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Through actions comparable to Chenrezig's, M ay I, myself, in all my existences, Spread the sublime resonance of the six-syllable mantra And thus free all beings from the impure realms! '

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De tar tse chik sol tab-pay Pak-pay ku lay o-zer tro Ma-dak lay nang trul shey jang Chi no Dewachen gyi shing Thus, due to my one-pointed supplication, Light shines from the exalted form And, purifying all confused perceptions and impure karmic appearances, The outer vessel becomes the blissful buddhafield, Dewachen. ""'

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