35 Buddhas Practice Resources

From the Introduction by Shamar Rinpoche:

"Buddha Shakyamuni gave the 35 Buddhas Sutra as the most effective and expedient method for purifying negativities and accumulating merit. The practice was very widespread in Buddhist India, especially during the time when the Mahayana and Vajrayana– the paths of the Bodhisattva– were flourishing there. Many Buddhists– tantric yogis, scholars, monks and nuns, householder practitioners– chose this sutra among all the available Mahayana sutras and tantras as their preliminary practice or daily practice. Indeed, the great Tibetan master Marpa Lhodrakpa and a number of his peers chose it as their preliminary practice before focusing on the advanced practices of the Vajrayana.

The 35 Buddhas Sutra, also called the Daily Confession in Three Sets, or Arya Triskandhaka Sutra, is particularly timely for today's practitioners. The Buddha himself taught it in Shravasti; it belongs to his second cycle of teachings. A pure, authentic, and non-sectarian transmission, it is unsullied by controversy or partisanship on any level. A vehicle of great blessing, it is appropriate for beginning and advanced practitioners alike...

Just as all negative actions leave an imprint in the mindstream that blocks positive karma from ripening and reinforces the illusion of samsara, the merit generated by this practice blocks negative karma from ripening and sets us firmly on the path of liberation."

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"Wisdom, Merit, and the Purification Through the Blessing of the 35 Buddhas"

This text is available for online purchase (via credit card or PayPal bank transfer), or at a local Bodhi Path center.

Multimedia learning tool

Click this icon to open the file directly in a new browser window. (Depending on the speed of your internet connection it may take a while to load before the buttons will work. The file size is approx. 2.6MB) Simply click the arrows to advance and click the sound icon to play the audio.

Visualization aid for 35 Buddhas

This is an interactive aid to help visualize the arrangemnt of the 35 Buddhas. It is a Quicktime VR file that allows the user to turn and spin the arrangement to view it from any angle. Simply click and drag on the image once it is fully loaded. It requires the Quicktime plug-in from Apple.

Click this icon to open the file directly in a new browser window. (Depending on the speed of your internet connection it may take a while to load before it can be manipulated. The file size is approx. 8MB) Or dowload it to your computer by right clicking and choosing "Save as..." and open it directly in the Quicktime player.

Sample Recitation