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Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
1
The C
oncise E
ssence S
utra
Ritu
al o
f
Bhaga
van M
edicin
e Buddha ca
lled
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
com
posed
by P
anch
en L
osa
ng C
hök
yi Gyä
ltsen
transla
ted b
y David
Molk
20 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
Foundatio
n fo
r the P
reservatio
n o
f the M
ahaya
na T
raditio
n
Educatio
n S
erv
ices
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edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
Foundatio
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uddha Sutra Ritual
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Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
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The Concise Essence Sutra Ritual of Bhagavan M
edicine
Buddha called
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
NA
MO
GU
RU
MU
NIN
DR
AY
A
Th
e river of m
erely hearin
g you
r nam
es
Mak
es even A
vici’s hell-fires co
ol as a lo
tus p
on
d.
Pro
tectors in
degen
erate times, seven
sugatas
An
d h
ead o
f the S
hak
yas, to yo
ur feet I b
ow
.
Distracted
by activities o
f varying im
po
rtance,
To
ben
efit myself an
d th
ose w
ith faith
in th
e life stories
Of th
e seven b
ud
dh
as for d
egenerate tim
es,
I’ll con
den
se the am
bro
sia sutra ritu
al to its m
olten
essence.
Beca
use of th
e infa
llibility of Arya
Buddh
a’s procla
mation
that th
e power a
nd blessin
gs
of the M
edicin
e Buddhas a
re greater a
nd sw
ifter in d
egenera
te times, w
e accep
t it.
Havin
g alrea
dy m
ade p
repara
tions a
s describ
ed in
the su
tra ritu
al, on
e who w
ishes to
perform
this q
uin
tessentia
l ritual for in
vokin
g the h
eart com
mitm
ent of th
e protectors
durin
g degen
erate tim
es, the seven
suga
tas, sh
ould
recite as follow
s, fully in
fusin
g the
min
d with
refuge a
nd bodh
ichitta
:
18 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
Acco
mp
lished
thro
ugh
the co
mp
assion
man
tra of th
e sugatas,
Th
rou
gh faith
, samad
hi, an
d w
ord
s of tru
th, co
nstru
ction
of jew
els,A
bo
de o
f the T
hree Jew
els beyo
nd
the th
ree realms,
Th
rou
gh th
e ausp
iciou
sness o
f all collected
goo
d q
ualities
Of th
at sup
reme b
ud
dh
a-field eq
ual to
Su
kh
avati,M
ay all negativity an
d d
egeneratio
n b
e end
ed,
An
d b
liss and
goo
dn
ess increasin
g like th
e waxin
g mo
on
,M
ay it be au
spicio
us to
enjo
y the glo
ry of p
erfection
.
4 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
Refuge and B
odhichitta
Natu
re inco
rpo
rating th
e entire b
od
y, speech
, min
d, q
ualities, an
d ac-
tivity of all th
e tathagatas o
f the ten
directio
ns an
d th
ree times, so
urce
of eigh
ty-fou
r tho
usan
d co
llection
s of D
harm
as, lord
of all arya S
angh
a,I seek
refuge in
the k
ind
and
glorio
us h
oly ro
ot an
d lin
eage guru
s. I seekrefu
ge in th
e com
pletely en
lighten
ed lo
rd b
ud
dh
as. I seek refu
ge in th
eh
oly D
harm
a. I seek refu
ge in th
e eight b
roth
ers gon
e to b
liss, the lo
rdM
edicin
e Bu
dd
has w
ith th
eir ho
sts of retin
ue d
eities. I seek refu
ge inth
e glorio
us h
oly p
rotecto
rs, Dh
arma p
rotecto
r guard
ians en
dow
ed w
ithth
e wisd
om
eye. (3x)
I go fo
r refuge u
ntil I am
enligh
tened
To
the B
ud
dh
a, the D
harm
a, and
the S
up
reme A
ssemb
ly.B
y my m
erit of givin
g and
oth
er perfectio
ns
May I b
ecom
e a bu
dd
ha to
ben
efit all sentien
t bein
gs. (3x)
The Four Immeasurables
All sen
tient b
eings w
ho
, altho
ugh
self and
all app
earances are
dh
armad
hatu
by n
ature, h
ave no
t realized it th
us, I sh
all end
ow
with
hap
pin
ess and
the cau
ses for h
app
iness, I sh
all separate fro
m su
ffering
and
the cau
ses of su
ffering, I sh
all mak
e insep
arable fro
m h
app
iness
with
ou
t sufferin
g, and
I shall set in
equ
anim
ity, the cau
se of w
ell-bein
g,free fro
m attach
men
t, aversion
, and
partiality. (3
x)
The Power of Truth
Th
rou
gh th
e pow
er of th
e sup
reme tru
th o
f the b
ud
dh
as’ and
bo
dh
isattvas’ blessin
gs,T
he m
ight o
f the tw
o co
llection
s, and
the p
urity o
f the d
harm
adh
atu,
May th
is realm’s b
eings an
d en
viron
men
t be en
riched
like S
ukh
avatiW
ith all th
e desirab
le perfectio
ns o
f both
samsara an
d n
irvana.
