TT An Investigation into the King of Prayers Mar-Apr 2025
THE KING OF PRAYERS
The Mahayana text, The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra, is a prayer on the benefits of the mind of bodhicitta and is extracted from the Gandhavyuha chapter of the Avatamsaka Sutra. It summarizes all the extraordinary activities of bodhisattvas, as well as both the profound and extensive paths. For this reason, it is known as the “King of Prayers.”
It is commonly recited to bring benefit to those who are sick or have just passed away, and for the success of any virtuous project. Its recitation is a powerful way to purify and accumulate merit. If recited daily, it is a cause to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land, and to never be reborn in the lower realms. For these reasons it can be said to be a complete practice in itself. Lama Zopa Rinpoche often encouraged his students to become familiar with this text.
Over 6 weeks, we will be reading the prayer together, with explanations from Gen Dondrub and time for questions.
The Mahayana text, The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra, is a prayer on the benefits of the mind of bodhicitta and is extracted from the Gandhavyuha chapter of the Avatamsaka Sutra. It summarizes all the extraordinary activities of bodhisattvas, as well as both the profound and extensive paths. For this reason, it is known as the “King of Prayers.”
It is commonly recited to bring benefit to those who are sick or have just passed away, and for the success of any virtuous project. Its recitation is a powerful way to purify and accumulate merit. If recited daily, it is a cause to be reborn in Amitabha’s pure land, and to never be reborn in the lower realms. For these reasons it can be said to be a complete practice in itself. Lama Zopa Rinpoche often encouraged his students to become familiar with this text.
Over 6 weeks, we will be reading the prayer together, with explanations from Gen Dondrub and time for questions.
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Buddha House
496 Magill Road, Magill SA 5072
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TT An Investigation into the King of Prayers Mar-Apr 2025
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