The wishing prayer of Dewachen,

the pure realm of great bliss

composed by the learned and accomplished Raga Asye. part 2

May all of us quickly obtain unsurpassable enlightenment and stir the three realms of samsara from their depth.

May these virtuous deeds quickly ripen for me and pacify the eighteen causes of untimely death in this life .

May I be endowed with the physical strength of a healthy adolescent in full bloom.

May my material wealth never decline, but increase as the river Ganges in the monsoon.

May I practise the noble Dharma without danger through demons or enemies.

May all my wishes be fulfilled in accordance with the Dharma.

May I be of great benefit for the teaching and for beings.

May I accomplish the true meaning of this human existence.

At the very moment when I and all those who have a connection with me pass beyond this life, may the emanation of Buddha Amitabha surrounded by his retinue of a sangha of monks actually come to meet us.

On seeing him, may our mind be happy and joyful, and may there be no more suffering of death.

May by the force of their miraculous powers the eight bodhisattva brothers appear in the sky and guide us indicating the path to Dewachen.

The suffering in the lower realms is unbearable, and the joy and well-being of gods and humans is impermanent – understanding this, may I develop a fearful mind and develop disgust with samsara that had to be endured from beginningless time until now.

Even those who go from one supreme human life to another experience countless times birth, old age, illness and death. In these difficult, degenerate times when there are many obstacles and the well-being and happiness of humans and gods are similar to food mixed with poison, may I have not even a hair tip of attachment.

May I be free of even the slightest attachment to relatives, food, wealth and companions, which are impermanent and illusory like a dream.

May I understand the countries, places and lodgings to have no real existence just like the places and houses in my dreams.

Like a criminal liberated from prison, may I – without ever looking back – escape from this ocean of samsara that knows no freedom to the pure realm of Dewachen.

Having cut all links of attachment and desire, may I fly off in space just like a vulture freed from a net and instantly reach Dewachen travelling beyond the countless universes in the Western direction.

May I see the face of Buddha Measureless Light who is actually dwelling there and purify all my veils.

May I take the superior of the four kinds of birth and be miraculously born from the heart of a lotus flower.

Obtaining in one instant the complete perfect body, may I receive a body endowed with all the marks and the signs.

If I doubt and hesitate to be born there, the blossom of the flower will not open for 500 years, but inside of it I will be happy and content with all enjoyments. Even though I will hear the word of the Buddha, may this fault of delayed meeting with the Buddha's face not happen to me.

May the flower open as soon as I am born so that I may see the face of Amitabha.

By the force of my merit and magical powers, may inconceivable clouds of offerings emanate from the palms of my hands as offerings to the Buddha and his retinue.

May at that moment the tathagata stretch out his right hand, place it on my head, and may I obtain his prophecy of enlightenment

Having listened to the Dharma, which is profound and vast, may my mind ripen and be liberated.

Chenrezi and Vajrapani being the principal bodhisattvas , may I be blessed and guided by these two.

Almost every day countless Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions come to make offerings and see Amitabha in this land. At that time, may I pay homage to all of them and obtain the nectar of the Dharma.

Through my limitless magical powers, may I go in the morning towards the realm of True Happiness , to the Glorious Land, to [the lands] Supreme Activity and Dense Array. May I request initiations, blessings and vows of the Buddhas Akshobya, Ratnasambhava, Amoghasiddhi, Vairocana etc., make many offerings, and in the evening without any effort return to Dewachen itself.

There are a billion realms of pure emanations – such as the lands of Potala, Alakavati, Kurava, and the land of Urgyen – with a billion Chenrezi, Tara, Vajrapani, and Padmasambhava. May I encounter them and make oceans of offerings, request initiations and profound pith instructions, and quickly return without any obstacle to my place in Dewachen.

May I clearly see with my divine eye all the close friends, monks and students and so on, and may I be able to guard and protect them, bestow blessings and at the time of their death guide them to this land.

This "Fortunate Aeon" that lasts for one aeon equals only a single day in Dewachen – may I live countless Dewachen aeons without ever dying and continuously remain in this land.

From Maitreya to Möpa, the final one, may I see all the Buddhas of the Fortunate Aeon when they appear in this world.

With my magical powers, may I go to meet these Buddhas, make offerings to them and listen to the noble Dharma, and then again, without any obstacles, return to the pure land of Dewachen.

Dewachen unites the totality of all qualities of the Buddha realms of eighty one billion trillion Buddhas. May I be reborn in this land of Dewachen, outstandingly supreme among all pure lands.

The ground which is made of jewels is as smooth as the palm of a hand and vast, spacious and radiant – blazing with light rays. When it is pressed down, it gives way, and on lifting up, it rebounds. May I be reborn in this joyful, pleasant land of happiness.

