different ways in each of the eight chapters.
Guru Padmasambhava 20 Apr 2020
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A short prayer to Guru Padmākara, written at the request of the late Sharpa Tsenam, who played an important role in the construction of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's Zandokpalri Monastery in Kalimpong.
Guru Padmasambhava 23 Sep 2016
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A short supplication to Guru Padmasambhava combined with an aspiration based on the so-called Four Dharmas of turning one's mind toward the Dharma, making progress on the path, clarifying confusion, and allowing confusion to dawn as wisdom.
Guru Padmasambhava 16 Oct 2019

Do Khyentse
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
This very short prayer to the three kāyas, the dharmakāya Amitābha, sambhogakāya Avalokiteśvara and nirmāṇakāya Guru Padmasambhava, for 'clearing obstacles from the path' (bar chad lam sel) was composed by the treasure-revealer Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas 31 May 2013
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
The famous tertön (gter ston) Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje wrote this brief prayer to Guru Padmasambhava Tötreng Tsal for the spontaneous fulfilment of wishes (bsam pa lhun grub) at the request of his consort and son.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas 31 May 2013

Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, Longchen Rabjam and Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa.
Guru Padmasambhava Prayers 5 Feb 2020
by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
This prayer of invocation, which was written by the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche during a period of political unrest, calls upon Guru Padmasambhava to protect Tibetans from aggressors and the ravages of war. More recently, it was redistributed at the behest of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who recognized its continued relevance amid the turmoil of the twentieth century.
Guru Padmasambhava Nyingma Mönlam Averting Obstacles 16 May 2015

Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
This four-line prayer is among the most popular of prayers to Guru Padmasambhava. In the colophon Jigme Trinle Özer records that it was spoken by the Guru himself during a visionary encounter.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas 31 May 2013

Dudjom Lingpa
by Dudjom Lingpa
A short, four-line supplication to Guru Padmasambhava, embodiment of all the buddhas of the past, present and future.
Guru Padmasambhava 27 Apr 2021

Dudjom Rinpoche
by Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Rinpoche composed this prayer of aspiration to be reborn on the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri (zangs mdog dpal ri), after his firstborn daughter, Dekyong Yeshe Wangmo, had left this world. The inspiration for this prayer, it is said, was therefore her parting gift.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations 12 Nov 2018
by Dudjom Rinpoche
A four-line prayer to be reborn on the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri, in the company of Guru Padmasambhava and his retinue.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations 30 Oct 2018
by Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Rinpoche composed this short prayer invoking the Abbot, Master and Dharma-King (Khen Lob Chö Sum), i.e., Śāntarakṣita, Guru Padmasambhava and Tri Songdetsen, at Samyé monastery in Tibet at the request of his son, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche.
Guru Padmasambhava Nyingma 18 Nov 2018
by Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Rinpoche wrote this short prayer when he was engaged in long-life practice at Māratika cave in Nepal, the sacred site where Guru Rinpoche achieved immortality with his consort, Mandāravā.
Guru Padmasambhava Longevity 14 Feb 2020
by Dudjom Rinpoche
In this commentary on the famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava popularly known as Dü Sum Sangye (referred to here as the Vajra Verses Prayer) Dudjom Rinpoche explains the outer, inner and secret significance of every line.
Chokling Tersar 20 Mar 2015
by Dudjom Rinpoche
Dudjom Rinpoche tells us that he wrote this prayer to Guru Rinpoche "for the peace and happiness of the world, at a time when we are all afflicted both physically and mentally by all kinds of outer and inner circumstances."
Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013

Dzongter Kunzang Nyima
by Dzongter Kunzang Nyima
This popular Sampa Lhundrupma (bsam pa lhun grub ma) prayer to Padmasambhava was revealed as a terma by Dzongter Kunzang Nyima, alias Jigme Nüden Dorje, the grandson and speech incarnation of Dudjom Lingpa (1835–1904).
Guru Padmasambhava 10 Jan 2022

Fifth Dalai Lama
by Fifth Dalai Lama
The Great Fifth Dalai Lama wrote this prayer to Guru Padmasambhava in his eight manifestations, calling upon him to remember his pledge to Tibet and its people, for recitation on the tenth day of each lunar month.
Guru Padmasambhava 4 Jul 2018

