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Chöd Series

English (3) | བོད་ཡིག (3)


Machik Labdrön, who introduced Chöd to Tibet

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Texts related to Chöd (gcod), literally cutting or severance, the practice of offering one's own body to demons as a means of overcoming self-cherishing:

Lineage Prayers

A verse supplication to the lineage of the Natural Liberation of Grasping (Dzinpa Rangdrol), a famous cycle of Chöd (gcod) practice revealed by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (1800–1866).

A simple prayer to the gurus of the lineage of Chöd practice according to the tradition of Katok (kaḥ thog) Monastery.

Practices

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.