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The Jangwa Practice Associated withthe Medicine Guru (Buddha) Entitled

Freeing the WretchedFrom the Chasm

Translated by Ven. Gelong Thubten Tsultrim(George Churinoff)

Medicine Buddha Jangwa Practice72 Medicine Buddha Jangwa Practice

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© George Churinoff, 2003All rights reserved.

Benefits of the Jangwa PracticeThe tantric practice of jangwa is used when somebody has died. Even if the person is inthe intermediate state on the way to the lower realms, you can still do jangwa andchange the direction of the person’s reincarnation. You can cause the person to rein-carnate in a pure land or in a deva or human realm. Jangwa is a skillful tantric practiceof purification, due to the power of mantra, the power of concentration, and thepower of Buddha’s words of truth.

Within the practice of jangwa there are different means of purification, but recita-tion of these powerful purification mantras is one of the main ones. You use themantras to bless mustard seeds. Through meditation you hook the people who havedied, and then you throw the blessed mustard seeds over them to purify them. Finally,you do phowa to transfer their consciousness to a pure land. After that, if you don’thave ashes or parts of the body, you burn the photograph of the dead person or thepiece of paper with the dead person’s name written on it while meditating on empti-ness.

This particular practice of jangwa associated with the Medicine Buddhas is espe-cially accessible. We ordinary people can perform this highly beneficial practice usingthis version without risking the possibility of creating further interferences for ourselvesor for the deceased. Other jangwa practices associated with other specific deities re-quire a high level of skill on the part of those doing the practice – skill in visualization,in self-generation, in ritual accuracy – in order to perform the practice correctly with-out creating hindrances and interferences. The practice of jangwa in association withthe Medicine Buddhas is highly effective and yet can be practiced by those of us who arenot advanced practitioners.

Compiled from the advice and teachings ofLama Zopa Rinpoche and Geshe Lama Konchog

Practice RequirementsIt is most beneficial if this practice be done by an ordained Sangha member, but if that isnotpossible, the practice may be done by anyone with a kriya tantra initiation. If you do nothave a Medicine Buddha empowerment, when you reach the self-generation on p. 4, youshould visualize the Medicine Buddha at the crown of your head.

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Caring for the Deceased, the MemorialRitual of the Southern Gate Associated

with the Medicine Guru (Buddha),Entitled

Freeing the Wretched Fromthe Chasm

Namo Guru Bhaishajyairajaya (Homage to the King Medicine Guru)

Holy body adorned with ornaments of very excellent signs and exemplifications,Highly beautified with the very pleasing sixty harmonies andClearly seeing all to be known with the very profound holy mind,I prostrate to the Bhagavan Medicine Guru.

I shall set out clearly and easy to implement the way to do the ritual of the SouthernGate: The method, in dependence upon which, wretched migrators are freed from thechasm of the lower realms.

Here, with regard to caring for the deceased associated with the ritual of the seventathagatas of the Bhagavan Medicine Guru, arrange the mandala as is taught in theritual manual entitled “The Wish-Fulfilling Powerful King.” Set out pictorial represen-tations1 of the fifty-two deities and beautifully arrange the classes of offering. If amandala and the total representations are not available, set out upon a platformheaps (of grain, sand, or the like) equal in number to the deities. Then having taken theRenewal and Purification Ceremony2 proceed with the ritual, or if not, do accordingto the text from the taking of refuge to the offering of the torma to the Lord of thePlace at the end. After that, arrange the victory vase in front of the mandala of deities.

[When this ritual was performed by Geshe Ngawang Dragpa of Tse Chen Ling Center, it wasproceeded by recitation of “The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel” (pp. 58–9) up to and including recita-tion of the Medicine Buddha mantra.]


Care of Dharma Books

Dharma books contain the teachings of the Buddha; they have thepower to protect against lower rebirth and to point the way to libera-tion. Therefore, they should be treated with respect – kept off thefloor and places where people sit or walk – and not stepped over.They should be covered or protected for transporting and kept in ahigh, clean place separate from more mundane materials. Other ob-jects should not be placed on top of Dharma books and materials.Licking the fingers to turn pages is considered bad form as well asnegative karma. If it is necessary to dispose of written Dharma mate-rials, they should be burned rather than thrown in the trash. Whenburning Dharma texts, it is taught to first recite a prayer or mantra,such as OM, AH, HUM. Then, you can visualize the letters of the texts(to be burned) absorbing into the AH and the AH absorbing into you,transmitting their wisdom to your mindstream. After that, as you con-tinue to recite OM, AH, HUM, you can burn the texts.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has recommended that photos or images ofholy beings, deities, or other holy objects not be burned. Instead, theyshould be placed with respect in a stupa, tree, or other high, cleanplace. It has been suggested to put them into a small structure like abird house and then seal the house. In this way, the holy images donot end up on the ground.


Invoking the Sacred Pledge of the Eight Sugatas

As is taught in the text, beseech saying:3

TADYATHA / GHUME GHUME / IME / NIMITI / MATI MATI /SAPTA TATHAGATA SAMADHYA DHISHTHITE / ATI MATE /PALE / PAPAM SHODHANI / SARVA PAPAM NASHAYA / MAMABUDDHE / BUDDHOT TAME / UME / KUME / BUDDHAKSHETRA PARISHODHANI / DHAME NIDHAME / MERU MERU /MERU SHIKHARE / SARVA AKALA4 MRITYU NIVARANI /BUDDHE SUBUDDHE BUDDHA DHISHTHINA /RAKSHANTUME / SARVA DEVA / SAME ASAME SAMANHARANTUME / SARVA BUDDHA BODHISATTVA / SHAMESHAME PRASHAMANTUME SARVA ITY-UPADRAVA VYADHAYA /PURANI PURANI / VURAYAME / SARVA ASHAYA / VAIDURYAPRATI BHASE SARVA PAPAM KSHAYAM KARI SVAHA

and

TADYATHA / OM BHAISHAJYE BHAISHAJYE MAHA BHAISHAJYEBHAISHAJYE RAJA SAMUDGATE SVAHA

+H,, <-SN- F- !K- SN- F- !K- 3@- SN- F- !K- SN- F- !K- <- 6- ?- 3;- +J- J- @,Common pronunciation:TA YA TA / OM BEKANZAY BEKANZAY MAHA BEKANZAY BEKANZAYRADZA SAMUDGATAY SOHA

“Due to the condition of reciting these mantras, it is blessed through the sacred pledgeof the Eight Sugatas and their retinues.” If the (vase water) is sprinkled on the dead andso forth it is said to be very beneficial.

Self-GenerationIn regard to the engaging in the stages of the Southern Gate, it is very important to visualizeoneself as a deity by way of a mantra tradition, so visualize like this:

OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVASHUDDHO HAM

(OM all phenomena are pure in nature; I am pure in nature.)

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ColophonThese prayers were compiled in 1997 for FPMT students and centers by Ven. RogerKunsang according to various instructions from Ven. Ribur Rinpoche and others forthe health and long life of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. They have been lightly edited by Ven.Constance Miller, FPMT Education Department, January 1999.Revised edition, June 1999.

Dedication Prayers

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(I) become emptiness. From the empty state from the letter PAM alotus appears, and from the letter AH, a moon disk, upon which mymind appears as a blue letter HUM. From that light rays emanate,enacting the two aims and, having gathered back, they transform,and I arise as the King of Medicine Buddha with a blue-colored body,one face, and two arms. The right hand is in the mudra of grantingsublime realizations, holding the stem of the myrobalan plant, whichdestroys the three poisons. The left hand is in the mudra of medita-tive equipoise holding a begging bowl filled with medicinal nectar.Adorned with clear and complete signs and exemplifications anddressed in the three Dharma robes, [I am] seated in the vajra sittingposture, beautified and radiating countless rays of light in a magnifi-cent bodily form. At the crown is a white OM, at the throat a red AH,at the heart a blue HUM. From the heart HUM, light rays emanateinviting all the tathagatas in the aspect of the Buddha Medicine Guru.

JAH HUM BAM HOH

They become non-dual.

Light rays are again emitted from the heart HUM, inviting the empow-ering deities and their retinue. By requesting: “Please will you bestowthe actual empowerment” the empowerment is bestowed, saying:

OM VAJRA BHAVA ABHISHIÑCHA HUM

and [my] head is crowned by Akshobhya.

The offering substances become exquisite divine substances.

Bless three times with:OM AH HUM

Offer with (the mantras and mudras):OM ARGHAM PRATICCHA SVAHAOM PADYAM PRATICCHA SVAHAOM PUSHPE PRATICCHA SVAHAOM DHUPE PRATICCHA SVAHAOM ALOKE PRATICCHA SVAHAOM GANDHE PRATICCHA SVAHAOM NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA SVAHAOM SHAPTA PRATICCHA SVAHA


Special FPMT Dedication PrayersDue to these merits may all the obstacles to Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche’shealth and long life be instantly removed. May Rinpoche remain andteach us until samsara ends, and may all his and Lama Yeshe’s holywishes be instantly fulfilled.

May Lama Osel Rinpoche have a long and healthy life. May he beable to complete all his studies without hindrance and become a greatholder and teacher of sutra and tantra in this life. May he be of great-est benefit to all sentient beings.

May all the obstacles to the quick success of the building of the Maitreyastatue be instantly destroyed. May this great statue of Maitreya be ac-complished exactly according to the wishes of Lama Yeshe and LamaZopa Rinpoche.

May all the centers and projects of the FPMT be free of obstacles tospread the holy Dharma of Buddha Shakyamuni, in particular theteachings of Lama Tsong Khapa.

May all sentient beings be free from suffering and achieve every hap-piness and the highest state of enlightenment.

May all the students and friends who work so hard (for FPMT) in theservice of the Dharma and who sacrifice their lives for Buddha’s teach-ings and to relieve the suffering of sentient beings have long andhealthy lives. May they realize the path to enlightenment in their ownminds as quickly as possible.

May all those who rely on and have made specific requests to LamaZopa Rinpoche be free of all obstacles to having long and healthylives. May they be able to achieve all the realizations of the path in thislifetime.

May all the students’ activities please the virtuous friend. In all theirlives may they be guided by perfectly qualified Mahayana virtuousfriends, and may all their wishes succeed immediately according to theDharma.


Praise by saying:Bhagavan with equal compassion for all,Whose name, when merely heard, dispels the suffering of bad

migrations,Dispeller of disease and the three poisons:I prostrate to the Buddha Medicine Guru Lapis Lazuli Light.5

Light rays emanate from the mantra garland encircling the HUM ontop of the moon mandala at my heart, purifying the negativities andobscurations of all sentient beings. All the blessings of the conquerorsand their spiritual sons are invoked and absorb into me.