Fourteenth Dalai Lama
by Fourteenth Dalai Lama
This prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, calling upon him to remember his pledge to come to the aid of Tibet and its people, was composed in 1980 at the request of the cabinet of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Guru Padmasambhava 5 Oct 2005

Garwang Chökyi Gyaltsen
by Garwang Chökyi Gyaltsen
This supplication to Guru Padmasambhava, revealed as a treasure (terma) by the Fourth Shechen Rabjam, has been recommended by the current Rabjam Rinpoche for its special potency in times of crisis.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas 9 Sep 2021

Gönpo Tseten Rinpoche
by Gönpo Tseten Rinpoche
A simple invocation of Guru Padmasambhava as the unique embodiment of the activity of all the buddhas throughout space and time.
Guru Padmasambhava 1 Apr 2019

Jamgön Amnye Zhab
by Jamgön Amnye Zhab Ngawang Kunga Sönam
Amnye Zhab Ngawang Kunga Sönam composed this supplication to Guru Padmasambhava for the swift fulfilment of all wishes in 1641, when war and chaos were afflicting the regions of Ü and Tsang. The prayer is included within the Compendium of Sādhanas (sgrub thabs kun btus).
Guru Padmasambhava Compendium of Sādhanas 3 Oct 2022

Jamgön Kongtrul
by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Jamgön Kongtrul wrote this biographical prayer (rnam thar gsol 'debs) to Guru Padmasambhava at the request of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. It focuses on the deeds the Precious Guru is said to have performed on the tenth day of each month, when he is commemorated by his followers.
Guru Padmasambhava Biographical Prayers Rinchen Terdzö 31 May 2013

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A four-line prayer to Orgyen Dorje Chang—the Vajradhara of Oḍḍiyāna—to purify habitual patterns and realize the clear light of rigpa.
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An aspiration to be reborn on the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri, in the company of Guru Padmasambhava and his retinue.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations 4 Apr 2018
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short supplication of Guru Padmasambhava as the Vajradhara of Oḍḍiyāna (Orgyen Dorje Chang), together with Yeshe Tsogyal and others, written at the behest of a ḍākinī named Lhakar Drolma (possibly to be identified with Lakar Tsering Chödrön).
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Apr 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This prayer was composed in 1956, the Fire Monkey year, at Samye, while Jamyang Khyentse was offering a tsok feast in the presence of the special ‘Looks Like Me’ image of Guru Padmasambhava (gu ru nga 'dra ma) .
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A heartfelt prayer to Guru Rinpoche, the precious master of Oḍḍiyāna, who is referred to as the embodiment of all the buddhas' aspirations and the sole ally and protector of the Tibetan people.
Guru Padmasambhava 21 Apr 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Written in 1928 in the presence of an image of Guru Dewa Chenpo at the famous Lotus Crytsal Cave (padma shel phug), above Dzongsar Monastery.
Guru Dewa Chenpo 21 Jul 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Written in 1934/35, this short prayer identifies our own pristine awareness, or rigpa, as Guru Padmasambhava, the Lake-born Vajra (mtsho skyes rdo rje).
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Composed in 1919, when Jamyang Khyentse was just twenty-six years old.
Guru Padmasambhava 20 Jul 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmākara, the embodiment of all gurus, chosen deities and ḍākinīs, for the pacification of obstacles and the spontaneous fulfilment of all wishes.
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Written in 1956, this is a prayer to Guru Padmasambhava and his consorts, especially Mandāravā and Yeshe Tsogyal.
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse composed this prayer as part of a series of supplications addressed to the Dharma King Tri Songdetsen, Guru Padmasambhava, and Abbot Śāntarakṣita (mkhan slob chos gsum) as well as the future king of Shambhala, Raudracakrin, all written at the behest of the Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche and a lama from Dzogchen Monastery called Pema Düdül.
30 Apr 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An invocation of Guru Padmasambhava as the Vajradhara of Oḍḍiyāna (Orgyen Dorje Chang), embodiment of the five kāyas (dharmakāya, sambhogakāya, nirmāṇakāya, svabhāvikakāya and abhisaṃbodhikāya).
Guru Padmasambhava 21 Apr 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A fervent appeal to the great master of Oḍḍiyāna for the fulfilment of all dharmic aspirations, which Jamyang Khyentse says he composed as a means to refresh his own memory.
Guru Padmasambhava 21 Apr 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
In this brief commentary, Jamyang Khyentse reveals the outer or literal, inner or hidden and secret or ultimate layers of meaning in the famous Düsum Sangyé or Six Vajra-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa (1829–1870).
Chokling Tersar 24 Dec 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A very short, six-line prayer to Guru Padmākara for the elimination of obstacles and fulfilment of wishes.
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö wrote this prayer in Lhodrak Kharchu on the tenth day of the monkey month in the monkey year (1956)—a point in the Tibetan calendar that holds particular significance for followers of Guru Padmasambhava.
Guru Padmasambhava 29 May 2013

