Aspiration Prayer of the Definitive Meaning of Mahāmudrā

Aspiration Prayer of the Definitive Meaning of Mahāmudrā (T. nges don phyag rgya chen po'i smon lam). A text by the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje.

The Shambhala editors state:

The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje is a short yet thorough and profound text which presents all the essential points of Mahamudra teaching in terms of view, practice, and fruition. It is a classic that, especially in the tradition of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, has been and is widely used whenever a disciple is given a first introduction into Mahamudra. The Third Karmapa shows how to recognize our ultimate potential as a buddha.

Translations

• "Prayer for the Definitive Meaning, The Mahamudra", Translated by Peter Alan Roberts; in Mahamudra and Related Instructions: Core Teachings of the Kagyu Schools, pp.169-174
• Adam Pearcy (translator), Aspiration of the Mahāmudrā of Definitive Meaning, Lotsawa House
• Rosemarie Fuchs (translator), in Tai Situpa Rinpoche (2002), The Third Karmapa's Mahamudra Prayer

Sources

• Tai Situpa Rinpoche (2002), The Third Karmapa's Mahamudra Prayer, translated by Rosemarie Fuchs, Shambhala.