Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

• A Prayer of Aspiration for the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory | Copper-Coloured Mountain

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.

• The Aspiration of the Vajradhātu Maṇḍala revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa | Aspiration Prayers

This aspiration prayer is said to have been spoken by Guru Padmasambhava when revealing the Vajradhātu maṇḍala in the temple of Samye. The text was revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa and transcribed by Jamgön Kongtrul. Generally, it is known as Mönlam Chokchu Düzhima (Aspiration of the Ten Directions and Four Times), a name which derives from the prayer's first four syllables.

• Radiant Sunlight of the Victors’ Teachings: A Brief, First-Hand Account of the Liberating Life-Story of the Great Emanated Treasure Revealer | Biographies

This short autobiography, composed in verse, covers the main events in the great treasure-revealer’s life from 1829, the year of his birth, until 1865, which was five years before he passed away at the age of 42.

• Concise Offering of the Body from the Root Text of the Heart Accomplishment of the Guru Tukdrup, The Essential Manual of Oral Instructions (Shaldam Nyingjang) by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche | Chöd

A simple practice of Chöd ('severance') extracted from the Essential Manual of Oral Instructions (zhal gdams snying byang), which is part of the Chokling Tersar, and supplemented by verses of introduction and conclusion composed by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

• The Inexpressible, Ultimate Confession (Yeshe Kuchokma) | Confession

This version of the Yeshe Kuchokma (ye shes sku mchog ma) was arranged by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (1829–1870) for recitation during the Ngakso Drupchen (sngags gso sgrub chen) and the Khorwa Dongdruk (‘khor ba dong sprug) practice. Chokgyur Lingpa has added an additional line as well as the syllables oṃ, āḥ and hūṃ to the root text.

• The Lament of Rudra | Confession

This version of the famous confession, revealed as part of the Tukdrup Barché Kunsel (thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel) cycle, differs slightly from the eleventh chapter of the Immaculate Confession Tantra, with minor variations throughout and an additional two lines at the very end.

• Barché Lamsel—“The Prayer Which Removes All Obstacles from the Path” | Guru Rinpoche Prayers

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.

• Sampa Lhundrupma—'The Prayer to Guru Rinpoche that Spontaneously Fulfils all Wishes' from The Guru’s Heart Practice: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel | Guru Rinpoche Prayers

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.

• The Prayer in Six Vajra Lines | Guru Rinpoche Prayers

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.

• The Testament Prayer to Orgyen Rinpoche | Guru Rinpoche Prayers

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).

• The Wish-Fulfilling Tree: The Life-story of the Master of Uḍḍiyāna as found in Padmasambhava’s Sevenfold Cycle of Profundity | Guru Rinpoche Prayers

This concise biography of the eighth-century master from Uḍḍīyana, Guru Padmasambhava, who established Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century, 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 relating to a different aspect of the master’s life and activities.

• A Concise Guru Yoga | Guru Yoga

This concise guru yoga centres around the famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava known as The Prayer in Six Vajra Lines, or Dü Sum Sangye, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa's own terma revelation. To this is added a simple visualization and a prayer to reach the Copper-coloured Mountain of Glory.

• Youthfulness Gained in Vajra-like Immortality: Verses of Truth for the Long Life of the Perfect Masters | Long Life Prayers

The author mentions that he wrote this general long-life prayer with teachers such as the Karmapa and Shamarpa particularly in mind, and that he was instructed to compose a practice incorporating both Guru Padmasambhava and Vajrakīla—although several other long-life deities are also invoked, including Tārā.

• The Condensed Daily Practice for The Profound Essence of Tārā | Tārā

A very short version of the popular sādhana of Green Tārā for daily practice, arranged by Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche.

• The Essence of the Two Accumulations: The Ritual for the Condensed Outer Practice | Tārā

A short version of the popular sādhana of Green Tārā for daily practice, arranged by Jamgön Kongtrul.

• The Essence of the Two Accumulations: The Ritual for the Elaborate Outer Practice (Zabtik Drolchok) | Tārā

This popular sādhana of Green Tārā was revealed as a mind-terma by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. Like the Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik, “The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality,” discovered by Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, the Zabtik Drolchok forms part of a larger yet to be revealed terma-cycle called Drolma Nyingtik, “The Heart Essence of Tārā.” According to Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, while Zabtik Drolchok belongs to kriyā or action tantras, it applies the view of niruttara-yoga or the highest yoga tantra. The elaborate and condensed ritual liturgies presented here were arranged for group and daily practice by Jamgön Kongtrul.

• The Concise Manual for Daily Practice According to Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa | Sādhanas

The concise daily sādhana (rgyun khyer) for the practice of Tukdrup Barché Kunsel (thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel), or the Heart Practice Dispelling All Obstacles, a joint revelation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.

• The Concise Cleansing Offering from The Guru’s Heart Practice: Dispelling All Obstacles on the Path | Sang Offering

Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa revealed this concise smoke offering practice (bsang mchod) as part of the famous cycle known as The Guru's Heart Practice: Dispelling All Obstacles on the Path (bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel).

• Concise Daily Practice of Vajrasattva by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche | Sādhanas

Khyentse Rinpoche composed this simple sādhana of Vajrasattva by adapting a section of the Tukdrup Sheldam Nyingjang (thugs sgrub zhal gdams snying byang), the root text of the Barche Kunsel revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.