Practices for Dying Sangha Member
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Rinpoche advised these practices for a Sangha person who was dying. Rinpoche requested that the advice be kept for Sangha who are passing away.
Before the breath has stopped:
- The Heart Sutra and Diamond Cutter Sutra to be read loudly.
- The names of the eight Medicine Buddhas to be recited loudly.
After the breath has stopped, recite the following 25, 50 or more times:
CHOM DÄN DÄ DE ZHIN SHEG PA DRA CHOM PA YANG DAG PAR DZOG PÄI SANG GYÄ RIN CHHEN TSUG TOR CHÄN LA CHHAG TSHÄL LO
To Bhagavan, Tathagata, Arhat, Perfectly Complete Buddha, Precious Ushnisha, I prostrate.
Rinpoche also asked for the body to be kept undisturbed for four days.
For the forty-nine days:
- The King of Prayers to be recited daily.
- The Eight Prayers to Benefit the Dead to be recited daily.
- 100,000 tsog offerings with the Padmasambhava verses, most with Lama Chöpa tsog and some with Vajrayogini tsog.
[You can find links to these practices in the FPMT Catalogue.]