Recite as much as possible:OM NAMO BHAGAVATE BHAISHAJYE GURU VAIDURYAPRABHARAJAYA / TATHAGATAYA ARHATE SAMYAKSAMBUDDHAYA / TADYATHA / OM BHAISHAJYE BHAISHAJYEMAHA BHAISHAJYE BHAISHAJYE RAJA SAMUDGATE SVAHA

Common pronunciation:OM NAMO BAGAWATAY BEKANZAY / GURU BEDURYA / PRABA RADZA YA/ TATAGATAYA / ARHATAY SAMYAKSAM BUDDHAYA / TA YA TA / OMBEKANZAY BEKANZAY MAHA BEKANZAY BEKANZAY / RADZASAMUDGATAY SOHA

At the end (dedicate saying):Due to these virtuesMay I quickly accomplish the Bhagavan Medicine GuruAnd then set each and every migrator in that level.

Establishing the Victory VaseThen, arranging the victory vase, dharani (cord with) vajra along with offerings, the method ofestablishing the victory vase is as follows.

Clear away (interferences) with:

OM VAJRA AMRITA KUNDALI HANA HANA HUM PHAT

Purify (into emptiness) with:


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Dedication Prayers

Due to the merits of these virtuous actionsMay I quickly attain the state of a guru-buddhaAnd lead all living beings, without exception,Into that enlightened state.

May the supreme jewel bodhichittaThat has not arisen, arise and grow;And may that which has arisen not diminishBut increase more and more.

Just as the brave Manjushri and Samantabhadra, too,Realized things as they are,I, too, dedicate all these merits in the best way,That I may follow their perfect example.

I dedicate all these roots of virtueWith the dedication praised as the bestBy the victorious ones thus gone of the three times,So I might perform good works.

I dedicate whatever virtues I have ever collectedFor the benefit of the teachings and of all sentient beings,And in particular, for the essential teachingsOf venerable Losang Dragpa to shine forever.

Dedication Prayers

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The vase becomes emptiness. From the empty state the syllable BAMappears and gives rise to a jeweled white vase endowed with all theproper characteristics of a large belly, long neck, hanging lip, and soforth.

OM TAPTE TAPTE MAHATAPTE SVAHA

The vase water and the celestial river Ganges become inseparable.

Within the action vase and upon a variegated lotus and sun cushionthe syllable HUM becomes a variegated vajra marked by HUM, whichtransforms into Amritakundali, with a blue-green body, a playful de-meanor of smiling wrath, one face, and two hands. The right [hand]holds a variegated vajra in the manner of pointing at the heart; theleft holds a bell with a variegated vajra handle resting on his hip.Adorned with snakes and precious ornaments, he has upper garmentsof silk and a tigerskin skirt. Positioned with the left leg extended, hiscrown is marked by a white syllable OM, the throat by a red AH, andthe heart by a blue HUM.

Light rays emanate from the heart HUM and invite from theirnatural abode wisdom beings similar to that meditated upon and em-powering deities.

JAH HUM BAM HOH

They become non-dual. The empowering deities bestow empower-ment, and he is crowned by Amoghasiddhi.

Blessing the offerings. Clear away (interferences) with:




From the empty state, OM syllables become precious vessels, vast andexpansive, within which OM syllables melt and arise as drinking water,water to bathe the feet, flowers, incense, lamps, perfume, food, andmusic. [All are] lustrous and unobstructed, vast as space.


Dedication Prayers

Ge wa di yi nyur du dagLa ma sang gyä drub gyur näDro wa chig kyang ma lü paDe yi sa la gö par shog

Jang chhub sem chhog rin po chheMa kye pa nam kye gyur chigKye wa nyam pa me pa yangGong nä gong du phel war shog

Jam päl pa wö ji tar khyen pa dangKün tu zang po de yang de zhin teDe dag kün gyi je su dag lob chhirGe wa di dag tham chä rab tu ngo

Dü sum sheg päi gyäl wa tham chä kyiNgo wa gang la chhog tu ngag pa deDag gi ge wäi tsa wa di kün kyangZang po chö chhir rab tu ngo war gyi

Dag gi ji nye sag päi ge wa diTän dang dro wa kün la gang phän dangKhyä par je tsün lo zang drag pa yiTän päi nying po ring du säl je shog


Bless (the offerings) with:OM ARGHAM AH HUMOM PADYAM AH HUMOM PUSHPE AH HUMOM DHUPE AH HUMOM ALOKE AH HUMOM GANDHE AH HUMOM NAIVIDYA AH HUMOM SHAPTA AH HUM

Offer them with:OM MAHAKRODHA RAJA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA SHAPTA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA

HUM Definitely proclaiming the frightful sound of HUMAnd destroying each and every obstructor,Deity who bestows all siddhis:I prostrate to the enemy of obstructors.

Recite seven times:

OM VAJRA AMRITA UDAKA HUM

The water of the Dharma conch is transformed into the nectar of exalted wisdom and becomesthe nature of subtle vajra atoms.

I imagine that from my heart, the mantra garland in the aspect oflight rays entwines the dharani cord, proceeds along it, entreating themental continuum of the vase deity, (from whom) a stream of nectardescends.

Recite a hundred (times):


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Make up for what was superfluous or deficient with the hundred-syllable (mantra):OM VAJRASATTVA SAMAYA MANUPALAYAM / VAJRASATTVATVENOPATISHTHA / DRIDHO ME BHAVA / SUTOSHYO MEBHAVA / SUPOSHYO ME BHAVA / ANURAKTO ME BHAVA /SARVA SIDDHI M ME PRAYACCHA / SARVA KARMA SU CHAME /CHITTAM SHRIYAM KURU HUM / HA HA HA HA HO /BHAGAVAN SARVA TATHAGATA / VAJRA MAME MUNCHA /VAJRA BHAVA MAHA SAMAYA SATTVA AH [HUM PHAT]

Present offering water (to the vase, pouring in) the water of the Dharma conch. Offer the(seven) enjoyments:

OM MAHAKRODHA RAJA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM MAHAKRODHA RAJA SHAPTA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA

Cleanse (by sprinkling) with the ornament of the mouth (of the vase and request):Until the activities of the great mandala are completed, please per-form the enlightened activities of totally repelling obstructors.

Then contemplate that:The wisdom being vase deities return to their natural abodes; the com-mitment beings melt into light and transform into the aspect of vasewater.

Generating the Physical RepresentationThen, upon a platform in front of the Southern Gate of the mandala or in front of oneself,(place) the corpse, clothing, or purificatory tablet6 upon a drawing of an eight-petalled whitelotus at the center of which is an eight-spoked wheel. Focus (your mind) on them. Then,generate the physical representation.




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Imagine:The appearance of the physical representation (the corpse, clothing,or purificatory tablet) becomes the emptiness of non-observation. Fromthe empty state, the first letter of the name of the deceased adorned(above) by a tigle,7 or the syllable NI, appears and transforms into theaggregates, entrances, and elements of the deceased in his/her ordinaryattire, all clear and complete.

Bind the vajra handclasp inwardly, extending the two forefingers, bent slightly like hooks, andextend the two small fingers like needles in the mudra of summoning. Actually place it on thehead of the corpse and the like or, generating the physical representation of the being to bepurified in the aspect of the dead, visualize placing it on the head.

OM VAJRASATTVA HUM JAH

By the blessings of the truth of the Buddha, the truth of the Dharma,the truth of the Sangha; the truth of all those abiding in the Tathagata,Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action lineages; the truth of all the varietiesof deities of essence, mudra, secret mantra, and knowledge mantra,and particularly the truth of all the Bhagavan Medicine Guru EightBrotherly Sugatas along with the assembly of retinue deities; and thegreat truth, may the consciousness of the deceased “named so and so”(insert the name of the deceased here or, if a large group is beingpurified, leave as is) residing in the intermediate state or in any worldsubsumed by the three realms, the six classes of migrators, or the fourstates of rebirth come here in less than an instant.

Light rays of my heart seed syllable HUM emanate like hooks, summon-ing the consciousness of the deceased, red and clear in color, havingthe physical form of the (Sanskrit) letter short-A. This enters throughthe crown (of the actual or visualized physical representation) and dis-solves into the heart.8

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Hook and deposit with:

JAH HUM BAM HOH

OM SHODHANE SHODHANE SARVA PAPAM ANAYA HUM

All the negativities and obscurations of the deceased are summoned.

If one likes to elaborate:

OM SARVA APAYA ARSHANA VISHODHANA VAJRA SAMAYAHUM PHAT

All those in bad migrations are summoned to the exterior of themandala. Saying, “Bhagavan, please protect us from this torment ofsuffering. We go for refuge to the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha,and also to you,” they go for refuge.

Erect the two middle fingers from the vajra handclasp; releasing the two thumbs and two smallfingers, rub and rip.9 Make the mudra of destroying negativities.

Due to reciting three times:OM VAJRAPANI VISPHOTAYA SARVA APAYA BANDHANANIPRAMOKSHAYA SARVA APAYA GATE BHYAH SARVA SATTVANSARVA TATHAGATA VAJRA SAMAYA TRAT

Do these contemplations:All the negativities of those in bad migrations are destroyed. Purifyingall negativities due to their seeing the mudra, they die and transferfrom the lower realms and are reborn at the feet of the Principal(Medicine Buddha). The physical representations are discarded in theGreat Salt Ocean.

And if one appreciates the concise, it is also suitable not to perform these (mudras) of summon-ing the lower realms and ripping.

Recite:OM SARVAVID SARVA APAYAVISHODHANE HUM PHAT SVAHA /VAJRA BANDHA TRAT


:2R., $%- 8A$- 3,R%- /?- $> A/- eJ- ;A, 1R- *- =- ?R$?- #%- 2-i3?, 0$- /?- K R$?- 28 A<- :LJ<- L J.- 0:A, hR- eJ- &/- =-*2?- ?- 3(A, }R/- (.- HR.- GA- 2!:- =?- :.?, .- / A- :)A$?-0- (J<- 3,R%- /?, HJ.- =- *2?- ?- 3(A- =$?- GA?, :) A$?- 0-M<- .- 2?=- .- $?R=, .J- /?- 5K- :.?- =- 9?- ! J<- 2<- :.R.- /- >- 3A/- 0?- K J- 3<- =-

?R$?- 0- 9?- .%- :. R.- ;R/- 2}R- 2- 8J?- L- 2- .J- LJ.- /, 5K- :.?- GA- gJ/- 2?%- .%?, !R%- 0:A-%%- =?- !J%- .- 5K- :.?- GA- i3- 0<- > J?- 0- >- }R/- 0 R- .J- ;R%?- ?- I<-0- =?- (/- IA- ]- 2N- D#:A- :R.- GA- o=- 0R- {- 3. R$- }R/- 0R- 8=- $&A$-K$- $* A?- 0- $;?- 3(R$- .A/- I A- K$- o?- A- <- <- .%, $;R/-3*3- 28$- $ A- K$- o?- 2..- l A?- $%- 2:A- z%- 29J.- 2$3?- 0,35/- .0 J?- 3?- 0, (R?- $R?- i3- $?3- $?R=- 2, hR- eJ:A- *A=-N%- $A?- 28$?- 0:A- ,A- 2R<- <, 3P A/- 0<- A: ,$?- !<- >-$A?- 35/- 0<- I<, A;)- ?R$?- GA- 3(R., ,$?- eJ:A- !/- =- ~ R3?-0: A- 8 J?- ?R$?, 2N- D#:A- :R.- =- K$- :5=- =R, AWF- +?- :.R.- ;R/- LA/-

IA?- 2_2?, AJ- 3: R- 3(R.- 0- ]- /- 3J., <%- L%- 3(R.- 0- (J/- 0R- !J,$9$?- GA- z- 3R- 3J- =R%- :6B/, $9$?- G A- 3(R.- 0- ,/- =- :2=,AJ- 3:R- 3(R.- 0-

X <%- L%- 3(R.- 0-

X 1- ;A- z- 3R- 0A- 7%- :6 B/,


And due to ripping the vajra handclasp at the heart three times along with the words (of themantra):The negativities and obscurations of the deceased along with theirimprints are purified.

