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From "The Attainment of the

Vidhyadhara Life"

the practice known as

The Riwo Sangchö

byLhatsün Namkhai Jigme

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3%<-2?%-$-KJ-3<-?R$?- $%-:LR<-2N-> A?-0:A-3J<-2YJ$?-> A%-(-$4%-V/,The practice of the Riwo Sangchö, the mengk, secret instruction, from Lhatsün Namkha Jikme's Rigdzin Sogdrüb.Making an auspicious fire in a clean vessel or burner, burn aromatic woods, resins, medicinal plants, the three white andthree sweet substances (yoghurt, milk and butter; sugar, molasses and honey), and all kinds of incense and powder:whatever you have available, and sprinkle it with pure water.

Seven Line Prayer Recite three times.

œ×ñï >ë-{,-8ß:-bÜ-¹¥/-e$-020<ÎHUM: Orgyen yul gyi nub jang tsam:HUM: On the northwest border of the country of Orgyen,ýV-#è-<9-Zë$-ýë-:ÎPema gesar dongpo la:In the pollen heart of a lotus,8-02,-0&ë#-#Ü-+$ë<-iá/-/Cè<ÎYatsen chog gi ngödrub nye:You attained marvelous, most excellent siddhi,ýV-7e³$-#,<-5è<-<ß-i#<ÎPema Jungney zhey su drag:Renowned as the Lotus Born.7"ë9-¸¥-0"7-7ië-0$-ýë<-/Uë9ÎKhor du Khandrö mangpö kor:You are surrounded by a vast retinue of Dakinis.aè+-`Ü-Bè<-<ß-/+#-…å/-`ÜÎKhye kyi jesu dag drub kyi:As I practice, following in your footsteps,eÜ,-bÜ<-xë/<-dÜ9-#;è#<-<ß-#<ë:ÎJin gyi lob chir sheg su söl:I pray please come to confer your blessings.

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µ¥-9ß-ýV-<ÜKÜ-œ×ñÎGURU PEMA SIDDHI HUM: ♫Oh Guru Pema, bestow the siddhis upon me! ♫

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,R$-3<-*2?-:P R-/ A, =/-$?3,Refuge Recite three times.<-=>;OM AH: HUM:3#:-3*3-YA.-8A:A-*2?-!/-~A%-0R:C-2&.;Kha nyam si zhi'i kyab kün nying po'i chü:The heart essence of all sources of refuge of samsara and nirvana, who are as vast as space,.2%-S$-<A$-:6B/-0E-,R.-UJ%-l=;Wang drag rigdzin Pema Tötrengtsel:Powerful and wrathful Vidyadhara, Pema Thötrengtsel,H J.-{<-$%-YA.-o=-2:A-.G A=-:#R<-m R$?;Kye kur nang si gyel wa'i kyilkhor dzog:Within your body, all that appears and exists is the perfect Buddha mandala::P R-!/-YA.-=?-1R=-KA<-*2?-?-3(A;Dro kün si ley dröl chir kyab su chi:In order to liberate all beings from samsara, I take refuge in you!

?J3?-2*J.-/ A, =/-$?3,Bodhicitta Recite three times.

$?%-3(R$-; J->J?-:R.-$?= -,A$-= J:A-$8A<-;Sang chog yeshe ösel tigle'i zhir:I generate the awakened mind of bodhicitta, so that:P R-!/-1A2-$?3-.$-/?-{-.%-$?%-;Dro kün drib sum dag ney ku dang sung:The three obscurations of all beings may be purified in the ground of the luminous thigle of supremely secretwisdom, and,$?-G A-,A$-= J<-z/-P2-$%-28A:A-%%-;Tug kyi tigle lhün drub nang zhi'i ngang:With the four visions spontaneously perfect in the tigle of the wisdom body, speech and mind,$8R/-/-23-{<-PR=-2<-? J3?-2*J.-.R;Zhön nu bum kur dröl war sem kye do:May they be liberated into the youthful vase body!

