Root Guru Yoga

AboutLivingBuddhaLian-sheng

LivingBuddhaLian-sheng,alsoreveredasGrandMaster,istheroot lineageguruofTrueBuddhaSchool.HisemanationisfromMahavairocana toLocanatoPadmakumara.GrandMasterholdslinea toLocanatoPadmakumara.GrandMasterholdslineagesfromtheNyingm gesfromtheNyingma, a, Kagyu,SakyaandGelugschoolsofTibetanBuddhism. Heisaprominentreligiousfigurethroughouttheworld.Asof2006, Heisaprominentreligiousfigurethroughoutth eworld.Asof2006, over5millionpeoplehavetakenrefugein over5millionpeoplehavetakenrefugeinhisTrueBuddhaSchool.W hisTrueBuddhaSchool.With ith over300chaptersworldwide,theTrueBuddhaSchoo over300chaptersworldw ide,theTrueBuddhaSchoolisrecognizedasa lisrecognizedasa majorcomponentinBuddhismtoday. majorcomponentinBuddhismtoday.LivingBuddhaLian-shengha LivingBuddhaLian-shenghaswritten swritten over180booksinChineseontopicssuchasTan over180booksinChine seontopicssuchasTantricBuddhism,Geom tricBuddhism,Geomancy, ancy, ZenBuddhism,andTaoism.Manyofthesebooksarenow ZenBuddhism,andTaoism .Manyofthesebooksarenowbeingtranslated beingtranslated intoEnglishandvariousotherlanguages.

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Version 3.0 Root Guru (Padmakumara) Yoga

Disclaimer Anyonewhowishestoengageinanypracticeinthisbookmustfirst takerefugeinTrueBuddhaSchoolandreceiveempowermentfromLiving BuddhaLian-shengorauthorizedTrueBuddhaMasters. Inthisbook,mantrasaretranslatedusingsimpleEnglishphonetics. Sutras,verses,andpraisesaretranslatedusingbothEnglishandHanYu pinyin.Studentsshouldnotassumethatthetranslationscanpossibly emulatetheexactpronunciationsoftheRootGuru.Itishighly recommendedthatstudentsobtainmantratapesfromlocalTrueBuddha templesorchapters,orconsultwithauthorizedmasters. Thisbookservesasaguidelineforyourdailypractice.Pleasereferto LivingBuddhaLian-sheng’sbooksorconsultwithauthorizedmastersfor moredetailedexplanations.Ifyouhavefurtherquestions,pleasewriteto theTrueBuddhaFoundation. MaythecompassionateLivingBuddhaLian-sheng,Buddhas, Bodhisattvas,andDharmaProtectorsblessthesetranslatedpractices.May theTrueBuddhaTantricDharmaliberateallbeingsintheSixRealmsof Transmigration.

FormoreinformationandotherTrueBuddhamaterial,pleasevisitthe followingwebsites:

www.tbsn.org www.padmakumara.org LastrevisedonJune2,2006 Revision3.0

TransmittedbyLivingBuddhaLian-sheng,Sheng-yenLu TranslatedbyJannyChow,LuljetaSubasic,andAliceYang

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RootGuru(Padmakumara)Yoga Firstemptythemind.Next,visualizetheRootGuruappearingaboveyourcrownand radiatinglightoneveryonepresent.ChanttheRootGuruHeartMantra7times.Prayto theRootGurutoempoweryousothatthepracticewillbeauspicious. Visualizeyour parents,children,relatives,friends,andenemiesjoinyouinthispractice. WakeUpCall:Claptwice,thencrosshandsandsnapthumbsandmiddlefingers.

1. RecitethePurificationMantras SpeechPurification:Om,syo-leesyo-lee,ma-hasyo-lee,syo-syo-lee,soha. BodyPurification:Om,syo-do-lee,syo-do-lee,syo-mo-lee,syo-mo-lee, so-ha. MindPurification:Om,wa-dzi-la-dam,hohohum. EarthGodMantra: Namosam-man-do,moo-toh-nam,om,doo-loodooloodei-wei,so-ha.  2. RecitetheInvocationMantra Omahhum,so-ha.(3times) Wesincerelyinvoke: NamoRootGuruLivingBuddhaLian-sheng NamoGreatWhitePadmakumara NamoLotusLightSelf-MasteryBuddha NamothelineagegurusofTrueBuddhaSchool (Intheplaceofthisnote,eachlocalchaptermayinvoketheBuddhas,Bodhisattvas andDharmaProtectorsenshrinedatitsaltaraccordingly.Whenpracticingathome, onemayinvokethedeitiespresentatone’sshrine.)

