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Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 1
The Bodhisattva’s Confessionof M
oral Downfalls
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xalted
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Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls
Foundatio
n fo
r the P
reservatio
n o
f the M
ahaya
na T
raditio
n
Educatio
n S
erv
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odhisattva’s Confession of M
oral Downfalls
OM
NA
MO
MA
NJU
SH
RIY
E N
AM
AH
SU
SH
RIY
E N
AM
A U
TT
AM
A
SH
RIY
E S
VA
HA
(3x)
sNa m
o jan
g chh
ub
sem p
äi tun
g wa sh
ag pa
Dag [m
ing] d
i zhe gyi w
a / d
ü tag tu
la ma la k
yab su
chh
i wo
San
g gyä la kyab
su ch
hi w
o
Ch
hö
la kyab
su ch
hi w
o
Ge d
ün
la kyab
su ch
hi w
o (3
x)
Tö
n p
a cho
m d
än d
ä de zh
in sh
eg pa d
ra cho
m p
a yang d
ag par d
zog
päi san
g gyä päl gyäl w
a sha k
ya thu
b p
a la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa d
or je n
ying p
ö rab
tu jo
m p
a la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa rin
chh
en ö
thrö
la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa lu
wan
g gi gyäl po
la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa p
a wö
i de la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa p
äl gye la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa rin
chh
en m
e la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa rin
chh
en d
a ö la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa to
ng w
a dö
n yö
la chh
ag tshäl lo
Shakyamuni Buddha
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odhisattva’s Confession of M
oral Downfalls
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onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 3
The Bodhisattva’s Confession ofM
oral Downfalls
Begin
by visu
alizin
g the 3
5 con
fession bu
ddhas in
space on
front of you
. Thin
k of all th
e
nega
tive karm
a you
have crea
ted in th
is and in
all previou
s lives and gen
erate th
e four oppo-
nen
t powers in
your m
ind. T
o increa
se the ben
efit of each
prostration
, first prostra
te three
times w
hile recitin
g with
each
prostration
:
OM
NA
MO
MA
NJU
SH
RIY
E N
AM
AH
SU
SH
RIY
E N
AM
A U
TT
AM
A
SH
RIY
E S
VA
HA
(3x)
Contin
ue to
pro
strate w
hile recitin
g the n
am
es of th
e buddhas a
nd th
e confessio
n
pra
yer.
I, (say you
r nam
e) thro
ugh
ou
t all times, tak
e refuge in
the gu
ru;
I take refu
ge in th
e Bu
dd
ha;
I take refu
ge in th
e Dh
arma;
I take refu
ge in th
e San
gha. (3
x)
To
the F
ou
nd
er, Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
letedb
ud
dh
a, glorio
us co
nq
uero
r Sh
akyam
un
i Bu
dd
ha, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Th
oro
ugh
ly Destro
ying w
ith V
ajra Essen
ce, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Rad
iant Jew
el, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Kin
g, Lo
rd o
f the N
agas, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Arm
y of H
eroes, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Deligh
ted H
ero, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Jewel F
ire, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Jewel M
oo
nligh
t, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Mean
ingfu
l to S
ee, I pro
strate.
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onfession of Moral D
ownfalls
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odhisattva’s Confession of M
oral Downfalls
De zh
in sh
eg pa rin
chh
en d
a wa la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa d
ri ma m
e pa la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa p
ä jin la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa tsh
ang p
a la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa tsh
ang p
ä jin la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa ch
hu
lha la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa ch
hu
lhäi lh
a la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa p
äl zang la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa tsän
dän
päl la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa zi ji th
a yä la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa ö
päl la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa n
ya ngän
me p
äi päl la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa se m
e kyi b
u la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa m
e tog p
äl la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa tsh
ang p
äi ö zer n
am p
ar röl p
ä ngö
n p
ar kh
yen p
a lach
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa p
ä mäi ö
zer nam
par rö
l pä n
gön
par k
hyen
pa la
chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa n
or p
äl la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa d
rän p
äi päl la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa tsh
än p
äl shin
tu yo
ng d
rag la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa w
ang p
öi to
g gi gyäl tshän
gyi gyäl po
la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa sh
in tu
nam
par n
ön
päi p
äl la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa yü
l lä shin
tu n
am p
ar gyäl wa la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa n
am p
ar nön
pä sh
eg päi p
äl la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa k
ün
nä n
ang w
a kö
päi p
äl la chh
ag tshäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa rin
chh
en p
ä mäi n
am p
ar nö
n p
a la chag tsäl lo
De zh
in sh
eg pa d
ra cho
m p
a yang d
ag par d
zog p
äi sang gyä rin
po
chh
e dan
g pä m
a la rab tu
zhu
g pa ri w
ang gi gyäl p
o la ch
hag
tshäl lo
(3x)
Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 13
General Confession
,A-2>$?
