Gaden Lhagyama — The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land

A Practice of the Segyu Lineage

The Segyu Lineage Heart Jewel

Ganden Lhagyama — The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land

The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa together with Protector Prayers, as practiced in the Segyu lineage. Recite with devotion to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive the blessings of body, speech, and mind.

Part 1 — The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa

Going for Refuge

sang gye choe dang tsog kyi chog nam la chang chub bar du dag ni kyab su chi(3x)

I and all sentient beings, until we achieve enlightenment, Go for refuge to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.

Generating Bodhichitta

dag gi gin sok gyi pey so nam kyi dro la phen chir sang gye drub par shog(3x)

Through the virtues I collect by giving and other perfections, May I become a Buddha for the benefit of all.

The Four Immeasurables

sem chen tam chey de wa dang de wey gyu dang den par gyur chig, sem chen tam chey dug ngel dang dug ngel kyi gyu dang trel war gyur chig, sem chen tam chey dug ngel ma'i pa'i de wa dang mi drel war gyur chig, sem chen tam chey nye ring chag dang nyi dang trel wey dang nyom la nay par gyur chig(3x)

May all sentient beings have happiness and the causes of happiness. May all sentient beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May all sentient beings never be separated from the happiness that is free from suffering. May all sentient beings abide in equanimity, free from attachment and anger that holds some close and others distant.

Inviting Je Tsongkhapa

ga dan lha gyey gon gyi thug kar ney rab kar sho sar pung drey chu zin tser cho kyi gyal po kun kyen lo sang drag sey dang chey pa ney dir sheg su sol

From the heart of the Protector of the hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land, To the peak of a cloud which is like a cluster of fresh, white curd, All-knowing Losang Dragpa, King of the Dharma, Please come to this place together with your Sons.

We imagine the beauty and happiness of Tushita Pure Land and invite Lama Tsongkhapa from the heart of Buddha Maitreya. Always connected by a silver thread to Buddha Maitreya's heart, he descends on a billowing white cloud. We then visualize that he is in front of our forehead on a big lotus throne, on a sun and moon seat. Lama Tsongkhapa is surrounded by all of his disciples. From the heart of Guru Tsongkhapa light rays radiate in all ten directions, inviting all the Buddhas, who appear in the form of Lama Tsongkhapa, and they dissolve into him. Now Guru Tsongkhapa is the embodiment of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. With strong faith we believe we are now seated in front of Guru Lama Tsongkhapa.

Prayer of the Seven Limbs

dun gyi nam kar seng tri pey le teng je tsun la ma gye pey zum kar chen dag lo dey pey so nam shing chog dang ten pa gye chir kel gyar shug su sol

In the space before me on a lion throne, lotus and moon seat, The venerable Gurus smile with delight. O Supreme Field of Merit for my mind of faith, Please remain for a hundred aeons to spread the doctrine.

she jey kyon kun jal lo dro tug kel sang na way gyen gyur leg shey sung drag pey pel gyi lam mer zey pey ku tong tho dren pey don den la chag tsel

Your mind of wisdom realizes the full extent of objects of knowledge, Your eloquent speech is the ear-ornament of the fortunate, Your beautiful body is ablaze with the glory of renown, I prostrate to you, whom to see, to hear, and to remember is so meaningful.

yi ong cho yon na tsog me tog dang dri zim dug po nang sel dri chab sog ngo sham yi trul cho trin gya tso di so nam shing chog kye la cho par bul

Pleasing water offerings, various flowers, Sweet-smelling incense, lights, scented water and so forth, A vast cloud of offerings both set out and imagined, I offer to you, O Supreme Field of Merit.

gang shig thog mey du ney sag pa yi lu ngag yi kyi mi gey chi gyi dang kyey par dom pa sum gyi mi thun chog nying ney gyo pa drag po so sor shag

Whatever non-virtues of body, speech and mind I have accumulated since time without beginning, Especially transgressions of my three vows, With great remorse I confess each one from the depths of my heart.

nyig mey du dir mang tho drub la tson cho gyey pang pey dal jor don yo jey mgon po khyo kyi lab chen zey pa la dag chag sam pa thag pey yi rang ngo

In this degenerate age you strove for much learning and accomplishment. Abandoning the eight worldly concerns, you made your freedom and endowment meaningful. O Protector, from the very depths of my heart, I rejoice in the great wave of your deeds.

je tsun la ma dam pa kye nam kyi cho ku ka la kyen tsey trin trig ney ji tar tsam pey dul jey dzin ma la zab gyey cho kyi char pa bab tu sol