There are wish fulfilling trees made of many jewels with leaves of fine silk and fruits ornamented with jewels. On them gather flocks of emanation birds, which chant in very agreeable ways proclaiming the sounds of the profound and vast Dharma – may I be reborn in this land of great wonders.

The many rivers are of perfumed water with the eight qualities and the water in the bathing ponds is of nectar. They are surrounded by stairs and cornices made of the seven kinds of jewels and display fragrant lotus flowers bearing fruit and emanating countless rays of lotus light. The tips of the light rays are adorned with emanated Buddhas – may I be reborn in this land of greatest marvel.

May I be born in this Land of Great Joy, where even the words "eight unfitting conditions" or "hell" are unheard of – and where never any suffering is known, neither are the five or three emotions that are like poisons, nor sickness, mental illness, enemies, poverty, quarrels, and so on.

May I be born in this land of limitless qualities where there are no men or women, no beings born from a womb, since all are noble beings born from within lotus flowers. Here all bodies are without any difference, of golden colour, endowed with the marks and signs, like the topknot on their head, and so on, possessing all five special powers and the five eyes.

Whatever I desire and think of, palaces made of a variety of jewels and all enjoyments arise by themselves; no effort is necessary, all needs are spontaneously fulfilled. There is no distinction between you and me, no clinging to a self. All my wishes manifest as offering clouds arising from the palm of my hand, and everyone practises the Dharma of the unsurpassable Great Vehicle – may I be born in this realm, source of all bliss and happiness.

A fragrant breeze brings great showers of flowers, and from the trees, rivers and lotus flowers arise heaps of clouds with all sorts of enjoyments: agreeable shapes, sounds, smells, tastes and touches. There are no women, but an abundance of emanated goddesses. These many offering goddesses continuously present offerings.

At the time when I wish to rest, jewel palaces appear, and when I wish to sleep, beautiful thrones arise, covered with many pillows and cushions of fine silk, together with birds, wish fulfilling trees, rivers, music, and so on. When I wish to listen to them, they emanate the pleasant sound of Dharma, and when I do not want, no sound is heard. Also the ponds and rivers are exactly as I wish, cold or warm, just as it is pleasing to me – may I be born in this land where all wishes are fulfilled.

The perfect Buddha Measureless Light will remain in this land for countless aeons, without going into Nirvana – may I act as his servant for all this time.

Until his passing into peace after two times the number of aeons as there are sand particles in the Ganges, his teaching will remain At that time may I not be separated from his regent Chenrezi and uphold the noble Dharma.

When at dusk the sun of the Dharma is setting, the very next morning Chenrezi will be a perfect Buddha. He will be the "King whose light rays manifest the accumulated Splendour of all Noble Ones". When this happens, may I see his face, make offerings and listen to the noble Dharma.

During the sixty-six trillion million aeons that he will live, may I continuously be his servant, worship him, and uphold the noble Dharma without ever forgetting to remember his words. After he has passed into nirvana, his teaching will remain for three times six hundred billion million aeons – may I uphold the Dharma during all this time and never be separated from Vajrapani.

When Vajrapani becomes the Buddha "Completely reliable Tathagata King of abundant jewel-like qualities" with a life span and teaching just as those of Chenrezi, may we continuously be the servants of this Buddha as well, present our offerings and uphold all the noble Dharma.

When my life is over, may I instantly obtain unsurpassable perfect Buddhahood in this or one of the other pure realms.

Having obtained perfect Buddhahood, may all beings – just as with Amitayus – be ripened and liberated by simply hearing my name, and may there arise, through countless emanations that guide sentient beings and through other means, spontaneously and without effort a limitless benefit for beings.

The Buddha's life span, his merit, his qualities, and his pristine awareness, as well as his splendour are beyond measure, and it is said that someone who remembers Your name – be it Dharmakaya Limitless Radiance, Measureless Light (Amitabha) or Bhagavan of Immeasurable Life and Primordial Wisdom (Amitayus) – will be protected against all dangers through fire, water, poisons, weapons, evil doers, demons, and so on, with the only exception of the full ripening of previous karma. By remembering Your name and prostrating, please protect us from all dangers and sufferings and grant your blessing of excellent auspiciousness.

Through the blessing of having mastered the three bodies of the Buddha, through the blessing of the truth of unchanging Dharmata, and through the blessing of the undivided aspiration of the sangha, may all my prayers be accomplished just as it is wished.

I prostrate to the Three Jewels. Teyatha Pentsan Driya Awa Bhodhanaye Soha.

I prostrate to the three jewels. Namo Manjushriye. Namo Sushriye. Namo Utama Shriye Soha.

translated by Lama Lhundrup,

Karmapa Translation Committee,

Kündröl Ling, May 2001