Contents

Publisher's Note v

Compiler's Introduction vii

I. The Preliminaries

1. Refuge 3

2. Generating the bodhimind 3

3. Engendering the four immeasurable aspirations 4

4. Verses of homage 4

5. Purifying the environment 5

6. Consecrating the offering materials 5

7. Calling upon the powers of truth 5

II. The Invocation 7

III. Making Offerings

1. Offering the mystical bath 9

2. Offering oils, clothing, ornaments, etc. 12

3. The offerings of two waters, five enjoyments and music 14

4. The five sensory offerings 15

5. Offerings of the seven royal possessions 15

6. Offering the universe 16

7. Offerings to produce the bodhimind 18

IV. Purification of Negativity

1. Contemplating Refuge, evil and death 21

2. A Sutra to the Thirty-Five Buddhas:

Confessing a Bodhisattva's Downfalls 26

V. Stabilizing the Bodhimind 31

VI. Various Eulogies of Buddha Shakyamuni

1. Ornament of the Mahayana 37

2. In Praise of Buddha Shakyamuni 39

3. Hymn to Buddha the Supreme 42

VII. Recitation of the Buddha Shakyamuni Mantra 47

VIII. Various Prayers

1. The Vow of Universal Goodness 49

2. A Prayer Giving Rise to Enlightenment 54

3. A selection from the Precious Garland 57

4. An Aspiration in Seventy Stanzas 59

5. The Bodhisattva's Dedication 69

6. Prayer for the Doctrine to Flourish for Long 77

IX. Verses of Auspiciousness

1. Auspicious Verses on the Twelve Deeds of Buddha 79

2. Auspicious Verses on the Seven Past Buddhas 81

Notes 85