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A series of 'lamp aspiration prayers' (mar me'i smon lam) to accompany the offering of butter lamps, lights or candles:

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This aspiration prayer to accompany the offering of butter-lamps is said to have been recited by Atiśa and his disciples in the shrines they visited throughout the central and southern provinces of Tibet.

A four-verse prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of butter lamps.

This brief prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me'i smon lam) is part of the feast offering (tshogs mchod) for the Accomplishing the Land of Great Bliss (bde chen zhing sgrub) cycle of practices based on the original Namchö (gnam chos) revelation of Tertön Mingyur Dorje (1645–1667).

This short light offering prayer (mar me'i smon lam) by Gatön Ngawang Lekpa, which is commonly recited in the Sakya tradition, encourages the practitioner to visualize a lamp that is as vast as the universe and that shines with the light of a billion suns, as the basis for infinite 'offering-clouds'.

This spontaneous vajra song makes reference to offering the lamp of wisdom or awareness and employs the terminology of Dzogpachenpo, the Great Perfection.

In these two verses of aspiration, the celebrated throneholder of Labrang Tashikhyil extols the virtues of electric lamps (glog sgron), which unlike traditional butter lamps (mar me) do not emit smoke or unpleasant burning smells.

A short prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me).

A short prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me).

This light offering prayer is commonly recited in conjunction with Narak Kongshak within the Nyingma tradition. It is extracted from Casket of Siddhis: A Framework for Attainment (sgrub pa'i khog dbub dngos grub sgrom bu), which is part of Tertön Nyima Drakpa's revelation known as Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance (Marig Munsel), a collection of Avalokiteśvara practices.

In this short text to accompany the offering of a butter lamp or candle, the great yogi Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol offers an inspiring visualisation and series of aspirations.

A very simple four-line prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me).

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