,
Wo
e is me!
O great gu
ru V
ajradh
ara, all oth
er bu
dd
has an
d b
od
hisattvas w
ho
abid
ein
the ten
directio
ns, an
d all th
e venerab
le San
gha, p
lease pay atten
-tio
n to
me.
I, wh
o am
nam
ed [sa
y your ord
ination
nam
e], circling in
cyclic existen
cesin
ce begin
nin
gless time u
ntil th
e presen
t, overp
ow
ered b
y men
tal af-flictio
ns su
ch as attach
men
t, aversion
, and
igno
rance b
y mean
s of b
od
y,sp
eech, an
d m
ind
have created
the ten
negative actio
ns. I h
ave engaged
in th
e five action
s of im
med
iate retribu
tion
and
the five p
arallel action
so
f imm
ediate retrib
utio
n. I h
ave transgressed
the vo
ws o
f ind
ividu
allib
eration
, con
tradicted
the train
ings o
f bo
dh
isattvas, and
bro
ken
the
secret man
tra com
mitm
ents. I h
ave been
disresp
ectful to
my p
arents,
have b
een d
isrespectfu
l to m
y spiritu
al masters an
d to
my ab
bo
t, and
have b
een d
isrespectfu
l to m
y com
pan
ion
s sharin
g pu
re beh
avior. I
have co
mm
itted actio
ns h
armfu
l to th
e Th
ree Jewels, ab
and
on
ed th
eh
oly D
harm
a, criticized th
e arya San
gha, h
armed
sentien
t bein
gs, and
soo
n. T
hese an
d m
any o
ther n
on
-virtuo
us n
egative action
s I have d
on
e,h
ave caused
oth
ers to d
o, an
d h
ave rejoiced
in o
thers’ d
oin
g and
so fo
rth.
In th
e presen
ce of th
e great guru
Vajrad
hara, all th
e bu
dd
has an
db
od
hisattvas w
ho
abid
e in th
e ten d
irection
s, and
the ven
erable S
angh
a,I ad
mit th
is entire co
llection
of fau
lts and
transgressio
ns th
at are ob
-stacles to
my o
wn
high
er rebirth
and
liberatio
n an
d are cau
ses of cyclic
existen
ce and
miserab
le low
er rebirth
s. I will n
ot co
nceal th
em, an
d I
accept th
em as n
egative. I pro
mise to
refrain fro
m d
oin
g these actio
ns
again in
the fu
ture. B
y con
fessing an
d ack
now
ledgin
g them
, I will attain
and
abid
e in h
app
iness, w
hile b
y not co
nfessin
g and
ackn
ow
ledgin
g them
,tru
e hap
pin
ess will n
ot co
me.
Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 5
To
Tath
agata Jewel M
oo
n, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Stain
less On
e, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Besto
wed
with
Co
urage, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Pu
re On
e, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Besto
wed
with
Pu
rity, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Water G
od
, I pro
strate.
To T
athagata D
eity of th
e Water G
od
, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Go
od
ness, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s San
dalw
oo
d, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Infin
ite Sp
lend
or, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Ligh
t, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata So
rrow
less Glo
ry, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata So
n o
f No
n-cravin
g, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Flo
wer, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Pu
re Ligh
t Rays C
learly Kn
ow
ing b
y Play, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Lo
tus L
ight R
ays Clearly K
now
ing b
y Play, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Wealth
, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Min
dfu
lness, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Nam
e Wid
ely Ren
ow
ned
, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Kin
g Ho
ldin
g the V
ictory B
ann
er of F
orem
ost P
ow
er, Ipro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s On
e To
tally Su
bd
uin
g, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Utterly V
ictorio
us in
Battle, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Tran
scend
ence T
hro
ugh
Su
bd
uin
g, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata Glo
riou
s Man
ifestation
s Illum
inatin
g All, I p
rostrate.