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;/-=$-2./-0-/ A,The Seven Branch Offering$> A?-<A$-3-2&R?-$*$-3<-K$-:5=-8A%-;Shi rig ma chö nyug mar chag tsel zhing:To the primordial, unaltered nature of Rigpa, I pay homage!$+A%-3,:-V=-2: A-:R.-$?=-3(R.-0-:2=;Ting ta drel wa'i ösel chö pa bül:The luminosity, transcending limits and dimensions, I offer!:#R<-2-M%-:.?-3*3-*A.-[R%-.-2>$?;Khor wa nyang dey nyam nyi long du shag:In the expanse of the sameness of samsara and nirvana, I confess!]R-V=-(R?-9.-(J/-0 R<-eJ?-;A-<%-;Lo drel chö ze chen por je yi rang:In the great exhaustion of all dharmas, beyond the ordinary mind, I rejoice!z/-P2-mR$?-0-(J/-0R: C-(R?-:#R<-2{R<;Lhündrub dzogpa chenpo'i chö khor kor:Turn the wheel of the teachings of the spontaneously perfect Dzogpa Chenpo!:#R<-2-.R%-/?-3$?-0<-$?R=-2-:.J2?;Khor wa dong ney trug par söl wa deb:Stir the depths of samsara, I pray!:#R<-$?3-.3A$?-3,:-V=-2:A-1-3,<-2}R;Khor sum mig ta drel wa'i pa tar ngo:In the absolute state, free of subject, object or activity, I dedicate!

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2.$-2*J.-/ A, 8J?-2o-l-43-2^,

Self-Visualization Recite one mala.

,!-.$-(R?-{:A-.LA%?-=?-:$$?-3J.-l=,Kadak chö ku'i ying ley gag me tsel:From the Dharmakaya space of primordial purity, arising as its unobstructed play, is,0E-,R.-UJ%-.!<-.3<-$8 R/-5=-36K?,Pema Tötreng kar mar zhön tsül dze:Pema Thötrengtsel, white with a tinge of red, in full beauty of youth,,35/-.0J:A-$9A-:2<-h R-eJ-,R.-0-2$3?,Tsen pe'i zi bar dorje töpa nam:In dazzling splendor, with the major and minor marks, holding a vajra and skull cup,36K?-2eA.-o/-.%-(-L.-;R%?-?-mR$?,Dze ji gyen dang cha jey yong su dzog:Majestic, complete with all ornaments and robes,.3-; J-$* A?-3J.-o=-!/-:.?-0:A-$9$?,Dam ye nyi mey gyel kün dü pa'i zug:Samayasattva and Jñanasattva indivisible, his form is all the Buddhas in one -:#R<-:.?-!/-IA-,A-.0=-(J/-0 R<-I<,Khor dey kün gyi chi pel chen por gyur:The great embodiment of all samsara and nirvana.<-= >; /‰-$-<-0E-? A:A->; 8J?-2o-l-43-2^, Recite one mala.

OM AH: HUM: VAJRA GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUM:

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Purification and Blessing of the Sang Offering.J-/?-2?%-m?-i3?- $A?- 2?%-.%-,To purify the ingredients of the sang offering.<)-; )-#)-RAM YAM KHAM: 3x!R%-0: A-%% -=?-2?%-m?-9$-0-3J. -0: A-;J->J?-G A-2..-lA-:.R.-;R/- o-35S: C-3A/-1%-3 #:-H2-+-:UR-2<-I<,Tong-pa'i ngang-ley sang-dze zag-pa me-pa'i yeshe kyidüd-tsi dö-yön gyam-tso'i trin-pung ka-khyab tu-tro war gyur:Out of emptiness, the ingredients of the sang offering, the wisdom nectar free of any impurity, arise in an ocean-like cloud of sensual stimulants, spreading out to fill the whole of space.:V-$?3-.%-/3-3#:-36 S.-}$?-=/-$?3-?R$?-GA?-LA/-2_2-=,Bless the sang offering with the three syllables OM AH HUM and the Sky Treasury Mantra:<-=>;OM AH: HUM: 3x,/-3: ?j-+-,-$-+J-UR-2 A-I-3-#J-U: ?j-+-,-AV-+J-c-<-E- A A-3)-$-$-/-#)-J-@,NAMA: SARVA TATAGATE BAYO BISHO MUGEBE: SAVRA TAKHAM UTGATE SAPARANAIMAM GA GA NA KHAM SWAHA: 3x ♫

