= PRAYER TO BE REBORN IN DEWACHEN =

E MA HO NGO TSHAR SANG GYE NANG WA THA YE DANG

E MA HO Marvellous Buddha Making Boundless Light,

YE SU JO WO THUG JE CHEN PO DANG

Lord of Great Compassion on your right,

YÖN DU SEM PA THU CHEN THOB NAM LA

on your left the Sattva with Great Power,

SANG GYE CHANG SEM PAG MED KHOR GYI KOR

countless buddhas, bodhisattvas 'round.

DE KYID NGO TSAR PAG TU MED PA YI

There is marvellous countless happiness

DE WA CHEN ZHE CHA WAI ZHING KHAM DER

in the pure land that's called Dewachen.

DAG ZHEN DI NE TSHE PHÖ GYUR MA THAG

Then when I and others pass, may we

KYE WA ZHEN GYI BAR MA CHÖD PA RU

swiftly cut off all the other births.

DE RU KYE NE NANG THAI ZHAL THONG SHOG

Born there we'll see Amitabha's face.

DE KED DAG GI MÖN LAM TAB PA DI

Now I chant this aspiration prayer.

CHOG CHUI SANG GYE CHANG SEM THAM CHE KYI

Ten sides' buddhas, bodhisattvas all,

GEG MED DRUB PAR CHIN GYI LAB TU SÖL

bless us to gain this free of obstacles.

TADYATHA PANTSA DRIYA AWABODHA NAYE SWAHA

Translated by Tom Meyer with Lama Karma Chödrak and Lama David Curtis.