Sherab Chamma mantra

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IN ADDITION:

By:
Geshe Samten Tsukphil and Lama Sangye Monlam

Below the Sherab Chamma Kyil Kor:
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The mandala is meant to be seen as a 3-dimensional structure, like a square pyramid with 4 levels.

The central square, the highest level, is surrounded by:

- an inner 3rd level
- a middle 2nd level
- an outer 1st level.

The colorful borders between the levels represent architectural features like painted walls and pillars, etc. In each of the 4 cardinal directions, there are 4 doors:

the entrances to the outer, middle and inner levels and to the center.

The outermost doors are each decorated with a wheel (the wheel of Bön teachings) and 2 sharana deer, one male, one female (symbolizing method and wisdom in a peaceful form).

Each door has a female doorkeeper deity.

- In the east, this is a white deity holding a hook
- in the north, a green deity holding a shang
- in the west, a red deity holding shackles
- in the south, a blue deity holding a lasso


They are represented by seed syllables written on the doors:

- DZA on each eastern door
- HO on each northern door
- BAM on each western door
- HUNG on each southern door

On the inner level surrounding the center there are 108 Jyammas.

100 of them are represented by syllables MA on four-petaled lotus flowers, each lotus carrying a MA on each petal and one in the center.

There are 4 groups of 5 lotuses, each group representing 25 emanations of Jyamma
concerned with particular kinds of Bön texts:

25 Jyammas for "bum",
25 Jyammas for "lung" (reading transmission),
25 Jyammas for "rigpa" (texts on academic subjects),
25 Jyammas for "do" (sutra).

Together with 8 Jyammas who are invisible behind the doors, this gives 108 Jyammas.

On the middle level there are 360 Jyammas, 224 of whom are visible, represented by syllables MA on 36 eight-petaled lotuses in 4 groups of 9 lotuses, each lotus flower carrying 9 syllables MA.

There are 108 Jyammas of the different conditions;
- 120 Jyammas of different places,
- 120 Jyammas of different lineages,
- 12 Jyammas of objects.

The remaining 36 Jyammas are again invisible behind the doors.

On the outer level there are thousands of emanations of Jyamma, including 5500 each for each of the 4 Bodhisattva paths and 360 emanations as highest Bodhisattvas.

Outside the mandala there are countless emanations of Jyamma, at least l.3 mio in each cardinal direction (not depicted). Around the perimeter of the mandala there are offerings, stupas, a mass of water (the blue border) and a mass of fire (the red border).
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Tashi delek,

Got this prayer with the help of Geshela TenGelek
Many thanks for sharing this precious prayer also to the translators: Geshe Chaphur Rinpoche and Anne Tara. :

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Text of: Calling in Prosperity with the Wish Granting Jewel (Sherab Chamma)


མས་མའི་གཡང་འབོད་བ-གས་སོ། །
Calling in Prosperity with the Wish Granting Jewel
Sherab Chamma


From one's own unconditioned nature, the mandala of space,
Victorious Mother, goddess of great kindness, Sherab Chamma together with your retinue,
So that blessings of great auspicious prosperity may rain down on sentient beings today,
Please appear, stay happily, and let great blessings fall


On top of the highest pinnacle of the treasure wisdom mountain,
Through the unsurpassable treasure vehicle, the wish granting tree,
Giving glory the to teachings and sentient beings, this is the prosperity of the qualified master.
Today, victorious mother Sherab a of great kindness, bless us with prosperity


From the center of incredibly vast space, the fearless treasure holding earth,
Like the lotus blossoming in a verdant garden because of the three aspects,
And inhaling the beautiful fragrance of the ten virtues, this is the prosperity of the students.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


From the deep, peaceful, unconditioned great bliss of space,
By the rain of the transmission of the teachings of the two truths ,
The grain of liberation ripens, this is the prosperity of the Bon.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.

with strong pride in the ocean of teaching,
Adorned with the three trainings, sharp weapons of visual liberation, and
Being learned, taking vows, and demonstrating good behaviour, this is the prosperity of the
community of monastic practitioners.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