Bless their three places with:

OM at the crown of that (purified deceased one); AH at the throat;HUM at the heart.

Then, having bound two vajra fists, sticking out the thumbs, middlefingers and little fingers, make the vajra mudra by putting the forefin-gers and ring fingers into the heroic posture (sattva-asana). Touch orimagine (touching) the twenty-two places: “At the heart, neck, andmouth locations; forehead, brow curl, two ears; head hair locks, twoshoulders; nostrils, waist, knees, the upper part of the feet; ankles, tipof the nose, and the two eyes, and the secret…,” and bless them recit-ing:

OM VAJRA ADHITISHTHA JÑANA SAMAYA HUM

Purifying the ObstructorsThen, purifying the obstructors.Arrange offerings of the two waters and (the other five) enjoyments for the wrathful ones and,for the obstructors, three sacrificial cakes (tormas) and three lamps along with hand-imprintedpieces. Having blessed the offerings (as follows):





From the empty state, OM syllables become precious vessels, vast andexpansive, within which OM syllables melt and arise as drinking water,water to bathe the feet, flowers, incense, lamps, perfume, food, andmusic. [All are] lustrous and unobstructed, vast as space.

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=- K$- :5=- =R, 35/- =J$?- < A/- (J/- $?J<- 29%- M- %/- 3J.,(R?- 1$?- 3%R/- 3HJ/- (/- ]- >G- ,2, o- (J/- (R/- =3- ; R%?-?- mR$?- 0- ;A, 2.J- 2<- $>J$?- 0- 2o.- =- K$- :5=- =R,.R/- $*A?- 3,<- KA/- !R/- 0-mR$?- ?%?- o?, 2.J/- $*A?- 9%-:)$- !R/- 0- .3- 0:A- (R?, 5S$?- $*A?- 3*3- 3J.- :1$?-3(R$- .$J- :./- +J, *2?- $/?- .!R/- 3(R$- $?3- =- K$-:5=- =R, ? $4S- 2R- o=- 2- :PR- 2:A- 3$R/, :PR- 2- *R2- 0:A-.R/- 2lR/- 0, !R2?- (J/- :)A$?- 0- !/- ?J=- 2, .J- <A%- *A.- /?- *2?- ?- 3(A, .J- ;A- ,$?- ?- (.- 0:A- (R?, :#R<- 2- :)A$?-0- ?J=- 2- .%, L%- (2- ?J3?- .0:A- 5S$?- =- ;%, .J- 28A/-;%- .$- *2?- ?- 3(A, 2.$- /A- :)A$?- 0?- i3- 0$- /?,!/- +- 29%- =- 2.$- *A.- :2=, :)3- .0=- .L%?- =:%-2.$- *A.- GA?, 2.$- $A- =?- :.A- .2=- 2<- 2IA, ,$?- eJ:A-,R.- 0- 3-:O=- 2:A, ,/- <?- $9A$?- 3$R/- .J- =- ;%, *3-,$- %- <R?- :R- .R.- :2R., #A$- &/- 2.$- =- 2*2- +- $? R=,:1$?- 0- /3- 3#:A- ~A%- 0R- .%, ?- ;A- ~A%- 0 R- .$- .%- /A,,$?- eJ- (J- 3$ R/- ,3?- &.- =, *2?- :5S=- ~A%- /?- : R- .R.-

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Bless (the offerings) with:OM ARGHAM AH HUMOM PADYAM AH HUMOM PUSHPE AH HUMOM DHUPE AH HUMOM ALOKE AH HUMOM GANDHE AH HUMOM NAIVIDYA AH HUMOM SHAPTA AH HUM

With oneself persisting in divine pride and with the mudra of vajra gathering (say):

OM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA VAJRA SAMAJAHHUM

Imagine countless wrathful ones come due to the (following) invocation:Exalted wisdom light blazing like the fire of the eon,Burning all the dark elements of ignorance and attachment,Destroying all fears of hatred and the Lord of Death,Great hero with the heroic sign of a tiger skin,Suppressing the extremes of misleading cannibals and taming

enemies,Wrathful king of knowledge, I request to stay,When invited for the purpose of taming misleaders,Please come due to offering for the sake of migrators.

OM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA E HYE HI

Offer drinking water and a seat:PRAVARA SADKARAM ARGHAM PRATICCAH SVAHA KAMALAYESTVAM

Make offerings:OM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA ARGHAMPRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA PADYAMPRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA PUSHPEPRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA DHUPEPRATICCHA HUM SVAHA


2.J- =J$?- X

;A.- :UR$- $%- 8A$- 3- !J$?- LJ., ,3?- &.-( R?- G A?- 13- 36.- .J, 5S$?- !/- .2%- .- 36.- 0- .J, HJ.- =-2.J- =J$?-

X ?%?- o?- HJ.- =- 2.J- =J$?- 36., 2o- LA/-

5%?- 0: A- z- i3?- .%, :L%- 0 R- !/- IA?- 2.J- =J$?- /A, HJ.-=- g$- +- .A/- I<- &A$, ?%?- o?- 2?R.- /3?-3,- .$- .%,z- i3?- !/- GA- 2?3- 0- ;A?, HJ.- GA- :.R.- . R/- $%- ;A/- 0,.R/- . J- .J- <A%- :P2- I<- &A$, b%- $*A?- HJ.- &$- 2.J- =J$?-I<, b- 28A- HJ.- &$- 2. J- = J$?- I<, HJ.- &$- =3- 2PR.- 2.J-I<- &A$, K A<- :R%- .$- G%- 2.J- =J$?- >R$, * A/- 3R- 2.J- = J$?-35/- 2.J- =J$?, *A- 3:A- $%- ;%- 2.J- = J$?- > A%, HJ.- &$-!/- +- 2.J- = J$?- I<, HJ.- &$- #A$- 0<- 3- I<- &A$, :) A$-g J/- :.A- /?- :)A$- gJ/- 1- <R=- +- ?R%- 8A%- 5K- =?- :.?- 0- (J- $J- 3R-

8 J?- L- 2- :.A- %/- ?R%- $?3- =?- PR=- /?- 3,R- <A?- ?- *J?- +J-2..- .%- 3A- 3,/- 0:A- KR$?- ,3?- &.- =?- o=- /?- >A/- +- 2N->A?- 0<- I<- &A$, .J- /?- K$- :5=- 2- /A, z- 3 A: A- !R/- 0- 3*3- 3 J.->G:A- +R$, :)3- .0=- .L%?- .%- 3#/- (J/- 8A- :5S- ?R$?,2.J- 2<- $>J$?- 0- 2o.- GA- 3.R- (R$- $A, 2o.- 0:A- ]- 3- i3?-


OM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA ALOKEPRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA GANDHEPRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA NAIVIDYAPRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA MAHAKRODHA RAJA SAPARIVARA SHAPTAPRATICCHA HUM SVAHA

Praise with:HUM. From the state of empty, non-dual reality,Yet not even abandoning the manner of worldly activities andDisplaying a frightening bodily form out of skill in means:I prostrate to the assembly of blazing great wrath.

Exalted wisdom, although unmoved from the state of peace,Having bodily attire in the fashion of an awesome devourer,Speech with the sound of the roar of a thousand dragonsBringing everyone under your control: to you, I prostrate.

Displaying the play of higher exalted wisdom andHolding in hand a variety of threatening weapons,Destroying the great poisonous affliction from the very root:I prostrate to you adorned with ornaments of poisonous snakes.

Amidst a blaze like the fire of the eonStanding in heroic posture with legs bent and extended,Burning the hordes of obstructors with the hostile glanceOf blazing eyes of sun and moon: to you, I prostrate.

Great ferocity blazing magnificently like the fire at the end of time,Scowling like a thousand bolts of lightning transformed, fangs

bared,Awesome roars resounding like a thousand claps of thunder:I prostrate to the kings of wrath, subduing the hordes of obstructors.

HUM. Definitely proclaiming the frightening sound of HUM,Destroyer of obstructors without exception,Deities who grant all actual accomplishments:I prostrate to and praise the enemies of obstructors.

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36.- &A%, (R?- i3?- ,3?- &.- !R/- 0- .J?, HJ.- =- 2. J-=J$?- 36.- 0<- :I<, !R/- 0- :PR- 2- i3?- GA- gJ/, ?J3?-&/- !/- IA- .R/- IA- KA<, $%- 8A$- 2.J- 2<- 3%:- 36.- .J?,HJ.- =- 2.J- =J$?-

X *R2- 0- $%- 8A$- L3?- 0- ;A?, ,$?- GA?-

:PR- 2- :.A- .$- !/, 2- $& A$- 28 A/- .- g$- 2*%?- .J?, HJ.-=- 2.J- =J$?,

X $%- 8A$- :#R<- 2<- :PR- 2- ; A?, ?J3?- &/-

!/- IA- gJ/- I<- &A%, \A%- .%- .0%- $* J/- I<- 0- .J?, HJ.- =-2.J- =J$?-

X $%- 8 A$- (R?- i3?- 3%R/- ?3- I<, $4%- 8A%-

2a- 2- 3A- 3%:- 2, $?%- $4%- $4%- 3<- 36.- 0- .J?, HJ.-=- 2.J- =J$?-

X .0:- 2R- (J/- 0R- $%- *J?- 0?, 1/- ?3- 5 S$?-

.R/- :LR<- I<- &A$, .R/- P2- 5S$?- G%- :P2- 0- .J?, HJ.- =-2.J- =J$?-

X $%- 8A$- *J?- 0?- ?- i3?- /A, /$?- 5=- 2&?-

0- <2- $;R?- >A%, ?J3?- &/- ,3?- &.- <2- .$:- .J?, HJ.-=- 2.J- =J$?-

X L%- (2- ~ A%- 0 R<- $>J$?- 0- /, ?- 2.$- i3-

S$- $;R?- I<- &A%, 2..- ;A.- 3A- 2.J<- I<- 0- .J?, HJ.- =-2.J- =J$?-

X (R?- G A- :#R<- =R- 2{ R<- 2- /, :1$?- 0:A- 2.J/-

0- i3?- $?%?- >A%, ,2- 0:A- ~/- 0- $%- L%- .J?, HJ.- =-

Medicine Buddha Jangwa Practice – Tibetan Text

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Cleanse the torma offering cake to the obstructors with the action mantra:




(The torma) becomes emptiness.From the empty state, the syllable OM appears and transforms into avast and extensive precious vessel within which is a torma of perfectobjects of desire: visual forms, sounds, tastes, fragrances, and objectsof touch.

