KTD Special Prayers for Our World September 2020

Prayers for the Event

Most of the prayers we will recite are in the Kagyu Monlam Prayer Book;
a few are in the KTD Prayer Book.

You can find the Kagyu Monlam Prayer book at the Dharma eBooks Site.

Kagyu Monlam Prayer Book is available in 7 languages at this link:
https://dharmaebooks.org/category/kagyu-monlam/

In Chinese at this link:
https://dharmaebooks.org/噶舉大祈願-法會課誦本/

In English at this link:
https://dharmaebooks.org/kagyu-monlam-book/

The KTD Prayer Book can be purchased in pecha form here

Text for the longer version of the Amitabha Sadhana (which will be recited on the third day) is not available in digital form, but can be purchased here.

 

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Prayer Order for Day 1 and Day 2

September 4 and September 5

Note
Prayers marked with * are in the Kagyu Monlam Prayer Book
Prayers marked with *** are in the KTD Prayer Book
Prayers marked with***** (Sakya Nedrol) is available online here.

1. The Prayer of the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones (Recited each day.)
2. Refuge and Bodhicitta*
3. Four Immeasurables Prayer*
4. Prayers of Inviting and Offering:*
   1. The Branch of Blessing the Ground*
   2. The Branch of Blessing the Place*
   3. The Branch of Blessing the Offerings*
   4. The Branch of Invitation*
   5. The Branch of Welcome*
   6. The Branch of Ablution*
   7. The Branch of Drying Their Bodies*
   8. The Branch of Offering Clothes and Adornments*
   9. The Branch of Offering Anointment*
5. Mandala Offering (From the KTD Prayerbook OR Kagyu Ngondro Text)***
6. Praise of the 12 Deeds of the Buddha*
7. The Supplication Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes (Sampa Lhundup)*
8. The King of Aspirations: The Noble Aspiration for Excellent Conduct* (Recited many times.)
9. Sakya Nedrol*****
10. An Aspiration for the Well-Being of Tibet (Kayabne Lume…)*
11. The Aspiration for the Teachings to Flourish (“Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the Ten directions for four times …”) (Chok chu du shi …)*
12. Dedication prayers (From the KTD Prayerbook)***
13. The Lamp Prayer (From the Marme Monlam)* will be recited at the end of the second day

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Prayer Order for Day 3

September 8

Third day will feature the recitation of the longer version of the Amitabha Sadhana, including the Jangchok Inscription Ritual during the afternoon session, for blessing the living and the deceased.

Text for the longer version of the Amitabha Sadhana is not available in digital form, but can be purchased here.

Your dharma friends and family at KTD Monastery look forward to sharing this Online Prayer Event with you.

May you feel the blessings of dharma, and may all beings benefit!