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Throughtheperseveranceofperseveranceundertaken,
Thesteadyanddelightedapplications,withoutlaziness
AndwithbodyandmindhavingforcemayI
Completethepramitofperseverance.

ThroughtheIllusionLikeConcentration
GoingLikeAHeroConcentration,and
VajraLikeConcentrationmayI
Completethepramitofabsorption.

Throughthethreedoorsofcompleteemancipation,
Andequalityofthethreetimesandalso
Threeknowledgesseeingindirectperception,mayI
Completethepramitofpraj.

Throughwhatallbuddhashavecommended,and
Lightandblazingbrilliance,and
TheperseveranceofabodhisatvamayI
Completemyintentions.

Throughdoingthatsortofconduct
Andthroughrenownedlovingkindness,and
MayIcompletethesixpramits
Thenutterlyabideonthetenthlevel.

Translated,edited,andfinalizedbytheIndianpreceptors
JinamitraandSurendrabpodhiandtheTibetanchiefeditor
LotsawaBhandheYeshe.
TranslatedintoEnglishbyLotsawaTonyDuff,editedby
BhikshuGovinda.
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MaitreyasPrayer

Fromthefortyfirstchapter,petitionedbyMaitreya,of
theStackofJewelsSutra

Iprostratetoallthebuddhas.
Iprostratetothebodhisatvas,
Theishavingthegodseye,
Andtotheravakasaswell.

Iprostratetotheenlightenmentmindwhich
Turnsawayallofthebadmigrationsand
Utterlyshowsthepathtothehigherstrata.
Andleadstoabsenceofoldageanddeath.

Ihavefallenunderthecontrolofmind
Andthereforehavedoneevildeeds;
Goingintothepresenceofthebuddhas,
IlayasidealltheonesIhavedone,

TheaccumulationofpositiveforceIhavecreated
Byanyofthethreetypesofkarma,
Istheseedofmyownallknowing,
Mayitbecomemyunendingenlightenment.

Everyofferingtothebuddhasmade
Inthefieldsofthetendirections
Isknownbythebuddhaswhorejoice,
AndIrejoiceinthat.

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Iwilllayasideeveryevil.
Iwillrejoiceinallpositiveforce.
Iprostratetoallbuddhas
MayIobtainsupremegnosis.

Iurgethebodhisatvasinthetendirections
Whoaredwellingonthetenlevels
Togotosupremeenlightenment
Bybecomingbuddhas.

Havingsubduedthemraswiththeirregiments
Andreachedfinestenlightenment,buddhahood,
Inordertoprovidemedicineforalllivingcreatures
Pleasewillyouturnthewheelofdharma.

Pleaseusethesoundofthegreatdrumofdharma
Toendtheunsatisfactorinessoflimitedbeings.
Pleasestayforunthinkabletensofmillionsofeons
Doingthedeedofteachingthedharma.

Sunkinthemireofdesireand
Boundtightbytheropeofbecoming,
Iamtotallyboundbyfetters.
Youthebestofbipeds,pleaselookonme!

Ohbuddhas,pleasedonotberateus
Whohavedevelopedstainsofmind;
Withyourmindsofloveforlimitedbeings
Pleasereleaseusfromtheoceanofbecoming.

Competedbuddhaswhoarepresentand
Thosewhohavepassedandnotyetcome
MayItrainfollowingyouand
Courseintheconductofenlightenment.
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MayIcompletethesixpramitsandthen
Emancipatethesixmigratorlimitedbeings.
MayImanifestthesixextraperceptions
Thencontactunsurpassedenlightenment.

MayIrealizeunproduced,unarisen,
Notwithnature,notwithdwelling,
Notwithknowingmentalaspects,notwiththings,
Emptyphenomena.

MayIrealizelikethebuddhas,thegreatis,
Thatphenomenaarenotwithlimitedbeings,
Notwithlife,norwithaperson,
Notwithlivingsbeing,notwithaself.

Notremainingatallinthethings
OfgraspedIandgraspedmine,
Inordertoprovideeaseforallimitedbeings,
WithoutavaricemayIperformgenerosity.

Bynottreatingthingsasexistentthings
Maymypossessionsarisespontaneously.
ThroughthetotalcollapseofallthingsmayI
Completethepramitofgenerosity.

Withrulesofdisciplinefreeoffaultand
Disciplinewhichhascompletepurity,
ThroughdisciplinewithoutconceitmayI
Completethepramitofdiscipline.

Liketheelementsofearth,water,
Fireandairarewithoutaggression,
SotoothroughforbearancewithoutaggressionmayI
Completethepramitofpatience.