Long Life Prayers

• Youthfulness Gained in Vajra-like Immortality: Verses of Truth for the Long Life of the Perfect Masters by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

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 Indestructible Vajra Garland, An Aspiration Prayer for the Lives of the Supreme Holders of the Non-Sectarian Teachings by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye

Kongtrul wrote this prayer while at the site of Yamalung, sacred for its connection with Guru Padmasambhava. In a series of verses aspiring for the longevity of all non-sectarian teachers, he offers not only a powerful practice text, but also a concise statement of his celebrated Rimé ideals.

• General Long Life Prayer by Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje

These verses in which the guru's body, speech and mind are related to the three kāyas—nirmāṇakāya, sambhogakāya and dharmakāya—constitute a brief prayer for longevity, or 'stable abiding' (brtan bzhugs), which can be recited to support the long life of any teacher.

• The Melodious Song of Immortality: A Prayer for Long Life by Mipham Rinpoche

This general prayer for the long life of the holders of the teachings was composed by Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche in 1888. It is part of the daily liturgy at the Nyingma Monlam Chenmo, or great prayer festival, held every year in Bodhgaya.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Alak Zenkar Rinpoche, the Incarnation of Do Khyentsé Yeshé Dorjé by Katok Rigdzin Chenpo

Katok Rigdzin Chenpo composed this four-line prayer for the long life of Alak Zenkar Rinpoche in 2007 at the request of both Sogyal Rinpoche and Pewar Rinpoche.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Alak Zenkar Rinpoche, the Incarnation of Do Khyentsé Yeshé Dorjé by Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

This is the shorter of two prayers that Thinley Norbu Rinpoche composed for the long life of Alak Zenkar Rinpoche.

• Long Life Prayer for Alak Zenkar Rinpoche by Trulshik Rinpoche

Kyabje Rinpoche composed this short prayer for the long life of Alak Zenkar Rinpoche at the request of the Rigpa saṅgha in December 2005.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche by Dudjom Rinpoche

A prayer for the longevity of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche (b. 1951), who is the seventh in the line of Gar Drupchen incarnations.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche by Trulshik Rinpoche

A four-line prayer for the longevity of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche (b. 1951), who is the seventh in the line of Gar Drupchen incarnations.

• The Great Treasure of a Hundred Blessings: A Prayer for the Long Life of Ḍākinī Muntso Rinpoche by Fourteenth Dalai Lama

His Holiness wrote this prayer for the long life of Jetsünma Muntso Rinpoche, who is the niece of Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, in 2000 at the request of Khenchen Rinpoche and others.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Dilgo Khyentsé II of Shechen, Urgyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup by Trulshik Rinpoche

Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche wrote this prayer for the longevity of Urgyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup (b. 1993), the incarnation of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991), at the sacred Māratika cave in Nepal on Friday, 29 December 1995.

• Prayer for the Long Life Dodrupchen Rinpoche by Dudjom Rinpoche

A four-line prayer for the long life of the Fourth Dodrupchen, Jikmé Tubten Trinlé Palbar.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Dzogchen Rinpoche by Dudjom Rinpoche

A four-line prayer for the long life of the Seventh Dzogchen Rinpoche, Jikmé Losal Wangpo.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Dzogchen Rinpoche by Fourteenth Dalai Lama

This eight-line prayer for the longevity of the Seventh Dzogchen Rinpoches interweaves syllables from the name of his predecessor, Pema Rigdzin who was the first Dzogchen Rinpoche, and from his own name, Tendzin Jikdral Lhunpo.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

A short prayer for the long life of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche which Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed in the sacred Kurjé cave in Bumthang, Bhutan.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

A three-verse prayer for the long life of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche composed at the request of Sherab Gyaltsen.

• True Words to Accomplish Immortality: A Longevity Prayer to the Tulku of Jamyang Khyentse, Thupten Chökyi Gyatso by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

This three-verse prayer for the long life of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche was composed in Bodhgayā, India, in 1991.

