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            (English follows the transliterations.)

A Supplication that Dispels the Heart's Sorrow by H. H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa  

Namo Guru.

All the sugatas, bodhisattvas and exalted disciples  

Who dwell in the boundless, limitless and inconceivable

Pure realms of the three times and the ten directions  

Please heed our distressed and yearning call!  

 

Sunk deep in this abysmal, frightful ocean of samsara

See the desperate circumstances of our existence.

Could it be that you've sought your own happiness and withdrawn?

Have we really been left unprotected by your affection and compassion?

 

Your resolve in bodhicitta is truly exalted.

Transcending thought, expression and comprehension, the illusory play of

Your emanations enter this world to embrace those in need of taming.

Never fading, may your prowess forever radiate.

 

For the benefit of every single being without exception,  

The era of your enlightened conduct never passes.  

Oh bodhisattva, sun of beings, who dispels all of our sorrows!

Pray, quickly appear and manifest your profound activity!

 

By the great compassion of the ocean of the unfailing three roots,

By the dharma protectors and guardians having cleared all obstacles,

And by the power of mine and others' heart-felt longing,

Without obstruction, may these glorious wishes be quickly fulfilled! 

 

Thus, a prayer for the swift return of the glorious, authentic lama whose name is difficult to utter, Bokar Tulku, Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro, from whom I have had the good fortune of tasting the nectar of realized speech. I, Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje, with one-pointed longing make this aspiration. May virtue reign!  

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Prayer for the Swift Retrurn of Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche by H. E. Tai Situ Rinpoche

Namo

Assemblies of the ocean of victorious ones, the three jewels and three roots,

From the depths of the realms free from obscuration, by the power of your unobstructed awareness,

And for the glory of the teachings and all beings, pray heed the wishes

Of this yogi's one-pointed, woeful supplication!

 

The heart-essence of the teachings is the tripitaka and the four classes of tantra.

The treasure-like ocean where all the streams of the profound transmissions convene

Is the lord Marpa's lineage of the profound oral instructions.

Hosts of yidams and dharma protectors of this and the glorious Shangpa Kagyu line, I beg your attention!

 

In the path of individual liberation, the first round of teachings by the supreme sage,

You are the principal luminary among the holders of the unequalled lineage of Gampopa.

Your ethical discipline is utterly pure like the fragrance from a grove of medicinal herbs.

Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro please swiftly return!

 

The heart essence of the higher turning of the wheel is bodhicitta,

What's realized is profound peace, free from elaborations; in the noble path that subdues and pacifies,

Through your mindfulness and vigilance you have demonstrated the means of liberation.

Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro please swiftly return!

 

The transmissions' myriad and profound oral instructions are the essence of the final turning.

In these you were nurtured by Gyalwang Rangjung Rigpai Dorje,

The glorious Rangjung Kunkyab and others.

Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro please swiftly return!

 

To the embodiment of the enlightened activity of the victors of the three times,

Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje Tsal and to hosts of other eminent masters,

You are the treasure of the oral instructions and explanations of the lineage.

Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro please swiftly return!

 

Precious one who wields the victory banner of the accomplishment of

The teachings of the Victor, in general, and the precious practice lineages, in particular,

Supreme spiritual friend who nurtures his disciples as he would his only child,

May the unmistaken rebirth of your nirmanakaya swiftly return!

 

By the truth of the power of my pure samaya and genuine intent,

By force of the faith of your students who abide in all the reaches of this world,

By the power of the unfailing truth of the never changing dharmata,

For the benefit of the teachings and beings, may these wishes be perfectly fulfilled!

On August 17, 2004 upon hearing that the holder of the doctrine, the precious being, Bokar Rinpoche Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro's mind had suddenly passed into the dharmadhatu, my mind was moved by such an authentic being's activity, my heart was profoundly struck by the great affection he showed to me and by our sacred connection. On top of that, at the urgent requesting of his close disciple Khenpo Lodro Donyod, this eight-verse aspiration was extemporaneously written by Kenting Tai Situpa for the swift return of the precious and genuine tulku, the holder of the teachings, the supreme emanation among men, the glorious protector of beings, the steward of the teachings of the Buddha, he who by the riches and glory of the nine authentic [qualities of the spiritual master] nurtures beings by [emulating] the vast enlightened deeds of the masters of the past.

