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Contents: Buddhist Fasting Practice: The Nyungne Method of
Thousand-Armed Chenrezig |
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Foreword by H. H. the Dalai Lama |
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Introduction |
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Definition of the Practice |
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Source of the Practice |
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Level of Practice (Where Nyungne Belongs) |
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General Benefits of the Practice |
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SECTION ONE |
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Eleven-Faced, Thousand-Armed Chenrezig |
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The History of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig |
8 |
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Benefits of the Practice |
11 |
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Obscurations of Body, Speech, and Mind |
11 |
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How Purification Works |
12 |
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Purification of Body, Speech, and Mind |
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Story of the Woman Who Killed Many People |
14 |
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Importance of Lineage and Guru |
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Gelongma Palmo's Biography |
18 |
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Gelongma Palmo's Disciples |
21 |
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Khenchen Tashi Ozer |
38 |
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An Inspirational Story |
39 |
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SECTION TWO |
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Praises to the Buddha, The Twelve Deeds |
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Thirty-FiveBuddhasConfession Prayer |
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The Three Heaps: |
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First Heap: Homage by Prostration |
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Second Heap: Confession |
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Third Heap: Dedication |
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The Four Powers: |
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Power of Reliance |
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Power of Remorse |
54 |
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Power of Remedy |
54 |
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Power of Commitment |
55 |
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The Vows of Nyungne |
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The Eight-Precepts Vow |
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The Sojong Vow |
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The Eight Vows of the Restoring and Purifying Ordination |
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The Powerful Benefits of the Sojong Vow |
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Seven-Branch Offering Prayer |
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The First Branch Prayer: Prostration |
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The Benefits of Prostration |
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The Second Branch Prayer: Offering |
78 |
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The Third Branch Prayer: Confession |
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The Fourth Branch Prayer: Rejoicing |
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The Fifth Branch Prayer: Request to Turn the Dharma Wheel |
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The Sixth Branch Prayer: Beseeching Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Not to Pass into Nirvana |
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The Seventh Branch Prayer: Dedication of Merit |
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Accumulation of Merit and Wisdom |
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Visualization |
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Field of Accumulation of Merit Phase |
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The Three Aspects of Deity Yoga: Clarity, Purity, and Stability |
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The Three Sattvas |
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Complete Steps of the Creation Phase (Self-Generation) |
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Deity Meditation with Five Purifications and Perfections, Blessing
Being the Sixth |
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Essential Elements of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig |
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Additional Aspects of the Visualization and Their Meanings |
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Self-Generation Continued |
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The Frontal Visualization for the Purpose of Worship |
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SECTION THREE |
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Mantras of Nyungne |
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Benefits of the Recitation of the Dharani |
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Benefits of the Six-Syllable Mantra |
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How the Six-Syllable Mantra Relates to the External, Internal,
and Secret Aspects |
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Recitation of the Mantra Is of Six Different Kinds |
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The Power of Mantra |
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Benefits of Practice |
120 |
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Songtsen Gompo's Verses on the Mantra OM MANI PEME HUNG |
121 |
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Additional Dharanis and Mantras |
126 |
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Explanationof the Po Homage Prayer |
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Praise to Chenrezig's Body |
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Praise to the Qualities of Chenrezig's Mind |
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Praise to the Quality of Chenrezig's Supreme Knowledge |
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Praise to the Quality of Chenrezig's Compassion |
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Praise to Chenrezig's Speech |
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Benefits of the Praise |
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Benefits of the Prostrations |
146 |
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Ending Prayers and Offerings |
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The Special Wish Prayer and Torma Offerings |
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Receiving Blessing Water at the End of the Ceremony: |
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Final Purifying Symbol |
150 |
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Ending the Fast |
151 |
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Concluding the Practice |
152 |
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Final Confession |
152 |
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Completion Phase |
152 |
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The Actual Self-Dissolution |
152 |
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SECTION FOUR |
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Preparation for the Actual Ceremony |
157 |
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Preparing Oneself |
157 |
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Empowerment and Instruction |
159 |
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Preparing the Shrine |
159 |
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Location of the Practice |
161 |
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Auspicious Days to Do the Practice |
162 |
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Actual Practice |
165 |
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Three Components of Perfection |
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Nyungne Practice |
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Cleanliness |
167 |
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Power of Breaking the Vows |
168 |
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Pure Physical Action |
170 |
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Additional Rules |
172 |
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Food and Drink |
172 |
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Bending the Rules |
174 |
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Samaya Commitments of Nyungne |
175 |
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SECTION FIVE |
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Benefits of Vegetarian Diet and Fasting |
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Vegetarian Diet |
182 |
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Spiritual Benefits |
185 |
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The Suffering of Sentient Beings |
189 |
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Animals Are Sentient Beings |
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Karmic Habits |
192 |
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Animal Cruelty |
194 |
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Lunar Feast |
198 |
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Conclusion |
198 |
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Questions and Answers |
201 |
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SECTION SIX |
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Nyungne Practice Text |
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Praises to the Buddha, The Twelve Deeds |
206 |
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Heartfelt Praise to Lord Chenrezig |
214 |
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Thirty-five Buddhas Confession Prayer |
218 |
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The Fasting Ritual of the Noble Eleven-Faced Chenrezig,
Called the Omnipresent Happy Omen |
226 |
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Additional Prayers |
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Dedication of Merit |
268 |
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Offering Prayer (before a meal) |
270 |