The Sang OfferingW+; <A/-(J/-$-5S$?-?%?-3:A-$ R.-/%-.;BRUM: Rinchen natsog dang ma'i nö nang du:BRUM: In the vast lustrous vessel, made of the essence of various jewels,:)A$-gJ/-YA.-0:A-: .R.-c-.3-5B$-m?;Jig ten si pa'i dö gu dam tsig dze:Samaya substances, all the desirable objects in worldly existence, are:V-$?3-; J->J?-..-lA<-LA/-2_2?-0?;Dru sum yeshe düdtsir jin lab pey:Transformed into the nectar of wisdom through the blessing of the three seed syllables (OM AH HUM),$%-YA.-3(R.-0:A-:.R.-c<-2+<-2-:.A;Nang si chöd pa'i dö gur gyur wa di:So that all that appears and exists becomes an offering of all that is desirable.

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]-3-; A-.3-D-!A-(R?-Y%-.%-;Lama Yidam Daki chö sung dang:This I offer to the Lamas, Yidam, Dakinis, Dharmapalas andKR$?-2&-o=-2:A-.G A=-:#R<-)A-~J.-.%-;Chog chu gyel wa'i kyilkhor ji nye dang:All the mandalas of the Buddhas of the ten directions,:63-\ A%-$8A-2.$-<A$?-S$-=/-($?-3PR/;Dzamling zhi dag rig drug len chag drön:To the local deities of this world, the guests of the six realms to whom I owe karmic debts,H.-0<-2.$-$ A-5K-:UR$-YR$-2b-8A%-;Khye par dag gi tse trog sog ku zhing:And especially to those who would steal my life and deplete my life force,/.-$+R%-2<-(.-lR3-0:A-:L%-0R-.%-;Ne tong bar che tsom pa'i jung po dang:To the malicious Jungpo demons who inflict sickness and obstacles,kA-=3-g$?-35/-%/-.%-v?-%/-<A$?;Mi lam tag tsen ngen dang te ngen rig:Bad signs in dreams and all types of evil omens,#J-2o.-3-<%-(R-:U=-2.$-0R-.%-;De gye ma rung cho trül dag po dang:The eight classes of negative spirits, the masters of magical illusions,9?-.%-$/?-.%-/R<-I A-=/-($?-&/;Ze dang ney dang nor gyi len chag chen:And those to whom I owe karmic debts of food, place and wealth,PA2-2.$-/R-:SJ-1R-$> A/-3R-$> A/-.%-;Drib dag nyo dre pho shin mo shin dang:To forces that bring obscuration and madness, to the shades of men and women dead,PA-2R-,J:-<%-$RR%-YA/-:SJ-3R-i3?;Dri wo te rang gong sin dre mo nam:To all the spirits, terangs, ghouls and female ghosts!