Contemplate this and bless three times with:

OM AH HUM

Light rays are emitted from my heart syllable HUM, summoning theassembly of obstructors who interfere with purifying the negativitiesand obscurations of the deceased.

Purification Through PacificationRotate the torma clockwise and dedicate three times with (the following mantra). This is thepurification through pacification:

OM SARVA VIGHNAN NAMAH SARVA TATHAGATA BHYOHVISHVAMUKHE BHYAH SARVA TADKHAM UTGATE /SPHARANA IMAM GAGANA KHAM GRIHNADAM BALIMTAYESVAHA

Purification Through Half-Pacification and WrathHaving set out lamps and hand-prints (around the torma), rotate it outwards (counterclock-wise) toward the physical representation and dedicate three times with (the following mantra).This is the purification through half-pacification and wrath:

OM SUMBHA NISUMBHA HUM / GRIHNA GRIHNA HUM /GRIHNAPAYA GRIHNAPAYA HUM / ANAYAHO / BHAGAVANVAJRA HUM PHAT


.$- /?- M<- .- ?R$?- .J- 28A/- .- ?%?- o?- 8 J?- 0:A- $/?- ?, .3- (R?- .!R/-3(R$-

X :1$?- 0:A- .$J- :./- 8 J?- 0- :. R/- 0- 2+<- 2- .%, }$?- .%- %J=-

5B$- }- 3- v<- .<- 2?- 2N, ?- /A- .$- $A- 3- ;A/- + J, ?- /A- .$- $A- 1- ;%-;A/, 2.J/- 0: A- 2.J/- 5B$- . J- .$- $A?, 5 K- :.?- .$- /A- .$-3J.- >R$, .$- /A- ?- ;A- /%- .- ?R%, $%- 2:A- $R.- .- .$- ?R%->A$- J- @, SN- F- !O- 2eR., (- / A- .$- $A- 3- ;A/- +J, (- /A- .$- $A- 1-;%- ;A/, 2.J/- 0:A- 2.J/- 5B$- .J- .$- $A?, 5K- :.?- .$- /A-.$- 3J.- >R$, .$- /A- (- ;A- /%- .- ?R%, $>J<- 2:A- $R.- .- .$-?R%- >A$- J- @, }$?- 2^, 3J- /A- .$- $A-3- ;A/- +J, 3J- /A- .$- $A- 1-;%- ;A/, 2.J/- 0:A- 2.J/- 5B$-

X 5K- :.?-

X .$- /A- 3J- ;A-

X

5- 2: A- $R.- X

}$?- 2^, _%- /A- .$- $A- 3- X _%- /A- .$- $A- 1-

X

2.J/- 0:A- 2.J/- 5B$- X

5K- :.?- X .$- $A- _%- $A-

X $;R- 2:A-

$R.- .- X

}$?- .%, :)A$- gJ/- :.A- /?- X

:L%- 2- .%- :L%- 2-=?- I<- 0:A- .$- ,3?- &.- >_A)- !- <- J- @, .J- /?- 3A- >J?- .%- 2- / A,

$%- =- ? J<- $- i3- ($?- 0, i3- :6S3?- SA- 3- 3J.- 36.- & A%,,$?- 8A- $/R.- 0- 3A- 3%:- .J?, HJ.- =- 2.J- =J$?- 36.- 0<-I<, :S J/- 0- $%- 8A$- :PR- 2- i3?, ,<- 0:A- =3- .- :6.-


Wrathful PurificationThese (following procedures) are the wrathful purification. Command the obstructors saying:HUM. All groups of obstructors – gods and so forth –Abiding at the location of the great mandala, pay attention!I am performing the ritual of purifying negativities at this place,You must go somewhere else!

If you violate my command,Your heads will be split into a hundred piecesWith the blazing vajra endowed with exalted wisdom.Have no doubt; the obstructors will be brought to ruin!

NAMO! By the blessings of the truth of the Buddha, the truth of theDharma, the truth of the Sangha; the truth of all those abiding in theTathagata, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action lineages; [the truth of] allthe varieties of deities of essence, mudra, secret mantra, and knowl-edge mantra and especially all the groups of deities with their retinuesof the Bhagavan Medicine Guru Eight Brotherly Sugatas; and by theblessings of the [great] truth, may all groups of obstructors who inter-rupted the deceased “named such and such” to remain living when he/she/they was/were alive; those that interrupt the life and limb andthe attainment of high status and liberation wherever the (deceased)abides after having passed away; and all the harmful yakshas, flesh-eating pishaca, spirits, and so forth who, having taken on the attire ofthe deceased, impersonate the person represented10 and bring harmto his/her/their relatives and the world: Be satisfied with this vastoffering torma! Abandon all harm and evil violent intentions! En-dowed with beneficial bodhichitta, go to your personal individual lo-cations. If you do not do so, the extremely blazing fiery vajras of wrathfulexalted wisdom will burn and totally destroy you! Have no doubt!

Fumigate the corpse or the purificatory tablet with frankincense, toss white mustard seeds atit and forcefully play the sound of musical instruments. Revolve the torma toward the physicalrepresentation (corpse or purificatory tablet) and remove it to the outside. Forcefully recite theaction mantra and sumbhani and so forth:

OM VAJRA AMRITA KUNDALI HANA HANA HUM PHATOM SUMBHA NISUMBHA HUM / GRIHNA GRIHNA HUM /GRIHNAPAYA GRIHNAPAYA HUM / ANAYAHO / BHAGAVANVAJRA HUM PHAT

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2lR/- :P?, 2?3- $+/, >J?- <2, & J?- .%, ? J<- $- 8J?- 0:A- $/

?- ?, 5=- :(=, #R%- OR, =J-=R, i3- $; J%, >J?- :(=,8J?- 0- i3?- :.R/- 0- 2+<- =- 5B$?- 2&.- }$?- %J=- 5B$- .%- 2&?0?- 2N, (- 2 R- S$-$A?- O?- L?- 0?, 2$- ($?- i3- S$- .%?- /?- /A, $%- =-*J?- 0- 3A- 3%:- 8A%, O?- =J$?- 36.- =- K$- :5=- :.., SN-F- $O- ?R$?, S A- (- S$- $A?- O?- L?- 0?, SA- 3- i3- S$- .R%- 36.-0, o- (J/- ;R/- +/- S$- w/- 0, O?- =J$?- 36.- =- *J?- 3A-3%:, SN- F- !O- ?R$?, SA- 3- i3- S$- .$- 0- ;A?, ;R/- +/-,3?- &.- .%- w/- 0, ?%?- o?- ,3?- &.- 3(R.- .R/- ., ..-0?- 2.$- $A?- O?- 2IA:R, SN- F- !O- ?R$?, :) A$- gJ/- :.A- /?- 8J?-

0- /?, H.- 0<- .- 1- <R=- +- K A/- 0- S$- $A- 3A- 3,/- 0:A- KR$?-,3?- &.- L%- 8A%- .$- /?- 1- <R=- +- KA/- 0- S$- ;R%?- ?- mR$?- +J-M<- .- 3%R/- 0<- mR$?- 0<- :5%- o- 2<- I<- &A$, :. R.- ($?-8J- #%- $+A- 3$- $?3, :.A- .$- :)A$- gJ/- .$- $?3- !J,2&R3- w/- ?%?- o?- .$- 3A- 3%:, ?%?- o?- $9 A- ; A?- .$-2&R3- 3R, SN- F- !O- ?R$?, :)A$- gJ/- :.A- /?- 8 J?- 0- /?, H.- 0<-.- *R/- 3R%?- 0- .%- .J:A- .2%- $A?- L%- 2:A- .$- ,3?- &.- L%- 8A%-


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Purification Through Burnt OfferingThen, with regard to the rising of negativity,11 the purification through burnt offering is (asfollows). Arrange a vessel containing black sesame seeds, an incense bowl along with burningcoals, and offerings for Vajra Daka.

The ritual of generation (of the deity) is:





(All phenomena) become emptiness.From the empty state, the syllable HUM appears and transforms intoa round white hearth of pacification, one cubit in diameter and half acubit in depth, having a surrounding ledge, complete in all character-istics. Within it, the syllable RAM appears and transforms into a blaz-ing fire of exalted wisdom in the center of which the syllable PAMtransforms into a lotus and RAM transforms into a sun mandala uponwhich a HUM and vajra transform into wrathful Vajra Daka. His bodyis blue in color with one face and two arms, holding a vajra and bellcrossed at the heart. His mouth is enormously gaping and he sits in aposture with the left foot extended. His crown is marked by the syl-lable OM, the throat by AH, and the heart by HUM.

Light rays are emitted from that (syllable HUM), inviting exalted wisdom beings similar to thatmeditated upon and the empowering deities.

JAH HUM BAM HOH

They become non-dual.

The empowering deities say:

OM VAJRI12 BHAVA ABHISHIÑCHA HUM

and bestow the empowerment, whereby the body is filled (with nec-tar), the stains are purified, and from the excess liquid remaining onthe head, he is crowned by Akshobhya.


8 J?- 0- %$- .%- ;A.- &J?- 0<- :.R/- 0- 2+<- +J- O?- $? R=, .J- 28A/- $>J$?- 0-i3?- .%- .J- Y?- =, 8 J?- ?R$?-}$?- 2&?- + J- O?- $?R=, .J- .$- {- =- 8J?-

?R$?, <- >- Q)- ?R$?, !R%- $?3- !/- .- SA- %.- w%- 2- ;A, 8 J?- ?R$?,

<- 2#- $kJ- A:>, Y2- :)3- ;%- 0- z- ;A- $R?, 8 J?- ?R$?, 5 K-:.?- h R- e J: A- {- ,R2- > R$, <- 2#- 7- ?- ?J- A:>, 8J?- 2eR., .J- /?-

O?- $?R=- 2:A- (- .J- O?- 23- .- ]$- ! J- <R- ;A/- /- .%R?- ?- 2N, 3A%- L%- v- 2-/2- }- 3- i3?- =- 3J-

= R%- =- $9$?- 2f/- ><- 2- .%, ,- 3- =- .%R?- ?- 2N- 2<- $?%?- G%, K$- =J/- =- =$- 0- $;R/-

0?- 23- 0- , R$?, $;?- 0?- !- >- 29%- /?- }$?- 2eR.- 0:A- 5K- 23- (- :, R<- 2- .3- 0- .$- $A?-

36.- 0- v<- <3, 23- 0- 3./- .- 28$- ! J- :, R<- 2- v- 2- $%- ;%- <%- 2?- O?- (- :,R<- 2- .%- 2&?-

0?, :.A- /A- .A/- 0:A- <%- 28 A/- (, ?J<- $: A- SA- 3- .R%- 36.- 4B%,$+R%- 2- SA- ;A?- =J$?- 2|R?- (?, O?- =J$?- 36.- GA- O?- L:R,<- SN- F- !O- ?R$?- GA- 3)$- +, :)A$- gJ/- :. A- /?- 1- <R=- +- ?R%- 8A%- 5 K-=?- :.?- 0- (J- $ J- 3R- 8 J?- L- 2:A- 5K- :#R<- 2- , R$- 3- 3J.- 0- /?-2?$?- 0: A- #A$- 0- .%- 1A2- 0- ,3?- &.- .%, H.- 0<- .- *R/-3R%?- 0- ?J<- $:A- S A- 3- ,3?- &.- L%- 8A%- .$- /?- .A/- 0:A- 1- <R=-+- KA/- 0- ;R%?- ?- mR$?- +J- M<- .- 3%R/- 0<- mR$?- 0<- :5%- o-2<- I<- &A$, .J- 28A/- .- .A/- 0- 8J?- 0:A- $/?- ?, 5=- OA3?, 29R.- 0,


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OM VAJRA DAKA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA SHAPTA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA

Offer praise with:Akshobhya-vajra is great exalted wisdom,Vajradhatu is the great skill,The three supreme vajras are the three mandalas;I prostrate to Vajra Daka.