NamoallBuddhasoftheTenDirectionsandThreeTimes,all BodhisattvasandMahasattvas. NamoMahaPrajnaParamita.

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3. GreatHomageUsingVisualization FirsthomagetotheRootGuru andallBuddhasinalltimesand directions(usingBuddhaShrine Mudra.)

BuddhaShrineMudra

(Visualizeinthespacebeforeandabove youtheRootGuru,allpastlineagegurus, theeightPersonalDeities,allBuddhas, Bodhisattvas,andDharmaProtectors.They appearlikemultitudesoftwinklingstars, pervadingtheemptyspace.Touchthebrow point[third-eyechakra]withthemudraand visualizetheRootGuruemittingawhite beamoflightfromhisbrowpointtoyour browpoint.Touchthethroatwiththe mudraandvisualizetheRootGuru emittingaredbeamoflightfromhisthroat toyourthroat.Touchtheheartwiththe mudraandvisualizetheRootGuru emittingabluebeamoflightfromhisheart toyourheart.Touchthebrowpointagain andthenreleasethemudra.Visualize yourselfprostratingfullyonthefloorto payhomagetotheRootGuruandBuddhas inalltimesanddirections.)

SecondhomagetoallBodhisattvas (usingLotusMudra.) (Employthemudraandvisualizeasabove topayhomagetoallBodhisattvasand Mahasattvas.) LotusMudra

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ThirdhomagetoallDharma Protectors(usingVajraMudra.) (Employthemudraandvisualizeasabove topayhomagetoallDharmaProtectors.)

VajraMudra

Fourthhalf-bow (usingEquanimityMudra.)  (Bowandtouchmudraagainstthebrow pointbeforereleasingthemudra.) EquanimityMudra (ForadetaileddescriptionofvisualizationofGreatHomage,refertopage24of A Completeand DetailedExpositionontheTrueBuddhaTantricDharma .)

4. MandalaOffering

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OfferingMudra:Interlacefingers(withhandsbacktoback)sothatpalmsand fingersfaceupwards.Hooktheindexfingerofthelefthandoverthemiddlefingerof theright.Hooktheindexfingeroftherighthandoverthemiddlefingeroftheleft. Pressthethumbofthelefthandoverthelittlefingeroftheright.Pressthethumbof therighthandoverthelittlefingeroftheleft.Manipulatetheringfingerssothatthey standvertically,backtoback.  PlacetheOfferingMudrainfrontofthechest.Aftervisualization,bringthemudrato touchuponthebrowpointbeforerelease.

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Visualization:Visualizetheofferingsatthealtarmultiplytofirstformarow,then multiplyagaintoformafield,andmultiplyoncemoretofillallspace.Dedicatethis space-fillingofferingtotheRootGuru,pastlineagegurus,eightPersonalDeitiesof theTrueBuddhaSchool,allBuddhasinalltimesanddirections,allBodhisattvasand Mahasattvas,andallDharmaProtectors. (ForadetaileddescriptionofvisualizationofMandalaOffering,refertopage35of A CompleteandDetailed ExpositionontheTrueBuddhaTantricDharma.)

RecitetheOfferingVerse: MountMerutogetherwiththeFourContinents,sunandmoon, TransformsintoprecioustreasurestooffertotheBuddhas. Maytheimmeasurablemeritsarisenfromthesetreasures QuicklyremovenegativekarmatorealizeBuddhahood. xumisizhoubingriyue, huazhuzhenbaogongyangfo. zhongzhongzhenqizhugongde, xiaoyesusuzhengputi.

RecitetheOfferingMantra: Om,sa-er-wa,da-ta-ga-da,ee-da-mooh,gu-rula-na,man-cha-la,kan, nee-lee-yeh,dah-yah-mee. 5. FourfoldRefuge Visualization:VisualizetheRootGuru,allpastlineagegurus,allBuddhas, Dharma,andSanghasmergeintoagreatwhitelightthatempowersone.

RecitetheFourfoldRefugeMantra: NamoGurubei,NamoBuddhaye,NamoDharmaye,NamoSanghaye. (3times) (ForadetaileddescriptionoftheFourfoldRefugevisualizationandlineage empowerment,refertopage46of ACompleteandDetailedExpositionontheTrue BuddhaTantricDharma.)