Offerings
Jeweled
grou
nd
ado
rned
with
trees and
with
po
nd
sW
ho
se botto
ms are co
vered w
ith go
ld, silver, an
d p
earl du
st;F
low
ers strewn
and
sand
alwo
od
fragrance risin
g;H
um
an an
d d
ivine en
joym
ents: S
aman
tabh
adra’s o
fferings every-
wh
ere.
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
17
To
Mu
nin
dra, m
oo
n o
f expo
un
ders, I p
rostrate.
Man
jush
ri and
great abb
ot S
han
taraksh
ita,T
rison
g Detsen
, Atish
a father an
d so
ns,
Seco
nd
con
qu
eror L
osan
g Dragp
a, and
so o
n:
Th
rou
gh th
e ausp
iciou
sness o
f all collected
goo
d q
ualities
Of th
e sup
reme ro
ot an
d lin
eage guru
s,M
ay all negativity an
d d
egeneratio
n b
e end
ed,
An
d b
liss and
goo
dn
ess increasin
g like th
e waxin
g mo
on
,M
ay it be au
spicio
us to
enjo
y the glo
ry of p
erfection
.
Acco
mp
lishin
g a sup
reme o
cean o
f prayers in
vokin
g truth
Du
ring th
e teachin
gs’ declin
e for p
rotecto
rless bein
gsW
ho
were u
ntam
ed b
y oth
er sun
-like co
nq
uero
rs,T
hro
ugh
the au
spicio
usn
ess of all co
llected go
od
qu
alitiesO
f tho
se seven su
gatas, pro
tectors d
urin
g degen
erate times,
May all n
egativity and
degen
eration
be en
ded
,A
nd
bliss an
d go
od
ness in
creasing lik
e a waxin
g mo
on
,M
ay it be au
spicio
us to
enjo
y the glo
ry of p
erfection
.
Arisin
g well fro
m th
e bro
ad lo
tus-lik
e ton
gue
Of th
e lord
of th
e able o
nes,
Esp
ecially exalted even
in th
e later days o
f the S
hak
ya’s teachin
gsS
uch
that, if p
erform
ed, o
ne gain
sT
he essen
ce of im
mo
rtality’s amb
rosia:
Th
rou
gh th
e ausp
iciou
sness o
f all collected
goo
d q
ualities
Of th
at kin
g of th
e vast and
pro
fou
nd
sutra p
itaka,
May all n
egativity and
degen
eration
be en
ded
,A
nd
bliss an
d go
od
ness in
creasing lik
e the w
axing m
oo
n,
May it b
e ausp
iciou
s to en
joy th
e glory o
f perfectio
n.
Th
rou
gh th
e ausp
iciou
sness o
f all collected
goo
d q
ualities
Of th
ose ch
ildren
of th
e lineage p
erform
ing th
e sutra ritu
al
By sim
ply recitin
g the n
ames o
f the k
ings o
f do
ctors
Of all realm
s’ ten d
irection
sA
nd
thro
ugh
the esp
ecially extensive p
rayers of th
e teacher B
ud
dh
aan
d th
e sugatas,
May all n
egativity and
degen
eration
be en
ded
,A
nd
bliss an
d go
od
ness in
creasing lik
e the w
axing m
oo
n,
May it b
e ausp
iciou
s to en
joy th
e glory o
f perfectio
n.
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
5
Th
ere, in th
e center o
f a charm
ing jew
eled p
alaceO
n lo
tuses an
d lio
n th
ron
es, bu
dd
has an
d b
od
hisattvas ab
ide.
May [everyw
here] b
e filled w
ith o
ceans o
f clou
ds o
f offerin
gs, wh
ichth
ey enjo
y,B
orn
thro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i, and
aspiratio
n.
