The Abridged Sukhavati Prayer
E MA HO! How marvelous! %
The wondrous Buddha of Limitless Light: %
To his right is the Lord of Vast Compassion, %
And to his left is the Great Being of Immense Power, %
Surrounded by an immeasurable retinue of buddhas and bodhisattvas. %
Amazing and boundless bliss and joy there is %
In that pure-land known as Sukhavati. %
When I pass away from this life, immediately after that, %
Without any other rebirths interfering between, %
May I be born there and behold Amitabha’s face. %
The aspiration that I have expressed in the words of this prayer: %
May all the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions %
Grant their blessings that it may be accomplished without hindrance! %
TADYATHA:
PANCHANDRI YA AH WA BODHANA SVAHA %
Translated by Erick Sherab Zangpo.
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