Translations by Abraham Ta-Quan
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English (71)

Rinchen Zangpo
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Further information:
Abraham Ta-Quan, known to Vietnamese people as Chanh Nhan, is a student of Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche and a self-trained translator who currently lives in Vietnam. Since 2013, he has served as a Vietnamese translator for many Tibetan masters, including Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche and Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche.
Texts translated into English by Abraham Ta-Quan
Apang Tertön
Chögyal Pakpa Lodrö Gyaltsen
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
A simple two-verse prayer to Avalokiteśvara written at the request of a disciple from Washul, Amdo.
A four-line prayer to Guru Padmasambhava, Longchen Rabjam and Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa.
Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön
Dudjom Lingpa
A prayer of aspiration spoken by Vajrapāṇi and recorded by the visionary adept Dudjom Lingpa.
Fifteenth Karmapa
A simple prayer for the elimination of obstacles and the fulfilment of positive aspirations.
A short prayer written on the back of an image of Sukhāvatī, the paradise of Amitābha.
Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
- Prayer to Root and Lineage Masters, and the Assembly of Deity, Ḍākinīs and Dharma Protectors of the Sakya Lineage by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A short, four-line prayer to invoke the blessings of the great adept Virūpa.
A simple four-line prayer to Buddha Śākyamuni and a retinue of the sixteen elders.
Jatsön Nyingpo
Karma Chakme
Mipham Rinpoche
- A Method of Purifying Samaya Violations by Relying on the Glorious Guru Vajrasattva by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple sādhana of Yellow Jambhala, deity of wealth.
A simple practice of Kurukullā, the female deity associated with magnetizing activity.
A short means of accomplishment (sādhana) focused on the goddess Sitātapatrā in her two-armed form.
A simple sādhana of White Sarasvatī, the goddess of eloquence, to bring mastery of speech.
A succinct four-line praise of Mañjughoṣa's enlightened body, speech and mind.
Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal
An extremely concise liturgy to accompany a gaṇacakra feast offering of sensory delights.
A four-line prayer of aspiration in which every line begins with the word vajra (rdo rje).
A brief, four-line supplication of Mañjuśrī requesting his bestowal of a prodigious intellect.
A short, four-line prayer to accompany offerings to Gesar.
A very simple four-line prayer of aspiration to accompany the offering of a butter lamp (mar me).