• A Supplication for the Longevity of the Peerless and Sublime Tulku, Dzongsar Khyentse, Thupten Chökyi Gyatso by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche

This supplication was composed in time for Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche's sixty-first year, a potential period of obstacles according to Tibetan astrology.

• Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Dudjom Rinpoche

One of several prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama that Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche composed.

• Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Fourteenth Dalai Lama

The most commonly recited prayer for the longevity of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, which was adapted from a verse composed by Polhané Sonam Tobgyé (1689–1747) for the Seventh Dalai Lama, Kalzang Gyatso (1708–1757).

• The Magical Wish-Fulfilling Tree: A Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Composed in December 1957 at the request of Tibetans resident in Gangtok, this is one of at least four prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's longevity by Jamyang Khyentse.

• The Melody of The Nectar of Immortality: A Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Supreme Victor and Omniscient One by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

It was while he was staying in Lhasa in the mid-1950s that Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö composed this prayer for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

• The Music of Immortality: A Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö wrote this shorter long-life prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in three four-line verses, in the sacred place of Yamalung near Samye (most likely in 1956).

• Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok

Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok composed this prayer for the longevity of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama on 17 July 1990, shortly after their first meeting.

• Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama by Sakya Trichen

A four-line prayer for the long life of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

• Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama by Trulshik Rinpoche

This five-line prayer is constructed around the syllables of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's full name: Jetsün Jampal Ngawang Lobzang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Gatön Ngawang Lekpa

This four-line prayer for the longevity of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö describes the master’s qualities using the trope of threefold categories.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö by Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal

A four-line prayer for the longevity of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, which was later adapted into a popular supplication.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Khandro Tāre Lhamo by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok

A short prayer in three stanzas for the longevity of Khandro Tāre Lhamo (1938–2003).

• Prayer for the Long Life of Khandro Tsering Chödrön by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Jamyang Khyentse composed this prayer entitled 'Removing Obstacles in the Life of the Ḍākinī' (ḍā ki'i sku tshe'i 'phrang bzlog) for the longevity of his consort Khandro Tsering Chödrön (Āyu Dharma Dīpam) at the request of Parkö Chöpel, a carver of printing blocks at Dzongsar.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Khyenrab Chökyi Özer by Gatön Ngawang Lekpa

A three-verse prayer for the longevity of the great Sakya scholar Öntö Khyenrab Chökyi Özer (1889–1959).

• The Flower of Auspiciousness: A Prayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Khyenrab Chökyi Özer, Masterful Expositor of Scripture and Reasoning by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A short prayer for the longevity of the celebrated scholar Öntö Khyenrab Chökyi Özer (1889–1959), who taught at Dzongsar Monastery's scriptural college.

• The Sweet Melody to Accomplish Words of Truth: A Prayer for the Long Life of the Dharma-Expounding Guide Khenchen Khyenrab Chökyi Özer by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

This, the longer of two prayers for the longevity of Öntö Khyenrab Chökyi Özer (1889–1959) that Jamyang Khyentse composed, is full of praise for the master's erudition and skill as a teacher.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Lochen Ngawang Chöpal by Fifth Dalai Lama

A three-verse prayer for the longevity of Lochen Dharmaśrī (1654–1717/18).

• Long Life Prayer for Lodi Gyari Rinpoche by Trulshik Rinpoche

Trulshilk Rinpoche wrote this prayer for the longevity of Lodi Gyari Rinpoche in December 2005 in France, at the request of Sogyal Rinpoche and the Rigpa saṅgha.

• Long Life Prayer for Mayum Tsering Wangmo by Trulshik Rinpoche

This long-life prayer for Mayum Tsering Wangmo of the Lakar family, who is renowned as an emanation of Uṣṇīṣavijayā, was composed in France in 2003.

• The Drum of Deathlessness: A Prayer for the Long Life of Minling Chung Rinpoche by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A five-verse prayer for the longevity of Chung Rinpoche, Ngawang Chödrak (1908–1980) of Mindrolling, who was both Jamyang Khyentse's teacher and student.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche by Chatral Rinpoche

A prayer for the longevity of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (1938–2018), composed in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1995.

