"I, [..say your name..], throughout all times, take
refuge in the Gurus;
I take refuge in the Buddhas;
I take refuge in the Dharma;
I take refuge in the Sangha.
To the Founder, the Transcendent Destroyer, the One Gone Beyond,
the Foe Destroyer, the Fully Enlightened One, the Glorious
Conqueror from the Shakyas, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Great Destroyer, destroying with Vajra
essence, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Jewel Radiating Light, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the King with Power over the Nagas, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Leader of the Warriors, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Blissful One, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Jewel Fire, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Jewel Moonlight, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, whose Pure Vision Brings Accomplishments, I
bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Jewel Moon, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Stainless One, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Giver, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Pure One, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Bestower of Purity, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Celestial Waters, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Deity of the Celestial Waters, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Good, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Sandalwood, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the One of Unlimited Splendor, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Light, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious One without Sorrow, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Son of the Desireless One, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Flower, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, who Understands Reality, Enjoying the
Radiant Light of Purity, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, who Understands Reality, Enjoying the
Radiant Light of the Lotus, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious Gem, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious One who is Mindful, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious One whose Name is Extremely
Renowned, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the King Holding the Banner over the
Senses, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious One who Subdues Everything
Completely, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Victorious One in All Battles, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious One Gone Beyond to Perfect
Self- control, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Glorious One who Enhances and
Illuminates Completely, I bow down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Jewel Lotus who Subdues All, I bow
down.
To the One Gone Beyond, the Foe Destroyer, the Fully Enlightened
One, the King with Power over Mount Meru, always Remaining in the
Jewel and the Lotus, I bow down. (3X)
Alternatively, in Tibetan:
Dag [.. say your name ..] zhe gyi.wa
du.tag.tu la.ma la kyab.su.chi.wo
sang.gya la kyab.su.chi.wo
cho la kyab.su.chi.wo
ge.dun la kyab.su.chi.wo
Ton pa chom.dan.da de.zhin.sheg dra.chom yang.dag.pa dzog.pa
sang.gya pal.gyal.wa shakya tub.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa dor.je.nying.po.rab.tu.jom.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa rin.chen.o.tro.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa lu.wang.gyi.gyal.po.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa pa.wo.de.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa pal.gye.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa rin.chen.me.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa rin.chen.da o.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa tong.wa.don.yo.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa rin.chen.da.wa.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa dri.ma.me.pa.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa pal.jin.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa tsang.pa.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa tsang.pa.jin.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa chu.lha.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa chu.lha.lha.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa pal.zang.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa tsan.dan.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa zi.ji.ta.ya.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa o.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa nya.ngan.me.pa.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa se.me.kyi.bu.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa me.tog.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa tsang.pa.o.zer nam.par rol.pa ngon.pa kyen.pa.la
chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa pa.ma.o.zer.nam.pa rol.pa ngon.par kyen.pa.la
chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa nor.pal la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa dran.pa.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa tsan.pal.shin.tu.yong.dag.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa wang.po.tog.gi.gyal.tsan.gyi.gyal.po.la
chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa shin.tu nam.par non.pa.pal la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa yul.la.shin.tu.nam.par gyal.wa.la
chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa nam.pa.non.pa.sheg.pa.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa kun.na.nang.wa.ko.pa.pal.la chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa rin.chen pa.ma nam.par non.pa.pal la
chag.tsal.lo
de.zhin.sheg pa dra.chom yang.dag.pa.dzog.pa sang.gya rin.po.che
dang.pa.ma la rab.tu.zhug ri.wang.gi.gyal.po.la chag.tsal.lo"
Foe Destroyers, fully enlightened Ones and transcendent
Destroyers, who are existing, sustaining and living throughout the
ten directions of sentient beings' worlds - all you Buddhas, please
give me your attention.
In this life and throughout beginningless lives in all the realms
of samsara, I have created negative karma, caused others to create
it and rejoiced at it.
I have stolen offerings to holy objects, offerings to the sangha
and offerings to the sangha of the ten directions.
I have caused others to steal these and rejoiced at such
theft.
I have committed the five heinous crimes, caused others to do them
and rejoiced at their doing.
I have committed the ten non-virtuous actions, involved others in
them and rejoiced in their involvement.
Being obscured by all this karma, I've created the cause for myself
and other sentient beings to be reborn in the hells, as animals, as
pretas, in irreligious places, amongst barbarians, as long-living
gods, with imperfect senses, holding wrong views and being
displeased with the presence of a Buddha.
Now before these Buddhas, transcendent destroyers who have become
transcen- dental wisdom, who have become the compassionate eye, who
have become witness, who have become valid and see with their
omniscient minds, I am confessing and accepting all these actions
as negative.
I will not conceal or hide them and from now on I will refrain from
committing these negative actions.
Buddhas and transcendent destroyers, please give me your
attention.
In this life and throughout beginningless lives in all the realms
of samsara, whatever root of virtue I've created through even the
smallest act of charity such as giving one mouthful of food to an
animal, whatever root of virtue I've created by keeping pure
morality, whatever root of virtue I've created by abiding in pure
conduct, whatever root of virtue I've created by fully ripening
sentient beings' minds, whatever root of virtue I've created by
generating bodhicitta and whatever root of virtue I've created of
the highest transcendental wisdom, bringing together all these
merits of both myself and others, I now dedicate them to the
highest of which there is no higher, to that even above the
highest, to the highest of the high, to that which is higher than
the foe destroyer.
Thus I dedicate them completely to the highest, fully accomplished
enlightenment.
Just as the Buddhas and transcendent destroyers of the past have
dedicated, just as the Buddhas and transcendent destroyers of the
future will dedicate and just as the Buddhas and transcendent
destroyers of the present are dedicating, in the same way I make
this dedication.
I confess all my negative karmas separately and rejoice in all
merits.
I implore all the Buddhas to grant my request that I may realize
the ultimate, sublime, highest transcendental wisdom.
To the sublime kings of human beings living now, to those of the
past and to those who have yet to appear, to all those whose
knowledge is as vast as an infinite ocean, with palms joined, I go
for refuge.
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Ah, woe is me! Great Guru Vajradhara and all other Buddhas and
Bodhisattvas dwelling in the ten directions, and venerable Sangha,
please pay attention to me!
I, [..say your name..], for beginningless samsaric lifetimes until
now, owing to the defilements - greed, hate and delusion - have
committed by body, speech and mind the ten non-virtuous
actions;
I have created the five immediate karmas;
I have created the five similar to them;
I have broken the Pratimoksha vows;
I have broken the Bodhisattva's training;
I have broken my tantric pledges;
I have been disrespectful to my parents;
I have been disrespectful to my Preceptor and Teachers;
I have been disrespectful to companions in the celibate life;
I have done actions harmful to the Three Jewels;
I have rejected the true Dharma;
I have abused the Sangha of Aryas;
I have done actions harmful to sentient beings and so forth.
This accumulation of non-virtuous actions that I have done, asked
others to do, or rejoiced in when others have done them and so
forth; in short, my entire accumulation of faults and offenses that
hinder higher rebirth and liberation and cause samsara and evil
rebirth, I confess before the great Guru Vajradhara and all the
other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas dwelling in the ten directions, and
the venerable Sangha; I do not conceal them, I reveal them;
henceforth I take up restraint.
If I confess and reveal them, I shall dwell in pleasant contacts;
but if I do not confess and reveal them, I shall not. (3X)
