Namo Amitabha!

With this light offering, may the darkness of ignorance be dispelled.

May the luminous wisdom of great compassion arise in every realm, and may all beings swiftly attain awakening.

O dharmakāya Amitābha, embodiment of all the buddhas,

gyal kun chi zuk chö ku ö ta yé

And protector Avalokiteśvara, manifestation of compassion,

tukjé rang tsal gönpo chenrezik

To these ultimate and supreme sources of refuge, I pray!

kyabné tartuk chok la solwa dep

May I and all beings, my previous mothers, as infinite as space,

dak dang kha nyam ma gen semchen nam

Face no unfavourable conditions, only ever-increasing positivity.

tsé dir midö kyen zhi lek tsok gyé

May we be free from misdeeds and have the eight qualities and ten virtues;

dikdral yönten gyé dang gé chu jor

And, in our future lives, may we travel to the pure realm of Great Bliss!

chimar dechen dakpé zhing du drö

Bless us, so that having attained buddhahood in that physical form,

lü ten dé la chang chub chok tob né

We may become a guide who leads beings from extremes,

ta lé drowa dren la gön khyé dang

And gain strength and power just like yours.

nyampé tu wang tobpar chin gyi lop

Supplicate like this with a one-pointed mind, and recite:

oṃ amitābha hrīḥ

om ami dhewa hrih

Thus, in response to a request from Demchok Lhamo of noble family, the one known as Karmapa put this into writing.

Composed by the great Kashmiri paṇḍita Śākyaśrībhadra.

Taken from the Jātakas.