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In the north-west of the land of Oḍḍiyāna</p> <p class="EnglishText">In the heart of a lotus flower,</p> <p class="EnglishText">Endowed with the most marvellous attainments,</p> <p class="EnglishText">You are renowned as the ‘Lotus-born’,</p> <p class="EnglishText">Surrounded by many hosts of ḍākinīs</p> <p class="EnglishText">Following in your footsteps,</p> <p class="EnglishText">I pray to you: Come, inspire me with your blessing!</p> <p class="EnglishText">guru padma siddhi hūṃ</p> </div></div> <div id="maintext"> </div> <div class="top-blurb"><p>Texts related to the popular Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche (<em>tshig bdun gsol 'debs</em>) first revealed in the thirteenth century by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk:</p> </div> <div class="subheadings"> <h4>Dedicatory Colophon Verses</h4> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/dedicatory-verses-for-shower-of-blessings">Dedicatory Colophon Verses for Shower of Blessings Guru Yoga</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/">Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/dedicatory-verses-for-shower-of-blessings">These verses of dedication were appended to an edition of Mipham Rinpoche's famous Seven-Line Prayer guru yoga compiled (with addenda) by Tokden Shakya Shri (1853–1919).</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/dedicatory-colophon-verses">Dedicatory Colophon Verses</a> <span class="left">20 Jun 2020</span> </div> </div> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/dedicatory-verses-for-white-lotus">Dedicatory Colophon Verses for White Lotus</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/">Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/jamyang-khyentse-chokyi-lodro/dedicatory-verses-for-white-lotus">Five verses of dedication written for the colophon of Mipham's <em>White Lotus</em>, a detailed explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava.</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/dedicatory-colophon-verses">Dedicatory Colophon Verses</a> <span class="left">25 May 2021</span> </div> </div> <h4>Guru Yoga</h4> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/dilgo-khyentse/guide-to-shower-of-blessings-seven-line-guru-yoga">The Quintessence of the Profound Path: A Concise Guide to the Stages of Visualization for the Guru Yoga of the Seven-Line Supplication, A Shower of Blessings</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/dilgo-khyentse/">Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/dilgo-khyentse/guide-to-shower-of-blessings-seven-line-guru-yoga">A detailed guide to practising Mipham Rinpoche's famous guru yoga based on the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche, <em>The Shower of Blessings</em>.</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-yoga">Guru Yoga</a> <span class="left">21 May 2021</span> </div> </div> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/mipham/shower-of-blessings">A Shower of Blessings: A Guru Yoga Practice to Accompany the Seven-Line Prayer</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/mipham/">Mipham Rinpoche</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/mipham/shower-of-blessings">This popular guru yoga is based on the famous Seven-Line Prayer (<em>tshig bdun gsol 'debs</em>) to Guru Padmasambhava, which was first revealed in the thirteenth century by Chökyi Wangchuk (1212–1270).</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-yoga">Guru Yoga</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-padmasambhava">Guru Padmasambhava</a> <span class="left">2 May 2015</span> </div> </div> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/shakya-shri/shower-of-blessings-addendum">A Shower of Blessings: A Guru Yoga Practice to Accompany the Seven-Line Prayer (Addendum)</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/shakya-shri/">Shakya Shri</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/shakya-shri/shower-of-blessings-addendum">This arrangement of Mipham Rinpoche's famous <em>Shower of Blessings</em> Guru Yoga practice adds opening verses of refuge and bodhicitta, a torma offering to the obstructing forces, visualization of the protective sphere and the descent of blessings, as well as concluding verses for the remainder offering, aspiration and dedication.</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-yoga">Guru Yoga</a> <span class="left">2 Apr 2020</span> </div> </div> <h4>Root Text</h4> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/guru-chowang/seven-line-prayer">Accomplishing the Lama through the Seven-Line Prayer: A Special Teaching from the Lama Sangdü</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/guru-chowang/">Guru Chökyi Wangchuk</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/guru-chowang/seven-line-prayer">The original revelation of the Seven-Line Prayer (<em>tshig bdun gsol 'debs</em>), which is the most famous and widely chanted of all invocations of Guru Padmasambhava, and which, according to later commentators, can be understood and practised on multiple levels.</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/termas">Termas</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/nyingma-monlam">Nyingma Mönlam</a> <span class="left">31 May 2013</span> </div> </div> <h4>Tsok</h4> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/dudjom-rinpoche/remainder-torma">Remainder Torma Offering for Seven-Line Prayer Guru Yoga</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/dudjom-rinpoche/">Dudjom Rinpoche</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/dudjom-rinpoche/remainder-torma">A short remainder torma offering (<em>lhag gtor</em>) liturgy composed at the request of Sakya Dakchen Rinpoche (1929–2016) as an addition to the feast offering (<em>tshogs mchod</em>) for Mipham Rinpoche's famous Seven-Line Prayer Guru Yoga.</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/tsok">Tsok</a> <span class="left">6 Apr 2020</span> </div> </div> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/mipham/excellent-vase-of-splendour">Excellent Vase of Splendour: The Tsok Feast Offering to Accompany the Vajra Seven-Line Prayer</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/mipham/">Mipham Rinpoche</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/mipham/excellent-vase-of-splendour">The <em>Excellent Vase of Splendour</em> (<em>dpal gyi bum bzang</em>) is the <em>tsok</em> feast offering (<em>tshogs mchod</em>) to accompany the famous guru yoga based on the seven-line prayer, <em>A Shower of Blessings</em> (<em>byin brlabs char 'bebs</em>).</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/tsok">Tsok</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-padmasambhava">Guru Padmasambhava</a> <span class="left">2 May 2015</span> </div> </div> <h4>Visualization</h4> <div class="text-card"> <div><a class="title" href="/tibetan-masters/dodrupchen-III/simple-visualization-seven-line">A Simple Visualization for the Seven-Line Prayer</a></div> <div class="attrib"> by <a href="/tibetan-masters/dodrupchen-III/">Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima</a> </div> <div class="blurb"><a href="/tibetan-masters/dodrupchen-III/simple-visualization-seven-line">This short commentary on the most famous of all prayers to Guru Padmasambhava offers a simple visualization based on the very words of the Seven Lines.</a></div> <div class="tags clearfix"> <span class="left">25 Apr 2015</span> </div> </div> <h4>Related Topics</h4> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-padmasambhava/">Guru Padmasambhava</a> <a class="tag-circle" href="/topics/guru-rinpoche-prayers/">Guru Rinpoche Prayers</a> </div>  </div> <div id="further-info2"></div> </div>  <div class="sepcol right"></div> <div class="rightcol"> <div id="image-plus"> <div class="image-box"> <img id="main-img" alt="" src="/Images/Seven_Line.jpg" border="0"><br> <p class="caption serif">Guru Padmasambhava</p> <p class="copyright">Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources</p> </div> </div> <div id="further-info"> <h4>Further information:</h4> <div class="one"><a href="https://library.bdrc.io/show/bdr:T2297">BDRC T2297 (tshig bdun bla sgrub)</a></div> <div id="downloads"> <h4>Download this collection:</h4> <div class="one"> <a href="#" onclick="dl_dynamic('EPUB');return false">EPUB</a>  <a href="#" onclick="dl_dynamic('PDF');return false">PDF</a>  </div> </div> <form 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