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=/-($?-.3<-0R:C-3J-=-:)=-+J-YJ$;Len chag mar po'i me la jel te seg:Now all my karmic debts are paid, burnt in the scarlet flames.<%-<%-; A.-=-$%-.$ R?-:.R.-c:A-(<;Rang rang yi la gang gö dö gu'i char:Whatever each one desires, may the object of their desires rain down.)A-YA.-/3-3#:-$/? -G A-2<-*A.-.;Ji si nam kha ney kyi war nyi du:For as long as space exists7.R.-0:A-; R/-+/-9.-0-3J.-0<-2}R;Dö pa'i yön ten ze pa mey par ngo:I dedicate an inexhaustible amount of sensual stimulants!2.$-$ A?-.?-$?3-2?$?-0:A-#A$-1A2-.%-;Dag gi dü sum sag pa'i dig drib dang:May my negative actions and obscurations accumulated in past, present and future,.!R/-3(R$-..-$> A/-.!R<-=-,.-0-i3?;Kön chog de shin kor la che pa nam:And misuse of the offerings made to the Three Jewels, in devotion and for the dead.A/-YJ$-3J-3(R.-:.A-; A?-.$-I<-&A$;Jin seg me chö di yi dag gyur chig:Be purified in the fire of this sang offering!3J-tJ-$%-YA.-$%-2:A-h=-U/-< J<;Me che nang si gang wa'i dül tren rer:May every particle of flame fill the whole of phenomenal existence!/-29%-3(R.-0:A-3A/-1%-3A-9.-0;Kunzang chö pa'i trin pung mi ze pa:And make an inexhaustible cloud of offerings like Kuntuzangpo'so=-2:A-8A%-#3?-; R%?-=-H2-I<-&A$;Gyel wa'i zhing kham yong la khyab gyur chig:That pervades throughout all the Buddha realms!

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3J-tJ-; J->J?-:R.-s:A-3(R.-.A/-9J<;Me che yeshe ö nga'i chö jin zer:May these flames, offering rays of the five-colored lights of wisdom,<A$?-S$-3/<-3J.-$/?-?-H2-I<-0?;Rig drug nar mey ney su khyab gyur pey:Pervade throughout the six classes of beings, down to the Avici hells,#3?-$?3-:#R<-2-:):-=?-:R.-{<-PR=;Kham sum khor wa jalü ö kur dröl:The three realms of samsara be liberated into the rainbow body:P R-!/-L%-(2-~A%-0R<-?%?-o?->R$;Dro kün jang chub nying por sang gye shog:And all sentient beings awaken into the heart of enlightenment!

<-=>;OM AH HUM:(Repeat 108 times, 1000 times, or as many as you can)

{-$?3-.$-0-$ R.-G A-$8=-;?-?;Ku sum dag pa nö kyi zhel ye su:In the pure vessel, the palace of the Three Kayas,(R?-= R%?-3=-$?3-$%-YA.-$9$?-1%-i3?;Chö long trül sum nang si zug pung nam:Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya and Nirmanakaya, the forms and aggregates of phenomenal existence,2..-lA<-8-2?-:):-:R.-2<-$%-$%-;Dütsir zhu wey ja ö bar nang gang:Melt into nectar, flooding the whole expanse of the sky with rainbow light.:#R<-2-M%-:.?-9$-3J.-2..-lA:A-2&.;Khor wa nyang dey zag mey dütsi'i chü:This immaculate amrita, quintessence of samsara and nirvana,R$-3J.-.?-/?-.-v-;/-(.-.;Tog mey dü ney da ta yen che du:I share with all those who, from beginningless time until now,