Buddhas and bodhisattvas please grant your blessings that all the aims of this prayer be fulfilled just as they are wished!

 Dharma protectors and the ocean of those bound by oath - perform your enlightened activity!

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The Wish-Fulfilling Tree, A Prayer for a Swift Return by H. E. Gyaltsab Rinpoche

 Om Soti [swasti]

The glory of primordial, self-arisen, pristine, compassion

Continuously arises in all the spheres of existence and peace equaling space.

Embodiment of the five bodies of enlightenment, buddhas and bodhisattvas,

From the sphere of primordial awareness, grant the power and blessing of your consideration!

To I and others stricken with exhaustion from trudging the path of worldly existence,

By your great loving kindness you have sustained us with the amrita of the Dharma.

Only protector, guiding light of  the teachings of the victors,

You have manifested the realized activity of entering the dharmadhatu.

 

Even though you have displayed this appearance and we perceive it,

Since you have attained the supreme, coemergent mahamudra,

And are endowed with the unceasing stream of compassion,

Supreme emanation, please swiftly return for the glory of the teaching and beings!

 

On the grounds of the bodhisattva levels of complete joy, without stain, and so forth,

You have firmly planted the roots of the perfect accomplishment of the [two] accumulations,

Thus the branches and leaves of your enlightened conduct have spread in all directions.

Oh wish-fulfilling tree, may your supreme emanation swiftly rise again!

 

Protector who illuminates the paths of learning and practice

Of the lords of accomplishment: the three forefathers,[1]

Kyungpo, Ngontok, and other vajra holders;

May the moon-like countenance of your emanation swiftly rise again!

 

By the power of the myriad hosts of the three roots, buddhas and bodhisattvas,

By the completely pure intent of this one-pointed prayer,

May all the fruits of these wishes and intentions

Be swiftly accomplished in a blaze of glory and auspiciousness!  

  

Thus at this time, the torch of the teachings of the definitive meaning, the noble lama, Bokar Rinpoche, has displayed the activity of  merging his form into the dharmadhatu.  In this prayer, the twelfth Gyaltsabpa has prayed for the swift return of his nirmanakaya. May the intent of this one-pointed aspiration be fulfilled!  

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A Prayer by Kalu Rinpoche

For the protection and refuge of I and others to be tamed,
Without remaining in the repose of the dharmadhatu,
I pray that your supreme emanation swiftly returns.
May the intention of my aspiration be fulfilled!

Thus, the one named Kalu tulku has prayed.

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•  For the Swift Return of Bokar Rinpoche, Translation of Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche's prayer, at KCC, Portland, OR, USA

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A Lost Child's Melancholic Cry for its Mother by Khenpo Lodro Donyod Rinpoche

Sovereign of the ocean of the mandalas and [buddha] families, lord of refuge Vajradhara, whose name is difficult to utter, Karma Ngedon  Chokyi Lodro, may the first light of your supreme, sun-like emanation swiftly dawn! 

Namo Guru Vajradhara-ye

Adorned by of the lustre of the essence of the emerald,

Agent of the enlightened activity of all the victors without exception,

Prajnaparamita, the exalted source of the four noble ones,1

Oh Jetsuma, I prostrate to you, our only mother!

 

Our lord father, the sun of beings, has set behind the western peak.  

This semblance of departure is beyond me.

Can this be real or is it just a dream?

If this is possibly true, Oh Tara, Oh Mother Tara!

 

All notions shattered, this orphan is trapped in a cell of misery.

Gaze upon us and see the plight of this situation!

Please manifest your enlightened activity that the radiant sun of beings,

The supreme emanation of the glorious lama, swiftly rise again!

 

Co-emergent primordial awareness is beyond expression.

By merely directing your essential outlook that's beyond description,

Primordial awareness, beyond conception, is transferred to others' mind streams.

Beyond obscuration, may the supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

From the divine expanse of the pristine dharmadhatu

You summon beings with the thunderous roar of the melody of the nada,

And rain down the authentic Dharma of profound peace, free from elaborations.

May the genuine guide, the supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

Lama, lord of the dharma, your exalted wisdom having completely matured from its youth,

You perfectly transmit the teachings of the provisional and definitive meaning

To all those beings in need of your guidance.