Invocation
Co
mp
assion
ate pro
tectors in
degen
erate times, seven
sugatas,
Bu
dd
ha S
hak
yamu
ni, h
oly D
harm
a, bo
dh
isattvas, and
guard
ians,
Invited
as the su
pp
ort an
d p
rotecto
r refuge to
pro
tect oth
ers and
myself:
May yo
u co
me h
ere, gather, an
d gran
t you
r blessin
gs.
Prostrations
Ro
ot gu
ru w
ho
se kin
dn
ess is with
ou
t equ
al,K
ing o
f the S
hak
yas, Man
jush
ri, Sh
antarak
shita, an
d so
on
,H
old
ing in
their h
and
s this p
rofo
un
d su
tra:T
o th
e direct an
d lin
eage guru
s, I pro
strate.
To
the co
mp
assion
ate on
es wh
o lib
erate destitu
te bein
gs –S
even su
gatas, Bu
dd
ha S
hak
yamu
ni, an
d h
oly D
harm
a,M
anju
shri, K
yab D
röl, V
ajrapan
i, Brah
ma an
d Ish
vara,A
nd
the m
aharajas an
d yak
shas –
I pro
strate.
Offering
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs, actually arran
ged an
d em
anated
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f man
tra, samad
hi, an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Beseeching
Great b
hagavan
assemb
ly, pray listen
!S
even su
gatas, just as yo
u p
rom
ised,
Yo
ur p
reviou
s prayers w
ill be fu
lfilledD
urin
g the fin
al perio
d o
f Sh
akyam
un
i’s teachin
gs:P
ray, show
me in
actuality it is tru
e!
16 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
Th
at did
no
t fulfill th
e aryas’ wish
es,P
lease be p
atient w
ith th
ese as well.
Un
der th
e influ
ence o
f miserlin
ess, lackin
g in sk
ill,H
aving m
ade b
ad o
fferings o
r faulty arran
gemen
ts,O
pro
tector en
do
wed
with
great com
passio
n,
Please b
e patien
t with
these as w
ell.
Wh
atever was su
perflu
ou
s or left u
nd
on
e,D
egeneratio
n in
parts o
f the ritu
al,O
r wh
atever was fo
rgotten
,P
lease be p
atient w
ith th
ese as well.
By rem
ainin
g here to
gether w
ith th
is image
Fo
r the sak
e of all m
igrators,
May yo
u gran
t us lo
ng life w
itho
ut illn
ess,Pow
er, and
sup
reme attain
men
t.
OM
SU
PR
AT
ISH
TA
VA
JRA
YE
SV
AH
A
Just as th
e brave M
anju
shri an
d S
aman
tabh
adra, to
o,
Realized
thin
gs as they are,
I too
ded
icate all these m
erits in th
e best w
ay,T
hat I m
ay follo
w th
eir perfect exam
ple.
I ded
icate all these ro
ots o
f virtue
With
the d
edicatio
n p
raised as th
e best
By th
e victorio
us o
nes th
us go
ne o
f the th
ree times,
So
I migh
t perfo
rm go
od
wo
rks.
Th
e ho
sts of M
edicin
e Bu
dd
ha d
eitiesPervad
ing all d
irection
s of th
e rou
nd
of sp
ace with
perfectio
n –
So
me rain
ing d
ow
n m
ultico
lored
lotu
ses,S
om
e singin
g son
gs requ
esting go
od
ness,
So
me actin
g to co
nq
uer m
aras and
ob
structers,
An
d all b
estow
ing o
n yo
u su
prem
e goo
d fo
rtun
e:K
no
w th
is full w
ell and
be very jo
yful
An
d I sh
all voice sw
eet melo
dy exp
ressing au
spicio
usn
ess.
Su
prem
e teacher o
f hu
man
s and
god
s,T
ou
chin
g my cro
wn
to yo
ur feet o
f jeweled
mo
on
light
Gran
ts the glo
ry of go
od
fortu
ne o
f ku
mu
da flo
wers’ b
losso
min
g;
6 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
dd
ha R
eno
wn
ed G
lorio
us K
ing o
f Excellen
t Sign
s (S
up
arikirti-
tanam
asriraja)I p
rostrate, o
ffer, and
go fo
r refuge. (7
x)
Go
lden
in co
lor w
ith m
ud
ra of gran
ting refu
ge,W
ho
accom
plish
ed eigh
t prayers, m
ajestic with
the glo
ry of tw
oaccu
mu
lation
s,G
lorio
us o
ne o
f the b
ud
dh
a-field U
nco
nq
uered
by O
thers:
To
Ren
ow
ned
Glo
riou
s Kin
g of E
xcellent S
igns, I p
rostrate.
