Prayer for the Happiness of Tibet

To our never-failing refuge place, the Three Precious, and [1]

More particularly to the Lord of the Snowlands Avalokiteshvara,

To Reverend Tara, to Guru Padmasambhava, I pray.

Grant the fulfilment of our highest aspirations.

Bless us to fully achieve our Bodhisattva aspirations.

In this age of polluting byproducts we find [2]

As primary and contributing causes both misguided schemes

And disturbances of outer and inner elements,

Resulting in previously unheard-of epidemics of man and beast,

Afflictions by elementals, demons of the dark side — king, snake & planet spirits.

Blight, frost and hailstorms. Failing crops. Battling armies.

Unreliable rain and water supplies. Snowstorms, marmots, mice, droughts,

Earthquakes, fires, oppositions and other types of destruction by the four elements.

And especially troops on the border intent on harming the Teachings.

May these and all other types of damage or harm to our Snowland

Be swiftly alleviated,

vanquished to their very roots.

May all the humans and other inhabitants, the asuras and animals,

As a matter of course give rise to the precious supreme aspiration for Awakening,

And while free of any injurious schemes,

Be filled with thoughts of mutual love.

All the while may the country of Tibet (Bod-yul)

From its center to its boundaries

Be gloriously wealthy in happiness and comfort

And may the Teachings of Buddha flourish and long endure.

By the power of truth invested in the Three Roots, [3] the Victors and Bodhisattvas,

And through the magical force of our purely good higher intentions

Along with all the roots of virtue [4] to be found in nirvana and sangsara,

May we attain the results of this our wish and our prayer.

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This was written by Lodrö Thayé [Kongtrul] at Tsandra Rinchen Drag in the waxing phase of the moon in the morning hours. Just so may it be achieved.

--EarlyTibet.com