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6. ArmorProtection 

FormtheVajraMudrabeforetheforehead. Recitethemantra: Om,borulanzelee. (7times) Afterrecitation,bringthemudratotouchthebrowpoint,thenthroat,heart,left shoulder,rightshoulder,thenbacktotheforehead.Atthemomentofreleasingthe mudra,visualizetheDharmaProtectoratone’sshrinetransformintofourbodiesthat guardoneinthefront,behind,andtotherightandleftsides.

7. RecitetheHighKingAvalokitesvaraSutra NamoAvalokitesvaraBodhisattva, namoguanshiyinpusa,

NamoBuddhaya, namofo ,

NamoDharmaya, namofa, 

NamoSanghaya, namoseng,

AnaffinitywiththePureLandsopenstheDharmaDoors. foguoyouyuan,fofaxiangyin,

Byengagingpermanence,bliss,identity,andpurity,oneisblessed withtheDharma. changlewojing,youyuanfofa.

NamoMahaPrajnaParamita,agreatspiritualmantra. namomoheboreboluomishidashenzhou.

NamoMahaPrajnaParamita,agreatwisdommantra. namomoheboreboluomishidamingzhou.

NamoMahaPrajnaParamita,asuprememantra. namomoheboreboluomishiwushangzhou.

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NamoMahaPrajnaParamita,anunequaledmantra. namomoheboreboluomishiwudengdengzhou. 

NamothePureLightSecretBuddha, namojingguangmimifo,

theDharmaTreasuryBuddha, fazangfo,

theTranquilKingBuddhawithLion’sRoarandDivineSpeed, shizihoushenzuyouwangfo ,

theSumeruLightKingBuddhaannouncedbyBuddha, fogaoxumidengwangfo,

theDharmaProtectorBuddha, fahufo,

theVajraTreasuryRoamingLionBuddha, jingangzangshiziyouxifo,

thePreciousVictoryBuddha, baoshengfo,

theSupernaturalPowerBuddha, shentongfo,

theMedicineCrystalLightKingBuddha, yaoshiliuliguangwangfo,

theUniversalLightMeritMountainKingBuddha, puguanggongdeshanwangfo,

theMeritRetainingJewelKingBuddha, shanzhugongdebaowangfo,

theSevenPastBuddhas, guoquqifo,

theFutureThousandBuddhasofthisfortunateeon, weilaixianjieqianfo,

theFifteenHundredBuddhas, qianwubaifo ,

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theFifteenThousandBuddhas, wanwuqianfo,

theFiveHundredFlowerVictoryBuddhas, wubaihuashengfo,

theTenBillionVajraTreasuryBuddhas, baiyijingangzangfo,

andtheFixedLightBuddha. dingguangfo.

TheBuddhasofSixDirections: liufangliufominghao:

TotheEastthePreciousLightMoonPalaceVenerableWonderful VoiceKingBuddha, dongfangbaoguangyuedianyuemiaozunyinwangfo,

TotheSouththeTree-RootFlowerKingBuddha, nanfangshugenhuawangfo,

TotheWesttheSpiritualPowerFlowerBlazingKingBuddha, xifangzaowangshentongyanhuawangfo,

TotheNorththeMoonPalacePurityBuddha, beifangyuedianqingjingfo,

Above,thecountlessVigorJewelCrownBuddhas, shangfangwushujingjinbaoshoufo,

Below,theTranquilMoonSoundKingBuddha. xiafangshanjiyueyinwangfo.

AllthecountlessBuddhas, wuliangzhufo,

ManyJewelsBuddhas, duobaofo,

ShakyamuniBuddha, shijiamounifo,

MaitreyaBuddha, milefo,

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AkshobhyaBuddha, ahchufo,

AmitabhaBuddha. mituofo.

AllbeingsintheCentralRealm, zhongyangyiqiezhongsheng,

andthoseinthePureLands, zaifoshijiezhongzhe,

whilemovingupontheEarthandthroughtheHeavens, xingzhuyudishang,jizaixukongzhong,

showerlimitlesscompassionuponallbeings, ci youyuyiqiezhongsheng,

affordingthemequanimityandpeace, gelinganwenxiuxi,

thattheymightcultivatedayandnight. zhouyexiuchi.

Byconstantlyinvokingthissutra, xinchangqiusongcijing,

oneisliberatedfromthesufferingofbirthanddeath, nengmieshengsiku,

andfreedfromallthemanykindsofsuffering. xiaochuzhuduhai.

