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Authors: Jeffrey Hopkins
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- Homage to the Three Jewels. Homage to the Bodhisattva, the great being, the Superior Avalokiteshvara.
May I cure all illness Of all sentient beings
- Homage to the Three Jewels. Homage to the Bodhisattva, the great being, the Superior Avalokiteshvara.
- Through their seeing, hearing, Touching, or remembering me.
Tadyath
ā
ka
ṭ
e vika
ṭ
e ka
ṃ
ka
ṭ
e ka
ṭ
a vika
ṭ
e, ka
ṃ
ka
ṭ
e bhagavati vijaye sv
ā
h
ā
.and tie the bracelet to the wrist of the right hand. Repeating the lotus lineage essence-mantra:
Ā
rolik.put a sprinkler made of kusha grass on the ring finger of your right hand. Into the
ze’u kha,
the skull binder made from red silk or cot-ton, cast the mantra:O
ṃ
rak
ṣ
a rak
ṣ
a m
ā
n
ā
sarvabuddha-adhi
ṣṭ
hana
ā
tma civara sv
ā
h
ā
.
and tie it on your head. Also, put on clothing into which this very mantra has been cast. Tie up your hair as an image of the crown protrusion:O
ṃ
susiddhikari sv
ā
h
ā
.Go for refuge and generate an altruistic intention to become enlightened, as before, saying:
- Through their seeing, hearing, Touching, or remembering me.
- To Buddha, Doctrine, and Supreme Community I go for refuge until enlightenment.
To achieve the welfare of myself and others I will generate the mind of enlightenment.
- To Buddha, Doctrine, and Supreme Community I go for refuge until enlightenment.
- Listen, O Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Abiding in the ten directions,
I now for the sake of perfect enlightenment Will generate the mind of enlightenment.Clear away obstructors in the flowers and so forth through repeating into scented water either the mantra of Ku
ṇḍ
ali:172
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Namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asena-pataye, namo vajrakrodh
ā
ya, tadyath
ā
o
ṃ
hulu hulu ti
ṣṭ
ha ti
ṣṭ
ha bandha bandha hana hana am
ṛ
te h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.or the mantra of all activities of the lotus lineage:
O
ṃ
namo mah
ā
-
ś
r
ī
y
ā
yai, sau me siddhi siddha s
ā
dhaya,
ś
ivi
ś
iva
ṃ
kari, abhaha, sarva-artha-s
ā
dhani sv
ā
h
ā
.Putting scented water into the left hand, repeat into the water the lineage essence:
Ā
rolik.and sprinkle the flowers and so forth. From the seal of dispelling obstructors (seal 10) construct the seal of generating magnificence (seal 14), and with it distribute magnificence on top of the perfume, flowers, and so forth and repeat the mantra of generating magnificence:
O
ṃ
divya divya dhipaya, avesha mah
āś
r
ī
ye sv
ā
h
ā
.thinking that thereby:
- Listen, O Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Abiding in the ten directions,
- The offerings turn into perfect divine substances.
Then, bless them into magnificence with the mantra of Ku
ṇḍ
ali:
Namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asenapa- taye, namo vajrakrodh
ā
ya, tadyath
ā
o
ṃ
hulu hulu ti
ṣṭ
ha ti
ṣṭ
ha bandha bandha hana hana am
ṛ
te h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.and repeat the essence mantra of the lotus lineage:
Ā
rolik.Self-protection
Make seal of expelling obstructors in the body (seal 7) and repeat the mantra of expelling obstructors:
O
ṃ
hana hana am
ṛ
te h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.Then repeat into the scented water either the mantra for all activities of the lotus lineage:
O
ṃ
namo mah
ā
-
ś
r
ī
y
ā
yai, sau me siddhi siddha s
ā
dhaya,
ś
ivi
ś
iva
ṃ
- kari, abhaha, sarva-artha-s
ā
dhani sv
ā
h
ā
.or the mantra of Ku
ṇḍ
ali:Namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asenapa- taye, namo vajrakrodh
ā
ya, tadyath
ā
o
ṃ
hulu hulu ti
ṣṭ
ha ti
ṣṭ
ha bandha bandha hana hana am
ṛ
te h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.and sprinkle it on yourself, dispelling obstructors.
