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Doubting the Benefits of the Sutra of Golden Light

Yes, you should believe all of what it says, all the benefits listed. You should believe everything it says there, just as it is stated. It’s all true. You should definitely believe what it says in the sutra.

Golden Light Sutra Recitation for World Peace

Anybody who wants peace in the world should read the Golden Light Sutra (Ser.ö dam.päi do wang.gyi gyälpo). This is a very important practice to stop violence and wars in the world.

Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra

It is important to recite the Golden Light Sutra—even if you recite just a few pages a day. This is most important for purification and protection.

The Diamond Sutra

Buddha said to Rabjul, "The benefits of the Diamond Sutra are as follows—listening to the Diamond Sutra generates merit far greater than the merit gained from making charity of the body as many times as there are grains of sand in the River Ganga, fo

The Exalted Zung of Norbu Sangpo

Translator’s MotivationTo free the numberless hell beings, to free numberless hungry ghosts, to free numberless animals, to free numberless human beings, to free numberless asuras, to free numberless suras from the suffering causes and bring them to

The Mantra Encompassing the Essence of Kangyur

In Sanskrit: shasta saha srika prajna paramita (The Essence of the 100,000 Verses of the Perfection of Wisdom Gone Beyond)I prostrate to the bhagavans who have destroyed the foes and are endowed with all the qualities of knowledge, encompassing the e

The Wisdom Mantra Called the Arya Six Syllables

Homage to all buddhas and bodhisattvas! Thus have I heard at one time. The Lord Buddha was staying at Sravasti and at that time the Destroyer Qualified Gone Beyond One1 said to the Venerable Ananda: