The 2nd Translator's Conference of Yishin Norbu Memorial Dharma Translation House

The embodiment of the wisdom of all the buddhas, who are the protectors of all sentient beings, Venerable Mañjughoṣa, who appears as a young boy, May you abide forever in my heart on the stamens of an eight-petaled lotus, Bless me, such that my words will benefit all sentient beings.

The Great Perfection, profound and luminous, Just upon hearing its verses allows one to break the roots of saṃsāra, And through the six-month practice of its essence to achieve liberation, May you all engrave this in your hearts.

Those who with great fortune encounter such supreme teaching Must have been accumulating merit in previous lives through numerous eons And possess the same conditions for achieving enlightenment as Buddha Samantabhadra, Dharma friends, may you all be joyful.

For the sake of all sentient beings submerged in the fearful ocean of saṃsāra, In order to help them attain the eternal happiness of buddhahood, You should shoulder the responsibility of benefiting others, And discard the poisonous food of attachment to yourselves.

This blocks the gate to the lower realms, Allows you to attain the happiness of higher realms, And eventually leads you to ultimate liberation from saṃsāra, You should practice this essential teaching without being distracted at all.

For all kinds of grand events in saṃsāra, Do not have any thought of desire. Do observe the pure precepts, the magnificent adornment in the world, To which human and gods make supreme offerings.

Since all the temporary and ultimate happiness Result from observing the pure precepts, And breaking precepts leads one to take rebirth in lower realms, You must make the right choices and not fall into confusion.

Always comply with your friends in word and deed. Be a person of integrity filled with kindheartedness. In order to benefit yourselves in the long term, The pith instruction is to benefit others at the present moment.

These are the pure standards for being a good person, And the skillful means of all buddhas of the past, present and future, Also the essence of the four dharmas of attraction, Each of you, my disciples, should never forget!

I dedicate this virtue to all sentient beings, May they transcend the abyss of saṃsāra. May all my heart disciples be joyful And take rebirth in the Western Pure Land of ultimate bliss.

In the seventeenth cycle of the Tibetan calendar and the year of the fire rat [1996], the teacher and the disciples had overcome all the external, internal, and secret hindrances. On this auspicious day, Ngawang Lodrö Tsungme celebrated the victory, and sang extemporaneously among the almost five thousand monastic persons. Sādhu!