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Then perform the seven-branch prayer, beginning with “However many of those who…” up to “I dedicate for awakening,” and offer either an elaborate or a brief maṇḍala: | Then perform the seven-branch prayer,<ref>This section is drawn from ''The King of Aspiration Prayers: Samantabhadra's "Aspiration to Good Actions"'' (''Zangchö Mönlam'') from the ''Gaṇḍavyūha'' chapter of the ''Avataṃsaka sūtra''. https://www.lotsawahouse.org/words-of-the-buddha/samantabhadra-aspiration-good-actions.</ref> | ||
The Seven Preliminaries for Purifying the Mind | beginning with “However many of those who…” up to “I dedicate for awakening,” and offer either an elaborate or a brief maṇḍala: | ||
<h3>The Seven Preliminaries for Purifying the Mind<h3> | |||
1. Prostration | 1. Prostration | ||
To all the buddhas, the lions of the human race, | To all the buddhas, the lions of the human race, | ||
