Transference (Phowa) Series

• Extensive Instructions on the Transference of Consciousness to the Land of Great Bliss by Karma Chakme

This famous commentary on the 'transference of consciousness' ('pho ba; Skt. saṃkrānti/utkrānti) describes the various forms of the practice in general and the specific details of the Namchö (gnam chos) transference in particular. It offers instructions on how to perform the transference both for oneself and others.

• Transference: The Essence of Clear Light by Longchen Rabjam

Longchenpa says in the inventory to the Lama Yangtik that this profound transference practice is a means of bypassing the terrors of the bardo and arriving at the primordial state.

• A Prayer to the Lineage Gurus of the Profound Path of Transference from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse by Patrul Rinpoche

This prayer to the lineage of the Longchen Nyingtik transference (phowa) practice is not included in current editions of Patrul Rinpoche's collected works but does appear in several liturgies.

• Brief Sukhāvatī Aspiration by Palyul Choktrul Jampal Gyepe Dorje

A four-line prayer requesting the blessings of the guru in order to transfer one's consciousness to Sukhāvatī.

• An Authentic Liturgy for Daily Practice of the Treasure Text of Transference: Enlightenment Without Meditation by Adzom Drukpa

In this arrangement of the Longchen Nyingtik transference (phowa), Adzom Drukpa adds some pithy advice exhorting all those who have not yet accomplished Dzogchen to take this practice to heart and train in it regularly.

• Prayer of Transference by Dezhung Tulku Ajam

This simple practice of the transference of consciousness, or phowa ('pho ba), in the form of a prayer was written by Dezhung Tulku Ajam and is also preserved within the collected writings of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959).

• A Simple Method of Transference for Helpless Animals by Dzong-ngön Pema Tukchok Dorje

A simple practice of the transference of consciousness (phowa; 'pho ba) for animals killed for the sake of their flesh or hide. The author says that the text was partly inspired by references in the biography of Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol.

• Transference: Enlightenment Without Meditation (Compilation) compiled by the Fourth Dodrupchen Rinpoche

This arrangement integrates the Longchen Nyingtik's practice of transference, or phowa, with elements from the same tradition's preliminary practices. The text was first compiled for the sake of new retreatants at Serdrang Monastery in Nepal.

• Concise and Clear Supplementary Instructions for the Transference Practice of the Great Perfection's Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo elaborates on the fundamental teachings of Jigme Lingpa by providing 1) transference instructions for someone who has recently died, 2) transference instructions as part of the ongoing ritual for guiding the deceased, and 3) instructions for the living.

• Transference: Enlightenment Without Meditation (root text) revealed by Jigme Lingpa

The root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) revelation of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa.

• Transferring the Consciousness of the Deceased by Jigme Lingpa

This short guide can be read aloud in the presence of the dead and dying. It begins by explaining the truth of the person's situation, that they have passed away, then offers citations from the sūtras, encourages them to aim for Sukhāvatī, and finally guides them in a practice of transference (phowa).

• Dharmakāya Transference by Nyala Pema Dündul

This profound instruction on phowa, or the transference of consciousness, acknowledges the absolute nature "in which there is nothing to be transferred and no transferrer."

• Transference: Enlightenment Without Meditation (Compilation) compiled by Patrul Rinpoche

This compilation, which supplements the root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) with additional prayers, is extracted from Patrul Rinpoche's famous The Words of My Perfect Teacher (kun bzang bla ma'i zhal lung).

• A Simple Practice of Phowa, 'Transference of Consciousness' by Tsultrim Zangpo

A very simple practice of phowa ('pho ba), or transference of consciousness, in which the practitioner, appearing in the form of Avalokiteśvara, ejects his or her consciousness into the heart of Buddha Amitābha.

• Amitābha Series

• Dying and the Bardos

• Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Series

• Sukhāvatī Aspirations