From Geshe Gelek Chodha:

“A long time ago, before 1959 in Tibet, within Sera Je monastery there were many many small colleges established, based on the region in Tibet. So, (one of the colleges) in Tibet, had pandemic issues, problems. A lot of monks passed away. The monks from the college recited this mantra, and the pandemic eventually died down, disappeared.”

 

This mantra was suggested by Geshe Gelek’s teacher, Serjey Khensur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Delek, to recite during the COVID-19 pandemic.