Aspiration to be Reborn in the Pure Realm of Sukhavati

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Sukhavati

The Aspiration to be Reborn in the Pure Realm of Sukhavati (Wyl. rnam dag bde chen zhing gi smon lam) aka Dechen Mönlam or Dé Mön, by Karma Chakmé Rinpoche (aka Raga Asé) is perhaps the most famous aspiration prayer to be reborn in Sukhavati, the heaven of Amitabha, in the Tibetan tradition.

Commentaries

  • Lala Sonam Chödrup, Illuminating the Path to Liberation, A Commentary on the Aspiration of Sukhavati

Structural Outline

  • From the Collected Works of Patrul Rinpoche - Volume 2, pp. 405-410 - mkhas grub kar+ma chags med kyis mdzad pa’i rnam dag bde chen zhing gi smon lam sa bcad

Translations

  • Tadeusz Skorupski, 'A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī' in Buddhist Forum, vol. 3, London: SOAS, 1995, pp. 375-409