From the billowing clouds of wisdom and compassion In the space of your Truth Body, O Venerable and holy Gurus, Please send down a rain of vast and profound Dharma Appropriate to the disciples of this world.

nam dag o sel ying ley sheng pa yi sung jug ku la char nub mi nga yang ta mel nang ngor sug ku rag pa nyi si tey bar du mi nup ten par shug

From your actual deathless body, born from meaning clear light, Please send countless emanations throughout the world To spread the Oral Lineage of the Ganden doctrine. And may they remain for a very long time.

dag gi ji nye sag pey ge wa di ten dang dro wa kun la gang pen dang kyey par je tsun lo sang drag pa yi ten pey nying po ring du sel jey shog

Through the virtues I have accumulated here, May the doctrine and all living beings receive every benefit. Especially may the essence of the doctrine Of Venerable Losang Dragpa shine forever.

Offering the Mandala

Sa shi po kyi jug shing me tok tram Ri rab ling shi nyi de gyen pa di San gye shing la mig te phul war yi Dro kun nam dak shing la cho par shog

The ground sprinkled with perfume and spread with flowers, The Great Mountain, four lands, sun and moon, Seen as a Buddha Land and offered thus, May all beings enjoy such Pure Lands.

IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

The Migtsema Prayer

MIG ME TSE WEY TER CHEN CHEN REY ZIG DRI MEY KYEN PEY WANG PO JAM PAL YANG DU PUNG MA LU JOM DZA SANG WEY DAG GANG CHEN KA WEY TSUG GYEN TSONG KHA PA LO SANG DRAG PEY SHAB LA SOL WA DEB(7x, 21x, 100x, etc.)

Tsongkhapa, crown ornament of the scholars of the Land of the Snows, You are Avalokiteshvara, the treasury of unobservable compassion, Manjushri, the supreme stainless wisdom, And Vajrapani, the destroyer of the hosts of maras. O Losang Dragpa I request you, please grant your blessings.

This is a very special practice of this lineage. We should request special instruction for this prayer from our teachers.

Prayer of the Stages of the Path

yon ten kun gyi shir gyur dren chen je, tsul shin ten pa lam gyi tsa wa ru, leg par thong ney bey pa du ma yi, gu pa chen po ten par jin gyi lob,

The path begins with strong reliance on my kind Teacher, source of all good; O Bless me with this understanding to follow him with great devotion.

len chig nyey pey del wey ten sang di, shin tu nye ka don chen she gyur ney, nyin tsen kun tu nying po len pey lo, gyun chey mey par kye bar jin gyi lob,

This human life with all its freedoms, extremely rare, with so much meaning; O Bless me with this understanding all day and night to seize its essence.

Lu sog yo wa chu yi chu bur shin, nyur du jig pey chi wa dren pa dang, shi wey jey su lu dang drib ma shin, kar nag ley drey chi shin drang wa la,

My body, like a water bubble, decays and dies so very quickly; After death come results of karma, just like the shadow of a body.

nge pa ten po nyey ney nyey pey tsog, tra shing tra wa nam kyang pong wa dang, ge tsog ta dag drub par jey pa la, tag tu bag dang den par jin gyi lob,

With this firm knowledge and remembrance bless me to be extremely cautious, Always avoiding harmful actions and gathering abundant virtue.

Che pey mi ngom dug ngal kun gyi go, yi ten mi rung si pey pun tsog kyi, nye mig rig ney tar pey de wa la, don nyer chen po kye bar jin gyi lob,

Samsara's pleasures are deceptive; give no contentment, only torment. So please bless me to strive sincerely to gain the bliss of perfect freedom.

nam dag sam pa de yi drang pa yi, dren dang she shin bag yo chen po yi, ten pey tsa wa so sor tar pa la, drub pa nying por jey par jin gyi lob,

O Bless me so that from this pure thought come mindfulness and greatest caution, To keep as my essential practice the doctrine's root, the Pratimoksha.

rang nyi si tsor lung wa ji shin du, mar gyur dro wa kun kyang dey dra bar, tong ney dro wa drol wey kur kyer wey, jang chub sem chog jong par jin gyi lob,

Just like myself all my kind mothers are drowning in samsara's ocean; O So that I may soon release them, bless me to train in bodhichitta.

sem tsam kye kyang tsul trim nam sum la, gom pa mey na jang chub mi drub par, leg par thong ney gyal sey dom pa la, tson pa drag poe lob par jin gyi lob,

But I cannot become a Buddha by this alone without three ethics; So bless me with the strength to practice The Bodhisattva's ordination.

