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ISSN 2753-4812
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Dedicatory Colophon Verses

Dedicatory Colophon Verses

English (8) | བོད་ཡིག (8)

A series of dedicatory verses or prayers from colophons (par/spar byang smon tshig):

Clarifying Light Prophecy

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
These verses of aspiration are appended to the version of The Clarifying Light: A Prophecy of the Future (ma 'ongs lung bstan gsal byed sgron me) that appears in the 12-volume edition of Jamyang Khyentse's collected writings.
20 Jun 2020

Jonang

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Dedicatory colophon verses (spar byang smon tshig) for an as yet unidentified text on the Jonang tradition, possibly written by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpai Nyima (1865–1926).
8 Jun 2022

Lama Yangtik

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Aspirational verses composed in 1959 for an edition of Lama Yangtik, or Quintessence of the Guru, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (bla ma yang tig yid bzhin nor bu), that was sponsored by the Pomda family.
Lama Yangtik 12 Jul 2024

Prajñāpāramitā

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Aspirational verses for the printer's colophon of an edition of the Verse Summary of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom (Prajñāpāramitā-sañcayagāthā).
Prajñāpāramitā 7 Jun 2022

Pramāṇa

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Verses of aspiration written for the publication of A Brilliant Elucidation of Logical Reasoning (rigs lam rab gsal snang ba), Ju Mipham Namgyal Gyatso's annotation commentary (mchan 'grel) to Dignāga's Pramāṇasamuccaya.
Pramāṇa 5 Jun 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Aspirational verses composed to mark the publication of Dharmakīrti's famous treatise on logic and epistemology, Pramāṇavārttika, or Commentary on Valid Cognition.
Pramāṇa 7 Jun 2022

Shower of Blessings

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
These verses of dedication were appended to an edition of Mipham Rinpoche's famous Seven-Line Prayer guru yoga compiled (with addenda) by Tokden Shakya Shri (1853–1919).
Seven-Line Prayer 20 Jun 2020

White Lotus

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Five verses of dedication written for the colophon of Mipham's White Lotus, a detailed explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava.
Seven-Line Prayer 25 May 2021

Related Topics

Aspiration Prayers Dedication Inscriptions Karchak

Derge Printing House

Courtesy of Matteo Pistono

Further information:

BDRC T24 (par byang smon tshig)

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