In flo
wers o
f the m
ajor m
arks flo
urish
ing an
d p
ure,
An
thers o
f min
or sign
s, such
a beau
tiful b
od
y:O
ne w
ho
sees, hears, o
r thin
ks o
f you
is glorified
.T
o R
eno
wn
ed G
lorio
us K
ing o
f Excellen
t Sign
s,I p
rostrate.
I make every co
llection
of o
fferings, actu
allyarran
ged an
d em
anated
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f man
tra, samad
hi,
and
aspiratio
n.
I con
fess all do
wn
falls and
negativities,
Rejo
ice in virtu
es, requ
est and
beseech
,A
nd
ded
icate such
virtues as th
ese to th
e great enligh
tenm
ent.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,E
xpressin
g it, remem
berin
g, pro
strating, an
d o
ffering,
May all sen
tient b
eings su
ch as o
urselves b
e freedF
rom
epid
emics, execu
tion
, crimin
als, and
spirits;
Have facu
lties fully co
mp
lete; have th
e con
tinu
um
of su
ffering an
dn
egativities cut;
No
t fall to lo
wer realm
s; and
exp
erience th
e hap
pin
ess of h
um
ans
and
god
s.W
ith h
un
ger, thirst, an
d p
overty p
acified, m
ay there b
e wealth
.W
itho
ut to
rmen
ts of b
od
y such
as bin
din
gs and
beatin
gs;W
itho
ut h
arm o
f tigers, lion
s, and
snak
es; with
con
flict pacified
;E
nd
ow
ed w
ith lo
ving m
ind
s and
relieved fro
m fear o
f floo
d as w
ell,M
ay we p
ass to fearless b
liss.
Ren
owned G
lorious K
ing of E
xcellent S
igns
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
15
OM
NA
MO
BH
AG
AV
AT
E B
HE
KH
AN
DZ
YE
/ G
UR
U B
AID
UR
YA
/P
RA
BH
A R
AD
ZA
YA
/ T
AT
HA
GA
TA
YA
/ A
RH
AT
E S
AM
YA
KSA
M
BU
DD
HA
YA
/ T
AD
YA
TH
A /
OM
BH
EK
HA
ND
ZY
EB
HE
KH
AN
DZ
YE
MA
HA
BH
EK
HA
ND
ZY
E [B
HE
KH
AN
DZ
YE
]** /R
AD
ZA
SA
MU
DG
AT
E S
VA
HA
Thus, recite th
e long m
antra
, or the sh
ort mantra
as follow
s:
TA
DY
AT
HA
OM
BH
EK
HA
ND
ZY
E B
HE
KH
AN
DZ
YE
MA
HA
BH
EK
HA
ND
ZY
E [B
HE
KH
AN
DZ
YE
]** / R
AD
ZA
SA
MU
DG
AT
ES
VA
HA
+H,-<
SJ-F-!J-SJ-F-!J-3@-SJ-F-!J-[ SJ-F-!J]** ,
<-6-?-3;-+J-J@,
**Sylla
bles in bra
ckets [ ] are op
tional. T
hey m
ay b
e inclu
ded
when
reciting th
e mantra
or not, a
s one w
ishes.
Ro
ot gu
ru w
ho
se kin
dn
ess is with
ou
t equ
al,K
ing o
f the S
hak
yas, Man
jush
ri, Sh
antarak
shita, an
d so
on
,H
old
ing in
their h
and
s this p
rofo
un
d su
tra:T
o th
e direct an
d lin
eage guru
s, I pro
strate.
To
the co
mp
assion
ate on
es wh
o lib
erate destitu
te bein
gs,T
o th
e Seven
Su
gatas, Bu
dd
ha S
hak
yamu
ni, an
d th
e ho
ly Dh
arma,
To
Man
jush
ri, Kyab
Drö
l, Vajrap
ani, B
rahm
a and
Ishw
ara,A
nd
the m
aharajas an
d yak
shas, I p
rostrate.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs, actually arran
ged an
d em
anated
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f man
tra, samad
hi, an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Wh
atever I have d
on
e or cau
sed to
be d
on
eT
hat w
as un
prep
ared o
r degen
eratedO
r do
ne w
ith m
y delu
ded
min
d,
Please b
e patien
t with
all of th
ese.
