The Tibetan Buddhist practice of Nyungne has been gaining increased attention in Buddhist centers across North America; participants say the practice purifies them both physically and spiritually. This volume is the only comprehensive treatment in English of these powerful teachings.

Wangchen Rinpoche is a student of Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche, with whom he lived and traveled from an early age, and is a master practitioner of Nyungne.

Foreword	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Definition of Nyungne Practice	p. 1
Source of the Practice	p. 1
Level of Practice (Where Nyungne Belongs)	p. 2
General Benefits of the Practice	p. 3

Eleven-Faced, Thousand-Armed Chenrezig	p. 7
The History of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig	p. 8
Benefits of the Practice	p. 11
Obscurations of Body, Speech, and Mind	p. 11
How Purification Works	p. 12
Purification of Body, Speech, and Mind	p. 13
Story of the Woman Who Killed Many People	p. 14
Importance of Lineage and Guru	p. 17
Gelongma Palmo's Biography	p. 18
Gelongma Palmo's Disciples	p. 21
Khenchen Tashi Ozer	p. 38
An Inspirational Story	p. 39

Praises to the Buddha, The Twelve Deeds	p. 43
Thirty-five Buddhas Confession Prayer	p. 51
The Three Heaps:	p. 51
First Heap: Homage by Prostration	p. 51
Second Heap: Confession	p. 52
Third Heap: Dedication	p. 53
The Four Powers:	p. 54
Power of Reliance	p. 54
Power of Remorse	p. 54
Power of Remedy	p. 54
Power of Commitment	p. 55
The Vows Of Nyungne	p. 57
The Eight-Precepts Vow	p. 57
The Sojong Vow	p. 58
The Eight Vows of the Restoring and Purifying Ordination	p. 67
The Powerful Benefits of the Sojong Vow	p. 72
Seven-Branch Offering Prayer	p. 75
The First Branch Prayer: Prostration	p. 76
The Benefits of Prostration	p. 77
The Second Branch Prayer: Offering	p. 78
The Third Branch Prayer: Confession	p. 80
The Fourth Branch Prayer: Rejoicing	p. 82
The Fifth Branch Prayer: Request to Turn the Dharma Wheel	p. 83
The Sixth Branch Prayer: Beseeching Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Not to Pass into Nirvana	p. 84
The Seventh Branch Prayer: Dedication of Merit	p. 86
Accumulation of Merit and Wisdom	p. 87
Visualization	p. 89
Field of Accumulation of Merit Phase	p. 90
The Three Aspects of Deity Yoga: Clarity, Purity, and Stability	p. 90
The Three Sattvas	p. 91
Complete Steps of the Creation Phase (Self-Generation)	p. 91
Deity Meditation with Five Purifications and Perfections, Blessing Being the Sixth	p. 93
Essential Elements of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig	p. 94
Additional Aspects of the Visualization and Their Meanings	p. 97
Self-Generation Continued	p. 98
The Frontal Visualization for the Purpose of Worship	p. 100

Mantras of Nyungne	p. 105
Benefits of the Recitation of the Dharani	p. 105
Benefits of the Six-Syllable Mantra	p. 107
How the Six-Syllable Mantra Relates to the External, Internal, and Secret Aspects	p. 114
Recitation of the Mantra Is of Six Different Kinds	p. 116
The Power of Mantra	p. 119
Benefits of Practice	p. 120
Songtsen Gompo's Verses on the Mantra Om Mani Peme Hung	p. 121
Additional Dharanis and Mantras	p. 126
Explanation of the Po Homage Prayer	p. 133
Praise to Chenrezig's Body	p. 136
Praise to the Qualities of Chenrezig's Mind	p. 141
Praise to the Quality of Chenrezig's Supreme Knowledge	p. 141
Praise to the Quality of Chenrezig's Compassion	p. 142
Praise to Chenrezig's Speech	p. 144
Benefits of the Praise	p. 145
Benefits of the Prostrations	p. 146
Ending Prayers and Offerings	p. 149
The Special Wish Prayer and Torma Offerings	p. 149
Receiving Blessing Water at the End of the Ceremony: Final Purifying Symbol	p. 150
Ending the Fast	p. 151
Concluding the Practice	p. 152
Final Confession	p. 152
Completion Phase	p. 152
The Actual Self-Dissolution	p. 152

Preparation for the Actual Ceremony	p. 157
Preparing Oneself	p. 157
Empowerment and Instruction	p. 159
Preparing the Shrine	p. 159
Location of the Practice	p. 161
Auspicious Days to Do the Practice	p. 162
Actual Practice	p. 165
Three Components of Perfection	p. 165
Nyungne Practice	p. 166
Cleanliness	p. 167
Power of Breaking the Vows	p. 168
Pure Physical Action	p. 170
Additional Rules	p. 172
Food and Drink	p. 172
Bending the Rules	p. 174
Samaya Commitments of Nyungne	p. 175

Benefits of Vegetarian Diet and Fasting	p. 181
Vegetarian Diet	p. 182
Spiritual Benefits	p. 185
The Suffering of Sentient Beings	p. 189
Animals Are Sentient Beings	p. 189
Karmic Habits	p. 192
Animal Cruelty	p. 194
Lunar Feast	p. 198
Conclusion	p. 198
Questions and Answers	p. 201

Nyungne Practice Text
Praises to the Buddha, The Twelve Deeds	p. 206
Heartfelt Praise to Lord Chenrezig	p. 214
Thirty-five Buddhas Confession Prayer	p. 218
The Fasting Ritual of the Noble Eleven-Faced Chenrezig, Called the Omnipresent Happy Omen	p. 226
Additional Prayers
Dedication of Merit	p. 268
Offering Prayer (before a meal)	p. 270
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Buddhist Fasting Practice The Nyungne Method of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig

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