= A LONG-LIFE PRAYER FOR ALAN WALLACE =

Shapten Söldep Tsebum Chuden

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Tön pa tup wang dor jé chang chen dang

Gyel kün sang dzin pé ma ka ra yi

Ten dzin kyé bü shap pé ten pa dang

Dre trin nyi da shin du sel war dzé.

Ta kop dro la jam pei char chen pop

Kel sang drang mé nang ten dü tsi kyang

A len wa li si shé drak pa yi

Kyé bu chen pö shap pé ten gyur chik

Dzam ling chi dang kyé par nup chok su

Gyel ten nyi ö ta bur sel dzé pa

Lop pön kyé kyi ku tsé dzé trin gyé

Dro kün tar pei lé su tri par dzé.

The Nectar-filled Vase of Immortality

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Those who uphold the teachings of the Teacher Śākyamuni,

Of great Vajradhara, and of Padmasambhava,

Who keeps all the Conquerors’ secrets—may their lives be long,

And may they illumine Buddha’s deeds like the sun and moon.

The one who showers a great rain of love on beings in faraway lands,

And sustains them with the nectar of Buddha’s teaching

Through countless fortunate eons, the great being

Known as Alan Wallace—may his life be long.

In Jambudvipa in general, and especially in the West,

You illumine the Conqueror’s teaching like the sun and moon;

O Master, may your lifespan and deeds be extensive,

And may you guide all beings on the path to liberation.

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The great person who kindles the lamp of the Conqueror’s teaching in many parts of the West and especially America, Alan Wallace, and this respectful woman have been acquainted for many years. This is good, and as many of his disciples have recently urged [me], “please write a long-life prayer for him,” [I,] the Sakya Lady Jamyang Pelmo, [composed] this purposeful utterance with a clear and joyous mind, with Tulku Yeshe as scribe, on the auspicious 27th day of the 2nd month of the Western Year 2015.