Long Life Prayer for the Panchen Lama
by His Holyness the
Twenty Fourth Dalai Lama of Tibet
His Holyness the Panchen Lama
Birthday: April 25, 1989
Age: 12 Born: Lhari, Tibet Address: Unknown
The Panchen Lama was 6 years old when he and his parents were kidnapped from their home in Tibet by the Chinese government. He is the world's youngest political prisoner and he has been missing for over 6 years.
Panchen Lama is a title like Vice-President or Prime Minister that Tibetans give to the second greatest leader of Tibet. Panchen means "Great Scholar" and Lama is a word Tibetans use for a religious teacher. We believe that the Panchen Lama is the protector of all the world's living beings.
This all means that the boy in this picture will grow up to be a very powerful leader of Tibet and perhaps the world.
Long Life Prayer for the Panchen Lama - by His holyness the Twenty Fourth Dalai Lama
Om Svasti
Pa.den tob.chu pay.nga sha.kyay.gyel
tse.dang ye.she pag.me gon.po.sog
kyab.yu rab.jam gya.way tsog.nam.ki
deng.di ge.leg gya.tso' cha.chen.phog
O glorious
Shakyamuni, endowed with the ten powers,
O victorious
assembly of infinite refuges
Such as
Amitayus, Lord of limitless life and wisdom:
Let fall
here and now an oceanic rain of virtue and goodness!
ji.nyay mo.kham gya.tso' je.song.way
gyu.tu' ko.pa mang.ga ta.lay.pay
che.wa ta.gyay shing.nam leg.kyong.way
pa.den thu.pa nam.ki kye.cho.nyi
Well nurturing
billions of realms
With infinite
unceasing array of manifestations
According
with an ocean of trainees' natures and wishes
Is a distinguishing
feature of the Glorious Able Ones themselves!
si.ri' teng.ze bo.tay gye.kam.su
khe.dang dub.pay pe.yon yong.zog.pay
dam.pay tung.rab tsar.tu ngar.wa yi
ten.la ton.pay nam.tar me.du.chung
In the
country of Tibet, garlanded with snow mountains,
The succession
of your holy incarnations,
Replete
with all qualities of scholarship and yogic mastery,
As Teachers
of the Dharma are uniquely wonderful!
lo.sang cho.ki gya.tsen deng.way.gon
rim.jon kun.zig tsen.ki nyen.pa.chen
kye.chog wu.dum wa.ray teng.wa.yi
lung.tog thu.ten pa.gam ngon.pa.ze
Your successive
incarnations of the Protector who erected
The victory
banner of Losang Dragpa's teaching [Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen]
Are an
udumwara flower-vine of supreme beings
Beautifying
the tower of scriptural and realization Buddhadharma!
nyi.may nyen.gi do.nga ten.pay.sol
zin.khe ge.dun du.pay tsu.gi.gyen
ye.she tib.tel trin.ley phun.sum.tsok
kye.gu den.pa chog.la so.wa.teb
You who
skillfully uphold the tradition [Tenzin] of the Sun Friend's sutra
and tantra
teachings,
Crown
ornament of the Sangha [Gedun] community,
Of unobscured
wisdom and perfection in activity [Yeshe Trinle Puntsog],
I make
requests to that Supreme Guide of Beings!
gya.chen ten.to' no.zin kyong.wa.la
da.may kyen.tse nu.pay pay.yon.zog
don.tam ge.la rab.dun kel.den.tsog
min.zay 'do.way gon.por ten.shu.sol
To protect
this vast earth, teachings and beings
With perfection
of unparalleled wisdom, compassion and power
Ripening
the fortunate community who aspire to ultimate virtue,
May you
remain firm as the Lord of Beings!
to.sam gom.pay kyi.kor rab.tu.gye
kyen.rab ye.she nang.wa lham.me.sel
kam.sum ma.rig mun.sel trin.ley.chen
ten.do nyi.ma chen.por shab.ten.shog
May you
remain firmly as the Sun of the teachings and beings
Whose
activity causes the mandala of hearing, contemplation and meditation
to grow,
Illuminating
the light of supreme transcendent wisdom,
Clearing
darkness of ignorance of the three realms!
pang.tog phun.tsok nor.bu zo.nye.shing
pal.den de.shi' jor.pa sang.po.yi
gang.chen do.la zog.den sar.pay.chi
den.pay che.po chog.tu shab.ten.shog
Having
attained a jewel treasury of perfect abandonments and realisations,
May you
live long as the supreme guide
Who, with
the excellent riches of the four glorious communities,
Leads
Tibetans to a new springtime of perfection!
tub.ten chi.dang jam.gon tsong.kha.pay
ring.lu din.me si.tar leg.kyong.lay
may.chung khe.tsun sang.poi' yon.ten.kun
lhun.zog to.wai' la.ma shab.ten.sol
To well
protect the general Buddhist teachings,
And Tsongkhapa's
stainless teachings until the end of existence,
May you
remain as the Lama of beings
With all
spontaneously perfected qualities of supreme wisdom, morality
and
compassion!
gang.la tse.chig de.gu zab.mo.yi
nyen.ching so.wa teb.pay gu.lob.sog
ta.ye yi.chen cho.tun sam.don.kun
bay.me du.pay ge.tsen yu.nay.shog
May you
long abide as one whom, when venerated and beseeched,
With profound,
single-pointed faith and devotion
By those
such as your respectful disciples, it is auspicious that
All Dharmic
wishes of infinite beings be effortlessly accomplished!
dor.na gya.kun kyen.tse nu.pay.chu
gang.gi sang.sum zung.su leg.min.te
ta.tag do.di tel.dang ten.de.sar
go.pay zhe.don lun.gi dup.gyu.chig
In short,
the nectar of all Buddhas' wisdom, compassion and power
Strongly,
well ripening your three secrets,
May you
spontaneously accomplish your intention:
To set
all these beings in temporary and everlasting happiness!
chog.sum jin.dang ten.chung cho.nyi.tob
si.sum dag.mo beg.che cham.tel.sog
dam.ten ten.sung tsog.ki tin.le.tu
mon.pay ne.kun geg.me dup.gyu.chig
Through
power of the Three Jewels' blessings, dependent arising and emptiness,
Magical
power of hosts of sworn Dharma protectors
Such as
Matron of the Three Realms, Begtse and Mahakala,
May all
these prayers be accomplished without obstruction!
Colophon
This prayer for the Tenth Supreme Incarnation
of the Omniscient Panchen Lama, root of benefit and happiness,
Tenzin Gedun Yeshe Trinle
Puntsog Pel Zangpo [Gedun Chökyi Nyima], to remain firmly
in our world as the fully enlightened Nirmanakaya, immutable Vajradharma,
and for his activities' benefit to the teachings and beings
to increase like the waxing moon, is by the Shakya Monk, Holder
of the Lotus,
Tenzin Gyatso [the Fourteenth Dalai Lama]. It is sent forth
from India, Land of the Aryas, with great faith, aspiration and
altruism. May all
be auspicious!
English translation from Tibetan by David
Molk, January 1, 1999.