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Advice book

Father Dying

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Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student whose father who was dying.

This is what needs to be done now:

  • Recitation of the 8,000 stanzas (a monk should do this in your father's presence).
  • When that is finished, the monk should recite the Lamrim Chenmo.
  • Recite the Maitreya Buddha mantra or play a recording of it, as much as possible.
  • Recite the Namgyalma mantra or play a recording of it, as much as possible.