All of the non-sectarian doctrines, the center of the beautiful four continents,
The door of authentic Bon, the tops of 80,000 towers
With victorious banners waving, this is the prosperity of the reputable teachings.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


The jewel of prosperity, victorious activities of the three times,
Making offerings of the three qualities of the sense organs from atop 100 victory banners
With faith in the three doors, this is the prosperity of the strong and wealthy disciples and
patrons.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


In the pure and beautiful field of the 18 qualities of freedom and wellness of human life,
Once the seeds of virtuous accumulation have all ripened
There is a joyful harvest, this is the prosperity of the beautiful land.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


Complete liberation from a vast cloud of discord by
The glorious light of life and fortune shining from the sun and moon,
Remaining strong without setting, this is the prosperity of light in the sky.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


The sweetness of the wish granting tree endowed with deathless essence,
The jewel of the gods and nagas granting treasure, desires, and wishes, and
The accumulated glory of the 4 abundances this is the auspicious prosperity.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


The 8 auspicious symbols, the 7 precious jewels, and
Gold, silver, wheat, rice, cloth, turquoise, coral, and so on.
Goods, food, and ornaments, this is the prosperity of the enjoyment of wealth.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


Completely pure temples, monasteries, towns,
Tents, land, farms, people, animals, along with their retinues,
This is the prosperity of the four abundant continents of the universe.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


From now on, successive lifetimes will be like a mala of lotuses.
Victorious mother, goddess of great kindness, please accept them.
This profound and expansive nectar is the prosperity of the lives of all sentient beings.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


In the mirror of awareness, the emptiness and clarity of the base,
Are a multitude of reflected appearances of all unobstructed phenomenon,
Reflections of empty appearances, this is the prosperity of the unified view .
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.

The five lights of the sun & moon arising in space free from constructs,
The inexhaustible universe holding treasures of peace, ornamented
With 100 million r lights, this is the prosperity of the body.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


From the vase of the throat comes a stream of pure nectar
Glorifying all sentient beings with one hundred thousand voices of Brahma
Making a great sound in the 8 melodies, this is the prosperity of unceasing speech.
Today, victorious mother Sherab ma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


The completely pure nature of mind, the waxing wisdom moon,
80,000 galaxies of unobstructed knowledge spread across the sky,
This is the prosperity of the infallibly true perfection of the mind.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


An ocean of spontaneous qualities, solid Mt. Meru,
An unchanging tree, the fruit of wishes ripening
Into the glorious treasures of the 3 universes, this is the prosperity of the qualities.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


Performing the 4 actions (pacifying, increasing, empowering, dominating), which
Turn unobstructed like stakes sunk into sand,
Nature and extent, this is the prosperity of accomplishing actions.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


Absolute wisdom, the source of mind, the vastness of great bliss,
The five paths, the qualities of the completely perfected 10 stages, and
The blessings of body and wisdom, this is the prosperity of the single view.
Today, victorious mother Sherab Chamma of great kindness, bless us with prosperity.


These wishes for countless auspicious prosperities
Are quickly gathered by the victorious mother today.
Thus, she accomplishes the blessing of the three objects and
Today she calls forth the supporting objects of prosperity for us practitioners.


From the prosperous era arising from the fortune of sentient beings come
These many portions of abundant gathered prosperity which we receive,
Given into the hands of we fortunate ones.
May these portions give us ever increasing strength.


The blessings of all of the marvelous enlightened beings and boddhisattvas,
Through their venerable powers of compassion and kindness,
Please help us accomplish all of our wishes at all times,
Please always protect us with your treasures.


By your gift of auspicious and abundant power,
Auspicious accomplishments in the center of the flourishing lotus garden,
Auspicious happiness and bliss as from 100,000 suns
May we wield the auspicious jewel of glory.
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Re: Sherab Chamma mantra

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Tashi delek,

H.E. YONGZIN TENZIN NAMDAK RINPOCHE GIVES SPECIAL BLESSINGS OF SHERAP CHAMMA ( MOTHER OF WISDOM AND LOVE) FOR CYBER-SANGHA, 03.05.2017


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