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ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST PRAYERS: Basic Prayers and Practices
advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Audio CD of "Essential Buddhist Prayers," an optional companion to the Volume 1 chant and prayer handbook.

#ESBUCD - $ 20.00
A tremendously useful handbook of many prayers—preliminary, long life, dedication, refuge, teaching prayers and praises to Tara and more—in Tibetan transliteration and English, spiralbound to lie flat during practice.

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advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Essential Buddhist Prayers Volume 1 chant and prayer handbook, 292 pp. (See description above.)

#ESBUPR - $ 35.00



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FOUNDATION TRAINING IN RITUALS: A Manual for Rituals Training
by FPMT

396 pp., plus MP3

#FOTRRI - $ 50.00
In-depth instruction on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s most frequently suggested practices, this generous volume offers a wealth of information, including instructions on offerings, setting up altars, doing mudras and chants and so on, as well as an array of practices, and guru and medicine buddha pujas. Spiral-bound for ease of use during practice. Comes with a boxed MP3 CD containing chants by Lama Zopa and Lama Yeshe and Ven. Sarah, including Guru Yoga, Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog, and a lot more.


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GAWALA: How Happy CD
by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu and Tenzing Tsewang

62-min. CD.

#GAHOHA - $ 18.95
This CD is a unique collection of traditional Tibetan songs and melodies, previously unrecorded, collected by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, performed by Norbu and Tenzing Tsewang. The proceeds support a Tibetan nomadic children's school in remote Tibet.

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THE GREAT LIBERATION UPON HEARING IN THE BARDO CD set
by Kyabje Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche and Khenpo Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche

2-CD set - Chanting is only in Tibetan, as a blessing upon hearing.

#GRLICD - $ 30.00
This profound instruction, transmitted through an unbroken lineage, contains three powers: how to become liberated in this life, how to become liberated at the moment of death, and how to become liberated in the Bardo. The Bardo Thödol or Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo is a teaching by Padmasmabhava. It is said that if one hears the teaching and wears it upon one's body, without doubt or error, one will not descend to the lower realms but will be reborn in the pure realms. Includes a recitation in Tibetan of the Essence of the Root Tantra of Liberation Upon Hearing by Kyabje Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, together with The Complete Root Tantra of Liberation upon Hearing recited in Tibetan by Venerable Khenpo Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche, as well as Mystical Blessing Melodies.


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GREEN TARA CD: The Practices of Riwoche Temple
by the Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple

51-min. CD

#GRTACD - $ 20.00
Recorded in the shrine room at Riwoche Temple, these resonant chants follow the Green Tara sadhana, from Seven Line Prayer through the 21-praises of Tara to the Dedication of Merit. Perfect as an aid to practice, or for simply listening, the CD comes with an explanation by Ven. Khenpo Sonam Rinpoche of the practice and the many benefits that accrue from it.

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GREEN TARA CEREMONY
by Gyudmed Tantric Monastery

54 min. CD.

#GRTACE - $ 20.00
Recommended to us by Tibetan nuns, this CD contains the chants of the Green Tara ceremony, concluding with Admiration of Palden Lhamo and Dzambala, deity of prosperity. Recorded during a tour to Russia in 2002.

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GREEN TARA SADHANA CD
by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and Umdze Lodro Samphel

61-min. CD

#GRTASA - $ 18.00
Recorded in the Lineage Shrine Room at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery, this complete Green Tara sadhana features the voice of chant master Lodro Samphel with Bardor Tulku, with drum, damaru, bell, rolmo, gyaling and doong. Green Tara's attributes are her ability to protect beings from fear and dangers.


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GUIDED VISUALIZATION AND HEALING MEDITATIONS
with Robert Sachs

CD -- 76-min. with fold-out cover.

#GUVIHE - $ 18.00
Empower the medicines you take--Eastern or Western--using this well-designed set that includes a CD with healing meditations suitable for all lineages--transforming the five skandhas and elements into the Dhyani Buddhas and Consorts. Place your medicines on the enclosed full color mandala. Comes also with a fold-out of a beautiful Medicine Buddha image.

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GURU PUJA (Kopan)
by the monks of Kopan Monastery

2-CD set.

#GUPUCD - $ 18.95
The Guru Puja is traditionally celebrated on the 10th and 25th day of each lunar month, and promotes closeness with one's supreme teacher. This Lama Tsong Khapa puja, following the Lama Choepa text, is resonantly chanted by the Kopan monks accompanied by traditional instruments. The 2 CD set includes a complete Tsog offering.