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$%-YA.-3PR/-.-I<-0-; R%?-=-2}R;Nang si drön du gyur pa yong la ngo:Have been guests in worldly existence.?-=3-:V?-2:A-; R/-+/-3,<-KA/-8A%-;Sa lam dre bu'i yön ten thar chin zhing:Having attained all the noble qualities of the stages, paths and fruition,v-|R3-,R.-0:A-2<-(.-!/-2?=-/?;Ta gom chö pa'i bar che kün sel ney:And dispelled all obstacles in view, meditation and action,k.-L%-!/-29%-,$ ?-G A-3#:-.LA%?-?;Me jung kün zang tug kyi kha ying su:Within the sky-like space of Samantabhadra's wondrous wisdom mind,$8R/-/-23-{<-$+/-YA.-9A/-0<->R$;Zhön nu bum kur ten si zin par shog:May we seize the stronghold of the youthful vase body!:#R<-2:A-o-35S-(J/-0R-!R%-0:A-3,<;Khor wa'i gyamtso chen po tong pa'i thar:And when at last the great ocean of samsara is emptied,:R$-3A/-0E:C-@-2<-?%?-o?->R$;Ögmin pema'i dra war sang gye shog:May all beings attain Buddhahood in the lotus net of Akanishtha!1%-#3?-Y J$ -m?-2N$-3.%?-$9A-2eA.-:2<;Pung kham seg dze trag dang zi ji bar:The sang offering of the aggregates and elements blaze in vivid, brilliant splendor!.!<-.3<-L%-? J3?-YJ$- m?-2.J-!R%-:2<;Kar mar jang sem seg dze de tong bar:The sang offering of the red and white Bodhicitta blazes in bliss and emptiness!!R%-*A.-~A%-eJ:A-YJ$-m?-(R?-.LA%?-$%-;Tong nyi nying je'i seg dze chö ying gang:The sang offerings of emptiness and compassion fill the Dharmadhatu!

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$%-YA.-:#R<-:.?-hR-eJ-:R.-s:A-8A%-;Nang si khor dey dorje ö nga'i zhing:Upon the ground of five-colored Vajra light of phenomenal existence,z/-P2-m R$?-?%?-o?-0:A-2YJ$- m?-:2=;Lhündrup dzog sang gye pa'i seg dze bül:I offer the sang offering of spontaneously accomplished perfect Buddhahood.}R/-I A-=/-($?-,3?-&.-L%-I<-&A$;Ngön gyi len chag tam che jang gyur chig:May all my karmic debts from the past be purified!.-v:A-o.-=-3A-$/?-3,R=-= R-2>$?;Da ta'i gyü la mi ney töl lo shag:In the present, so they do not remain in my mind-stream, I confess them!3-:R%?-1A2-0:A-: #R<-= R<-3-I<-&A$;Ma ong drib pa'i khorlor ma gyur chig:And in the future, may I never be drawn into the wheel of obscuration!? R-,<-L%-? J3?-<A$-0-:6B/-0-; A;So tar jang sem rigpa dzin pa yi:All impairments of the vows of individual liberation, bodhisattva precepts,#R3-2&?-2a2-0-$ ?%-}$?-.3-5B$-<A$?;Dom che lab pa sang ngag damtsig rig:And samayas of the Vidyadharas,5S<-.%-3-5S<-*3?-0-3,R=-= R-2>$;Tsor dang ma tsor nyam pa töl lo shag:Conscious or unwitting, I openly admit./.-$.R/-PA2-.%-3A-$4%-.$-I<-&A$;Ne dön drib dang mi tsang dag gyur chig:May illness, harmful influence, obscurations and impurities be purified!/.-3$-35S/-I A-2{=-0-8A-I<-&A$;Ne mug tsön gyi kelpa zhi gyur chig:May this age of plague, famine and warfare be purified!3,:-3A-.2?-?-: R%-2:A-?/-3- R̂$;Ta mi ü su ong wa'i sün ma dog: *clapMay the attacks of invaders be repelled!