Imagine:Beneath the two feet of the deceased are bow-shaped wind mandalas,at the navel is the blazing fire of tummo, at the heart is the blackletter PAM, the seed syllable of negativity, embodying all the negativitiesand obscurations of body, speech, and mind.

Due to a movement of wind beneath the feet, the fire of exaltedwisdom of tummo blazes at the navel and its light rays pursue theheart PAM, which leaves from the nostrils and takes on the aspect ofscorpions, sinking into the mass of sesame seeds.

Grasping sesame seeds between the thumb and ring fingers, rotatethem clockwise and counterclockwise, and while reciting the mantra,imagine offering them to the mouth of the wrathful one within thefire. They are consumed.

OM VAJRA DAKA KHA KHA KHAHI KHAHI SARVA PAPAMDAHANA BHASMIN KURU SVAHA

Make offerings and praises as before:OM VAJRA DAKA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM VAJRA DAKA SHAPTA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA

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<- ?j- 0- 0 )- .- @- 2#- >- 1B, <- ?j- 0- 0)- 2A- >R- K- /- 2#- >- 1B,<- ?j- !k- A- 7- <- E- / A- S- (A/- !- <- >- 1B, <- W)- 2 A- /- >- ;- A- 7-<- E- / A- 2#- >- 1B, <- S)- 2 A- >R- K- ;- A- 7- <- E- /A- >- 1B, <- ~- =-~- =- K- !- K- !- @- /- @- /- A- 7- <- E- /A- >- 1B, <- Y)- ?- <- ?- <- T- ?-<- T- ?- <- A- 7- <- E- /A- >- 1B, <- >- @- <- @- <- ?j- A- 7- <- E- /A- >-1B, <- >- 1B- ?j- A- 7- <- E- /A- cR- B- ;- >- 1B, <- TA- + A- TA- +A-?j- A- 7- <- E- /A- >- 1B, <- Q- B- Q- B- ?j- A- 7- <- E- / A- >- 1B, <-5Bf- 5Bf- ?j- A- 7- <- E- /A- >- 1B, <- .- @- .- @- ?j- /- <- !- $- +J- @J- +)->- 1B, <- 0- 4- 0- 4- ?j- TJ- +- !- $- +J- @J- +)- >- 1B, <- 3- ,- 3- ,-?j- +A#- !- $- +J- @J- +)- >- 1B, 5 K- =?- :.?- 0- (J- $J- 3R- 8 J?- 2IA-2:A- #A$- 1A2- ,3?- &.- .%- %/- ? R%- $?3- IA- #$- 2}=- ,3?-&.- =?- PR=- +J- M<- .- 3%R/- 0<- mR$?- 0<- :5%- o- 2<- I<- &A$,&J?- 2eR.- & A%- V2- 2R, .J- /?- O?- GA- .%- 2- /A, )A- v<- 2v3?- 0- 43- IA?- /A,8J?- ?R$?- .%, <- ?j- +- ,- $- +- ?R$?- .%, o=- 2:A- {- =- *R/- 3R%?- 3A-3%:- ;%, 5 K- :.?- =?- GA- 1A2- 0- .%- a.- ., o=- 2:A- {- =-O?- (2- :.A- $? R=- 2?, 5 K- :.?- =?- GA- 1A2- 0- .$- I<- &A$,<- ?j- +- ,- $- +- ?R$?- .%, .J- 28A/- .- {- 8J?-0- $?%- .%- ,$?, =?-


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Akshobhya-vajra is great exalted wisdom,Vajradhatu is the great skill,The three supreme vajras are the three mandalas,I prostrate to Vajra Daka.

Imagine:OM VAJRA MUH

The exalted wisdom beings depart to the natural abode; the commit-ment beings take on the aspect of the blazing fire.

The Purification of Turning BackHaving recited the mantra, name, and appended words on sand or white mustard seeds, tossthem on the physical representation, bones, and so forth. The way to do that is: recite (theMedicine Guru mantra) with the appended words twenty-one times:

OM NAMO BHAGAVATE BHAISHAJYE GURU VAIDURYAPRABHARAJAYA / TATHAGATAYA ARHATE SAMYAKSAMBUDDHAYA / TADYATHA / OM BHAISHAJYE BHAISHAJYEMAHA BHAISHAJYE BHAISHAJYE RAJA SAMUDGATEall the negativities and obscurations of the deceased “named such andsuch” SHANTIM KURUYE SVAHA

At the conclusion, recite (the following) and throw (the sand or mustard seeds):May the deceased “named such and such” be liberated from all his/her/their negativities and obscurations and all his/her/their suffer-ings of the three lower realms and quickly become manifest and com-plete buddhas.

Recite the Dharani That Purifies the Lower Realms (Durgati Dharani):

OM NAMO BHAGAVATI / SARVA DURGATE PARISHODHANIRAJAYA / TATHAGATAYA / ARHATE SAMYAKSAMBUDDHAYA /TADYATHA / OM SHODHANI / SHODHANI / SARVA PAPAMVISHODHANI / SHUDDHE VISHUDDHE / SARVA KARMAAVARANA VISHODHANI SVAHA

The dharani of Ushnishavijaya (Victorious Crown Pinnacle):OM BHRUM SVAHA / OM AMRITA AYUR DADE SVAHA


28 A/- 3(R.- 2!R.- L?- +J, <- 2#- 3: ;J- >J?- 0- <%- 28A/- IA- $/?- ?-$> J$?, .3- 5B$- 0- 3J- :2<- 2:A- i3- 0<- I<- 0<- 2?3, KA<- ̂ R$-$A-.%- 0- /A, L J- 3:3- ;%?- !<- =- }$?- 3A%- %J=- .%- 2&?- 0- 2^?- /?, <?- 0- ?R$?- gJ/- =- V2-0<- L?- ! J, .J: A- 5=- /A, <- /- 3R- S- $- 7- +J- SN- F- $O: A- 3,<- 5K- =?- :.?- 0-(J- $J- 3R- 8J?- L- 2:A- #A$- 0- .%- 1A2- 0- ,3?- &.- >_A)- !- <- ;J- J@,8 J?- 0:A- %J=- 5B$- 2+$?- +J- * J<- $&A$- 2^, 3)$- +- 5K- =?- :.?- 0- (J- $J- 3R- 8 J?- L-2:A- #A$- 0- .%- 1A2- 0- ,3?- &.- .%- %/- ?R%- $?3- IA- #$- 2}=-,3?- &.- =?- PR=- + J- M<- +- 3%R/- 0<- mR$?- 0<- :5%- o- 2<-I<- &A$, &J?- 2eR.- & A%- $+R<, %/- ?R%- .R%- 2:A- $9%?- /A, <- /- 3R- S- $- 7- +A-?j- .c+A, 8J?- ?R$?- 2^, $4$- +R<- i3- o=- 3:A- $9%?- ,%- /A, <- W)- J@,<- A- WG- +- A- ;h- .J- J@, $4$- +R<- SA- 3J.- GA- $9%?- ,%- /A, <- /- 3- _N- ;- :A-!- //, ?j- +- ,- $- +- ZA- .- ;- $bJ, ~- =- ~- =, Kk- K- +- $bJ,?)- S- <- 3- 3- A- ;: ?)- >R- K- ;- ?j- 0- 0)- ?j- +- ,- $- +- ?- 3_ROA- F- 2A-3- =J- 2 A- >.- KJ- >- >- >- >, A)- 2)- ?)- 6:J- @, 0E- $4$- +R<- IA- $9%- /A,

<- 0ER- A- OA- F- 2A- 3- =J- >- 1B, $8/- ;%- ;A$- 2o- %J=- 5B$- .%- 2&?- 0- 3%- .- 2^?-

+J, LJ- 3:3- ;%?- !<- =- 2+2- /?- .%- gJ/- =- V2- /, 1/- ; R/- (J- 2<- $?%?- ? R, 2^?-0: A- }$?- GA- :UJ%- 2- :R.- 9 J<- .%- 2&?- 0- gJ/- =- 1R$- 0?- .J:A-#A$- 1A2- ,3?- &.- L%- 8 A%- .$- 0<- I<, 8 J?- .3A$?- 0- .%- 2&?- 0?,


The Dharani of Ushnishavimala (Stainless Crown Pinnacle):

OM NAMA STRAIYADDHIKANAN / SARVA TATHAGATAHRIDAYA GARBHE / JVALA JVALA / DHARMADHATU GARBHE /SAMBHARA MAMA AYUH SAMSHODHAYA [MAMA] SARVAPAPAM SARVA TATHAGATA SAMANTOSHNISHA VIMALEVISHUDDHE HUM HUM HUM HUM / AM BAM SAM JAH SVAHA

The Dharani of Padmo Ushnisha (Lotus Crown Pinnacle):

OM PADMO USHNISHA VIMALE HUM PHAT

Further, recite the hundred-syllable mantra with the appended words many times. If one blowson the sand or mustard seeds and tosses (them) on the physical representation to be purified, itis said to be of great benefit.

Visualizing the following:The garland of recited mantras, together with rays of light, strike thephysical representation, thereby all their negativities are purified andcleansed.

