The Cult of Tara

WORSHIP
I pray you: let the teachings of Sakyamuni,
the Vehicles both Great and Small,
remain correct and undecayed
until the time that the Buddha Maitreya
goes to the foot of the Serpent Tree
to show the technique of perfect Buddhahood.
I pray you: cut off diseases of men and cattle;
let there be good harvest and healthy cattle;
pacify this age of contention,
weaken this era of weapons;
let there be bliss the breadth of the land
wherever the Conqueror's teachings dwell.
I pray you: make firm the life and dominion
of the kings who protect the Law;
let their people dwell also
in the law of the ten virtues;
let friends gain the glory of shared joy;
let all the harvests ripen in good season.
I pray you: hold us with compassion,
lead us with the lamp
of the teachings of past Conquerors;
delight us and perfectly fulfill
all the sincere wishes
of those who ride in your most excellent chariot.
I pray you: delight our Master, our guru,
all who have been gracious to us,
from our fathers and mothers of this life;
increase their life,
their merit and knowledge;
accomplish all their desires.
I pray you: cut off our lowly constructs,
increase our faith and wisdom;
all here assembled, Master, disciples, patron,
let us be as happy as we wish,
let us accomplish our desires in accord with the Law,
let us attain all the magical attainments.
I pray you: now that we have aroused
the thoughtful purpose of the Three Jewels
with our pure intentions,
let these prayers for the benefit
of the teachings and of beings
be accomplished unerringly, unhindered.