Tenpé Pal Gyur…
TEN PÉ PAL GYUR LAMÉ SHYAP PÉ TEN
May the life of the Lama, the glory of the Teaching, be secure!
TEN DZIN KYÉ BÜ SA TENG YONG LA KHYAP
May the whole world be filled with holders of the Teaching!
TENPÉ JIN DAK NGA TANG JOR WA GYÉ
May the wealth and power of the patrons of the
Teaching increase!
TENPA YUN RING NÉ PÉ TASHI SHOK
And may all be auspicious, so that the Teaching remain
for ages to come!
History
It is said that the first two lines were composed by Altan Khan (1507-1582) in honour of his teacher, Sonam Gyatso, the third Dalai Lama (1543-1588), and the last two lines were then composed by Sonam Gyatso in honour of his patron Altan Khan.