Wh
atever the b
eings o
f this d
egenerate age h
ave been
do
ne
Of lesser m
erit mixed
with
igno
rant d
elusio
ns
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
7
An
d w
hen
we p
ass away fro
m th
is life,M
ay we b
e bo
rn fro
m a lo
tus in
that b
ud
dh
a-field, q
ualities co
mp
lete,B
ecom
e a vessel for tran
smittin
g the teach
ings o
f con
qu
erors,
Su
ch as R
enow
ned
Glo
riou
s Kin
g of E
xcellent S
igns, an
d cau
se them
deligh
t.
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
dd
ha
Kin
g of M
elod
iou
s So
un
d, B
rilliant R
adian
ce of S
kill, A
do
rned
with
Jewels, M
oo
n, an
d L
otu
s (Svarago
saraja)I p
rostrate, o
ffer, and
go fo
r refuge. (7
x)
Yello
w in
colo
r with
mu
dra o
f grantin
g the su
prem
e,W
ho
accom
plish
ed eigh
t prayers, m
ajestic with
the
glory o
f two
accum
ulatio
ns,
Glo
riou
s on
e of th
e bu
dd
ha-field
En
do
wed
With
Jewels:
I pro
strate to K
ing o
f Melo
dio
us S
ou
nd
.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs, actually
arranged
and
eman
atedT
hro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i, and
aspiratio
n.
I con
fess all dow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,
Exp
ressing it, rem
emb
ering, p
rostratin
g, and
offerin
g,F
or all sen
tient b
eings su
ch as o
urselves
May th
e distracted
flou
rish in
the D
harm
a;H
ave wealth
and
goo
ds o
f hu
man
s and
god
s;W
itho
ut to
rmen
t at con
ceptio
n, b
e always b
orn
hu
man
;N
ever be sep
arated fro
m b
od
hich
itta; increase in
virtuo
us D
harm
a;P
urify o
bscu
ration
s; and
attain th
e hap
pin
ess of h
um
ans an
d go
ds.
May w
e be freed
from
bein
g separated
from
the sp
iritual gu
ide,
Fro
m d
ark ages, sp
irit harm
, death
, and
enem
ies,A
nd
from
the d
angers o
f isolated
places.
May w
e have en
thu
siasm fo
r mak
ing o
fferings an
d p
erform
ing ritu
alservices.
Kin
g of Melodiou
s Sou
nd
14 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f man
tra, samad
hi, an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Pray, b
less us an
d all b
eings w
ho
lack a p
rotecto
rT
o receive h
ere imm
ediately, w
itho
ut excep
tion
,T
he b
enefits as tau
ght b
y the su
prem
e teacher
In th
e extensive su
tra ritual o
f Med
icine B
ud
dh
a.
Su
prem
e lamp
disp
elling th
e dark
ness o
f igno
rance,
Forem
ost o
f med
icines alleviatin
g sufferin
g and
disease,
To
the en
tire sub
lime jew
el of D
harm
a,I p
rostrate, o
ffer, and
go fo
r refuge. (3
x)
I make every co
llection
of o
fferings, actu
ally arranged
and
eman
atedT
hro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i, and
aspiratio
n.
I con
fess all do
wn
falls and
negativities,
Rejo
ice in virtu
es, requ
est and
beseech
,A
nd
ded
icate such
virtues as th
ese to th
e great enligh
tenm
ent.
Th
rou
gh th
e blessin
gs of th
e truth
of th
e ho
ly Dh
arma jew
elM
ay I and
all oth
ers, hen
ceforth
in all o
ur lives,
Practice th
e Bu
dd
ha’s teach
ings in
their en
tiretyE
xactly as the b
ud
dh
as inten
ded
.
Th
e con
qu
erors’ h
eart com
mitm
ents w
ere invo
kedB
y thirty-six th
ou
sand
son
s of su
gatas,In
clud
ing M
anju
shri, K
yab D
röl, an
d V
ajrapan
i.T
hu
s requ
ested, th
ey pro
claimed
this su
tra’s ben
efits.P
ray, man
ifest all of th
em fo
r me h
ere and
now
.
An
d to
the w
orld
ly pro
tector yak
sha lead
ers as well,
As yo
u p
rom
ised to
do
befo
re previo
us teach
ers –T
o sto
p en
emies, h
armers, an
d ep
idem
ics,Pacify all co
nflict, an
d in
crease ph
ysical and
men
tal bliss,
Increase w
ealth, p
ow
er, pro
perty, cro
ps, an
d life sp
an –
Acco
mp
lish th
ese desired
goals as w
e wish
An
d alw
ays pro
tect us w
itho
ut b
reak.
