Tibetan Buddhist Prayers

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A BOOK OF COMMON TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRAYERS -- NOW AVAILABLE

We are pleased to announce that "A Book of Common Tibetan Buddhist Prayers: Recitations from the Shambhala Prayer Festival for Universal Peace" is now available for order. You can obtain a "ring-bound" version (better for hands-free use), or a regular perfect bound version (with spine). This work is the result of The Monlam Translation Project, whose original purpose was to publish a companion volume to the book of recitations used during the five day United Shambhala Prayer Festival for World Peace at Blue Valley Thubten Chokorling Monastery in Golok, Tibet. The fourth annual prayer festival was held in September 2007, attracting more than 3,000 participants, including many from abroad. One hundred copies of this book, with full translations and English phonetics of the prayers and recitations, were offered to the foreign participants, who for the first time were able to understand and follow the recitations.
There are plans for similar volumes in other major languages, including Chinese and Vietnamese.
This book contains many of Tibetan Buddhism's most common prayers. It is very common in Tibetan monasteries and colleges to find such "lag dep" (handbooks) but until now there has been no comparable work in English. The book is non-sectarian, and includes special aspirations for the growth of each major dharma tradition, a general aspiration by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a new longevity prayer for His Holiness, and several important sutras and tantras.
A full table of contents is found below.

TABLE OF CONTENTS—ENGLISH

Eight Auspicious Noble Ones
Sutra of Recollection of The Three Jewels
Sutra of The Heart of Prajna
Prayer to Avert Negativity
Shakyamuni Ritual, Treasure Trove of Blessing
Praise to The Muni: Skillful Compassion
Supplication to Gather Control
Seven Line Prayer
Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes
Three Principal Aspects of The Path
Clouds of Flowers over The Ocean
Professing The Qualities of Manjusri
Sea of Two Accumulations
White Lotus That Shines from Within
A Modest Longevity Prayer
Aspiration for Noble, Outstanding Conduct
Extremely Concise Appeal for Riches of Jambhala
Five Deities Who Protect from Danger
Offerings to The Eight Classes
Exhortation of Lingje Sengchen Norbu Dradul
Offerings to The Twelve Tenma
Great Acarya
Sutra of The Three Heaps
Dedication of Burnt Offerings
Aspiration from Undertaking The Conduct
Shambhala Aspiration Prayer
Karma Chagmed’s Dewachen Aspiration Prayer
Aspiration for Nonsectarian Expansion of Muni’s Teachings
Aspiration for Expansion of Nyingma Tradition
Aspiration for Expansion of Kagyu Tradition
Aspiration for Expansion of Sakya Tradition
Aspiration for Expansion of Gelug Tradition
Aspiration for Expansion of Jonang Tradition
Vajra Knot Aspiration Prayer
Embroidering The End with Auspicious Verses

If you wish to financially support further distribution of this book, please mail your donation to : Blazing Wisdom Institute, 5468 Fall Clove Road, Delancey, NY 13752 and indicate "Monlam project" on your check.