Prayer to be Reborn in the Land of Bliss
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Amitabha 
Dec 13, 2024 An explanation of Lama Tsongkhapa's aspirational "Prayer to Be Reborn in the Land of Bliss" given at the Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre in Singapore. The prayer can be found in Pearl of Wisdom II.
- Homage and statement on writing the aspirational prayer
- Recognizing the state of our unsatisfactory existence
- Recalling and holding the spiritual masters in our mind at the time of death
- Aspiring to develop qualities and confidence
- The aspiration to recall all teachings and teach them to sentient beings
- The aspiration to be a suitable vessel and have suitable conditions
- The aspiration to gain the various types of wisdom
- Aspiring to perfect the bodhisattva practice and attain awakening
- Aspiring for unshakeable faith and to be free of hindrances
- Dedication verses
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