Recite (the following mantra) and toss (the sand or mustard seeds):OM SARVA PAPAM DAHA VAJRA HUM PHATOM SARVA PAPAM VISHODHANA VAJRA HUM PHATOM SARVA KARMA AVARANANI BHASMIN KURU HUM PHATOM BHRUM VINASHAYA AVARANANI VAJRA HUM PHATOM DRUM VISHODHAYA AVARANANI HUM PHATOM JVALA JVALA DHAKA DHAKA HANA HANA AVARANANIHUM PHATOM SRUM SARA SARA PRASARA PRASARA AVARANANI HUMPHATOM HUM HARA HARA SARVA AVARANANI HUM PHATOM HUM PHAT SARVA AVARANANI SPHOTAYA HUM PHATOM PRITI PRITI SARVA AVARANANI HUM PHATOM TRATA TRATA SARVA AVARANANI HUM PHATOM CHHINDA CHHINDA SARVA AVARANANI HUM PHATOM DAHA DAHA SARVA NARAKA-GATE-HETUM HUM PHATOM PACHA PACHA SARVA PRETAKA-GATE-HETUM HUM PHATOM MATHA MATHA SARVA TIRYAKA-GATE-HETUM HUM PHAT

May the deceased “named such and such” be liberated from all thenegativities and obscurations he/she/they has/have created and from

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>9: A- 2<- IA- 3(R., 3A- 2*R.- hR- eJ- ;J- >J?- (J, h R- eJ- .LA%?- /A- 3#?-0- (J, hR- eJ- $?3- 3(R$- .GA=- :# R<- $?3, hR- eJ- 3#:- :PR<-K$- :5=- =R, 8J?- 0?- 2!R., 5 K- :.?- GA- b%- 0- $* A?- GA- :R$- +-_%- $A- .GA=- :#R<- $8: A- .LA2?-&/, vJ- 2<- $+3- 3 R: C- 3J-:2<- 0, ~A%- $<- #A$- 0:A- ?- 2R/- 0)- /$- 0R- =?- %$- ;A.- $?3-IA- #A$- 1A2- ,3?- &.- :.?- 0<- :I<, b%- 0:A- :R$- $A- _%-$;R?- 0?- vJ- 2:A- $+3- 3R:C- ;J- >J?- GA- 3J- :2<- 2:A- :R.- 9 J<- I A?-~A%- #:A- 0 )- .J.- /?- $- |R- /?- ,R/, #A$- 0- G- &/- I A- i3- 0<- I<,+A=- IA- 1%- 0R- =- ,A3- 0<- I<- 0<- 2?3- +J- 3, J2- YA/- $*A?- GA?- +A=- 29%- 0- $;?-$;R/- .- {R<- /?, }$?- 2e R.- 0- .%- 3*3- .- 3J- /%- $A- OR- 2R:C- 8=- .- 1=- 2?- 28J?- 0<- 2?3- =,<- 2#- D- !- #- #- #- @A- #- @ A- ?j- 0- 0)- .- @- /- S- (A/- !- <- J@, }<-


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all sufferings of the three lower realms. May he/she/they quickly be-come a manifest and complete buddha.

Purification of AblutionThen, the purification of ablution:Just as all the tathagatas bestowed ablution at the moment of (Buddha’s) birth,Likewise, I offer ablution with the pure water of the gods.

OM SARVA TATHAGATA ABHISHEKATA SAMAYA SHRIYE AH HUM

Although the Conqueror’s holy body has no afflictions,In order to purify the physical obscurations of the deceased,I offer this ablution water to the Conqueror’s holy body.May the physical obscurations of the deceased thereby be cleansed.


Although the Conqueror’s holy speech has no deception,14

In order to purify the verbal obscurations of the deceased,I offer this ablution water to the Conqueror’s holy speech.May the verbal obscurations of the deceased thereby be cleansed.


Although the Conqueror’s holy mind has no mistake,In order to purify the mental obscurations of the deceased,I offer this ablution water to the Conqueror’s holy mind.May the mental obscurations of the deceased thereby be cleansed.


To the tathagatas and their spiritual sonsI offer ablution to the holy body many timesWith many precious vases, attractive and well filledWith scented water, along with much song and music.15


I wipe their holy bodies with incomparable cloths,Clean and infused with the best of fragrances.16

OM HUM TRAM HRIH AH KAYA VISHODANE SVAHA


g J/- 0- i3 ?- =- 2a- 8A%- $/R.- 0<- LJ.- 0:A- $/R.- .A/- .%- >- 9-.%- :L%- 0R- =- ?R$?- 0- ,3?- &.- 3(R.- .A/- IA- $+R<- 3- o- ( J/- 0R-:.A?- 5B3- 0<- IA?- =, $/R.- 0- .%, :5K- 2:A- 2?3- 0- %/- 0-,3?- &.- %R%- =- 1/- 0- L%- (2- GA- ?J3?- .%- w/- 0?- <%- <%- ?R-?R:C- $/?- ?- ?R%- 8 A$, $=- +J- . J- v<- 3A- L J.- /, OR- 2 R- ;J- >J?-GA- hR- eJ- 3J- <2- +- :2<- 2- i3?- GA?- 2Y J$- &A%- i3- 0<- :)R3?-0<- $. R/- 3A- 9:R, 8 J?- 2eR.- &A%, <R:3- .%- gJ/- $- $=- IA?- :.$, ;%?- !<- IA?-

V2, <R=- 3R: C- 1- S$- +- L, $+R<- 3- gJ/- =- 2{R<- +J- KA<- .R<, =?- }$?- .%-?3- S- /A- ?R$?-

S$- }$?-2eR., .J- .$- /A- S$- 0R:A- .%- 2:R, .J- /?- # A$- 0- .%- 2- =- .A/- YJ$- $A?- .%- 2- /A,

$R.- GA- /%- .- +A=- /$- 0R, %R?- 1R<- 3J- .%- 2&?- 0, hR- eJ- 3#:- 3PR:A- 3(R.- 0:%- 2>3- =,

2*J.- 3(R$- /A, A- WF- +?- 2?%, J- S- 7?- .%?, !R%- 0- *A.- .- I<,!R%- 0:A- %%- =?- >- =?- 8A- 2:A- ,2- #%- .!<- 0R- o<- O- $%- 2,92?- ?- O- KJ.- 0- ̂ 3- 0R, 3(- #- HJ<- .%- 2&?- 0- 35/- *A.-,3?- &.- ;R%?- ?- mR$?- 0, .J:A- /%- .- <)- =?- ;J- >J?- GA- 3J-:2<- 2: A- .2?- ?- 0)- =?- 0E, <)- =?- *A- 3:A- .GA=- :#R<- IA-!J%- ., >- .%- hR- eJ- =?- O R- 2 R- hR- eJ- 3#:- :PR- {- 3.R$- }R/- 0R- 8=-$&A$- K$- $*A?- hR- e J- .%- SA=- 2- ,$?- !<- 2$R=- +J- :6B/- 0,


With supreme perfume composed of theBest fragrances of a billion world systems,I anoint the holy bodies of the lords of sages,Like polishing pure, refined gold.17

OM VAJRA GANDHE AH HUM

I offer with immutable faithDivine clothing, thin, soft, and light,To those who acquired the immutable vajra body.May the deceased attain the vajra body.18

OM VAJRA VASTRA YE AH HUM19

Then, pouring the offered ablution water (back) into the ablution vase, if there is a corpse,actually wash it. In the mirror, reflect the former ones who have faded away,20 such as thepurificatory tablets, and although it is taught to actually wash them in the end, in practice,either hold the vase aloft in the left hand, holding kusha grass in the right hand, and sprinklethe vase water in a leisurely manner while saying the mantra, or placing the vase in front,sprinkle it.

Along with sprinkling the ablution water:This water is the nature of generosity,Purifying the stains of miserliness;With water well infused with the fragrance of giving,I make ablution, which washes well.

OM NAMO BHAGAVATE BHAISHAJYE GURU VAIDURYA PRABHARAJAYA / TATHAGATAYA ARHATE SAMYAKSAMBUDDHAYA /TADYATHA / OM BHAISHAJYE BHAISHAJYE MAHA BHAISHAJYEBHAISHAJYE RAJA SAMUDGATE SVAHA

May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all thestains of the affliction of miserliness be purified and cleansed. Fullycompleting the perfection of generosity, may he/she/they quickly be-come manifest and complete buddhas.

Likewise, wash along with the appended mantra, changed (for the other perfections):This water is the nature of morality,Purifying the stains of immorality;

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.GA=- :# R<- ( J/- 0R:C- ?- $8A- =- $/?- 0:A, z- =- ?R$?- 0: A-2$J$?- 5S$?- !/- *R/- &A$, %- /A- $/?- :.A<- #A$- .R%- (R- $-LJ., HJ.- i3?- :.A- /- $8/- .- :PR- 2<- IA?, $=- +J- %- ;A-2!:- =?- :.:- LJ.- /, ;J- >J?- &/- IA- hR- eJ- :2<- 2- ;A?,3$R- 2R- 5=- 0- 2o<- /A- :$?- :I<- 8A%, 2$J$?- i3?- 2_$-0<- :I<- 2- $.R/- 3A- 9, 8J?- 2$J$?- =- 2!:- 2|R, /- 3R- ?%?- o?- GA-2.J/- 0- .%, ( R?- GA- 2.J/- 0- .%, .$J- :./- IA- 2.J/- 0- .%,.J- 28A/- $>J$?- 0- .%, hR- e J- .%, < A/- 0R- (J- .%, 0E- .%,=?- GA- < A$?- ?- 8$?- 0- ,3?- &.- .%, ~A%- 0R- .%, K$- o-.%, $?%- }$?- .%, <A$- }$?- GA- z:A- H.- 0<- ,3?- &.-.%, H.- 0<- .- ;%- 2&R3- w/- :.?- (/- IA- ]- 2. J- 2<- $>J$?-0- 3(J.- 2o.- GA- z- 5S$?- :# R<- .%- 2&?- 0- ,3?- &.- GA- 2.J/-0- .%, 2.J/- 0:A- L A/- IA?- _2?- GA?, 5K- =?- :.?- 0- (J- $J- 3R-

8J?- L- 2- =- $?R/- 0:A- .?- /- 5 K- $/?- 0- =- 2<- .- $&R.- &A%, 5K-:1R?- /?- $%- .- $/?- 0: A- =?- YR$- .%- 3,R- <A?- .%- ,<- 0- ,R2-0- =- 2<- .- $&R.- 0:A- 2$J$?- GA- 5S$?- ,3?- &.- .%, 5K- =?-:.?- 0:A- (- L.- 29%- /?, .J:A- *J- :VJ=- i3?- .%, :)A$-


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With water well infused with the fragrance of guarding21

I make ablution, which washes well.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all thestains of the affliction of immorality be purified and cleansed. Fullycompleting the perfection of morality, may he/she/they quickly be-come manifest and complete buddhas.

This water is the nature of patience,Purifying the stains of anger;With water well infused with the fragrance of patienceI make ablution, which washes well.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all thestains of the affliction of anger be purified and cleansed. Fully com-pleting the perfection of patience, may he/she/they quickly becomemanifest and complete buddhas.

This water is the nature of perseverance,Purifying the stains of laziness;With water well infused with the fragrance of perseveranceI make ablution, which washes well.