Place-protection
Repeat into scented water seven times:
O
ṃ
k
ī
lik
ī
la vajri vajri bhur bandha bandha h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
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and sprinkle the scented water in all directions. Making the ritual dagger seal (seal 15), and reciting:
O
ṃ
k
ī
lik
ī
lvajri vajri bhur bandha bandha h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.think:
- The offerings turn into perfect divine substances.
- Through implanting the obstructors with the Fierce Vajra Daggers they have become immovable.
Repeating this general mantra for the three lineages into the fumes of powdered incense:
O
ṃ
susiddhikara jvalita, ananta-murtaye jvala jvala, bandha bandha, hana hana h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.and this mantra for the lotus lineage:
O
ṃ
padmini bhagavati mohaya mohaya, jagad mohani sv
ā
h
ā
.think:
- Through implanting the obstructors with the Fierce Vajra Daggers they have become immovable.
- The upper demonic gods are bound.
Then, repeating the essence mantra into scented water:
Ā
rolik.sprinkle the environs with scented water. Repeating the secret mantra of the knowledge kings of the three lineages:
Bhr
ūṃ
o
ṃ
am
ṛ
todbhava udbhava h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
, namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asena-pataye, o
ṃ
sumbha ni-sumbha h
ūṃ
, g
ṛ
h
ṇ
a g
ṛ
h
ṇ
a h
ūṃ
, g
ṛ
h
ṇā
paya g
ṛ
h
ṇā
paya h
ūṃ
,
ā
nayaho bhagav
ā
n vidy
ā
-r
ā
ja h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
sv
ā
h
ā
.think:
- The upper demonic gods are bound.
- All directional obstructors have been bound.
From the dagger seal (seal 15) make the fence seal (seal 16), and saying:
Namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asenapa- taye, tadyath
ā
o
ṃ
sara sara vajra-prakara h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.think:
- All directional obstructors have been bound.
- A vajra fence has circled the area without break.
Displaying the fence seal itself (seal 16) upside down, move it in a circle (seal 17), and saying:
Namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asenapa-taye, o
ṃ
bhisphu-rak
ṣ
a-vajrap
āṇ
i h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.think:
- A vajra fence has circled the area without break.
- A vajra tent has come to be on top of the vajra fence.
To bless the fence and tent into magnificence, recite the mantra of Ku
ṇḍ
ali:Namo ratnatray
ā
ya, nama
ṣ
ca
ṇḍ
a-vajrap
āṇ
aye, mah
ā
yak
ṣ
asenapa- taye, namo vajrakrodh
ā
ya, tadyath
ā
o
ṃ
hulu hulu ti
ṣṭ
ha ti
ṣṭ
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bandha bandha hana hana am
ṛ
te h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.and making the dagger seal (seal 15), say:
O
ṃ
k
ī
lik
ī
la vajri vajri bhur bandha bandha h
ūṃ
pha
ṭ
.To close off the area make seal 18, and say:
Nama
ḥ
samanta-vajra
ṇāṃ
, o
ṃ
tara tara, turu turu, ma
ṭ
a ma
ṭ
a, band-ha bandha, sarvatra apratihate, sasime samabandha, kuru kuru tara tara samanta-vajre, samanta-vajre, kuru amale kuru
ṇ
a, maye tutaye tutaye, bara bara, kara kara, sumima samanta, vidhva
ṃ
saye, jval
ā
ya sv
ā
h
ā
. Actual concentration with repetition
Concentration on the four branches of repetition
First branch: Other-base
aImagining a deity in front of yourself
Imagine the ground for a divine residence:
- A vajra tent has come to be on top of the vajra fence.
- In front is a ground of many precious substances covered with grains of gold.
Bless it into magnificence by reciting once:
O
ṃ
calav
ī
h
ūṃ
sv
ā
h
ā
.Imagine:
- In front is a ground of many precious substances covered with grains of gold.