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SANG GYE MN GYI LA'I NGN TOG GYN KY'ER
P'N DE NYING PO SHUG SO
Quintessence of Spiritual and Material WellBeing
A Daily Visualisation Practice of the Buddha of Medicine

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SANG GYE MN GYI LA'I NGN TOG GYN KY'ER
P'N DE NYING PO SHUG SO
Quintessence of Spiritual and Material WellBeing
A Daily Visualisation Practice of the Buddha of Medicine

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SANG GYE MN GYI LA BE DUR YA ' KYI GYL PO LA CH'AG 'TSL LO
To the Buddha of Medicine, King of Lapis Lazuli Light, I bow down.

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Let the yogin who would put this into practice sit up straight in meditation posture upon a
comfortable seat and, froma state without external reference, meditate as follows. After
taking refuge and generating enlightenment mind...


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Refuge and bodhicitta
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NAMO KN CHOG SUM DANG TSA WA SUM
To the Three Rare and Precious J ewels, the Three Roots,
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KYAB NE NAM LA KYAB SU CHI
And all objects of refuge I go for refuge.
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'DRO KN SANG GYE LA 'G CH'IR
I generate the mind of supreme enlightenment.
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J ANG CHUB CHOG TU SEM KYE DO
In order to establish all living beings in the state of buddhahood.



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A TR DRL MI MIG NYING J E'I TSL
From the display of indefinable compassion beyond all mental elaboration,
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NANG TONG RIG PA'I CH 'TRL LE
The miraculous manifestation of pure awareness as appearanceemptiness,
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SENG GE'I TR'I DANG PE DA'I TENG
On a lion throne, lotus and lunar disc
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RANG SEM HUNG T'ING 'TRO 'DU LE
Is my own mind in the form of the deep blue HUNGsyllable, and, by the radiation and
absorption of light rays from this,
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DAG NYI CHOM DN MN LA'I KU
I myself appear in the bodily form of Victorious Lord, the Buddha of Medicine,

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T'ING GA LONG KU'I GYN NAM DZOG
Deep blue in colour and perfect in the ornaments of the enlightened dimension of the
enjoyment of qualities.
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CH'AG YN LHUNG ZE MN KANG NAM
His left hand holds a begging bowl filled with medicinal nectar,
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YE PE SA NN T'EB SIN GYI
While the fingers of the right, in earthtouching gesture,
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NAM GYL MN 'DRE LO 'DAB 'DZIN
Hold the alltriumphant medicinal fruit along with its leaves.
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He has silken robes and a necklace of precious jewels,
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CHU LA NYA DANG TA BUR SL
And is to be visualised as (suddenly present) like a fish leaping out of water.
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NYING K'AR A WA DHU TI NANG
In the avadhuti nerve in his heartcentre,
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TSIT TA PE MA 'DAB GYE
In the centre of the eight petals of his mind (citta),
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NAM SHE TING 'DZIN SEM PA' HUNG
Is his awareness, the being of profound meditative concentration, in the form of the syllable
HUNG,
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YE SHE NGA DN RANG ' 'KYIL
Swirling with the fivecoloured light of its inherent radiance.
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DE T'AR RANG NGAG TR'ENG WE KOR
Around this spins the garland of his personal mantra,
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Radiating light, making offerings to the Victorious Ones, and dispelling
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SHI GYA TSA SHI NE NAM SL
The four hundred and four illnesses of living beings,
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And overthrowing the torments of illnesses related to bodily heat and cold.
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With a sentiment of lovingkindness for living beings, recite the mantra:
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TE YA T'A OM BE KAN DZE BE KAN DZE MA HA BE KAN DZE RA DZA
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When this is complete...
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RANG L TA' NE GYEN DU YL
My body dissolves upwards, from the edges in,
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RIG PA TONG SAL HUNG LA T'IM
And merges into the HUNGsyllable, the appearanceemptiness of pure awareness.
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MIG ME KA' YING CH KYI KU
The expanse of space beyond all mental elaboration is the enlightened dimension of absolute
reality,
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D NE ZANG T'L A LA LA
Pure transparence from the very beginning How delightful!
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And you should then recite prayers of auspiciousness, dedication and aspiration.

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Dedication
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GE WA 'DI YI NYUR DU DAG
By this merit, may I swiftly realise
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MN LA'I GYL PO 'DRUB GYUR NE
The Ling of Medicine, and, having done so,
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'DRO WA CHIG KYANG MA L PA
Establish all living beings without exception
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DE YI SA LA 'G PAR SHOG
On that selfsame level.


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This concise daily practice of the Medicine Buddha was composed by the tantric priest,
Nden Dorje. May its inherent merit perfectly ripen beings.





Translation by Mike Dickman.
This text was prepared by the Drigung Dzogchen Translation Project (DDTP) under the
auspices of Ven. Drigung Ontul Rinpoche.
May the dakinis and dharmapalas forgive all errors or omissions.
May this translation benefit all sentient beings.





2005 Drigung Dzogchen Translation Project