NamothegreatwisdomAvalokitesvara, namodamingguanshiyin,

theobservantAvalokitesvara, guanmingguanshiyin,

thenobleAvalokitesvara, gaomingguanshiyin,

theexpansively-mindedAvalokitesvara, kaimingguanshiyin,

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theMedicineKingBodhisattva, yaowangpusa,

theSupremeMedicineBodhisattva, yaoshangpusa,

ManjusriBodhisattva, wenshushilipusa,

SamantabhadraBodhisattva, puxianpusa,

AkasagarbhaBodhisattva, xukongzangpusa,

KsitigarbhaBodhisattva, dizangwangpusa,

thebillionsofClearCoolTreasureMountainBodhisattvas, qingliangbaoshanyiwanpusa,

theUniversalLightVenerableKingTathagataBodhisattva. puguangwangrulaihuashengpusa.

Chantingthissutracontinually, nianniansongcijing,

theSevenWorld-HonoredBuddhasrecitethismantra: qifoshizun,jishuozhouyue:

 Lee-poh-lee-poh-deh,kyo-ho-kyo-ho-deh, toh-loh-nee-deh,nee-ah-la-deh, pee-lee-nee-deh,mo-ho-kya-deh, jen-len-chen-deh,so-ha.(7times)

8. RecitetheRebirthMantra: Na-moa-mi-doh-poh-ye,doh-ta-ga-doh-ye,doh-deh-ye-ta,a-mi-lee-doh poh-pee,a-mi-lee-dohseh-dan-poh-pee,a-mi-lee-dohpek-ga-lan-deh,ami-lee-dohpek-ga-lan-doh,ga-mee-nee,ka-ka-nah,zhi-doh-ka-lee,soha. (7times)

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9. InvocationofPadmakumara(MudraandVisualization):



PadmakumaraMudra:Placetherighthandbeforetherightsideofthechest, withthepalmfacingoutwardandfingerstogether,pointedup.Nowbendthethumb andmiddlefingersothattheirtipsmeet,formingacircle.(ThisistheDharma- teachingMudra.) Placethelefthandbeforetheleftsideofthechest,withthepalmfacinginwardand fingerstogether,pointedup.Nowbendthethumbandindexfingersothattheirtips meet,formingacircle.Thenbendthemiddleandringfingerintotouchthecenterof thepalm.Thesmallfingerremainspointedup.(ThisistheLotus-holdingMudra.)

ChanttheInvocationVerse:



LotusisthenatureofyourDharmakayaessence. YourrighthanddisplaystheDharma-teachingMudra, YourlefthanddisplaystheLotus-holdingMudra. YourNirmanakayamanifestsinmyriadrealms. Celestialgarmentsandexquisitejewelsrevealyourmagnificence. Bymergingthelineagesofyourtransmissions, Taoism,Sutrayana,andTantrayana, Asupremeandpreciousteachingwasborn. TrueBuddhaTantricDharmaguidesthesentientbeings Andliberatesall,withoutomission! Zi-xinglian-huafa-xing-sheng. You-shoushuo-fazuo-chi-lian. Hua-shengbian-manqian-wan-jing, Tian-yibao-shimiaozhuang-yan. De-chengdao-xian-miyi-sheng, Rong-hechuan-chengzui-shang-zhen. © Sheng-yen Lu

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Zhen-fomi-fazhong-shengdao, Pu-duqun-shengerwu-yu.

Visualization:Firstemptythemind.  ChanttheEmptinessMantra: Om,si-ba-wa,su-da,sa-er-wa,da-er-ma,si-ba-wa,su-do-hang. (3times)

Tibetanhumsyllable (1)Aboveanexpanseofoceanisastretchofclearsunnysky.Amoondiscrisesfrom theoceanintothesky.InsidethemoondiscisthewhiteTibetanseedsyllable “hum,”emittinggreatwhitelight. (2)TheseedsyllableinsidethemoondiscrevolvesandtransformsintotheRoot Guru,smilingandsittingmajesticallyonagreatwhitelotusseat. (3)FromthebrowpointoftheRootGuru,abeamofwhitelightshinesontoone’s browpoint.FromthethroatoftheRootGuru,abeamofredlightshinesonto one’sthroat.FromtheheartoftheRootGuru,abeamofbluelightshinesonto one’sheart.Thethreelightsofwhite,red,andbluemergecompletelyintoone’s body-mind.