8 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
May lesser b
eings h
ave samad
hi, m
ind
fuln
ess, strength
,T
he d
haran
i of n
on
-forgetfu
lness, an
d attain
sup
reme w
isdo
m.
May to
rmen
ting fires b
e coo
led.
An
d w
hen
we p
ass away fro
m th
is life,M
ay we b
e bo
rn fro
m a lo
tus in
that b
ud
dh
a-field, q
ualities co
mp
lete,B
ecom
e a vessel for tran
smittin
g the teach
ings o
f con
qu
erors,
Su
ch as K
ing o
f Melo
dio
us S
ou
nd
, and
cause th
em d
elight.
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
dd
ha S
tainless E
xcellent G
old
, Great Jew
el Wh
o A
ccom
plish
es All
Vo
ws (S
uvarn
abh
adrad
ravimala),
I pro
strate, offer, an
d go
for refu
ge.(7
x)
Go
lden
in co
lor, lik
e the R
iver Tsam
bu
, with
Dh
arma teach
ing
mu
dra,
Havin
g accom
plish
ed fo
ur p
rayers, majestic w
ith th
e glory o
f two
accum
ulatio
ns,
Glo
riou
s on
e of th
e bu
dd
ha-field
Incen
se Filled
:I p
rostrate to
Stain
less Excellen
t Go
ld.
Param
ou
nt am
on
g gold
s like th
e gold
of th
e River T
samb
u,
Blazin
g with
mo
re radian
ce than
a tho
usan
d su
ns,
Bo
dy lik
e a stainless go
lden
stup
a:I p
rostrate to
Stain
less Excellen
t Go
ld.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs,actu
ally arranged
and
eman
atedT
hro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i,an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,E
xpressin
g it, remem
berin
g, pro
strating, an
d o
ffering,
Fo
r all sentien
t bein
gs such
as ou
rselvesM
ay the sh
ort-lived
gain lo
ngevity, th
e po
or, fu
ll wealth
; Stain
less Excellen
t Gold
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
13
An
d all b
e beau
tified b
y their vo
ws.
May w
e be free fro
m p
ain cau
sed b
y imm
orality, b
e com
plete in
facul-
tiesA
nd
with
ou
t disease, an
d h
ave abu
nd
ant go
od
s.M
ay tho
se disillu
sion
ed w
ith th
e weak
est con
ditio
ns alw
ays have
pow
erful facu
lties,A
nd
may w
e be freed
from
Mara’s n
oo
se and
perverse view
po
ints.
May th
ose to
rmen
ted b
y kin
gs gain b
liss, and
tho
se wh
o,
Ou
t of h
un
ger, sup
po
rt them
selves thro
ugh
negativity
Be satisfied
with
foo
d received
in acco
rdan
ce with
Dh
arma.
May h
ardsh
ips o
f heat an
d co
ld b
e pacified
and
all good
wish
es be
fulfilled
.E
nd
ow
ed w
ith m
orality th
at pleases th
e aryas, may w
e be lib
erated.
An
d w
hen
we p
ass away fro
m th
is life,M
ay we b
e bo
rn fro
m a lo
tus in
that b
ud
dh
a-field, q
ualities co
mp
lete,B
ecom
e a vessel for tran
smittin
g the teach
ings o
f con
qu
erors,
Su
ch as M
edicin
e Gu
ru, K
ing o
f Do
ctors, an
d cau
se them
deligh
t.
To th
e bh
agavan, th
e tathagata, th
e arhat, th
e fully en
lighten
ed b
ud
dh
a
Glo
riou
s Co
nq
uero
r Sh
akyam
un
iI p
rostrate, o
ffer, and
go fo
r refuge. (7
x)
Go
lden
in co
lor w
ith earth
-pressin
g mu
dra,
Wh
o th
rou
gh th
e force o
f un
iqu
e greatco
mp
assion
and
enth
usiasm
Becam
e the glo
riou
s on
e of th
is, the fearless
wo
rld system
:I p
rostrate to
the su
prem
e leader, h
ead o
fth
e Sh
akyas.
Bo
rn in
the S
hak
ya lineage o
ut o
f skillfu
l mean
san
d co
mp
assion
,U
nch
allenged
by o
thers, co
nq
uero
r of M
ara’s forces,
Bo
dy m
ajestic as a gold
en M
ou
nt M
eru:
I pro
strate to th
e kin
g of th
e Sh
akyas.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs, actually arran
ged an
d em
anated
Shakya
mu
ni B
uddh
a
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
9
May co
mb
atants co
me to
have lo
ving m
ind
s.M
ay we n
ot b
e with
ou
t trainin
g and
fall to th
e low
er realms
Bu
t be b
ou
nd
by o
ur vo
ws an
d n
ever with
ou
t bo
dh
ichitta.
