Ganden Lhagyama (Guru Yoga of Jetsun Manjunatha Tsongkhapa) Invocation GA-DEN HLA-JI NGON-JYI THUG-KA NEY RAP-KAR SHO-SAR PUNG-DEE CHU-DZIN TSER CHO-KYI GYEL-PO KUN-CHEN LOZANG DRAG SEY-DANG CHE-PA NE-DIR SHEG SU SOL From the heart of the Lord of the Ganden devas (Maitreya Buddha) Emerges a brilliant white cloud, like a great mass of fresh yogurt. Atop sits Tsongkhapa all knowing, King of Dharma; We request your coming to this place along with your great disciples Prostration DUN-JYI NAM -KHAR SING-TI PEE-DEE TENG JE-TSUN LA-MA JYEH-PI DZUM-KAR CHYEN DAG-LO DE-PE SO-NAM SHING-CHOG TU TAN-PA JYEH-SHIR KAL-DJAR JUG-SU SOL My lord Guru is seated before me upon a lion’s throne, lotus and moon cushion His body is white and he smiles blissfully Please remain many aeons and serve as the great merit For the growth of my mind’s faith and for the increase of Lord Buddha’s teachings Praises SHE-JYEH CHON-KUN JAL-WEY LO-DO THUG KAL-ZANG NA-WEY JYIN-JUR LIK-SHEY SUNG DRAG-PI PEL-JYI HLAM-MER DZEY-PI KU THONG-THO DRAN PI DON DHAN LA-CHAG TSAL His omniscient wisdom-mind encompasses all that is existent. His voice is a profound teaching, which ornaments the ear of the fortunate pupil. His body’s beautiful radiance evokes wondrous admiration. To Lama Tsongkhapa whom merely viewing hearing or contemplating earns one great merit, I make prostration. Offering YIH-WONG TCHO-YON NA-TSOG ME-TOG DANG DRI-JEM DUG-PO NANG-SAL DRID-CHAB SOG NGO-SHAM YIH TUL TCHO-TIN GYA-TSO DI SO-NAM SHING-CHOG CHE-LA CHO-PA BUL I present to you, great field of merit, Lama Tsongkhapa Beautiful offerings, water, a display of flowers, fragrant incense Butter lamps, perfumes and more both physical and mental offerings Vast as the clouds and wide as the ocean Confession DAG-GI TO-MEY DU-NEH SAG-PA YI LU-NGAG YIH-KYI DIG-PA CHI-JYI DANG CHEY-PA DOM-PA SUM-JI MI-TUN SHO NYING-NEH JO-PA TRAH-PO SO-SOR SHAG The unwholesome actions of body, speech and mind Which I have accumulated over a measureless period Especially actions contrary to the three vows (Liberation, Bodhisattva, Vajrayana) I regret extremely from the depths of my heart And I reveal each and every such action Rejoice NIK-MI DU-DIR MANG-THO DRUP-LA TSON CHO-JYED PANG-PI DAL-JOR DON-YO SHYE NGON-PO CHEY-KYI LAP-CHEN DZE-PA LA DAG-CHAG SAM-PA TAG-PEH YI RANG NGO We totally rejoice in your magnificent achievements, my Lord Who received numerous teachings and performed the practices with utmost diligence Who abandoned the eight worldly objectives and made the most meaningful use Of the eighteen opportune conditions during these degenerate times Request to turn the wheel of Dharma JE-TSUN LA-MA DAM-PA CHEY-NAM KYI CHO-KU KA-LA CHEN-TI TIN-TIK NEY JI-TAR TSAM-PI DUL-SHIH DZIN-MA LA ZAB-JI CHO-KYI CHAR-PA WHAP-TU SOL All you holy gurus, unerring in conduct, May you precipitate a rain of realization of Bodhichitta and Shunyata From the clouds of all knowing compassion which fills the Dharmakaya sky Providing for the field of disciples precisely what is needed Requesting to remain NAM-DAG WO-SAL YING-LEY JING-PA YI ZUNG-JUG KU-LA CHAR-NUB MI-NGA YANG THA-MAL HNANG-NGOR ZUG-KU RAG-PA NYI SEE-THEE BAR-DU MI-NUB TAN-PAR SHUG May the Vajra body of Lama Tsongkhapa created from the purity of clear light, Free of the rising and setting of cyclic existence but visible to the ordinary viewer Only in its unsubtle, physical form, stay on unchanging Without waning until Samsara ends Dedication DAG-SOG JIN-NYEH SAG-PI GE-WA DEE TAN-DANG DRO-WA KUN-LA GANG-PHAN DANG CHE-PAR JE-TSUN LO-ZANG DRAG-PA YI TAN-PI NYING- PO RING-DU SAL-SHEH SHOG May this merit accumulated by myself and others Beneficially serve all sentient beings and the Buddhadharma And especially may the essential teachings of the unerring master Tsongkhapa Become clear and enduring Mantra Of Tsongkhapa (Migtsema): MIG-MEY TZE-WEY TER-CHEN CHENREZIG DRI-MEY KHYEN-PI WANG-PO JAMPAL YANG DU-PUNG MA-LU JOM-DZEY SANG-WEY DAG GANG-CHEN KE-PEY TSUG-GYEN TSONGKAPA LO-SANG TRAG-PEY SHAB-LA SOL-WA DEB Je Tsongkhapa, crown jewels of the holy masters of the land of snows You are Avalokiteshvara, great goldmine of Compassion untainted by ego’s delusion You are Manjushri, great master of stainless wisdom You are Vajrapani, great subduer of all gatherings of demons At your feet, famed Lobsang Drakpa I humbly bow and earnestly request that all sentient beings achieve Enlightenment Dissolving Je Rinpoche into Ourselves PAL-DAN TSA-WEY LA-MA RINPOCHE DAG-SOG CHI-WOR PE-ME DAN-JUG LA KA-DRIN CHEN-PO GO-NEY JE-ZUNG TE KU-SUNG THUG-KYI NGO-DRUP TSAL-DU SOL Dear worthy root Guru, Please ascend the lotus seat atop of the head of myself and other beings And in your great kindness please remain with us Please bestow upon us the blessings of your body, speech and mind PAL-DAN TSA-WEY LA-MA RINPOCHE DAG-SOG NYING-KHAR PE-ME DAN-JUG LA KA-DRIN CHEN-PO GO-NEY JE-ZUNG TE CHO-DANG THUN-MONG NGO-DRUP TSAL-DU SOL Precious, noble, root guru, Please occupy the lotus seat within our hearts And in your great kindness remain with us Please grant us your blessings for our temporal success and for the supreme attainment PAL-DAN TSA-WEY LA-MA RINPOCHE DAG-SOG NYING-KHAR PE-ME DAN-JUG LA KA-DRIN CHEN-PO GO-NEY JE-ZUNG TE JANG-CHUB NYING- PO BAR-DU TAN-PAR SHUG Beloved, noble, root Guru, Please occupy the lotus seat within our hearts And in your great kindness remain with us. Please stay on until we achieve the great goal of ENLIGHTENMENT.