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The '''''Sadhana of Shakyamuni Buddha''''', ''Treasury of Blessings of the Liturgy of the Muni'', was written by [[Mipham Rinpoche]] in 1900. Ju Mipham composed this [[sadhana]] of [[Shakyamuni Buddha]], or '[Shakya]muni-ritual' (Tib. ཐུབ་ཆོག, [[Wyl.]] ''thub chog''), at the request of [[Orgyen Tendzin Norbu]]. Both the sadhana and its vast 'supporting teaching' known as ''The White Lotus'' (Tib. རྒྱབ་ཆོས་པདྨ་དཀར་པོ་, ''yab chö pé ma karpo'', Wyl. ''rgyab chos pad+ma dkar po'') are among the most popular of Mipham's works.
'''''The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni''''' (Tib. ཐུབ་ཆོག་བྱིན་རླབས་གཏེར་མཛོད་བཞུགས་སོ།, ''Tubchok Jinlab Terdzö'', [[Wyl.]] ''thub chog byin rlabs gter mdzod bzhugs so'') — a practice or ritual (Tib. ཆོག, [[Wyl.]] ''chog'') of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] which was written by Ju [[Mipham Rinpoche]] in 1900 at the request of [[Orgyen Tendzin Norbu]]. It resembles the form of a [[sadhana]] but does not require an [[empowerment]].<ref>Correct?</ref> The practice begins with a reference to verses from the ''[[Samadhiraja Sutra]]'': "Those who, while walking, sitting, standing, or sleeping, recollect the moon-like Buddha, will always be in Buddha’s presence and will attain the vast [[nirvana]]. And: "His pure body is the colour of gold, beautiful is the Protector of the World. Whoever visualizes him like this practises the meditation of the [[bodhisattva]]s."


A commentary on this sadhana, entitled the ''Sadhana of Shakyamuni Buddha'', written by [[Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche]], was published in 2009 by Jeweled Lotus Publishing. Khenpo Gawang performing the sadhana with members of the Pema Karpo Meditation Center in Memphis TN, USA can be experienced at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmliUGGwzbk]. The sadhana takes about 15 minutes to perform. It does not require an empowerment according to Khenpo Gawang.
Both the practice and its vast 'supporting teaching' known as the ''[[White Lotus]]'' are among the most popular of Mipham's works.<ref>Source: Lotsawa House</ref>


A commentary by [[Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche]] (Treasury of Blessings: A Sadhana of the Buddha) was translated and edited by the Nalanda Translation Committee and includes practice instructions, including refuge and bodhichitta, the four limitless voew, a front visualization of the Buddha and the TAD YATHA (TAD YATHÂ OM MUNI MUNI MAHĀMUNAYE SVÂHÂ) and OM MUNI (OM MUNI MUNI MAHĀMUNAYE SVÂHÂ) mantras.
==Text==
*See Mipham Rinpoche's ''Collected Works''


Additional publications include a practice guide to accompany the text. "The Blessing Treasure, A Sadhana of the Buddha Shakyamuni", a commentary by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, published by Dharma Samudra, 2009; "The Treasury of Blessings, A Sadhana of the Buddha, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group and published by Editions Padmakara in 1991, and "The Treasury of Blessings of the Ritual of Buddha" (no publication information given).  
===Translations===
*Dharmachakra, "A Treasury of Blessings - The Liturgy of Shakyamuni", available [https://d1r3nsl6bers2.cloudfront.net/en/rit/Treasury_of_Blessings.pdf here]
*Nalanda Translation, "The Treasury of Blessing—a Sadhana of the Buddha"
*Padmakara Translation Group,
**"The Treasury of Blessings", Padmakara Editions 1991
**"Trésor de bénédictions",  Padmakara Editions 1991
*Rigpa Translations, {{LH|tibetan-masters/mipham/treasury-blessings-practice-buddha-shakyamuni|The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni}}
*Samyé Translations, available [https://www.samyetranslations.org/library/treasury-of-blessings here]