To
Tath
agata All-S
ub
du
ing Jew
el Lotu
s, I pro
strate.
To
Tath
agata, arhat, p
erfectly com
pleted
bu
dd
ha, K
ing o
f the L
ord
of
Mo
un
tains, F
irmly S
eated o
n Jew
el and
Lotu
s, I pro
strate.(3
x)
If one w
ishes, before con
tinuin
g on w
ith th
e confession
pra
yer one ca
n con
tinue prostra
ting
while recitin
g here th
e nam
es of the seven
Medicin
e Buddh
as (fou
nd on
the follow
ing tw
o
pages). T
o contin
ue w
ith th
e confession
prayer, tu
rn to pp. 2
8–29.
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Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls
General Confession
,A-2>$?
,
U h
u lag!
La m
a do
r je dzin
pa ch
hen
po
la sog p
a chh
og ch
u n
a zhu
g päi san
g gyäd
ang jan
g chh
ub
sem p
a tham
chä d
ang ge d
ün
tsün
pa n
am d
ag la gon
gsu
söl
Dag [m
ing d
i] zhe gyi w
ä tshe rab
kh
or w
a tho
g ma m
a chh
i pa n
ä da ta
la thu
g gi bar d
u /
nyö
n m
on
g pa d
ö ch
hag d
ang zh
e dan
g dan
g ti mu
ggi w
ang gi lü
ngag yi su
m gyi go
nä d
ig pa m
i ge wa ch
u gyi p
a dan
g /tsh
am m
a chh
i pa n
ga gyi pa d
ang /
de d
ang n
ye wa n
ga gyi pa d
ang /
so so
r thar p
äi do
m p
a dan
g gäl wa d
ang /
jang ch
hu
b sem
päi lab
pa
dan
g gäl wa d
ang /
sang n
gag kyi d
am tsh
ig dan
g gäl wa d
ang /
ph
ad
ang m
a la ma gü
pa d
ang /
kh
än p
o d
ang lo
b p
ön
la ma gü
pa d
ang /
dro
g tshan
g pa tsh
un
g par ch
ö p
a nam
la ma gü
pa d
ang /
kö
n ch
ho
gsu
m la n
ö p
äi lä gyi pa d
ang /
dam
päi ch
hö
pan
g pa d
ang /
ph
ag päi
ge dü
n la k
ur p
a tab p
a dan
g / sem
chän
la nö
päi lä gyi p
a la sog p
a /d
ig pa m
i ge wäi tsh
og d
ag gi gyi pa d
ang /
gyi du
tsäl wa d
ang /
zhän
gyi gyi pa la je su
yi rang w
a la sog p
a / d
or n
a tho
ri dan
g thar p
äi geg sugyu
r chin
g kh
or w
a dan
g ngän
son
g gi gyur gyu
r päi n
ye tun
g gi tsho
gch
i chh
i pa th
am ch
ä
La m
a do
r je dzin
pa ch
hen
po
la sog p
a chh
og ch
u n
a zhu
g päi san
ggyä d
ang jan
g chh
ub
sem p
a tham
chä d
ang /
ge dü
n tsü
n p
a nam
kyi
chän
ngar th
öl lo
/ m
i chh
ab b
o /
chh
ag so /
chh
in ch
hä k
yang d
om
par gyi lag so
/ th
öl zh
ing sh
ag na d
ag de w
a la reg par n
ä par gyu
r gyi /m
a thö
l ma sh
ag na d
e tar mi gyu
r wa lag so
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odhisattva’s Confession of M
oral Downfalls
Prostrations to the S
even Medicine
Buddhas
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyätsen
leg pa yo
ng d
rag päl gyi gyäl p
o la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyärin
po
chh
e dan
g da w
a dan
g pä m
ä rab tu
gyän p
a kh
ä pa zi ji d
ra yang k
yigyäl p
o la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyäser zan
g dri m
e rin ch
hen
nan
g tül zh
ug d
rub
pa la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyän
ya ngän
me ch
ho
g päl la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyäch
hö
drag gya tsh
ö yan
g la chh
ag tshäl lo
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyäch
hö
gya tsho
chh
og gi lö
nam
par rö
l pä n
gön
par k
hyän
pa la ch
hag
tshäl lo
Ch
om
dän
dä d
e zhin
sheg p
a dra ch
om
pa yan
g dag p
ar dzo
g päi san
g gyäm
en gyi lh
a bäi d
ur yä ö
kyi gyäl p
o la ch
hag tsh
äl lo
Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 11
Just as th
e previo
us b
ud
dh
a-bh
agavans h
ave fully d
edicated
, just as th
efu
ture b
ud
dh
a-bh
agavans w
ill fully d
edicate, an
d ju
st as the p
resently ab
id-
ing b
ud
dh
a-bh
agavans are fu
lly ded
icating, lik
e that I to
o d
edicate fu
lly.