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This prayer beautifully summarizes the Padma Kathang (The Chronicles of Padma), one of the most famous and influential of Guru Padmasambhava's many biographies. It reveals how Guru Rinpoche manifests in an infinite variety of forms in order to protect and spread the Buddhadharma.
Guru Padmasambhava Biographical Prayers Rinchen Terdzö 18 Mar 2017
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This brief prayer to Guru Padmākara, which Khyentse Wangpo says came to him spontaneously, includes requests to dispel all obstacles and fulfil all wishes.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas Compendium of Sādhanas Tsasum Drildrup 31 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
These verses to be recited before and after prayers to Guru Padmasambhava, especially the famous Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), include the practices of taking refuge and arousing bodhicitta, a seven-branch offering, the generation and dissolution of a visualisation, and the dedication of merit.
Guru Padmasambhava Le'u Dünma Termas Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This poetic prayer relates the Lotus Light (padma 'od) pure realm of Guru Padmasambhava to the four visions of Dzogchen practice and contains the aspiration that we may all be reborn there, to advance through the four stages of a vidyādhara and swiftly reach the level of the Lake-born Guru himself.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations Guru Padmasambhava Khyentse Kabab Rinchen Terdzö 31 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This is a complete set of practices, including taking refuge, generating bodhicitta, visualization, invocation, seven-branch offering, heartfelt prayer—addressed to Guru Padmasambhava, his various manifestations and twenty-five disciples—mantra recitation, and dissolution.
Guru Padmasambhava 30 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A prayer to the Precious Guru of Oḍḍiyāna as the embodiment of all sources of refuge (skyabs gnas kun 'dus) in order to avert all forms of obstacle and hindrance, on the outer, inner and innermost (or 'secret') levels.
Guru Padmasambhava Averting Obstacles 31 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Written in 1850, this is a prayer to the guru, who is understood to be inseparable from Guru Padmasambhava and the true nature of mind, and an aspiration to be reborn in the Lotus Light pure realm, if not already liberated during this life or when clear light dawns at the moment of death.
Guru Padmasambhava Zangdok Palri Aspirations 31 May 2013

Jigme Lingpa
by Jigme Lingpa
Jigme Lingpa explains why the tenth day of each month is dedicated to Guru Padmasambhava and the benefits of recalling his twelve most significant deeds, which are commemorated on these days throughout the year.
Longchen Nyingtik Guru Padmasambhava Benefits 30 May 2013
by Jigme Lingpa
A heartfelt prayer for invoking Guru Padmasambhava—"the great guru of Oḍḍiyāna"—as the embodiment of all sources of refuge and pledging to entrust oneself to him completely in all situations and circumstances, but especially in times of difficulty, during this current degenerate age.
Longchen Nyingtik Guru Padmasambhava 30 May 2013
by Jigme Lingpa
This prayer of aspiration to be reborn in Guru Padmasambhava's heaven of Zangdok Palri (zangs mdog dpal ri), the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, includes detailed descriptions of its wonderful features and extraordinary qualities. The text is a terma (gter ma) revelation and part of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations Termas Longchen Nyingtik 3 Jul 2008
by Jigme Lingpa
Jigme Lingpa himself describes this text as "a prayer invoking and imploring Guru Rinpoche, coupled with an aspiration prayer suitable for daily recitation based on the root words of the way to attain liberation through the experiences of the bardo states." It was inspired by a sense of sorrow and renunciation when, one morning during a retreat near Samye, Jigme Lingpa glimpsed Mount Hepori in the distance and thought about the great events that had taken place there during Padmasambhava's lifetime, little or no trace of which remained.
Guru Padmasambhava Dying & the Bardos Zangdok Palri Aspirations Longchen Nyingtik 1 Sep 2006

