“Reciting mantras or names of the Buddhas, names of the lamas can also be recited at the time of dying. We have lots of trainings on concentrating our mind say, on Buddha Amitabha or Chenrezig, or your own lama, or a great master.”
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Chenrezig mantra: OM MANI PADME HUM (Sanskrit) OM MANI PEME HUNG (Tibetan) The Meaning of the Mantra by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. There is not a single aspect of the eighty-four thousand sections of the Buddha’s teaching
Dewachen Aspiration Prayer
E MA HO
NGO TSHAR SANG GYE NANG WA THA YE DANG
Wondrous Buddha Amitabha,
YE SU JO WO THUK JE CHEN PO DANG
On your right, Lord of Great Compassion,
Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows x3 In the Buddha, Dharma and Supreme Sangha, I take refuge until attaining enlightenment. Through the merit of generosity and other practices, May I attain Buddhahood for the benefit of beings. Just as all the Buddhas of the past Embraced the awakened attitude of mind, And in the precepts of the…
May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the causes of happiness, Be free from suffering and the causes of suffering, May they never be separated from the great happiness devoid of suffering May they dwell in the great equanimity that is free from attachment and aversion.
Through the wholesomeness of this practice, May all defilements be overcome and May all beings be liberated from the ocean of Samsara, Stirred by the waves of birth, aging, sickness and death.
May I be a guard for those who are without protection.
A guide for those who journey on the road.
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
Through your blessing, grace, and guidance, through the power of the light that streams from you
May all my negative karma, destructive emotions, obscurations, and blockages be purified and removed
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