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The Prayer of Good Conduct
Bhadracarīpraṇidhāna / བཟང་སྤྱོད་སྨོན་ལམ།
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Historical context
The prayer circulated in Sanskrit before the fifth century, appears at the end of the Gaṇḍavyūha, and is preserved as a standalone work in Tibetan Kangyurs.
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What is this text?
Its sixty-three verses move through homage, offering, confession, rejoicing, requests for teaching, dedication, and expansive bodhisattva aspirations.
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Key ideas
- Seven-branch practice
- Dedication for all beings
- Aspiration across limitless worlds and time
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Selected passage
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Original-language text
བཟང་སྤྱོད་སྨོན་ལམ།
Ancient Sanskrit and Tibetan canonical text: public domain as text; verify each digital edition separately.06
English translation
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Translator: 84000 translation team (linked edition)
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Chanting, recitation & pronunciation
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- Notice cadence, repetition, breath, and silence without treating one performance as universal.
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Sources & further reading
The Prayer of Good Conduct (Toh 1095)
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha
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