བྱང་ཆབ་སམས་དཔའ་སྤྱད་པ་ལ་འཇག་པ 9

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and to the stūpas I pay homage. / To the preceptors, the teachers, / and to the supreme practitioners of asceticism I pay homage. / Until I attain the heart of awakening, / I take refuge in the Buddhas; / likewise, I take refuge in the Dharma / and in the assembly of bodhisattvas. / To the perfectly enlightened Buddhas and the bodhisattvas / residing in all directions, / who possess great compassion, / joining my palms, I pray: / In beginningless saṃsāra, / in this lifetime or in other lifetimes, / whatever sin I have unwittingly committed, / or caused others to commit, / or, overcome by delusion and error, / whatever I have rejoiced in, / having perceived that fault, / from the depths of my heart, I confess it to the protectors. / Whatever harm I have caused with body, speech, and mind / driven by afflictions / toward the Three Jewels, / parents, or spiritual masters, / and whatever extremely terrible sin / I, a sinner stained by many faults, have committed, / I confess it all to the guides. / Before my sins are purified, / I may well die; / therefore, please protect me swiftly / so that I may definitely be freed from this! / The unreliable Lord of Death / does not wait for what is done or left undone; / whether sick or healthy, / no one can rely on this fleeting life. / Leaving everything behind, I must depart; / not knowing this, / for the sake of friends and foes, / I committed various sins. / Foes will turn to nothing; / friends will turn to nothing; / I too will turn to nothing; / likewise, everything will turn to nothing. / Just as in the experience of a dream, / whatever thing is enjoyed / becomes merely an object of memory; / all that has passed away