THE MANJ USHRI PRAYER

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The Kang-lo-ma Praise of Arya Manjushri

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LAMA DANG GNPO J ETSUN J AM PAY YANG LA CHAK TSAL LO
To the guru and protector, Lord Manjushri, I prostrate.
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GANG GI LO DR DRI B NYI TRI N TRAL NYI TAR NAM DAG RAB SAL WA
Your intellect being free of the clouds of the two veils, you shine as brilliant and pure as the sun.
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J I NYE DN KUN J I SHI N ZI G CHI R NYI KYI TUK KAR LEG BAM DZI N
You hold a book to your heart because you see exactly all meaningfulness.
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GANG DAG SI PAY TSN RAR MA RI G MUN TUM DUK NGAL GYI ZI R WAY
You love as much as an only son every being, all of us afflicted by suffering,
being enveloped in dark ignorance in the dungeon of existence.
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DRO TSOG KUN LA BU CHI K TAR TSE YEN LAK DRUK CHUI YANG DEN SUNG
Your speech has 60 melodious qualities.
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DRUK TAR CHER DROG NY MONG NYI LONG LEH KYI CHAK DROG DROL
DSEH CHI NG
Roaring like a dragon, you awaken us from the slumber of the kleshas, freeing us from the chains
of karma.

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MA RI G MUN SEL DUG NGAL NYU GU J I NYEH CH DZEH RAL DRI NAM
Bearing your sword, you cut the manifold seedlings of suffering, clearing away the darkness of
ignorance.
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D NEY DAG CHI NG SA CHU TAR SN YN TEN LU DZOG GYAL SEH TU W
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Pure from the beginning and having attained the tenth bhumi, your physical qualities are those of
a principal bodhisattva, adorned with 112 attributes,
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CHU TRAG CHU DANG CHU NYI GYEN TREH DAG L MUN SEL J AM PAY YANG
LA DU
To Manjushri who clears away the darkness of my mind, I bow down.
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OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHI
[Say the mantra many times. The DHI is repeated many times]

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TSE DEN KYEH KYI KYEN RAB ZER GYI
Lovingly, your supreme knowledge's light rays
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DAG L TI MUG MUN PA RAB SAL NEH
Fully dispel the dark ignorance of my mind;
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KA DANG TEN CH SHUNG LUG TOG PA YI
Please grant me courageous intelligence
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LO DR POB PAY NANG WA TSAL DU SOL
To fully understand the scriptures of the sutras and shastras.
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PAL DEN TSA WAY LAMA RI NPOCHE
Glorious precious root guru
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DAG GI CHI WOR PEMAY DEN SHUG LA
Please be seated on a lotus seat above my head.
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KA DRI N CHEN P GO NEH J EH ZUNG TEH
With your great kindness, please guide me
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KU SUNG TUK KYI NG DRUB TSAL DU SOL
And bestow the siddhis of your body, speech, and mind.

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