log pey yul la yeng wa shi jey ching, yang dag don la tsul shin choe pa yi, shi ney lag tong sung du drel wey lam, nyur du gyu la kye bar jin gyi lob,

By pacifying my distractions and analyzing perfect meanings, Bless me to quickly gain the union of special insight and quiescence.

tun mong lam jang noe du gyur pa na, theg pa kun gyi chog gyur dor jey teg, kel sang kye woe jug ngog dam pa der, dey lag nyi du jug par jin gyi lob,

When I become a pure container through common paths, bless me to enter The essence practice of good fortune, the supreme vehicle, Vajrayana.

dey tse ngo drub nam nyi drub pey shi, nam dag dam tsig dom par sung pa la, choe ma min pey ngey pa nyey gyur ney, sog dang doe te sung bar jin gyi lob,

The two attainments both depend on my sacred vows and my commitments; Bless me to understand this clearly and keep them at the cost of my life.

dey ney gyu dey nying po rim nyi kyi, ney nam ji shin tog ney tson pa yi, thun shi nel jor chog ley mi yel war, dam pey sung shin drub par jin gyi lob,

By constant practice in four sessions, the way explained by holy Teachers, O Bless me to gain both the stages, which are the essence of the Tantras.

de tar lam sang ton pey shey nyen dang, tsul shin drub pey drog nam shab ten ching, chi dang nang gi bar du choe pey tsog, nye bar shi bar jin gyi lab tu sol,

May those who guide me on the good path, and my companions all have long lives; Bless me to pacify completely all obstacles, outer and inner.

kye wa kun tu yang dag la ma dang, drel mey choe kyi pel la long choe cing, sa dang lam gyi yon ten rab dzog ney, dor jey chang gi go pang nyur tob shog,

May I always find perfect Teachers, and take delight in holy Dharma, Accomplish all grounds and paths swiftly, and gain the state of Vajradhara.

(Composed by Je Tsongkhapa, known in Tibetan as Yonten Shigyurma)

Receiving Blessings and Purifying

From the hearts of all the holy beings, streams of light and nectar flow down, granting blessings and purifying.

While contemplating the meaning of the Prayer of the Stages of the Path, we first visualize that all the Buddhas of the 10 directions dissolve into Guru Lama Tsongkhapa. White purifying light and golden wisdom nectar flows from his heart to the crown of our head, filling our entire body with lights and nectars. We imagine that all negativities and obstacles to our dharma practice are purified.

Requests to Receive the Guru's Blessings

O Glorious and precious root Guru, please sit on the lotus and moon seat at my heart. Please care for me with your great kindness, and grant me the blessings of your body, speech and mind.

O Glorious and precious root Guru, please sit on the lotus and moon seat at my heart. Please care for me with your great kindness, and bestow the common and supreme attainments.

O Glorious and precious root Guru, please sit on the lotus and moon seat at my heart. Please care for me with your great kindness, and remain firm until I attain the essence of enlightenment.

Dedication

Through being cared for throughout all my lives By Conqueror Tsongkhapa as my Mahayana Guru, May I never turn away, even for an instant, From this excellent path praised by the Conquerors.

Part 2 — Protector Prayers

The Importance of Protector Prayers

In actuality, Protector Deities are Buddha himself arising in wrathful forms to help practitioners avert inner and outer obstacles and create perfect conditions for correct dharma practice and increasing wisdom and compassion. The reason we strongly rely on Dorje Shugden is that our Gelug Tradition has a special interdependence practice of Lama, Yidam and Protector, which are all manifestations of Manjushri. In this way, when we are doing this prayer it includes all Dharma Protectors. In depth commentaries on the history and lineage of Dorje Shugden and Protector Prayers can be found in the book 'Heart Jewel' by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Inviting Dorje Shugden and His Retinue

rang nyi yid dam lar sel wey dun du mar nag me lung uw pey nyi dra geg dzi pa yi jig rung ngam ji seng ge teng ten sung nying gi nor bu chog gyal chen dor je shug den tsel ku la rab jung cho kyi dze uw la thang sha ser dog sol chag na pu dri dra nying tog drub pa po la gye pey tsul tro tum dra geg drol wey nyam ley jey ka che mar po sog kor tsog gya tso kor war gyur Dag Nyi Thug Kai Oe Zer Gyi Rang Zhin Ying Dang Ten Pe Ne gar shug po drang so so ney ye she pa nam key chig la chen drang dam ye yer mey gyur

HUM I have the clarity of the Yidam. Before me in the centre of red and black fire and wind, On a lotus and sun, trampling demons and obstructers, is a terrifying lion, which is powerful and alert. Upon this sits the great king Dorje Shugden, The supreme Heart Jewel of Dharma Protectors. His body is clothed in the garments of a monk, and on his head he wears a round, yellow hat. His hands hold a sword and a heart of compassion. To his followers he shows an expression of delight, But to subdue demons and obstructers he displays a wrathful manner. He is surrounded by a vast, assembled retinue, such as his attendant Khache Marpo and so forth. Light rays from my heart instantly invite the wisdom beings from the sphere of nature, And from all the different palaces where they abide. They become inseparable from the commitment beings.