Khenchen Ngawang Palzang
by Khenchen Ngawang Palzang
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava requesting the pacification of obstacles and the bestowal of attainments.
Guru Padmasambhava 21 Jul 2019

Longchen Rabjam
by Longchen Rabjam and Jigme Lingpa
This prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the swift fulfilment of all wishes begins with a verse from ‘The Infinite Cloud Banks of Profound Meaning’ (zab don rgya mtsho'i sprin phung), which is part of Longchen Rabjam’s Khandro Yangtik (mkha' 'gro yang tig), and concludes with several verses written by Jigme Lingpa. It is said to be particularly beneficial for Tibet, as it has the power to pacify illness, prevent famine and border invasions, and contribute to the welfare of the teachings and beings.
Guru Padmasambhava Khandro Yangtik Nyingma Mönlam 27 Apr 2013

Mandāravā
revealed by Sangye Lingpa
This devotional appeal to Guru Padmasambhava by one of his main consorts, Princess Mandāravā of Zahor, is adapted from The Golden Garland Chronicles (bka' thang gser phreng) revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340–1396).
11 Apr 2024

Menlungpa Mikyö Dorje
attributed to Menlungpa Mikyö Dorje
One of the most famous four-line prayers to Guru Padmasambhava. It is attributed to Menlungpa Mikyö Dorje, who is also credited with a detailed commentary on the prayer. The final line is often adapted to turn the text into a tea-offering (ja mchod).
Guru Padmasambhava 12 Apr 2019

Minling Chung Rinpoche
by Minling Chung Rinpoche
The late Minling Chung Rinpoche, Ngawang Chödrak (1908–1980), wrote this plaintive supplication to Guru Rinpoche in 1973, during the cultural revolution.
Guru Padmasambhava 13 Jul 2012

Mipham Rinpoche
by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple four-line prayer to the Lotus-born Guru of Oḍḍiyāna for the elimination of all obstacles and the spontaneous fulfilment of all aspirations.
Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013
by Mipham Rinpoche
This short text in verse, written in 1902, outlines the twelve major deeds of Guru Padmasambhava, which are to be commemorated in the course of a year—a different deed being recalled on the tenth day of each month.
Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013
by Mipham Rinpoche
A short prayer to the eight manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava, eight vidyādharas, eight bodhisattvas, and eight maṇḍalas of Kagye (bka' brgyad). It was composed in 1897.
Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013
by Mipham Rinpoche
A brief prayer to be reborn on the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, or Zangdok Palri, in the presence of Guru Padmasambhava, and to complete the path to enlightenment in that pure realm, so as to work for others’ benefit.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations 26 Oct 2019

Nyang Ral Nyima Özer
by Nyangral Nyima Özer
This prayer in 26 verses recounts the major events of the life of Guru Padmasambhava, from his miraculous birth upon a lotus to his final departure from Tibet for the land of the rakṣasas. Upon recollecting each stage or episode in the Guru's life, the reader requests empowerment and blessings.
Guru Padmasambhava Biographical Prayers Termas Rinchen Terdzö 22 Aug 2017
by Nyangral Nyima Özer
This brief Prayer in Seven Chapters (gsol 'debs le'u bdun ma) is said to have been discovered by the great tertön Nyangral Nyima Özer at Samye Monastery.
Le'u Dünma Guru Padmasambhava Termas 31 May 2013

Outlines
by Patrul Rinpoche
A topical outline explaining the four major divisions of this popular prayer to Guru Padmasambhava which combines verses from both Longchen Rabjam and Jigme Lingpa.
Topical Outlines 4 Apr 2018

