Buddha Śākyamuni

• Guru Yoga of the Guru Mahāmuni by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö | Guru Yoga

A simple guru yoga based on Buddha Śākyamuni, which Jamyang Khyentse composed at the sacred site of Bodhgaya in December 1957.

• The Merry Sea of Blessings: A Guru Yoga of the Lord of Sages, Peerless Teacher of All, Including the Devas by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö | Guru Yoga

Jamyang Khyentse wrote this guru yoga focusing on Buddha Śākyamuni (including his sambhogakāya form as Vajradhara and dharmakāya as Samantabhadra) in January 1958 at Rajgir (ancient Rājgṛha) following a visionary experience several days earlier at Bodhgayā.

• In Praise of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha by Nāgārjuna | Praise

This is the version of Dvādaśakārastotra found in the Tengyur (Toh 1135). The text, which is attributed to Nāgārjuna, is a praise of the twelve great deeds performed by the Buddha Śākyamuni.

• Praise of the Buddha: With Skilful Means & Compassion... by Nāgārjuna | Buddha Prayers

Popularly known as "With Skilful Means and Compassion..." (thabs mkhas thugs rje ma), this is the liturgical arrangement of the Dvādaśakārastotra, Nāgārjuna's praise of the twelve great acts performed by Buddha Śākyamuni.

• Praise of the Twelve Acts of the Buddha by Jigme Lingpa | Praise

In a series of poetic verses Jigme Lingpa pays homage to the Buddha Śākyamuni by recalling his most significant deeds, from his initial descent from the heaven of Tuṣita to his final attainment of parinirvāṇa.

• Short Praise of the Buddha's Deeds attributed to Āryaśūra | Praise

Although not to be found in the Tengyur, this short praise of Buddha Śākyamuni's deeds is commonly attributed to the Indian master Āryaśūra and became very popular in Tibet.

• Supplication to Lord Buddha together with the Sixteen Arhats by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo | Sixteen Arhats

A simple four-line prayer to Buddha Śākyamuni and a retinue of the sixteen elders.

• Verses on the Buddha's Previous Lives attributed to Āryaśūra | Jātaka

This prayer for the accomplishment of the transcendent perfections was adapted from the summarizing verses that appear at the conclusion of each chapter in Jātakamālāṭīkā, Dharmakīrti's extensive commentary on Āryaśūra's famous Jātakamālā, or Garland of Birth Stories. (This covers the first four transcendent perfections only; additional verses for the remaining perfections and birth stories were composed by the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje).

• The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni by Mipham Rinpoche | Sādhanas

Ju Mipham composed this sādhana of Śākyamuni Buddha, or '[Śākya]muni-ritual' (thub chog), at the request of Orgyen Tendzin Norbu (1841–1900). Both the sādhana and its vast 'supporting teaching' known as The White Lotus (rgyab chos padma dkar po) are among the most popular of Mipham's works.