• The Vajra Sitar of Immortality: A Prayer for the Long Life of the Fourth Incarnation of Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

A prayer for the longevity of Neten Chokling Rinpoche (b. 1973) incorporating the name Rigdzin Gyurme Dorje (rig 'dzin 'gyur med rdo rje), which was given to Neten Chokling Rinpoche at his enthronement by His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

As he explains in the colophon, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche wrote this short prayer himself for recital during group rituals, in place of the more laudatory, effusive prayers composed by some of his teachers.

• Long Life Prayer for Patrick Gaffney (Yeshé Wangyal) by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche

Alak Zenkar Rinpoche composed this prayer for the long life of Patrick Gaffney, whose Tibetan name is Yeshe Wangyal, in 2007.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Pema Norbu, Lord of Siddhas by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok

Composed in 1990 at the sacred site of Tso Pema in response to repeated requests from Khenpo Namdrol, who studied with both Penor Rinpoche and Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Pewar Rinpoche by Katok Rigdzin Chenpo

This prayer for the longevity of Pewar Rinpoche Chimé Dorje (b. 1933) was written by Katok Rigdzin Chenpo at the request of Alak Zenkar Rinpoche.

• Prayer for the Long Life of the Glorious Sakyapa Father and Son by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A short prayer for the long life of Jigdal Sakya Dagchen Rinpoche (1929–2016), head of the Puntsok Podrang, and his eldest son Mañjuvajra Rinpoche (b. 1953), alias Dhungsey Minzu Sakya.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Kyabgön Sakya Trichen by Khenchen Ngawang Lodrö Rinchen

The most commonly recited prayer for the longevity of His Holiness Sakya Trichen, Ngawang Kunga Tekchen Palbar.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche composed this four-line prayer for the longevity of the Seventh Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Jikmé Chökyi Senge (b. 1966), by adapting the words of a prayer by Shechen Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Pema Namgyal (1871–1926).

• The Excellent Stream of Nectar of Immortality by Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

Written in 2003, this long-life prayer for Sogyal Rinpoche features typically erudite and poetic references to Nyingma history and tradition.

• Gentle Rain of the Nectar of Immortality by Sakya Trichen

This prayer for the long life of Sogyal Rinpoche was composed in 2007 at the request of the Rigpa saṅgha.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche—chimé kunnyé by Trulshik Rinpoche

This prayer for the long life of Sogyal Rinpoche was composed in 1995 in Māratika Cave, Nepal. At that time, Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche had completed a retreat focused on longevity and gave a long-life empowerment to Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche and Sogyal Rinpoche.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Sogyal Rinpoche—sönam jewé by Trulshik Rinpoche

Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche wrote this four-line prayer for the longevity of Sogyal Rinpoche in September 1999.

• The Attainment of Immortality by Trulshik Rinpoche

This extensive prayer for Sogyal Rinpoche's longevity, entitled The Attainment of Immortality ('chi med grub pa), was written at Kyabje Rinpoche's monastery of Tupten Chöling in Nepal in 2005.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Soktsé Rinpoche by Chatral Rinpoche

A prayer for the longevity of Soktsé Rinpoche, Kunzang Tendzin Gyaltsen (b. 1928), a senior holder of the Dudjom Tersar lineage.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche by Trulshik Rinpoche

This longevity supplication, written in 2000, incorporates the syllables of Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche's full name: Shedrup Trinlé Nyinjé Pal Zangpo.

• The Sweet Song of Māra's Defeat: A Prayer for the Long Life of the Great Tertön and Vidyādhara Lerab Lingpa by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Verses of truth dedicated to the longevity of Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa (1856–1926), from whom Jamyang Khyentse received numerous transmissions in 1920.

• Prayer for the Long Life of Tulku Thondup Rinpoche by Gyalse Möndrup Dorje

A four-line prayer for the longevity of Tulku Thondup Rinpoche composed by Gyalse Möndrup Dorje, or Gyalse Pelo.

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