title: A Praise of the Twelve Exemplary Deeds of Lord Buddha, including The Heart Sutra and A Non-Sectarian Prayer
author: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
description: This text is recited at the beginning of Sakya Monasterys Sunday Chenrezi meditation on loving-kindness and compassion.
zlib_text: **Manual**
  
   **Of**
  
   **Zen Buddhism**
  
  > DAISETZ
  
  TEITARO SUZUKI, D.LITT.
  
    
  
  _EDITOR'S FOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION_
  
   _EDITOR'S NOTE TO SECOND EDITION_
  
   _PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION_
  
   _I. GATHAS AND PRAYERS_
  
   _I. ON OPENING THE SUTRA_
  
   _II. CONFESSION_
  
   _III. THE THREEFOLD REFUGE_
  
   _IV. THE FOUR GREAT VOWS[1]_
  
   _V. THE WORSHIPPING OF THE SARIRA_
  
   _VI. THE TEACHING OF THE SEVEN BUDDHAS_
  
   _VII. THE GATHA OF IMPERMANENCE[1]_
  
   _VIII. THE YEMMEI KWANNON TEN-CLAUSE SUTRA[1]_
  
   _IX. PRAYER ON THE OCCASION OF FEEDING THE HUNGRY GHOSTS_
  
   _X. GENERAL PRAYER[1]_
  
   _XI. PRAYER OF THE BELL_
  
   _I. DHARANI OF REMOVING DISASTERS_
  
   _II. DHARANI OF THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE ONE_
  
   _III. DHARANI OF THE VICTORIOUS BUDDHA-CROWN_
  
   _I. ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SHINGYO_
  
   _II. THE KWANNON SUTRA[1]_
  
   _III. THE KONGOKYO OR DIAMOND SUTRA[2]_
  
   _IV. THE LANKAVATARA SUTRA_
  
   _XVIII_
  
   _XIX_
  
   _XXIV_
  
   _XXVIII_
  
   _XXXV_
  
   _XXXVII_
  
   _LXVIII_
  
   _V. THE RYOGONKYO, OR SURANGAMA SUTRA[1]_
  
   _I. BODHIDHARMA