OM VAJRA WIKI WITRANA SOHA(7x, 21x, 100x, etc.)

Making Offerings and Requests

Hum go sum gu pey go ney chag tsel shing chi nang nyer choe sha trag tor tsog dang kyem chang gya ja chi mar wo sho che ngo sham yi trul nam ka kang tey bul dam zey kang zey ten zey thun zey dang chi nang sang wey chen zig sang choe chey nam ka kang te bul gyi kor chey nam thug dam kong shing nyam chag soe gyur chig dag chag sam jor ja choe nong pa yi ten sung chen po thug dang gal gyi kun nying ney shag so nyur du jang dzo la ma yi bu shin tse wey jey sung dzo lha chog kye la nying ney kul wa ni lo sang gyal wey ring lug dar shing gyey pal dan la mey ku tse chab si pel ge dun de nam shey drub pel war dzo dag gi lu dang dri shing mi drel war gal kyen bar choe ma lu sel wa dang thun kyen do don yi shin drub pa yi sung kyob nyer ka nam yang mi yel dzo kyey par yi la nag pey do don nam sam pa ji shin nyur du drub pa yi ley shi trin ley no nyur tog mey kyi tu tsal ngo su ton pey du la bab gyu dre den shen jey pey du la bab ma nye ka yog sel wey du la bab nyam chung gon mey kyong wai du la bab choe den bu shin kyong wai du la bab dor na deng ney jang chub nying poe bar la ma lha sung du kur nga sol na nyin sum ja ra tsen sum mel tse yi sung kyob trin ley nam yang mey yel dzo

HUM Respectfully I prostrate with body, speech and mind. I offer a mass of inner and outer offerings, blissful tormas, Alcohol, tea, cakes, milk and curd, Both actually set out and mentally imagined, filling the whole of space. Commitment, fulfilling, reliance and appropriate substances, Outer, inner, secret, attractive and cleansing offerings, filling the whole of space, I offer these to the entire assembly; May I fulfill the heart commitment and restore my broken commitments. All my harmful thoughts and actions that have offended your mind, O Great Protector, I confess from the depths of my heart. Please purify them swiftly, And care for me with love, like a mother for her child. I beseech you from the depths of my heart, O Supreme Deity, Please cause the tradition of Je Tsongkhapa to flourish, Extend the life and activities of the glorious Gurus, And increase the study and practice of Dharma within the Dharma communities. Please be with me always like the shadow of my body, And grant me your unwavering care and protection. Destroy all obstacles and adverse conditions, bestow favorable conditions, and fulfill all my wishes. Now is the time to show clearly your versatile strength Through your four actions, which are swift, incisive, and unobstructed To fulfill quickly my special heartfelt desires In accordance with my wishes; Now is the time to distinguish the truth and falsity of actions and effects; Now is the time to dispel false accusations against the innocent; Now is the time to protect the pitiful and protectorless; Now is the time to protect Dharma practitioners as your children. In short, from now until I attain the essence of enlightenment, I shall honor you as the embodiment of my Guru, Deity and Protector. Therefore please watch over me during the three periods of the day and the night And never waver in your actions as my Protector.

Dedication

By this virtue may I quickly attain the enlightened state of the Guru, And then lead every living being without exception to that ground. Through my virtues from practicing with pure motivation, May all living beings throughout all their lives Never be parted from peaceful and wrathful Manjushri, But always come under their care.

Prayers for the Virtuous Tradition

So that the tradition of Je Tsongkhapa, The King of the Dharma, may flourish, May all obstacles be pacified and may all favorable conditions abound. Through the two collections of myself and others gathered throughout the three times, May the doctrine of Conqueror Losang Dragpa Flourish for evermore.

This sadhana is an offering from Segyu Gaden Phodrang Monastery. We dedicate the merits of preparing and offering this book to all beings so they may be free from all sufferings and quickly attain the pure land of Guru Tsongkhapa, and that this unsurpassed pure lineage flourish all over the world.

Verse commentaries by Venerable Abbot Jampa Tsundu. Compiled by Lama Palden and Abby Citron. Transliteration by Losang Tenpa.