10. RecitetheRootGuru(Padmakumara)HeartMantra Visualization: Holdmalabeadsinfrontofthechestandmoveeachbeadwiththe thumbduringchanting.Visualizethelefthandtransformintoavajrabellandthe righthandintoavajrascepter.ThemotherbeadoremblemtransformsintotheManyJewelsBuddha’sStupaandthefour“dividerbeads”transformintotheFourDeva Kings.Thetasseltransformsintoa“lotushand”whilethestringthreadingthrough thebeadstransformsintoacircleofinherentwhitelightofVajrasattva.During mantrachanting,whenabeadismoved,visualizetheRootGuruappearinsidethe beadandcometotheforefront.

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PadmakumaraLongMantra: Omahhum,gu-ru-bei,ah-ha-sa-sa-ma-ha,lian-shengsid-dhi,hum.(108 times) OrchantPadmakumaraShortMantra: Om,gu-ru,lian-shengsid-dhi,hum.(108times) 11. NineCycleBreathingandEnteringSamadhi NineCycleBreathing: (1) Visualizewhitelightentertherightnostril.Hereitbecomesredlightand descendstherightchanneltoentertheleftchannelatthedan-tien;then,stillas redlight,itascendstheleftchanneltoexittheleftnostrilasdarklight. (2) Visualizewhitelightentertheleftnostril.Hereitbecomesredlightanddescends theleftchanneltoentertherightchannelatthedan-tien;then,stillasredlight,it ascendstherightchanneltoexittherightnostrilasdarklight. (3) Visualizewhitelightsimultaneouslyenterbothnostrils,transformintoredlight, descenddownbothsidechannelsandenterthecentralchannelatthedan-tien, ascendtothetop[crownchakra],thenreturntodan-tientoenterbothside channels,exitingasdarklightatbothnostrils. (4) Breatheinthroughleftnostrilandoutattheright(asin2). (5) Breatheinthroughrightnostrilandoutattheleft(asin1). (6) Breatheinandoutthroughbothnostrils(asin3). (7) Breatheinandoutthroughbothnostrils(asin3). (8) Breatheinthroughrightnostrilandoutattheleft(asin1). (9) Breatheinthroughleftnostrilandoutattheright(asin2).

EnteringoftheDeityintoOneself(Ru-woGuan): 

(1) VisualizetheDeity(inthispractice,RootGuruorPadmakumara)sittingatop one’scrownopening. (2) Insideone’sbody,thelotuslocatedatthecentralchannelattheheartchakra opensuptorevealamoondisc.OnthemoondiscistheDeity’sseedsyllable

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radiatinglight. (3) VisualizetheDeityatone’scrowntransformintoalightpearlthesizeofagrain ofrice.Thislightpearlentersthroughthecrownopeningtodescenddownone’s centralchannel.Uponreachingtheheartchakra,thelightpearlrestsatopthelotus atone’sheartchakra. (4) TheDeityattheheartchakralotusgraduallyenlargesuntilbecomingexactlythe samesizeasone.VisualizeonebecomingtheDeity.Thereisnoseparation betweenoneandtheDeity.

ReleaseofOneselfintotheCosmicConsciousness(Wo-ruGuan): VisualizeoneselfastheDeity,ascendingthecentralchannelandenteringintothe VoidandmergingintotheCosmicOceanofGreatLight.Releasetheselfcompletely byenteringandmergingwiththeVoid,theCosmicConsciousness,andtheOceanof Light. TheCosmicConsciousnessisone’sownconsciousness.Boththeshrineandthe universeareradiatinggreatlight.Ifoneisnotabletoreleasetheself,immediately visualizeoneselfastheDeityagain.Afterachievingaclearvisualization,releasethe selfandentertheVoidagain.Thisprocessisknownas“alternatingcessationwith visualization/observation”or“dualemploymentofcessationand visualization/observation.”

BreathCountingMethod: Mentallycountone’sowninhalationandexhalationuntilarrivingatthe“stillness” conditionof“no-thought.”Then,releaseoneselfintotheCosmos. (ForadetaileddescriptionoftheEmpowermentofThreeLights,ChantingofHeart Mantras,NineCycleBreathing,EnteringintoSamadhi,andBreathCounting,referto pp.78-130of ACompleteandDetailedExpositionontheTrueBuddhaT antric Dharma.)

12. EmergingfromSamadhi: 

TheprocedureforemergingfromSamadhiisareversalof“EnteringoftheDeityinto Oneself”and“ReleaseofOneselfintotheCosmicConsciousness”asdescribedin step11.VisualizeoneselfemergefromtheVoidtoreturntoone’sbody.TheDeity thencontractstorestupontheheartchakralotusandtransformsintoalightpearl.The lightpearlascendsthecentralchanneltoexitthroughthecrownopeningand transformsbackintotheDeity.OneemergesfromSamadhi.