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(R?-36.-]-3-$./-:SJ/-2<-(.-^ R$;Chö dze Lama den dren barche dog: *clapMay the forces that create obstacles by inviting the spiritual teacher to leave this world be averted!2R.-;=-2N-3A->A?-0:A-v?-%/-^ R$;Bö yül tra mi shi pa'i te ngen dog: *clapMay inauspicious bad omens for the whole world and the land of Tibet be averted!$9: -[-o=-0 R?-YR$-.2$?-#.-0- R̂$;Za lü gyel pö sog ug dü pa dog: *clapMay the planetary forces, Nagas and arrogant king-like spirits, who cut short the breath of life, be repelled!:) A$?-0-(J/-0R-2o.-.%-2&-S$- R̂$;Jig pa chenpo gye dang chu drug dog: *clapMay the eight great fears and sixteen lesser fears be overcome!2.$-&$-$<-$/?-2N-3A-> A?-0-^ R$;Dag chag gar ney tra mi shi pa dog: *clapFor me and all those around me may all that is inauspicious be averted!.3-YA-:$R%-0R:C-3,-!R2?-/?-0-^ R$;Dam si gong po'i tu tob nü pa dog: *clap ♫May the power and strength of samaya-breakers and gongpo demons be averted!Samaya! When counting numbers of recitations return to BRUM Rinchen Na…etc. then say the three syllables OM AHHUM as much as possible, then KU SUM … and so on.& J?-> A%-$-5S$?-0:A-2?%-$-/{-. %-2{., .A/-YJ$-$A-(- R$-=?-:L%-2-v<-L, <A-2R-2?%-3(R.-:. A?-:(A- 2-2a-2-.%-.!R<-/9-(.-GA-<A$?-?J=-2 -hR-eJ-1-=3-P-2-:.A-&?-;=-:V?-3R-$> R%?-GA-$/?-|R- :LJ.-ý:A-(-=$-+-3#:-:P R?-$/%-2-28A/-/ R<-:O=-3J.-0<-VA?-0:R, ,?j-3;=),,

Translated by Rigpa Translations, 2008, with edits by Tara Mandala.

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Nyingtig Protectors' Prayer♫ at beginning, bell throughout>: .0=-w/-AJ-!-4-BA-. %-:HUM: Palden Ekajati dang:HUM: To glorious Ekajati andS%-YR%-H2-:)$-<-@-=:Drangsong kyabjug Rahula:Holy ascetic All-Pervading Rahula,.3-&/-h R-eJ-=J$ ?-0-?R$ ?:Damchen Dorje Legpa sog:Commitment holder Vajra Saddhu and all,~A%-,A$-$*/-0 R:C-2!/-Y%-5S$?:Nying tig nyen po'i ten sung tsog:Nyingtig friends, the gathering of the protectors of the teachings,.3-m?-2..-lA: A-$+ R<- 3-:2=:Damdze dütsi torma bul:To you I offer torma of pledge substances and amrita,i=-:LR<-2.$-=-3$R/-*R2-36S.:Naljor dag la gön kyob dzö:Please protect me, the yogin,2& R=-2:A-UA/-=?-3-$ ;J=-12?:Cholwa'i trinley mayel drub: ♫Make the activities entrusted to you continually take place. ♫

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Dedication of Merit

.$J-2-:.A-; A?-M<-.-2. $:Gewa de yi nyurdu dag:May I quickly through this virtue3-@-$-<-:P2-I<-/?:Maha Guru drub gyur ney:Eventually attain the state of a great teacher,:PR-2-$&A$-G%-3-=?-0:Drowa chig kyang malü pa:And establish all beings without one exception.J-;A-?- =-:$ R.-0<-> R$:De yi sa la gö par shog:On that same level.

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Prayer for Post-Meditation

$%-P$?-<A$- $?3-z-}$?-(R?-{:A-%%:Nang drag rig sum lha ngag chöku’i ngang:In the state where the three: visions, sounds and awareness are deities, mantra, and Dharmakaya,{-.% -;J-> J?-<R=-0<-: L 3?-[?-0 <:Ku dang yeshe rölpar jam ley par:This is the encompassing display of kayas and primordial wisdom,92-$?%-i=-:LR<-(J/- 0R:C- *3?-=J/-=:Zab sang naljor chenpo’i nyam len la:In the practice of the profound secret great yoga,.LJ<- 3J.-,$?-GA- ,A$- =J<-<R-$&A$-> R$:Yermë tug kyi tigle rochig shog:May the one taste of the inseparable heart tigle manifest.

These were the final words of the great tertön of Mindröling, Terdag Lingpa, before he passed away.