The Lotus-Born
A wondrous story of a miraculous birth on a lake of lotuses, and the appearance of Guru Rinpoche in this world.
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The Seven-Line Prayer
of Guru Rinpoche
Illustrated stories to inspire your practice.
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A place to encounter the stories, art, and living devotion of the Seven-Line Prayer. Rest a while with the prayer, follow a story, and return whenever you wish.
The Seven-Line Prayer
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HUNG
ORGYEN YUL GYI NUB JANG TSAM
HUNGOn the northwest border of the country of Oddiyana,
PEMA GAY SAR DONG PO LA
on the pistil stem of a lotus,
YA TSEN CHHOG GI NGO DRUB NYEY
endowed with marvelous, supreme accomplishment,
PEMA JUNG NAY ZHEY SU DRAG
renowned as the Lotus Born,
KHOR DU KHANDRO MANG PO KOR
surrounded by a retinue of many dakinis,
KHYEY KYI JAY SU DAG DRUB KYI
following you, I will practice.
JIN GYII LOB CHIR SHEG SU SOL
Please come and grant your blessings!
GURU PEMA SIDDHI HUNG
O Guru Padma, bestow siddhis! HUNG!
The Stories
Told one picture at a time
Episodes from the life of Guru Rinpoche, in the order they are told.
If something here moved you, you might recite the prayer once.