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13.ChantthePrincipalHeartMantras: Om,ah-mee-deh-wah-seh. (AmitabhaBuddhaHeartMantra)

Om,manipadmehum. (AvalokitesvaraBodhisattvaHeartMantra)

Om,pun-lah-mohlin-toh-lin,so-ha. (KsitigarbhaBodhisattvaMantrathatRemovesFixedKarma)

Om,hahaha,weisam-mo-yeh,so-ha. (KsitigarbhaBodhisattvaHeartMantra)

Om,dze-leedzu-lee,zhun-tee,so-ha. (MahaCundiBodhisattvaHeartMantra)

Om,jum-bah-lah,chan-lanchah-nah-yeh,so-ha.  (YellowJambhalaHeartMantra)

Omahhum,be-dza,gu-ru,beh-ma,sid-dhi,hum,seh. (GuruPadmasambhavaHeartMantra)

Omahhum,gu-ru-bei,ah-ha-sa-sa-ma-ha,lian-shengsid-dhihum. (PadmakumaraBodhisattvaHeartMantra)

Deh-yah-tah,om,beh-ka-dzee-yah,beh-ka-dzee-yah,ma-habeh-ka-dzee yah,la-dza-sah-mo-kyah-doh-heh,so-ha. (MedicineBuddhaHeartMantra)

14.RecitetheBuddha’sName: Namothe36trillion119thousandand500AmitabhaBuddhas. (3times) Na-mosan-shi-liu-wan-yiyi-shi-yi-wanjiu-qian-wu-baitong-ming-tong-haoah-mituo-fo.

15. Dedication: 

WithreverenceIpracticetheyogaofHolyGuruLian-sheng, TheTrueBuddhaSchoolhelpsallbeings. ThePadmakumaraMantradeliversonetotheTwinLotusPonds, WheretheEighteenLotuseshavemanifested. Suchasupremeandraresecrettransmission, Inowpracticeandmakeauniversaloffering. © Sheng-yen Lu

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Byengenderingadeepandsincerevow, MayIsoonascendtothisBuddhaLand.

Also: MaytheHolyGurubless Andempowermetoattainalotus-birth. MayIattainPerfectionandSelf-mastery, LiberatingtheselfandotherstotheBuddhaLand.  MayallwhoupholdthenameofAmitabhaBuddha BeborntogetherinthePureLandofHisWesternParadise. RepayingtheFourfoldGenerosityfromabove, AndaidingthosewhosufferintheThreePathsbelow. UponseeingtheBuddha, MayIbeliberatedfromthecycleofbirthanddeath, AndmayIdevelopthequalitiesofBuddhahood, Andthusfreeallwhosuffer.

I,________(yourname),dedicatethemeritsofthispracticetotheRoot Guru.MaytheRootGurualwaysbehealthy,remaininSamsara,never enterNirvana,andforeverturntheDharmaWheel.Mayeveryonebe healthy,freeofhindrances,strongincultivation,andmayall circumstancesbecomeauspicious. Mayallsupplicationsbecompletelyfulfilled. Mayallhindrancesberemoved.Wun! (Foradetaileddescriptionofdedication,refertopage165of ACompleteand DetailedExpositionontheTrueBuddhaTantricDharma. )

16. RecitetheHundredSyllableMantra: Om,be-dza,sah-dosa-ma-ya,ma-nubah-la-ya,be-dzasah-dodeh-nu pah-deh-cha,zhe-jomi-bah-wa,soo-doka-yumi-bah-wa,soo-pooka-yu mi-bah-wa,an-nu-la-domi-bah-wa,sa-er-wa,sid-di,mi-bu-la-ya-cha,saer-wa,ka-er-ma,soo-cha-mi,ji-ta-moo,see-li-yam,gu-ruhum,ha-haha-ha-hoh,bah-ga-wan,sa-er-wa,da-ta-ga-ta,be-dza,ma-meemun-cha, be-dzi-ba-wa,ma-hasa-ma-ya,sah-do-ah,hum,pei. (3times) © Sheng-yen Lu

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17. GreatHomageUsingVisualization(sameasstep3) 18. RecitetheCompletionMantra: Om,bulin. (3times) OmManiPadmeHum.

Dismissal:Claptwice,thencrosshandsandsnapthumbsandmiddlefingers.  EndofPractice:Mayallendeavorsbeauspicious. Xiu-fayuan-man,ru-yiji-xiang.

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