An
d w
hen
we p
ass away fro
m th
is life,M
ay we b
e bo
rn fro
m a lo
tus in
that b
ud
dh
a-field, q
ualities co
mp
lete,B
ecom
e a vessel for tran
smittin
g the teach
ings o
f con
qu
erors,
Su
ch as S
tainless E
xcellent G
old
, and
cause th
em d
elight.
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
d-
dh
a Su
prem
e Glo
ry Free fro
m S
orro
w (A
sokottam
asriraja)I p
rostrate, o
ffer, and
go fo
r refuge. (7
x)
Ligh
t red in
colo
r with
mu
dra o
f med
itative equ
ipo
ise,W
ho
accom
plish
ed fo
ur p
rayers, majestic w
ith th
e glory o
f two
accu-
mu
lation
s,G
lorio
us o
ne o
f the b
ud
dh
a-field W
itho
ut S
orro
w:
I pro
strate to S
up
reme G
lory F
ree from
So
rrow
.
Passed
beyo
nd
sorro
w, attain
ed to
sup
reme b
liss,P
acifier of sen
tient b
eings’ th
ree po
ison
s and
sufferin
gs,P
rotecto
r of b
eings o
f the six realm
s,T
o th
e glorified
on
e, Su
prem
e Glo
ry Free
from
So
rrow
, I pro
strate.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs,actu
ally arranged
and
eman
atedT
hro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i,an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,E
xpressin
g it, remem
berin
g, pro
strating, an
d o
ffering,
Fo
r all sentien
t bein
gs such
as ou
rselvesM
ay sorro
w an
d th
e like alw
ays be p
acified, an
d life b
e lon
g and
hap
py.
Su
preme G
lory Free from
Sorrow
12 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
An
d all h
ave lon
g life, hear th
e nam
es, and
be virtu
ou
s.A
nd
wh
en w
e pass aw
ay from
this life,
May w
e be b
orn
from
a lotu
s in th
at bu
dd
ha-field
, qu
alities com
plete,
Beco
me a vessel fo
r transm
itting th
e teachin
gs of co
nq
uero
rs,S
uch
as Kin
g of C
lear Kn
ow
ing, an
d cau
se them
deligh
t.
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
d-
dh
a Med
icine G
uru
, Kin
g of L
apis L
ight (B
haisajyagu
ru)
I pro
strate, offer, an
d go
for refu
ge. (7x)
Blu
e in co
lor w
ith m
ud
ra of gran
ting th
e sup
reme,
Wh
o acco
mp
lished
twelve p
rayers, majestic w
ith th
e glory o
f two
accum
ulatio
ns,
Glo
riou
s on
e of th
e bu
dd
ha-field
Lap
is Ligh
t:I p
rostrate to
Med
icine G
uru
, Kin
g of D
octo
rs.
Bh
agavan w
ith eq
ual co
mp
assion
for all,
Wh
ose n
ame, w
hen
merely h
eard, d
ispels
the su
ffering o
f low
er realms,
Disp
eller of d
isease and
the th
ree po
ison
s:I p
rostrate to
Med
icine B
ud
dh
a Lap
is Ligh
t.
I make every co
llection
of o
fferings, actu
allyarran
ged an
d em
anated
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f man
tra, samad
hi, an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,E
xpressin
g it, remem
berin
g, pro
strating, an
d o
ffering,
May each
and
every sentien
t bein
g such
as ou
rselvesA
ll beco
me, lik
e myself, graced
with
mark
s and
signs.
May th
e light d
ispellin
g dark
ness, th
e enjo
ymen
t of w
isdo
m, an
dsk
illful m
eans b
e inexh
austib
le.M
ay tho
se attracted to
mistak
en an
d lesser p
aths en
ter Mah
ayana
path
s,
Medicin
e Gu
ru, K
ing of L
apis L
ight
10 M
edicine Buddha Sutra R
itual
May th
e con
qu
erors’ ligh
t increase b
liss and
joy in
the h
ells.M
ay we h
ave brigh
tness, b
eauty, an
d w
ealth, u
nh
armed
by sp
irits;M
ay we h
ave love fo
r each o
ther; an
d th
ere be n
o d
isease.