K$- :5=- = R, $+3- (J/- .?- 3,:A- 3J- v<- $9A- 2eA.- :2<,\R$- !R%- :I<- :S:A- OR- $*J<- 3(J- 2- $4B$?, d3- 0: A- %- <R-:V$- 1- !R%- 28A/- 1R$?, OR- o=- 2$J$?- 5S$?- :.=- =- K$-:5=- = R, > . :)A$?- 0:A- >- 1- %J?- 1R$- &A%, 2$ J$?-i3?- 3- =?- :)R3?- 36.- 0, .%R?- P2- ,3?- &.- )R=- 2: A-z, 2$J$?- GA- .P- =- K$- :5=- 2!R., &J?- 0?- 2!R., 2$J$?- $+R<-

=?- }$?- GA?- 2?%, J- S- 7?- .%?, !R%- 0- *A.- .- I<, !R%- 0:A- %%-=?- <- =?- <A/- 0R- (J:A- $R.- ;%?- >A%- o- (J- 2:A- /%- ., $+R<- 3-$9$?- 1- SA- <R- <J$- L- :.R.- 0:A- ;R/- +/- 1/- ?3- 5S$?- 0<- I<-0<- 2?3- =, <- A:>, =/- $?3- IA?- LA/- IA?- 2_2, <%- $A- ,$?- !:A- >-=?- : R.- 9J<- :UR?, 5 K- :.?- GA- #A$- 1A2- .%- 2- =- 2<- .- $&R.-0: A- 2$ J$?- GA- 5S$?- i3?- 2!$- 0<- I<, $+R<- 3- $;?- ?- 2{ R<- 8A%,

<- ?j- 2A//- /- 3:?j- +- ,- $- +- UR:2A- I- 3- #J- U: ?j- +1)- AV-+J, c- <- E- AA- 3)- $- $- /- #)- PFm- .)- 2- =A)- +- ;J- J- @, 8J?- =/- $?3- IA?-

2} R- 2- /A- 8A- 2?- .%- 2:R, +A%- =R- 3<- 3J- .%- (%?- 2- 4$?- /?- gJ/- =- KA<- 2{R<- 8A%, <- ?)-S- /A- ?)- S- >, PFmPFm- >, PFm- 0- ;-PFm- 0- ;- >, A- /- ;- @R,S- $- 7/- 2#- >- 1B, &J?- =/- $?3- 2}R- 2- /A- 8A- S$- KJ.- 3?- .%- 2:R, > .


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all thestains of the affliction of laziness be purified and cleansed. Fullycompleting the perfection of perseverance, may he/she/they quicklybecome manifest and complete buddhas.

This water is the nature of concentration,Purifying the stains of distraction;With water well infused with the fragrance of concentrationI make ablution, which washes well.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all thestains of the affliction of distraction be purified and cleansed. Fullycompleting the perfection of concentration, may he/she/they quicklybecome manifest and complete buddhas.

This water is the nature of wisdom,Purifying the stains of ignorance;22

With water well infused with the fragrance of wisdomI make ablution, which washes well.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all thestains of the affliction of ignorance be purified and cleansed.Fullycompleting the perfection of wisdom, may he/she/they quickly be-come manifest and complete buddhas.

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3,:- $/R/- .P- :.=- 2, <A$- 0: A- o=- 0 R- OR- 2R- 28$?- ?-:5=, =R$- :S J/- :.=- 2:A- a.- .- ,/- :SJ/- /, :PR- 2:A- .R/-.- 3(R.- GA- $>J$?- ?- $? R=, <- 2#- 3@- NR- K- <- 6- ?- 0- <A- 7- <-AJ- qJ- @A, 8J?- OR- 2 R- .0$- 3 J.- ,/- S%?- 0?- LR/- 0<- 2?3- =, T- 7- <- ?.- !- <)-A;)- T- +Ao- J- @, !- 3- =- ;J- =), 8J?- 3(R.- ;R/- .%- $./- :2=, <- 2#-3@- NR- K- <- 6- ?- 0- < A- 7- <- A;)- T- +Ao->- J- @- /?, >9- T- +Ao- >- J-@:A- 2<- IA?- 3(R., > . (R?- * A.- !R%- 0- $*A?- 3J.- %%- *A.- =?,:)A$- g J/- ,R.- 0:A- 5=- ;%- 3A- %R%- 8A%, ,2?- =- 3#?- 0?-:)A$?- LJ.- {<- !R/- 0, OR- (J/- :2<- 2:A- 5S$?- =- K$- :5=-=R, ;J- >J?- 8A- 2:A- %%- =?- 3- $;R?- G%, {- ;A- (- =$?- 9- L J.-d3- !2?- &/, $?%- $A- %- <R- :V$-!R%- wA<- 2:A- 1?, 3- =?-.2%- .- #.- =- K$- :5=- =R, z$- 0: A- ;J- >J?- <R=- 0- !R/- 36.-&A%, 2#A$?- 0:A- 35S/- (- $- 5S$?- K$- /- 2$3?, * R/-3R%?- .$- ( J/- l.- /?- :)R3?- 36.- 0, 4=- $.$- o/- IA?-2o/- =- K$- :5=- =R, 2{=- 0:A- 3J- v<- :2<- 2:A- [R%- .GA=- /, .0:- 2R:C- !%- !2?- 2n%- 2{3?- 5=- .- 28$?, *A- ̂ -:2<- 2:A- ,/- IA- #%- 3 A$- $A?, 2$J$?- .0%- YJ$- 0<- 36.- =-


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Having purified the six kinds of imprints by washing with the six waters,I prostrate and bow to the one who has no faults and is well washed.


The six kinds of stains have been purified by the washing with the sixfragrant waters; the well washed one endowed with six extensive quali-ties has no faults.


Endowed with all qualities due to cleansing the six kinds of stains,I faithfully perform ablution for the purpose of worshiping all buddhas.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially all factorsconflicting with the six perfections be purified and cleansed. Fullycompleting the six perfections, may he/she/they quickly become mani-fest and complete buddhas.

These three – attachment, hatred, and bewilderment –Are the three worldly poisons.The Bhagavan Buddha does not possess poisons:The Buddha’s majesty destroys poisons.



*J, gJ/- i3?- 2- D- &/- IA- o- 35S<- .R<- 2<- I<- 0<- 2?3- 0- :. A- i3?- L-

8 A%, 2#?- 0- =- 3R?- /- %/- ?R%- :$$- S=- :.A- i3?- 3- L?- G%- <%, <- ?j- 2A.- ?j-A- 0- ;- 2A- >R- K- /J- >- 1B- J- @, 2#- 2k- QB, &J?- 2eR.- &A%- ~A%- $<- h R- eJ-

2#3?- 0- 1- .%- 2&?- 0- =/- $?3- S=- 2?, 5K- =?- :.?- 0:A- #A$- 1A2- 2$-($?- .%- 2&?- 0- .%- 2<- I<, .J:A- ,A- 2 R<- <, 3P A/- 0<- A:~A%- $<- >, 8 J?- 0?- $/?- $?3- LA/- IA?- 2_2- 2R, .J- /?- hR- eJ- #- 5<- $*A?- 2&A%?- /?-

3, J- 2R%- .%- $%- 3R- .%- 3,J:- (%- i3?- 21J%?- +J, 362- 3R- .%- 3A%- 3J.- ?J3?- .0:A-*A=- N%- .-

L?- 0, h R- eJ:A- K$- L?- =, ~A%- #- qR$- 3- #- KR$?- ?, .T=- 2- 36 S.- %- i- 2- $*A?, 3$R- 2R-

$4$- 1.- .0%- 0- $*A?, $- .%- {J.- 0- 0?- 3R- 2 R=, =R%- 2- $- ;A- lJ- 3R- .%, 3A$- $*A?- .%- /A-

$?%- 2- ;A, 8 J?- 0:A- $/?- * J<- $*A?- ?- $+$?- 0:3- 3R?- +J, <- 2#- A- KA- +AN- x- /-?- 3- ;- >, 8 J?- 2eR.- . J- LA/- IA?- 2_2, .J- /?- 2$J$?- .%- 2- /A, OR- 2R- =- (- $*A?- *J<-

,R.- GA- 3(R.- 0- .%, 2$J$?- =- $+R<- 3- $?3- .%, +A%- =R- $?3- (%- 2- .%- 2&?- 0- 2>3- =,

3( R.- 0- LA/- IA?- 2_2?- /?, <%- ;A- .3- IA- %- o=- =- $/?- 0?, hR- e J- 2#- 2:A- K$- o- 2&?- +J,

<- 2#- 3@- NR- K- <- 6- ?- 0- <A- 7- <- 2#- ?- 3- 6:>, ;J- >J?- 2{=-0: A- 3J- v<- :2<- 2:A- :R., 3- <A$- :.R.- 0:A- 3/- #3?- ,3?-&.- 2YJ$, 8J- #%- $>A/- e J:A- :)A$?- 0- ,3?- &.- :)R3?,.0:- 2R- (J/- 0 R- .0:- 35/- !$- x$?- &/, =R$- :SJ/- YA/- 0R:C-


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially the afflic-tions and all poisons arisen due to their power be purified and cleansed.May he/she/they quickly become manifest and complete buddhas.

Similarly, wash by changing “Bhagavan Buddha” to “Dharma Jewel” and Sangha Jewel” andjoining the appended word to the mantra as before:

These three – attachment, hatred, and dark ignorance –Are the three worldly poisons.The Holy Dharma Jewel does not possess poisons:The Dharma’s majesty destroys poisons.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially the afflic-tions and all poisons arisen due to their power be purified and cleansed.May they quickly become manifest and complete buddhas.

These three – attachment, hatred, and dark ignorance –Are the three worldly poisons.The Arya Sangha does not possess poisons:The Sangha’s majesty destroys poisons.


May all the negativities and obscurations collected from beginninglesssamsaric lifetimes of the one “who is named such and such,” who hasgone beyond this world and passed from life, and especially the afflic-tions and all poisons arisen due to their power be purified and cleansed.May they quickly become manifest and complete buddhas.

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/- $/?- G%, {.- &A$- ,%- &A$, ;.- 43- =- :.A<- 3(A?- 0<- I<-&A$, <%- $A- ~A%- $:A- ?- 2R/- IA- :R.- 9J<- t$?- G- v- 2- :UR?-0?, 5K- :.?- GA- i3- >J?- #- . R$- .3<- 8A%- $?=- 2- A- ,%- $ A-$9$?- &/- 2!$- 0- ,A- $4$- /?- 8$?- + J- ~A%- $<- ,A3- 0<- I<,6:@)- 2 )- @R: 8J?- 0?- .$$- $8$- L, <- >R- K- /J- >R- K- /J- ?j- 0- 0)- A- /- ;-@), 5K- =?- :.?- 0:A- #A$- 1A2- ,3?- &.- 2!$- 0<- I<, o?- 0-

=- 3R- /, <- ?j- A- 0- ;- A- !.- E- 2A- >R- K- /- 2#- ?- 3- ;- @)- 1B, %/- :PR- 2- ,3?- &.- .GA=- :#R<- IA- KA- <R=- +- :$$- 0<- I<, .J-i3?- GA?- 2&R3- w/- :.?- 2.$- &$- #$- 2}=- IA?- $9A<- 2-:.A- =?- 2*2- +- $?R=, 2.$- &$- ?%?- o?- .%- (R?- .%- .$J-:./- .%- HR.- =- ;%- *2?- ?- 3( A:R, 8J?- *2?- ?- ?R%- 2<-I<, h R- e J- 2#3?- 0- =?- $%- 3R- $*A?- 21J%, 3,J- 2R%- $*A?- .%- 3,J:- (%- $*A?- 2Y%- ! J- 3*J-

8A%- V=- 2- #A$- 0- :)R3?- 0:A- K$- o- L?- =, <- 2#- 0- EA- 2A- cR- B- ;- ?j- A- 0- ;-2k- /- /A- T- 3Re- ;- ?j- A- 0- ;- $- +J- U:?j- ?</- ?j- +- ,- $- +-2#- ?- 3- ;- QB, =/- $?3- 2eR.- 0?, %/- :PR- 2- i3?- GA- #A$- 0-,3?- &.- 2&R3- 8A%- .J- i3?- GA?- K$- o- .J- 3,R%- 2?- #A$- 0-,3?- &.- .$- !J, %/- ?R%- /?- >A- :1R?- 0- $4S- 2 R:C-82?- S%- .-


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Earth is the mother of poison; earth is also the father of poison.By these true words of truth,May the poisons of the deceased become non-poisonous.Poison, go within the earth! Poison, go in the vessel of bounty! SVAHA


Water is the mother of poison; water is also the father of poison.By these true words of truth,May the poisons of the deceased become non-poisonous.Poison, go within the water! Poison, go in the vessel of moisture! SVAHA


Fire is the mother of poison; fire is also the father of poison.By these true words of truth,May the poisons of the deceased become non-poisonous.Poison, go within the fire! Poison, go in the vessel of heat! SVAHA


Wind is the mother of poison; wind is also the father of poison.By these true words of truth,May the poisons of the deceased become non-poisonous.Poison, go within the wind! Poison, go in the vessel of movement!

