To all Buddhas I pay homage. To the Bodhisattvas – rishis endowed with the divine eye, and also to listeners I pay homage…

O lions amongst men, Buddhas past, present, and future, To as many of you as exist in the ten directions, I bow down with my body, speech, and mind…

With the thought of attaining Enlightenment, For the welfare of all beings, Who are more precious than a wish–fulfilling jewel, I will constantly practise holding them dear…

Excellent prayers to praise the qualities of one’s guru and spiritual guide, who will be the source in leading one to enlightenment. Guru Devotion is the key to attainments and the basis of Tibetan Buddhism…

I take refuge until I am enlightened in the Buddhas, the Dharma and the Sangha. By the positive potential I create by practising generosity and the other far-reaching attitudes, may I attain Buddhahood in order to benefit all sentient beings…