May the peerless, supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!2

 

By the four means of gathering3 and the six paramitas,

In your ripening and liberating of beings

Your undaunted courage is forever without weariness and fatigue.

May the unfailing, supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

Your scholarship and discernment are like that of Manjushri.

Your glorious conduct is equal to that of Nyewar Khor4.

Your noble qualities are those of a great bodhisattva.

May the unequalled, supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

Your stainless wisdom eye sees far and wide.

With great loving kindness you impartially gaze upon beings.

Endowed with the ability to guide immeasurable being who are difficult to tame,

May the incomparable, supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

The splendor of your noble activity is like the dawning of the morning sun.

Through your learning, reflection and meditation; explanation, clarification and composition

The lotus grove of the sage's teachings flourish in the ten directions.

May the venerable, supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

Outwardly, you are perfectly adorned by the vows of individual liberation.

Inwardly, you are thoroughly imbued with bodhicitta.

Secretly, you have completely realized the profound intended meaning.

May the lord of the dharma, the supreme emanation of the lama swiftly come again!

 

Thus, by the divine blessings of the three roots,

And by the power of my completely pure faith and samaya,

Lord of the mandala, glorious lama,

May the first light of your supreme, luminous emanation swiftly dawn again!

 

For the grace of beings and all the genuine doctrines without discrimination,

Fully emulating the examples of your predecessor's

Wisdom, loving kindness and ability; qualities of renunciation and realization, and so forth

May your spontaneous enlightened activity be continuous, pervasive and gloriously blaze! 

Incomparable refuge and protector of beings and of all the general and particular teachings, sovereign protector of the doctrine, lord of refuge Vajradhara, known by the name Karma Ngedon Chokyi Lodro, has temporarily demonstrated entering the repose of the dharmadhatu as the shared merit of his disciples was insufficient. Thus, we followers have been plunged into the darkness of suffering, alas, we are at a loss for what to do. However, toward the fulfillment of the supreme protector's wishes for the teaching and beings, presently we are carefully attending to the various phases of the rituals. 

At this time, together with one voice, Khenpo Sherab Gyaltsen, Umdze Tsultrim Gyatsho, and all the other retreatants residing in the retreat center, Zung Juk Ga Tsal Ling, at the seat of the glorious supreme lama, along with the dharma brother Nyishangwa Lama Sherab Gyaltsen, and the closely attending monks of the refuge protector have made offerings and requested me to quickly compose a prayer for the lama's swift return. So as not to refuse, with all of the lord of refuge Vajradhara's qualities of body, speech and mind, and profound kindness welling up from the depths of my heart, I, Lodro Donyod, a khenpo merely in name, who in this and all my future rebirths as the most meek disciple seeks protection in the soothing shelter of the protector's compassion, have one pointedly prayed. May these hopes and desired results be accomplished just as intended!

Sarva mangalam!        

August 22, 2004

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A Concise Prayer for a Swift Return by Khenpo Lodro Donyod Rinpoche

 Om Soti

 

Eradicator of all fears, grantor of the unimpeded fulfillment of all wishes,

Our one mother Tara, pray heed this call!

Please manifest your enlightened activity, so that the lama's supreme emanation,

Our one father, the radiant sun [of beings], will swiftly dawn again!

Thus, the most humble disciple of the protector himself, Lodro Donyod, a khenpo merely in name, has one-pointedly prayed. 

These are provisional translations by Ngodup T. Burkhar and Eric Triebelhorn and should not be reproduced without their permission.

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[1] The three forefathers are Marpa, Milarepa and Gampopa.

1 Four noble ones: shravakas, pratekyabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and buddhas.

2 In Tibetan,  Rinpoche's name, Ngedon Chokyi Lodro, is woven into the verse. A possible translation of his name would be "Exalted Wisdom of the Definitive Meaning of the Dharma."

3 Four means of drawing [... ]: giving what's necessary;  speaking pleasantly (in accordance with beings dispositions);  being in concordance with the ways of the world;  and being a living example of one's teachings.

4 Nyewar Khor was a prominent disciple of the Buddha,  an arhat, who exhibited stainless moral conduct.