Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Shakyamuni Buddha

The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni (T. thub chog byin rlabs gter mdzod bzhugs so ཐུབ་ཆོག་བྱིན་རླབས་གཏེར་མཛོད་བཞུགས་སོ།) — a practice text (liturgy) composed by Jamgon Mipham focused on devotion to Buddha Shakyamuni. This text is a sadhana practice, and includes a brief mantra of Buddha Shakyamuni.

The practice begins by citing well-known verses from the Samadhiraja Sutra:

In the Samadhiraja Sutra it is said: "Those who, while walking, sitting, standing, or sleeping, recollect the moon-like Buddha, will always be in Buddha’s presence and will attain the vast nirvāṇa." And: "His pure body is the colour of gold, beautiful is the Protector of the World. Whoever visualizes him like this practises the meditation of the bodhisattvas." In keeping with this, we should practise remembering our incomparable teacher, the Lord of Sages...

Translations

• Dharmachakra Translation Committee, "A Treasury of Blessings - The Liturgy of Shakyamuni". Translation
• Samyé Translations, Treasury of Blessings
• Rigpa Translations, The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni, Lotsawa House
• Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche, The Sadhana of Shakyamuni Buddha, Jeweled Lotus Publishing 2009. Translation (click "Daily Sunday chants")
• Padmakara Translation Group, "The Treasury of Blessings", Padmakara Editions 1991
• Nalanda Translation, "The Treasury of Blessing—a Sadhana of the Buddha"

Commentaries

• Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, The Sage Who Dispels Mind’s Anguish—Advice from the Guru, the Gentle Protector Mañjuśrī, on the Means of Accomplishing the Yogas of Śamatha and Vipaśyanā.
  • Translation: The Sage Who Dispels Mind’s Anguish, Lotsawa House
• Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal, The Blessing Treasure, A Sadhana of the Buddha Shakyamuni, published by Dharma Samudra, 2009.

External Links

• Teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and Lama Tenzin Sangpo on ‘The Treasury of Blessings’
• Khenpo Gawang performing the sadhana with members of the Pema Karpo Meditation Center in Memphis TN, USA
• The Treasury of Blessings—A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni, Rigpa Shedra Wiki