Supplication to Patriarch Mandarava
      Yutang  Lin
      
              Early in life realized vanity of worldly glories and renounced it to practice Dharma; 
        Wondrous mother patriarch Mandarava, lead us onto the enlightenment path!
      Wise mind capable of comprehended the original purity of the Path of Greed;
        Wondrous mother patriarch Mandarava, open our eyes to recognize the Dharma!
      Supernatural powers capable of working at ease and at will under all circumstances;
        Wondrous mother patriarch Mandarava, let all sentient beings take refuge in Guru!
      Renounced all worldly ways and engaged in austere practices to attain ultimate fruits;
        Wondrous mother patriarch Mandarava, help us to achieve full enlightenment sooner!
      Liberated beings from sufferings in Samsara until they had unified joy and Blank Essence;
        Wondrous mother patriarch Mandarava, constantly protect and guide us on the path!
      The Six Doctrines of Niguma bestowed boundless and eternal blessings to all beings;
        Wondrous mother patriarch Mandarava, grant us the Buddha fruit of deathlessness!
      
          Written in Chinese and translated on January 9, 2009
          El Cerrito, California
      
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