chopa

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A loose upper garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
noun A name in the West Indies and elsewhere of many different fishes, especially of fishes of the genus Cyphosus (Kyphosus), as chopa blanca (K. sectatrix) of Bermuda (the Bermuda chub); chopa amarilla (K. incisor) of the West Indies; K. elegans of the tropical American coast of the Pacific; etc.

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All the faults of selfishness are discussed very thoroughly in Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior and also in An Offering Ceremony to the Spiritual Masters, The Guru Puja (Bla-ma mchod-pa, Lama chopa).

A Commentary on Attitude-Training Like the Rays of the Sun - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama �� Day Four: Completion of Preliminaries and the Two Types of Bodhichitta 2009
These points are covered briefly in the prayer at the end of An Offering Ceremony to the Spiritual Masters, Lama-chopa.

A Commentary on Attitude-Training Like the Rays of the Sun - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama �� Day Six: Deepest Bodhichitta, Continued 2009
For instance, "Lama chopa" could be done in Tibetan and its Lam-rim section be recited in English.

Address to the Monks of Ganden, Drepung, and Sera about Buddhism in Foreign Countries 1989
For instance, Lama chopa could be done in Tibetan and its Lam-rim section be recited in English.

Suggestions Regarding Overseas Dharma Centers 1987
Followers of the Gelug Tradition often perform as well An Offering Ceremony to the Spiritual Masters (Bla-ma mchod-pa, “Lama chopa,” “The Guru Puja”) by the First Panchen Lama.

A Commentary on A Root Text for Gelug-Kagyu Mahamudra the First Panchen Lama Lozang-chokyi-gyeltsen 2006