I con
fess all negativities in
divid
ually. I rejo
ice in all th
e merits. I u
rge and
imp
lore all b
ud
dh
as to gran
t my req
uest: m
ay I receive the h
ighest, m
ost
sub
lime tran
scend
ental w
isdo
m.
To
the co
nq
uero
rs, the b
est of h
um
ans —
tho
se wh
o are livin
g in th
epresen
t time, th
ose w
ho
have lived
in th
e past, an
d th
ose w
ho
will like-
wise co
me —
to all th
ose w
ho
have q
ualities as vast as an
infin
ite ocean
,w
ith h
and
s fold
ed, I ap
pro
ach fo
r refuge.
Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 7
Prostrations to the S
even Medicine
Buddhas
In a
ccordance w
ith th
e instru
ctions of L
am
a Z
opa R
inpoch
e, the n
am
es of the seven
Medicin
e
Buddh
as a
re also in
cluded h
ere for recitation
with
prostration
s :
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,R
eno
wn
ed G
lorio
us K
ing o
f Excellen
t Sign
s, I pro
strate.
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,K
ing o
f Melo
dio
us S
ou
nd
, Brillian
t Rad
iance o
f Skill, A
do
rned
with
Jewels, M
oo
n, an
d L
otu
s, I pro
strate.
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,Stain
less Excellen
t Go
ld, Illu
min
ating Jew
el Wh
o A
ccom
plish
es All
Co
nd
uct, I p
rostrate.
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,G
lorio
us S
up
reme O
ne F
ree from
So
rrow
, I pro
strate.
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,M
elod
iou
s Ocean
of P
roclaim
ed D
harm
a, I pro
strate.
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,C
learly Kn
ow
ing b
y the P
lay of S
up
reme W
isdo
m o
f an O
cean o
fD
harm
a, I pro
strate.
To
Bh
agavan, T
athagata, arh
at, perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
a,M
edicin
e Gu
ru, K
ing o
f Lap
is Lazu
li Ligh
t, I pro
strate.
