ÒÈÊ Ê'ë-/ë-Bè<-03+-ý7Ü-09-0è7Ü-^ë,-:0-/º¥#<-<ëÊ

Atisha’s Butter-lamp Offering Prayer 09-0è7Ü-[ë+-,Ü-Yë$-#<ß0-bÜ-Yë$-&è,-ýë7Ü-7'Ü#-Dè,-bÜ-7"ë9-8ß#-+$-0(0-ý9-b²9-%Ü#

Mar me no ni tong sum gyi tong chen po jig ten gyi khor yug dang nyam

par gyur chig

May the lamp and container become equal to the horizon of the great three thousand-fold world

system, Zë$-/ß-,Ü-9Ü-8Ü-{:-ýë-9Ü-9/-10-¸¥-b²9-%Ü#

Dong bu ni ri yi gyal po ri rab tsam du gyur chig

May the wick become equal to the King of Mountains— Mount Meru. 09-"ß-,Ü-0*7Ü-{-02ì-10-¸¥-b²9-%Ü#

Mar khu ni the gyam tsho tsam du gyur chig

May butter become equal in size to the limits of the infinite Ocean. i$<-,Ü-<$<-{<-9è-9è7Ü-0¸¥,-¸¥-¸¥$-d³9-9è-9è-7e³$-/9-b²9-%Ü#

Drang ni sang gyay ri ri dun du dung chur re re jyung war gyur chig

May they multiply and appear each as a billion lamps presented to each and every Buddha 7ë+-`Ü<-rÜ+-ý7Ü-Iè-0ë-0,-&+-,<-0,9-0è+-+f:-/-8,-&+-`Ü-0-9Ü#-ý7Ü-0ß,-ý-/<:-,<-dë#<-

/%°7Ü-<$<-{<-+$-e$-&±/-<è0<-+ý7Ü-5Ü$-"0<-*0<-%+-0$ë,-<ß0-¸¥-º¥#<-ý-0*ë$-5Ü$-#<:-

/9-b²9-%Ü#

O kyi sid pa’i tse mo men che nay nar me nyal wa yen che kyi ma rig pa’i

mun pa sal nay chog chu sang gyay dang jyang chub sem pa’i zhing kham

tham che ngon sum du zhug pa thong zhing sal war gyur chig

May the light illuminate the darkness of ignorance of all sentient beings from the peak of samsara

down to the hell of endless tortuous, whereby they can see directly and clearly the pure realms of all

the Buddhas of the ten directions and bodhisattvas. >ù-/‰->-:ë-!è->¡ïœ×ñÊ

Om Bendza A-lo-ke Ah Hung

>è-0-=ëÊ $ë-029-H+-e³$-[$-#<:-…ë,-0è-7+ÜÊ

E ma ho Ngo tshar me jyung nang sel drön me di

These extraordinarily excellent, brilliant lamps; /U:-/6$-<$<-{<-Yë$-I-:-<ë#<-ý7ÜÊ

Kal zang sang gyay tong tsal sog pa’i

To the thousand Buddhas of the fortunate age and the rest, 9/-7e0<-dë#<-/%°7Ü-5Ü$-"0<-0-:ß<-ýÊ

Rab jyam chog chu zhing kham ma lue pa

And throughout all the infinite pure realms of the ten directions, excluding none, v-0-8Ü-+0-0"7-7ië-&ë<-þë$-+$-Ê

La ma yi dam kha dro choe kyong dang

To all the Gurus, Dakas, Dakinis and Dharmapalas; +`Ü:-7"ë9-T-2ì#<-F0<-:-7/ß:-/9-/bÜÊ

Kyil khor lha tshog nam la bul war gyi

To the hosts of deities of every mandala, I make these offerings! .-0<-#1ì9-e<-<è0<-%,-*0<-%+-´¥,Ê

Pha may tsor jyay sem chen tham che kun

Due to this, may everyone of my fathers, and mothers and all sentient beings 2é-9/<-7+Ü-+$-þè-#,<-*0<-%+-¸¥Ê

Tshe rab di dang kye nay tham che du

In this life and in all their future lives, Jë#<-<$<-{<-`Ü-5Ü$-"0<-0$ë,-0*ë$-,<Ê

Dzog sang gyay kyi zhing kham ngon thong nay

Be able to see directly the actual the pure realms of the completely perfect Buddha.

7ë+-+ý#-0è+-0#ë,-(Ü+-+$-+eè9-0è+-;ë#

O pag me gon nyid dang yer me shog

May they become indivisibly unified in oneness with the Protector Amitabha, +!ë,-0&ë#-#<ß0-+$-I-#<ß0-T-2ì#<-`Ü<Ê

Kon chog sum dang tsa sum lha tshog kyi

May the Triple Gem and the assembly of the Three Roots. /+è,-ý7Ü-0*ß-8Ü<-^ë,-:0-7+Ü-/)/-YèÊ

Den pa’i thu yi mon lam di tab te

Due to the power of the truth of supplication and having prayed thus, f³9-¸¥-7iá/-ý9-eÜ,-bÜ<-xë/<-·â-#<ë:Ê

Nyur du drub par jyin gyi lob tu sol

Swiftly grant my wishes and bestow their blessings upon me! )W-*¡-ý•-lÜ-8->-/-£ë-Z-,-8è-—¢-¼ÔÊÊ ÊÊ

Tad-ya-tha Pen-tsa Dri-ya A-wa Bho-dha Na-ye Soha

Translated by Lhundrup, ver. 1.0