An
d w
hen
we p
ass away fro
m th
is life,M
ay we b
e bo
rn fro
m a lo
tus in
that b
ud
dh
a-field, q
ualities co
mp
lete,B
ecom
e a vessel for tran
smissio
n o
f the teach
ings o
f con
qu
erors,
Su
ch as S
up
reme G
lory F
ree from
So
rrow
, and
cause th
em d
elight.
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
d-
dh
a Melo
dio
us O
cean o
f Pro
claimed
Dh
arma (D
harm
akirtisagara)
I pro
strate, offer, an
d go
for refu
ge. (7x)
Pin
k in
colo
r with
mu
dra o
f teachin
g the D
harm
a,W
ho
accom
plish
ed fo
ur p
rayers, majestic w
ith th
e glory o
f two
accu-
mu
lation
s,G
lorio
us o
ne o
f the b
ud
dh
a-field V
ictory B
ann
er of D
harm
a:I p
rostrate to
Melo
dio
us O
cean o
f Pro
claimed
Dh
arma.
Great so
un
d o
f Dh
arma co
nq
uerin
g adversaries,
En
dow
ed w
ith sp
eech as d
eep as th
e ocean
,Pacifier o
f bein
gs’ sufferin
g with
ou
t exceptio
n:
I pro
strate to M
elod
iou
s Ocean
of P
roclaim
edD
harm
a.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs,actu
ally arranged
and
eman
atedT
hro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i,an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,E
xpressin
g it, remem
berin
g, pro
strating, an
d o
ffering,
Fo
r all sentien
t bein
gs such
as ou
rselvesM
ay we alw
ays have p
erfect view an
d faith
,H
ear the so
un
d o
f Dh
arma, an
d b
e enrich
ed w
ith b
od
hich
itta.F
or th
e sake o
f resou
rces may w
e give up
negativities;
Melodiou
s Ocea
n of P
roclaim
ed Dharm
a
Medicine B
uddha Sutra Ritual
11
May w
ealth in
crease.M
ay we ab
ide in
love, h
ave lon
g lives, and
be co
nten
t.A
nd
wh
en w
e pass aw
ay from
this life,
May w
e be b
orn
from
a lotu
s in th
at bu
dd
ha-field
, qu
alities com
plete,
Beco
me a vessel fo
r transm
ission
of th
e teachin
gs of co
nq
uero
rs,S
uch
as Melo
dio
us O
cean o
f Pro
claimed
Dh
arma, an
d cau
se them
deligh
t.
To
the b
hagavan
, the tath
agata, the arh
at, the fu
lly enligh
tened
Bu
dd
ha
Deligh
tful K
ing o
f Clear K
now
ing, S
up
reme W
isdo
m o
f an O
cean o
fD
harm
a (Ab
hijyaraja)
I pro
strate, offer, an
d go
for refu
ge. (7x)
Coral co
lored
with
mu
dra o
f grantin
g the su
prem
e,W
ho
accom
plish
ed fo
ur p
rayers, majestic w
ith th
e glory o
f two
accu-
mu
lation
s,G
lorio
us o
ne o
f the b
ud
dh
a-field O
cean o
f Jewels:
I pro
strate to K
ing o
f Clear K
now
ing.
Min
d o
f pro
fou
nd
Dh
arma w
isdo
m, d
ifficult to
fatho
m,
Sp
ortin
g in th
e pu
re sph
ere of tru
th,
On
e wh
o sees all k
no
wab
le ob
jects directly:
I pro
strate to K
ing o
f Clear K
now
ing.
I mak
e every collectio
n o
f offerin
gs,actu
ally arranged
and
eman
atedT
hro
ugh
the fo
rce of m
antra, sam
adh
i, an
d asp
iration
.I co
nfess all d
ow
nfalls an
d n
egativities,R
ejoice in
virtues, req
uest an
d b
eseech,
An
d d
edicate su
ch virtu
es as these to
the great en
lighten
men
t.
Th
rou
gh th
e force o
f hearin
g the co
nq
uero
r’s nam
e,E
xpressin
g it, remem
berin
g, pro
strating, an
d o
ffering,
Fo
r all sentien
t bein
gs such
as ou
rselvesM
ay the d
istracted b
e free of m
alice and
rich in
goo
ds.
May th
ose o
n evil p
aths to
low
er realms attain
the ten
virtues.
May th
ose co
ntro
lled b
y oth
ers gain p
erfect ind
epen
den
ce,
Kin
g of Clea
r Know
ing