10 B
odhisattva’s Confession of M
oral Downfalls
Ji tar dä p
äi sang gyä ch
om
dän
dä n
am k
yi yon
g su n
gö p
a dan
g / ji tar
ma jö
n p
äi sang gyä ch
om
dän
dä n
am k
yi yon
g su n
go w
ar gyur w
ad
ang /
ji tar da tar zh
ug p
äi sang gyä ch
om
dän
dä n
am k
yi yon
g sun
go w
ar dzä p
a de zh
in d
u d
ag gi kyan
g yon
g su n
go w
ar gyi o
Dig p
a tham
chä n
i so so
r shag so
/ sö
nam
tham
chä la n
i je su yi ran
gn
go /
sang gyä th
am ch
ä la ni k
ül zh
ing sö
l wa d
eb so
/ d
ag gi la na m
ep
äi ye she k
yi chh
og d
am p
a tho
b p
ar gyur ch
ig
Mi ch
ho
g gyäl wa gan
g dag d
a tar zhu
g pa d
ang /
gang d
ag dä p
a dag d
ang
de zh
in gan
g ma jö
n /
yön
tän n
gag pa th
a yä gya tsho
dra k
ün
la / th
älm
o jar w
ar gyi te kyab
su n
ye war ch
hi w
o
8 B
odhisattva’s Confession of M
oral Downfalls
De d
ag la sog p
a chh
og ch
üi jig ten
gyi kh
am th
am ch
ä na d
e zhin
sheg p
ad
ra cho
m p
a yang d
ag par d
zog p
äi sang gyä ch
om
dän
dä gan
g ji nye ch
igzh
ug te tsh
o zh
ing zh
e päi san
g gyä cho
m d
än d
ä de d
ag tham
chä d
agla go
ng su
söl
Dag gi k
ye wa d
i dan
g / k
ye wa to
g mäi th
a ma m
a chh
i pa n
ä kh
or w
an
a kh
or w
äi kye n
ä tham
chä d
u d
ig päi lä gyi p
a dan
g / gyi d
u tsäl w
ad
ang /
gyi pa la je su
yi rang p
a am /
chh
ö ten
gyi ko
r ram /
ge dü
n gyi
ko
r ram /
chh
og ch
üi ge d
ün
gyi ko
r thro
g pa d
ang /
thro
g tu ch
ug p
ad
ang /
thro
g pa la je su
yi rang p
a am /
tsham
ma ch
hi p
a ngäi lä gyi
pa d
ang /
gyi du
tsäl wa d
ang /
gyi pa la je su
yi rang p
a am /
mi ge w
a chü
ilä k
yi lam yan
g dag p
ar lang w
a la zhu
g pa d
ang /
jug tu
tsäl wa d
ang /
jug
pa la je su
yi rang p
a am /
Lä k
yi drib
pa gan
g gi drib
nä d
ag sem ch
änn
yäl war ch
hi p
a am /
dü
drö
i kye n
ä su ch
hi p
a am /
yi dvag k
yi yül d
uch
hi p
a am /
yül th
a kh
ob
tu k
ye pa am
/ la lo
r kye p
a am /
lha tsh
erin
g po
nam
su k
ye pa am
/ w
ang p
o m
a tshan
g war gyu
r pa am
/ ta w
alo
g pa d
zin p
ar gyur p
a am /
sang gyä ju
ng w
a la nye p
ar mi gyi p
argyu
r wäi lä k
yi drib
pa gan
g lag pa d
e dag th
am ch
ä sang gyä ch
om
dän
dä ye sh
e su gyu
r pa /
chän
du
gyur p
a / p
ang d
u gyu
r pa /
tshä m
argyu
r pa /
kh
yen p
ä zig pa d
e dag gi ch
än n
gar thö
l lo ch
hag so
/ m
ich
hab
bo
/ m
i be d
o /
län ch
hä k
yang ch
ö ch
ing d
om
par gyi lag so
San
g gyä cho
m d
än d
ä de d
ag tham
chä d
ag la gon
g su sö
l
Dag gi k
ye wa d
i dan
g / k
ye wa th
og m
äi tha m
a ma ch
hi p
a nä k
ho
rw
a na k
ho
r wäi k
ye nä zh
än d
ag tu jin
pa th
a na d
ü d
röi k
ye nä su
kye
pa la zä k
ham
chig tsam
tsäl wäi ge w
äi tsa wa gan
g lag pa d
ang /
dag gi
tshü
l thrim
sun
g päi ge w
äi tsa wa gan
g lag pa d
ang /
dag gi tsh
ang p
arch
ö p
äi ge wäi tsa w
a gang lag p
a dan
g / d
ag gi sem ch
än yo
ng su
min
par gyi p
äi ge wäi tsa w
a gang lag p
a dan
g / d
ag gi jang ch
hu
b ch
ho
g tusem
kye p
äi ge wäi tsa w
a gang lag p
a dan
g / d
ag gi la na m
e päi ye sh
ek
yi ge wäi tsa w
a gang lag p
a de d
ag tham
chä ch
ig tu d
ü sh
ing d
um
ted
om
nä la n
a ma ch
hi p
a dan
g / go
ng n
a ma ch
hi p
a dan
g / go
ng m
äiyan
g gon
g ma /
la mäi yan
g la mar yo
ng su
ngo
wä la n
a me p
a yang
dag p
ar dzo
g päi jan
g chh
ub
tu yo
ng su
ngo
war gyi o
Bodhisattva’s C
onfession of Moral D
ownfalls 9
All th
ose [yo
u th
irty-five bu
dd
has] an
d o
thers, as m
any tath
agatas, arhats,
perfectly co
mp
leted b
ud
dh
as as there are existin
g, sustain
ing, an
d resid
-in
g in all th
e world
systems o
f the ten
directio
ns; all yo
u b
ud
dh
a-bh
agavans,
please p
ay attentio
n to
me.
