<p>I think the prayer translates in English as follows:</p>
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<p>“I bow to him, Gautama, who, by means of compassion, taught the true
dharma for the purpose of abandoning all views” (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
27.30).</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>At 2:48 in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtkMZMkI5N8&amp;t=168s" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this video</a> of the acceptance speech, a Tibetan prayer is recited. What is its translation into English?</p>
<p>I think it's something like &quot;Gautama, the true Buddha... free from all precept&quot;. I once saw a translation in a YouTube comment but have lost it.</p>

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What is the Tibetan prayer recited by the Dali Lama at the beginning of his 1989 Nobel Prize acceptance speech?
# What is the Tibetan prayer recited by the Dali Lama at the beginning of his 1989 Nobel Prize acceptance speech?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-07-19)

At 2:48 in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtkMZMkI5N8&t=168s) of the acceptance speech, a Tibetan prayer is recited. What is its translation into English?

I think it's something like "Gautama, the true Buddha... free from all precept". I once saw a translation in a YouTube comment but have lost it.

**Tags:** tibetan-buddhism, translation


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### Answer by username_0 on 2023-08-02. Score: 1

I think the prayer translates in English as follows:

> “I bow to him, Gautama, who, by means of compassion, taught the true
> dharma for the purpose of abandoning all views” (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
> 27.30).


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