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त्रिस्कन्धकसूत्र
Triskandhakasūtra
འཕགས་པ་ཕུང་པོ་གསུམ་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ
'phags pa phung po gsum pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo
The Sūtra of the Three Heaps (84000)
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The Three Heap Sūtra (Skt. Trīskhandhadharmasūtra; Wyl. phung po gsum pa'i mdo) is a Mahāyāna confession sutra with homage to the thirty-five buddhas of confession, confession, and dedication. The sūtra is used in the purification of transgressions and downfalls of the bodhisattva vows. The General Confession prayer is used in the purification of transgressions of the prātimokṣa, bodhisattva vows, and the commitments of the Vajrayāna. The Three Heap Sūtra and General Confession can be recited on their own or combined. (Source Accessed Feb 26, 2026)


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Everlasting Rain of Nectar
In Purification in Tibetan Buddhism, Geshe Jampa Gyatso explains The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Downfalls, a daily practice for purifying negativities. This essential practice helps us to clear negative thoughts and actions from our body, speech, and mind. In his delightfully conversational manner, Geshe Jampa teaches us the details of the law of cause and effect, the powerful use of the four opponent powers, and the proper manner and movements of prostrating, and provides clear descriptions of each of the thirty-five confession buddhas. (Source: Wisdom Publications)
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Maintaining the Bodhisattva Vow and the Bodhicitta Precepts
Lodrö, Lama. Maintaining the Bodhisattva Vow and the Bodhicitta Precepts. San Francisco: KDK Publications, 1984.
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The Confession of Downfalls
The Confession of Downfalls contains translations along with extensive commentaries to the two main sutra and tantra practices of mental purification in Tibetan Buddhism, the Sutra of Three Heaps and the visualization and mantra recitation of Vajrasattva. The commentaries include excerpts from a śāstra by the Indian master Nāgārjuna to the Sūtra of Three Heaps and both practices are supplemented by verbally transmitted commentaries from the Tibetan lamas Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, Geshe Rabten, Tubten Zopa Rinpoche, and Gegen Kyentse. (Source Accessed Feb 23, 2026)
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Number 284
Canon Sūtra
Sanskrit ārya-triskandhaka-nāma-mahāyānasūtra (D)
Alternate Titles 'phags pa phung po gsum pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo (A C Cz D Dd Dk F Gt H J L N Np Pj Pz Q R S Ty U V Z);'phags pa phung po gsum pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'-i mdo' (Ng);phung po gsum pa'i mdo;'phags pa phung po gsum pa zhes bya ba'i mdo;'phags pa phung po gsum pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo'
Alternate Titles - Sanskrit ārya triskandhaka nāma mahāyāna sūtra;ārya traiskandhaka nāma mahāyāna sūtra
Alternate Titles - Devanagari आर्य त्रिस्कन्धक नाम महायान सूत्र;आर्य त्रैस्कन्धक नाम महायान सूत्र