All of the published versions included here begin with a reference to verses from the [[Samadhiraja Sutra]]: "In general, whatever you are doing, whether it is moving, walking, sleeping or sitting, you should constantly remember the Buddha. Even at night, when you go to sleep, consider that the radiance of the Buddha’s form illuminates the whole of space in every direction, lighting it up as brightly as during the day."
==Commentaries==
===Written Commentaries===
*[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''The Sage Who Dispels Mind’s Anguish—Advice from the Guru, the Gentle Protector Mañjuśrī, on the Means of Accomplishing the Yogas of Śamatha and Vipaśyanā''. {{LH|tibetan-masters/dilgo-khyentse/sage-who-dispels-minds-anguish|Lotsawa House}}
===Oral Commentaries, then edited and published===
*[[Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche]], ''The Sadhana of Shakyamuni Buddha'', published by Jeweled Lotus Publishing in 2009.
*[[Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche]] and [[Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal]] Rinpoche, ''The Blessing Treasure, A Sadhana of the Buddha Shakyamuni'', published by Dharma Samudra, 2009.
*[[Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche]], ''Treasury of Blessings: A Sadhana of the Buddha'', translated and edited by the Nalanda Translation Committee.<ref>Can't find reference online</ref>
 
==Teachings & Transmissions Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
*[[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]], [[Dzogchen Beara]], 16 July 2024: reading transmission
*[[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 6 November 2024: reading transmissions of the text and of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's commentary, and teaching on the shamatha section based on Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's commentary.
 
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*{{LH|/tibetan-masters/mipham/treasury-blessings-practice-buddha-shakyamuni|The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmliUGGwzbk Khenpo Gawang performing the sadhana with members of the Pema Karpo Meditation Center in Memphis TN, USA]
*[https://dharmasun.org/sadhanas-rituals Teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and Lama Tenzin Sangpo on ‘The Treasury of Blessings’]


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Latest revision as of 15:24, 10 December 2024

The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni (Tib. ཐུབ་ཆོག་བྱིན་རླབས་གཏེར་མཛོད་བཞུགས་སོ།, Tubchok Jinlab Terdzö, Wyl. thub chog byin rlabs gter mdzod bzhugs so) — a practice or ritual (Tib. ཆོག, Wyl. chog) of Buddha Shakyamuni which was written by Ju Mipham Rinpoche in 1900 at the request of Orgyen Tendzin Norbu. It resembles the form of a sadhana but does not require an empowerment.[1] The practice begins with a reference to verses from the Samadhiraja Sutra: "Those who, while walking, sitting, standing, or sleeping, recollect the moon-like Buddha, will always be in Buddha’s presence and will attain the vast nirvana. And: "His pure body is the colour of gold, beautiful is the Protector of the World. Whoever visualizes him like this practises the meditation of the bodhisattvas."

Both the practice and its vast 'supporting teaching' known as the White Lotus are among the most popular of Mipham's works.[2]

Text

  • See Mipham Rinpoche's Collected Works

Translations

  • Dharmachakra, "A Treasury of Blessings - The Liturgy of Shakyamuni", available here
  • Nalanda Translation, "The Treasury of Blessing—a Sadhana of the Buddha"
  • Padmakara Translation Group,
    • "The Treasury of Blessings", Padmakara Editions 1991
    • "Trésor de bénédictions", Padmakara Editions 1991
  • Rigpa Translations, The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni
  • Samyé Translations, available here

Commentaries

Written Commentaries

  • Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, The Sage Who Dispels Mind’s Anguish—Advice from the Guru, the Gentle Protector Mañjuśrī, on the Means of Accomplishing the Yogas of Śamatha and Vipaśyanā. Lotsawa House

Oral Commentaries, then edited and published

Teachings & Transmissions Given to the Rigpa Sangha

References

  1. ↑ Correct?
  2. ↑ Source: Lotsawa House
  3. ↑ Can't find reference online

External Links

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