Barché Lamsel

Barché Lamsel (Tib. བར་ཆད་ལམ་སེལ་, Wyl. bar chad lam sel) — a prayer to Guru Rinpoche in which the practitioner brings to mind the great master and his qualities by recollecting his twelve deeds associated with his twelve emanations. It was initially revealed as a terma in the 13th century by Tulku Bakal Mukpo, and later revealed again as the outer practice of prayer from Lamé Twelve emanations of Guru Rinpoche (The Heart Practice of the Lama: Averting All Obstacles on the Path), which was revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa together with Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Both Bakal Mukpo and Chokgyur Lingpa were incarnations of prince Murub Tsepo.

Tibetan Text and Translation

• See A Great Treasure of Blessings: A Book of Prayers to Guru Rinpoche.
• Phonetics and translation available from Rangjung Yeshe
• Barché Lamsel translation on Lotsawa House.

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

• Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14 May 2017
• Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, London, 1st October 2023

Further Reading

• Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Repeating the Words of the Buddha (North Atlantic Books, 2006), pages 117-127.
• Shechen Gyaltsap IV and Rinchen Dargye, A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2011.
• Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche, Chokgyur Lingpa. Dispeller of Obstacles: The Heart Practice of Padmasambhava. Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2014.