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GURU YOGA CD
by H.H. Penor Rinpoche and Totally Killing It Productions

76 min., 18 tracks.

#GUYOCD - $ 16.00
H.H. Penor Rinpoche recorded the 100 Syllable Mantra, Guru Yoga Lineage Prayers, Seven Line Prayer, Vajra Guru Mantra, Guru Yoga Dissolution, Om Mani Pema Hung. Techno music composed by one of his students for this recording accompanies other mantras and chants--all approved by Rinpoche.

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HERUKA VAJRASATTVA TSOG OFFERING
by Lama Thubten Yeshe

CD.

#HEVATS - $ 15.00
One of the few recordings of Lama Yeshe chanting, this beautiful tsog offering to Vajrasattva was recorded in Switzerland in 1983.

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THE HIMALAYAN SPIRIT--CD
by Lama Wangchuk

18-track CD.

#HISPCD - $ 20.00
The brother of Tai Situ Rinpoche, Lama Wangchuk has created a CD of chants, together with a dowloadable 42-page book that has the Tibetan, transliteration, and English translation, perfect for practice. Chants include Refuge, Seven Branch Prayers, a series of Chod Prayers, the Heart Sutra and a lot more. The purpose of these ancient, spirit-uplifting prayers is to actualize the sacredness within ourselves. Lama Wangchuk is based in Hawaii.


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JEWELS OF GREAT JOY: Sacred Songs, Prayers and Mantras of Tibet
by Amrit Stein with Tsering Topten Nelung

49-min. CD.

#JEGRCD - $ 16.95
This unique musical interpretation of spiritual songs, profound prayer and mantras taken from the tradition of the Sutra and Tantra are arranged in collaboration with Tibetan musicians in Kathmandu and also with Dharamsala-trained musician and composer Tsering Topten Nelung who accompanies Amrit Stein with voices, ritual instruments (cymbals, drums), dranje (Tibetan banjo), flute, and piwant (violin with a horse's head). With a 16-page booklet giving a brief introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and containing the texts of the ten spiritual songs and auspicious prayers written in original Tibetan with English translations. Includes Seven-Line Prayer, Invocation to Chenrezig, Prayers for Removing Obstacles, Yeshe Tsogyal Mantra, and much more.


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KALACHAKRA CD
chanted by Dorje Lama and Ugyen Lama

27-min. CD.

#KACHCD - $ 17.00
This collection of Kalachakra chants was sung by Dorje Lama and Orgyen Lama from the Nyingmapa Palyul tradition. They are from the Ra lineage, one of the three major Kalachakra lineages of Tibet. This tradition was transmitted from Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo to Mipham Namgyal, and eventually to H.H. Penor Rinpoche, the throne holder of the Nyingmapa Palyul tradition, in an unbroken lineage.

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KUSALI TSOK
by Lama Wangdu Rinpoche

33-min CD.

#KUTSCD - $ 10.98
This condensed Chod practice can be done silently--with a completely internalized focus--or with chanting and instruments. In his exceptionally clear voice, Lama Wangdu demonstrates the melodies, which are extremely sacred. Rinpoche is a master of Chod and is well known for his divinations and exorcisms.

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THE LAMA'S CHANTS:Songs of Awakening/Roads of Blessings
by Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel

2-CD set 108 min.

#LACHCD - $ 18.98
The original of this collaboration with French keyboard wizard Rykiel went gold in many countries. Traditional chanting--tastefully and enhanced with background instrumentation--to create a moving and lovely CD-set of key chants, including Tsok, Calling the Lama from Afar, the Mantra of Padmasambhava and more. The set consists of a remastered version of the original 1994 version, plus a bonus album of previously unreleased live performances.

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LAMA CHOPA: A Buddhist Tantric Celebration
by the monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery

56 min. CD.

#LACOCD - $ 16.00
Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery based in Atlanta recorded these sacred chants. These selections are clear and the studio quality is excellent. Although the Lama Chopa is a single piece, it is comprised of 14 sections. It begins with arousing the inner meditative mind of the performer and the invocation of the forces of goodness from the ten directions. It then goes on through the stages of worship and meditaion, and eventually concludes with a dedication to world peace. This ritual was written by the First Panchen Lama.

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THE LION ROAR CD
by HH the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

43-min CD. 22pp. booklet.

#LIROCD - $ 16.00
This wonderful CD, chanted by HH the Karmapa, includes the Short Mandala Offering, Blessings of the Buddha Lamps, the Four Session Guru Yoga, and much more. Traditional chants, nicely produced. The included booklet contains translations of all the chants.