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1) Mount Meru
2-5) The four continents
6-13) The eight subcontinents
14) The jewel mountain
15) The wish-fulfilling tree
16) The wish-fulfilling cow
17) The harvest which needs no sowing
18-24) The seven attributes of royalty
25) The vase of great treasure
26-33) The eight offering goddesses
34) The sun
35) The moon
36) The precious umbrella
37) The royal banner victorious in all directions

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om vajra bhumi ah hung

shyi yong su dakpa wang chen ser gyi sa shyi The earth is the golden ground, completely pure, full of beauty and power.

om vajra rekhe ah hung

chi chak ri khor yuk gi korwé ü su hung The circular iron mountain wall completely surrounds it; in the centre is the letter Hung—

rii gyalpo ri rab Here is Meru, king of mountains;

shar lü pakpo lho dzambu ling In the East is Purva Videha In the South is Jambudvipa

nub balang chö chang dra mi nyen In the West is Aparagodaniya In the North is Uttarakuru

lü dang lü pak nga yab dang nga yab shyen Beside them are Deha and Videha Chamara and Aparachamara

yo den dang lam chok dro Shatha and Uttaramantrina

dra mi nyen dang dra mi nyen gyi da Kurava and Kaurava

rinpoche riwo The jewel mountain

pak sam gyi shing The wish-fulfilling trees

dö jö ba The wish-fulfilling cows

ma mö pé lo tok The harvest which need no sowing

khorlo rinpoche The precious wheel

norbu rinpoche The precious gem

tsunmo rinpoche The precious queen

lönpo rinpoche The precious minister

langpo rinpoche The precious elephant

tachok rinpoche The precious horse

makpön rinpoche The precious general

ter chenpö bumpa The vase of great treasure

gekpa ma The goddess of beauty

trengwa ma The goddess of garlands

lu ma The goddess of song

gar ma The goddess of dance

metok ma The goddess of flowers

dukpö ma The goddess of incense

nang sel ma The goddess of light

dri chap ma The goddess of perfume

nyima dawa The sun, the moon

rinpochei duk The precious umbrella

chok lé nam par gyalwé gyaltsen The royal banner victorious in all directions:

lha dang mii paljor punsum tsokpa ma tsangwa mépa There is all the bountiful wealth of gods and men, complete and flawless—

di nyi All this:

[See Alternative Insertions below]

tsawa dang gyupar chepe pelden lama dampa nam dang yidam khyil khor kyi lha tsok sangye dang changchup sampe tsok dang chepa nam la To the root lama in all his compassion, to the glorious, sacred lineage lamas, to the victorious yidam deities and all the deities of their mandalas, to the buddhas and all the bodhisattvas.

[yön du] bul war gyio I offer—

tukjé dro wé dön du shyé su sol Please accept it, with compassion, for the benefit of beings

shyé né chin gyi lab tu sol Having accepted it, please grant your blessing!

Alternative Insertions

To be said during teachings or empowerments with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

drinchen tsawa dang gyüpa chépé palden lama dampa nam dang khyepar du yang yongdzok tenpé ngadak kyabgön gyalwé wangpo tamché khyen ching zikpa chenpo jetsün jampal ngawang lobzang yeshé tendzin gyamtso pal zangpöi shyal nga né To the gracious root and lineage masters, and the master of the entire Buddhadharma, our refuge and protector, the omniscient lord of the victorious ones, Jetsün Jampal Ngawang Lobsang Yeshé Tenzin Gyatso Pal Zangpo,

(Then insert another verse according to what kind of teaching or empowerment is being requested or being acknowledged with gratitude)

To be said when requesting teaching:

lama dampa chok shyap drung né dampé chökyi düdtsi zapmo shyu wé To the Supreme and Noble Lama, in order to request the profound nectar of the True Dharma,

To be said when practising for the long life of the master:

palden lama shyap pé kal gyar ten ring zapmöi chö kyi khorlo korwé yön du mik té To the glorious lama, in order that your life may be secure for hundreds of kalpas and that you may continue to turn the wheel of the profound Dharma teachings,

Or:

palden lama dampa shyab pé kalpa gyamtsor tso shying shyé la chökyi khorlo korwar solwa debpé To the glorious Lama, with the prayer that he may remain among us for oceans of kalpas and continue to turn the wheel of Dharma,

Commentaries

Jikmé Lingpa, Detailed Commentary on the Lama Gongdü, mandala section
Jamgon Kongtrul, The Torch of Certainty (Boston: Shambhala, 1977, 2000), pages 97-104.

Oral Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha

Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14 April 2010, am

Internal Links

Four attributes of the four continents

Mandala Offering Prayers Enumerations 30s-Thirties

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