Pawo Lerab Tsal
by Pawo Lerab Tsal
This prayer to Guru Rinpoche by the eighteenth-century master Pawo Lerab Tsal, aka Cheyöl Rigdzin Chenmo, invokes Padmasambhava’s pledge (thugs dam) to care for and protect the Tibetan people.
Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013

Rangrik Dorje
by Rangrik Dorje
This very short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, for 'clearing obstacles from the path' (bar chad lam sel) was composed by the treasure-revealer Rangrik Dorje of Nyarong.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Jun 2018
by Rangrik Dorje
This very short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, for 'spontaneously fulfilling all wishes (bsam pa lhun grub) was composed by the treasure-revealer Rangrik Dorje of Nyarong.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Jun 2018
by Rangrik Dorje
A seven-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the elimination of all obstacles and the fulfilment of all wishes.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Jun 2018
by Rangrik Dorje
This brief invocation, composed at the request of government officials, calls upon Guru Padmasambhava to remember his pledge to come to the aid of Tibet and its people.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Jun 2018
by Rangrik Dorje
A brief prayer to Guru Tsokye Dorje—'Lake-Born Vajra'—for the elimination of all obstacles on the spiritual path.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Jun 2018
by Rangrik Dorje
A brief prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for protection against adversity and the fulfilment of all wishes.
Guru Padmasambhava 22 Jun 2018

Ratna Lingpa
by Ratna Lingpa
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, which Ratna Lingpa received during a visionary journey to Zangdokpalri (zangs mdog dpal ri), the Copper-Colored Mountain of Glory.
Guru Padmasambhava Zangdok Palri Aspirations 20 Mar 2023
by Ratna Lingpa
A prayer to Guru Rinpoche recounting eleven significant deeds in his life: 1) forming the enlightened intention to tame beings, 2) descending into the lotus flower, 3) spontaneously taking birth, 4) enjoying the pleasures of a prince, 5) taking ordination, 6) practicing various austerities, 7) overcoming Māra's hosts, 8) attaining complete awakening, 9) turning the wheel of the Dharma, 10) engaging in yogic disciplines, and 11) hiding terma treasures to spread the Dharma far and wide.
Guru Padmasambhava Biographical Prayers Rinchen Terdzö 30 Sep 2017
by Ratna Lingpa
In this brief treasure text, Padmasambhava prophesies the many ways in which he will reveal himself to disciples in the future. He encourages his students to pray to him continually and gives specific instructions on how to invoke him on the tenth day. The text concludes with a description of the destined revealer of this treasure, Ratna Lingpa.
Guru Padmasambhava Rinchen Terdzö 16 Jan 2019

Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal
by Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the elimination of obstacles and the fulfilment of wishes.
Guru Padmasambhava 10 Jun 2021
by Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal
A four-line prayer to Orgyen Dorje Chang—the Vajradhara of Oḍḍiyāna—as the embodiment of all sources of refuge.
Guru Padmasambhava 10 Jun 2021

Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
Rabjam Rinpoche composed this brief three-verse prayer to Padmasambhava when visiting the hidden land of Pemakö, sacred to the Guru.
Guru Padmasambhava 20 May 2021

Tulku Bakhal Mukpo
by Tulku Bakhal Mukpo
The original revelation of The Prayer Which Removes All Obstacles from the Path (Barché Lamsel), which was later 're-revealed' in virtually identical form by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.
Guru Padmasambhava Termas Rinchen Terdzö 9 Oct 2023

Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
This famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the spontaneous fulfilment of wishes forms the outer section of The Guru’s Heart Practice: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (thugs sgrub yid bzhin nor bu). This version of the prayer, without the colophon, appears in volume thirteen of the Compendium of Sādhanas compiled by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.
Guru Padmasambhava Compendium of Sādhanas 3 Mar 2020

Le'u Dünma
Le'u Dünma (le’u bdun ma), The Prayer in Seven Chapters to Padmākara, the Second Buddha, is a terma revealed in the fourteenth century by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa.
9 texts

Seven-Line Prayer
Texts related to the popular Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche (tshig bdun gsol 'debs) first revealed in the thirteenth century by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk.
9 texts

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Guru Padmasambhava Le'u Dünma Prayers Seven-Line Prayer Termas Zangdok Palri Aspirations

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