Prayer for the Swift Return of Geshe Jampa Gyatso
by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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the following prayer for the swift return of Geshe Jampa
Gyatso, for his students to recite. Rinpoche also wrote
about Geshe Jampa:
The great virtuous friend, the sublime Geshe Jampa
Gyatso, benefited the world in general and, for almost
half his holy life, the FPMT
in particular, as a Dharma teacher at Kopan
Monastery (Ogmin Jangchub Choeling) and
especially Istituto
Lama Tsong Khapa and its branch centers in Italy.
As a result, many fortunate people were extremely
kindly nourished with the profound and extensive holy
Dharma and brought onto the path to enlightenment.
Even more special than all that is what Geshe-la
was able to put into practice and complete with respect
to the FPMT’s seven-year Master's
Program, which was arranged by Geshe-la and the
great virtuous friend, whose name is difficult to
mention, Lama Thubten Yeshe. Geshe-la’s strong
wish was to train students in the extensive teachings
of sutra and tantra, and this great kindness has been
extremely beneficial not only to the students who
attended but, since many Master’s Program graduates
are already teaching at centers, also to many other
people, who have been able to enjoy the happiness
of studying Dharma with them.
Through remembering Geshe-la’s kindnesses
to his students and especially the wish to give them
the opportunity of reciting this prayer for his quick
return; the disciples’ strong devotion, pure
samaya, and desire to quickly meet the smiling new
face of the new incarnation, and the wish for not
only the devoted disciples but also numberless other
beings, already born and migrating into this world,
to enjoy the fortune of being led along the path to
enlightenment by the new incarnation, I thought there
may be some benefit in writing this very short, convenient
prayer. Therefore I, the ignorant being bearing the
name of Thubten Zopa, wrote it in haste, with requests
from the heart that this wish may be accomplished.
For a story about the life and death of this great
master, see the article
in Mandala Magazine's February 2008 issue.
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A Quickly Written Prayer for the Reincarnation
of the Supreme Virtuous Friend,
Geshe Jampa Gyatso, Who Was Enriched with the Qualities of
Learning, Purity and Good-heartedness,
Sorrowfully Calling Melodious Sound of the Deva's Great Drum
Even though numberless Buddhas and bodhisattvas exist,
The only guru with whom we have a karmic connection is you,
none other.
Like a loving mother, you nourished us with compassion;
Led along the path to enlightenment, we became extremely fortunate
ones.
But suddenly you have gone into the sphere of dharmakaya.
Your children disciples, left without a refuge, have fallen
into darkness.
Please, do not give up on us but hook us with your compassion—
We request the quick return of your incarnation
Who, like the Dharma King of the three realms, Lama Tsong
Khapa,
Benefits the teachings of the Buddha and transmigrating beings.
With your holy Dharma nectar,
Give breath to us tormented transmigratory beings
And quickly take us to the state of great enlightenment.
Due to the blessings of the eminent victorious ones and bodhisattvas,
The truth of infallible dependent arising,
And the power of my pure special attitude taking responsibility,
May the vital points of this pure prayer be accomplished. |
