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Bonus: Tibetan Grace

Like many people, Tibetans commonly say a prayer before drinking tea or food. If it is said before drinking tea, it is called chamchoe, and if said before eating a meal, it is called tomchoe.

Here is the transliteration of the Tibetan script to the English (Latin) alphabet:

Tonpa Lame Sangye Rinpoche
Kyopa Lame Damcho Rinpoche
Drenpa Lame Gendun Rinpoche
Kyabne Konchok Sumla Chodpa Bul


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Tomchoe

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4 responses to “Bonus: Tibetan Grace”

  1. Hi Keith,

    Sorry for the long delay in responding. And sorry, too that we don’t actually know the origin for this common prayer.

  2. Nelson McPherson Avatar
    Nelson McPherson

    What does this translate to in English and the purpose behind it?

    1. Hi,

      It is an offering of the three jewels:

      Tonpa Lame Sangye Rinpoche (The perfect Buddha)
      Kyopa Lame Damcho Rinpoche (The unmistaking Dharma)
      Drenpa Lame Gendun Rinpoche (The good-companion Sangha)
      Kyabne Konchok Sumla Chodpa Bul (I will make the offering to the three jewels)

      The purpose is to make an appreciation of and offering to the the three jewels before eating.

  3. Keith Quirolo Avatar
    Keith Quirolo

    Thank you. I have seen other prayers to recite before meals. What is the origin of this prayer?

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