This Sanghata Sutra is a Mahayana sutra containing stories illustrating the power of invoking the bodhisattva wish when interacting with others; and the power of past and present actions to produce expansive results. Imbued with the blessings of the power of prayer invoked by Shakyamuni Buddha himself, recitation of this sutra produces a great mass of positive karma that can quickly ripen, even in this life.This is the long-anticipated complete translation from the Tibetan by Ven. ...

In this commentary Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the essential daily practice—Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment) with Additional Practices—that he specifically compiled for his students and anyone else wishing to start their day with a bodhichitta motivation and to make their lives highly meaningful for themselves and others. This commentary includes the following practices and mantras together with Lama Zopa Rinpoche's explanations of their benefit...

Buddhism in a Nutshell by Lama Thubten Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Ven. Amy Miller provides an overview of the complete path to enlightenment (lamrim) in the Tibetan Mahayana tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa (Gelug). It blends ancient wisdom with a modern perspective, while preserving the unique blueprint for enlightenment that Tibetan Buddhist practitioners have relied upon, with success, for centuries. It does so by skillfully combining the teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist masters Lama T...

From the root text:If you write in gold The Array of Sukhavati Pure Land you will be reborn in Sukhavati for 100,000 eons. If you write it in gold and silver, you will be reborn in Sukhavati for 10,000 eons. If you write it in silver, you will be reborn in Sukhavati for 1,000 eons. If you write it in vermillion, you will be reborn in Sukhavati for 100 eons. If you write it in black ink, you will be reborn in Sukhavati for 10 eons. You will be reborn in the pure realm of Dharmakaya ...

"Meeting Death with Wisdom" is a collection of teachings, advice, stories and interviews drawn from Mandala's archive that takes a look at how both high lamas and ordinary students have experienced the death and dying process. We created this compilation with the hope that it can help guide and inspire FPMT students' personal preparations for death as well as their ability to support the death process of their loved ones.Mandala's ebooks are created as a benefit of the Friends of FP...

The Heart Sutra is a popular sutra in Mahayana Buddhism. Its Sanskrit title, Prajñaparamitahdaya, can be translated as "The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom". The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best-known and most popular Buddhist scripture.This sutra has been translated from the Tibetan, consulting the Indian and Tibetan commentaries and previous good translations, by Gelong Thubten Tsultrim (George Churinoff), the first day of Saka Dawa, 1999, at Tushita Meditation Centre, Dh...

"Whoever sees this sutra sees the face of the Buddha.Whoever holds this sutra holds the body of the Buddha.Whoever practices this sutra practices the activities of the Buddha.Whoever explains this sutra explains the activities of the Buddha.Whoever understands the meaning of this sutra understands the meaning of the Buddha."The unimaginable benefits of engaging with The Sutra of Great Liberation (thar pa chhen pöi do) featured most prominent...

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path is a seminal text by Je Tsongkhapa that describes the three principal aspects of the path—the intention to be free (renunciation), the mind of enlightenment (bodhicitta), and the right view of the wisdom realizing emptiness—how to cultivate them, and how to know when you have realized them. This small text contains the essence of the entire teaching of Lord Buddha.Lama Yeshe said, "In Tibetan, we call this text Lam tso nam sum. Historically, ...

Tara is a completely enlightened buddha who had previously promised to appear, after enlightenment, in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings. Her primary activity is to protect from the eight fears. Tara or simply Drol-ma in Tibetan, goddess of protection and compassion, is one of the widest worshiped deities in Tibet. Tara represents the miraculous activities of all buddhas. In myth she is born from Chenrezig's tears of compassion. There are innumerabl...

Vajra Cutter Sutra (The Exalted Mahayana Sutra on the Wisdom Gone Beyond called "The Vajra Cutter") contains teachings by the Buddha on the Perfection of Wisdom. Reciting this sutra purifies mountains of negative karma, clears away obstacles to the success of virtuous activities, and plants seeds to realize emptiness directly.Translated by Venerable George Churinoff.2007 Edition.

Daily Prayers includes:- Taking Refuge and Generating Bodhichitta- Four Immeasurables (short and long versions)- Seven-Limb Prayer- Short Mandala Offering- To Actualize Bodhichitta- Prayer for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama- Prayer for the Long Life of Lama Zopa Rinpoche- To Seal the Merits with Emptiness- Praise and Request to Lama TsongkhapaThese prayers were extracted from These prayers were extracted ...

Anyone can do this practice. However, you are permitted to do the visualization of Vajrasattva together with his wisdom mother only if you have received a highest yoga tantra initiation. Otherwise, you should visualize the solitary form of Vajrasattva above your head.By Lama Zopa RinpocheStudents can use this practice text to purify negative karmas with the four opponent powers: the powers of regret, reliance, remedy, and restraint. The practice is performed in dependence o...