In th
is life and
in all th
e states of reb
irth in
wh
ich I h
ave circled in
samsara
thro
ugh
ou
t begin
nin
gless lives, wh
atever negative actio
ns I h
ave created,
mad
e oth
ers create, or rejo
iced in
the creatio
n o
f; wh
atever po
ssession
s of
stup
as, po
ssession
s of th
e San
gha, o
r po
ssession
s of th
e San
gha o
f the ten
directio
ns th
at I have ap
pro
priated
, mad
e oth
ers app
rop
riate, or rejo
icedin
the ap
pro
priatio
n o
f; wh
ichever am
on
g the five actio
ns o
f imm
ediate
(retribu
tion
) I have d
on
e, caused
to b
e do
ne, o
r rejoiced
in th
e do
ing o
f;w
hich
ever path
s of th
e ten n
on
-virtuo
us actio
ns I h
ave engaged
in,
caused
oth
ers to en
gage in, o
r rejoiced
in th
e engagin
g in: w
hatever I
have created
, bein
g ob
scured
by th
ese karm
as causes m
e and
sentien
tb
eings to
be b
orn
in th
e hell realm
s, in th
e anim
al realm, an
d in
the p
retarealm
; in irreligio
us co
un
tries, as barb
arians, o
r as lon
g-life god
s; with
imp
erfect faculties, h
old
ing w
ron
g views, o
r no
t bein
g pleased
with
Bu
dd
ha’s d
escent. In
the p
resence o
f the b
ud
dh
a-bh
agavans, w
ho
aretran
scend
ental w
isdo
m, w
ho
are eyes, wh
o are w
itnesses, w
ho
are valid,
and
wh
o see w
ith o
mn
iscient co
nscio
usn
ess, I am ad
mittin
g and
con
fess-in
g all these n
egativities, I will n
ot co
nceal th
em n
or h
ide th
em, an
d fro
mn
ow
on
in th
e futu
re I will ab
stain an
d refrain
from
com
mittin
g them
again.
All b
ud
dh
a-bh
agavans, p
lease pay atten
tion
to m
e. In th
is life and
in all
oth
er states of reb
irth in
wh
ich I h
ave circled in
samsara th
rou
gho
ut
begin
nin
gless lives, wh
atever roo
ts of virtu
e I have created
by gen
eros-
ity, even as little as givin
g just o
ne m
ou
thfu
l of fo
od
to a b
eing b
orn
in th
ean
imal realm
; wh
atever roo
ts of virtu
e I have created
by gu
ardin
g mo
ral-ity; w
hatever ro
ots o
f virtue I h
ave created b
y follo
win
g pu
re con
du
ct;w
hatever ro
ots o
f virtue I h
ave created b
y fully rip
enin
g sentien
t bein
gs;w
hatever ro
ots o
f virtue I h
ave created b
y generatin
g bo
dh
ichitta; an
dw
hatever ro
ots o
f virtue I h
ave created b
y my u
nsu
rpassed
transcen
den
talw
isdom
: all these assem
bled
and
gathered
, com
bin
ed to
gether, I fu
lly ded
i-cate to
the u
nsu
rpassed
, the u
nexcelled
, that h
igher th
an th
e high
, that
sup
erior to
the su
perio
r. Th
us, I co
mp
letely ded
icate to th
e high
est, per-
fectly com
plete en
lighten
men
t.