Seven branches 七支（頂禮、供養、懺悔、隨喜、請轉法輪、請佛住世、迴向）

Seven branches (Skt. saptāṅga; Tib. yenlak dün; Wyl. yan lag bdun) — As Chökyi Drakpa says: "The seven branch practice (or the seven aspects of devotional practice) incorporates all the key points for gathering the accumulations." They are:

1. prostration, the antidote to pride
2. offering, the antidote to avarice
3. confession, the antidote to aggression
4. rejoicing, the antidote to jealousy
5. requesting to turn the wheel of Dharma, the antidote to ignorance
6. requesting not to pass into parinirvana, the antidote to wrong views
7. dedication of merit, the antidote to doubts

七支 (梵文saptāṅga; 藏文yenlak dün; 威利拼音yan lag bdun)

如同確吉．札巴（Chökyi Drakpa）所說：「七支修持（或稱七支虔修）融入了所有累積資糧的重點。」分別為：

1. 頂禮─對治傲慢

2. 供養─對治貪愛

3. 懺悔─對治瞋恨

4. 隨喜─對治疑嫉

5. 請轉法輪─對治愚痴（無明）

6. 請佛住世（不入涅槃）─對治邪見

7. 迴向功德─對治疑惑

譯註參見： http://blog.xuite.net/yeshi_tsogyal/twblog/142808936

Alternative Translations

• Seven aspects of devotional practice
• Sevenfold service (Dorje & Kapstein)
• Seven limbs (Geshe Thupten Jinpa)

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

• Sogyal Rinpoche, Tuncurry, 10-11 March 2011
• Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 26, 29 April & 5 May 1998

Further Reading

• Chökyi Drakpa, A Torch for the Path to Omniscience, see A Guide to the Practice of Ngöndro (Tertön Sogyal Trust, 2007), pages 198-203.
• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 317-328.
• Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), pages 267-274.

Internal Links

• Seven Branches from the Zangchö Mönlam
• Eight branches