SVAHA



=- .3A$?- +J, .J- /?- gJ/- 2*J.- 0- /A, A- WG- +?- 2?%, J- S- 7?- .%?, gJ/-$%- 2- 3A- .3A$?- 0:A- !R%- 0- *A.- .- I<, !R%- 0: A- %%- =?- 5K-:.?- GA- 3A%- ;A$- .%- 0 R- ,A$- =J?- 2o/- 0:3, EA- ;R%?- ?- I<- 0-=?, 5K- =?- :.?- 0- ,- 3=- 0:A- (- L.- &/- 1%- 0R- .%- #3?- .%-*J- 3(J.- ,3?- &.- $?=- 8 A%- ;R%?- ?- mR$?- 0<- I<- 0<- 2?3, h R-

e J- 2#3?- 0- /%- .- 2&A%?- 362- 3R- $*A?- 2n%- 2- &%- 9.- 2!$- /?- t$?- G- v<- L?- =- 3,J:- (%-

$*A?- #2- v<- 2n%- 2- >A- 2- 2!$- 0:A- K$- o- <R- v- 2:A- 3$R- 2R<- .%R?- ?- 28$- 0:3- .%- gJ/- $?R/-

0 R: C- i3- 0<- 2*J.- 0- .J: A- 3$R- 2R<- 28$- 0<- 3R?- +J, <- 2#- ?+- @)- {: ?%?-o?- GA- 2.J/- 0- .%, (R?- GA- 2.J/- 0- .%, .$J- :./- IA- 2. J/-0- .%, .J- 28A/- $>J$?- 0- .%, hR- eJ- .%, < A/- 0R- ( J- .%,0E- .%, =?- GA- <A$?- ?- 8$?- 0- ,3?- &.- .%, ~A%- 0R- .%,K$- o- .%, $?%- }$?- .%, < A$- }$?- GA- z:A- H.- 0<-,3?- &.- .%, H.- 0<- .- ;%- 2&R3- w/- :.?- (/- I A- ]- 2.J-2<- $> J$?- 0- 3(J.- 2o.- GA- z- 5 S$?- :#R<- .%- 2&?- 0- ,3?-&.- G A- 2.J/- 0- .%, 2.J/- 0- (J/- 0R:C- LA/- IA?- _2?- GA?- 5K-=?- :.?- 0- (J- $J- 3R:A- i3- 0<- >J?- 0- YA.- 0- 2<- .R, #3?-$?3- :PR- 2- < A$?- S$- *J- $/?- $8A?- 2#?- 0:A- :)A$- gJ/- $%-


May all the poisons of the elements and secondary elements of theone “who is named such and such,” who has gone beyond this worldand passed from life, SHANTIM KURU SVAHA

Purification of InauspiciousnessThen, the purification of inauspiciousness is:He in whom miserliness and longing are destroyed and made stainlessand in whom the pacified mind has no harmfulness will bring youhappiness and well-being.

He who guides migrators, leading them in the path to liberation, andwho teaches all the Dharma will bring you happiness and well-being.

The Teacher, the support of migrators, for the welfare of all sentientbeings who brings about the possession of happiness will bring youhappiness and well-being.

That refuge who constantly nourishes with a loving heart all thesemigrators like an only son will bring you happiness and well-being.

He who is the support and the sanctuary and defender of all sentientbeings who migrate in samsara will bring you happiness and well-being.

The immaculate speech that manifests all Dharmas, pure and with-out deceit, and which makes immaculate, will bring you happinessand well-being.

The great hero whose birth acquired sublime meaning and whoachieved aims and also accomplished the Dharma23 will bring you hap-piness and well-being.

He whose birth fully shook the worlds and its forests and delighted allsentient beings will bring you happiness and well-being.

He whose setting out for the essence of enlightenment shook the earthin six ways and made the maras unhappy will bring you happiness andwell-being.

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;%?- >A%- o- (J- 2- i3?- GA- /%- .- <- : R.- .- 8- 2- =?- L%- 2:A- 3(R.-;R/, 82?- 2? A=, 3J- + R$, 2.$- %R?, 3<- 3J, S A- (2,8=- 9?, <R=- 3R- i3?- ?%?- >A%- ,R$?- 0- 3J.- 0- /3- 3#:- .%-3*3- 0<- I<, <- A;)- /?, >9- A:@)- $ A- 2<- LA/- I A?- 2_2?, <- 3@-NR- K- <- 6- A;)- /?, >9: A- 2<- IA?-3(R., @). :)A$?- 0:A-@ )- 1- %J?-1R$- &A%, 2$J$?- i3?- 3- =?- :)R3?- 36.- 0, .%R?- P2-,3?- &.- )R=- 2:A- z. .2$J$?- G A- .P- =- K$- :5=- =R, <-2#- A- WF- +- A- .- !- @), 2./- 2^?, .%- (R?- GA- (- ;J- >J?- GA- 2..- l A<- L?- +J- h R- e J:A-

h=- U- <2- GA- <%- 28A/- .- I<, <%- $ A- ,$?- !- /?- }$?- GA- :UJ%- 2- :R.-9J<- I A- i3- 0- &/- $9%?- ,$- =- :OA=- + J- ?R%- 2<- 2?3, 23-0:A- z:A- ,$?- o.- 2{=, 2..- lA:A- o/- 22?- 0<- I<, <-2#- AWG- +- !/- D- =A- @- /- @- /- @)- 1B, 2o- l- 2^?, ;A$- 2o?- z$- (.-

2{%, .%- (R?- GA- (?- 3(R.- ;R/- :2=, *J<- ,R.- GA?- 3(R., 23- 0:A- #- o/- IA?- 2?%- ! J,

)A- YA.- .G A=- :#R<- (J/- 0R:C- L- 2- i3?- 3- mR$?- GA- 2<- .- 2$J$?-i3- 0<- 2 R̂$- 0:A- :UA/- =?- 36 S.- &A$, 23- 0:A- z- ;J- >J?- 0-<%- 28A/- IA?- $/?- ?- $> J$?- .3- 5B$- 0- :R.- .- 8- /?- 23- (:A-i3- 0<- I<- 0<- 2?3, .J- /?- .GA=- :#R<- zR- |R:A- 3./- /3- <%- $A- 3./- .- !J$?- GA- #<-0.- .!<- :.2- 2o.-GA- vJ- 2<- :#R<- =R- lA2?- 2o.- 0- VA?- 0:A-! J%- .- <R:3- $ R?- ?3- 3A%- L%- v- 2-


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He who, when turning the wheel of Dharma, taught the Noble Truthsand became famed as the Muni will bring you happiness and well-being.

He who defeated all the heretics with the captivating Dharma andcontrolled the entire assembly will bring you happiness and well-being.

The Buddha will bring you happiness and well-being;may Brahma, Indra and their gods and all spiritsperpetually bestow happiness and well-being upon you.

By the power of the Buddha’s merits and the wishes of all the gods,May the goal that is your desired aim be fulfilled today.

May you of two legs be happy and well;May you of four legs be happy and well;May you have good fortune24 and happiness;May all returners be happy and well.

Happy and well in the morning;Happy and well in the evening;Happy and well at midday too;May you always be happy and well and may you never be sinful.25

May it be very auspicious for this being “who is named such and such,”who has gone beyond this world and passed from life, to be freedfrom the three lower realms and, taking rebirth in the upper realmsof high status, to be victorious over all maras and conflicting factors.

ProstrationThen, if making prostrations:To the incomparable Teacher of gods and humans, pinnacle of the

Shakyas;To Manjughosha, the great abbot Shantarakshita, and the others:I prostrate to the lineage gurus of the sutra ritual of the Eight

Sugatas.


=?- 2 )- =?- L%- 2:A- <A/- 0R- (J- 23- 0- .!<- 0R- vR- 2- (J- 2- 3PA/- 0-< A%- 2- 3(- :K%- 2- =- ?R$?- 0:A- 35/- * A.- ,3?- &.- .%- w/- 0<-I<, <- +9J- +9J- 3@- +9J- J@, z: A- (- 2R- $%- $- .%- 23- 0: A- (-.LJ<- 3A- KJ.- 0<- I<, =?- 23- IA- /%- .%- $- 5S$?- 0E- .%- *A-3:A- $./- I A- !J%- .- @)- =?- $- 5S$?- hR- eJ- @)- $A?- 35/- 0- ;R%?- ?-I<- 0- =?, 2..- lA- :HA=- 0- {- 3.R$- u%- }R/- OR- :63- |J$-0: A- *3?- .%- w/- 0- 8=- $&A$- K$- $*A?- 0, $;?- $- 5S$?-h R- eJ- ,$?- !<- $+R.- 0:A- 5=- IA?- :6 B/- &A%, $;R/- $- 5S$?- hR-eJ?- ;- 2- L?- 0:A- SA=- 2- .!<- 2gJ/- 0- 4=- .%- <A/- 0 R- (J:A- o/-IA?- 2o/- &A%, .<- IA- !R.- $;R$?- .%, !$- IA- x$?- 0:A->3- ,2?- &/, $;R/- 2n%?- 0:A- !2?- GA?- 28$?- 0:A- ,A-2R<- <- .!<- 0R, 3PA/- 0<- A:- .3<- 0R, ,$?- !<- @)- }R/- 0R,,$?- !: A- @)- =?- :R.- 9J<- :UR?, <%- 28A/- I A- $/?- /?-2| R3?- 0- .%- :S- 2:A- ;J- >J?- 0- .%- .2%- $A- z- i3?- ,/- S%?,6:@)- 2)- @R: $*A?- ?- 3J.- 0<- I<, .2%- $A- z?- .2%- 2{<,.R/- ;R.- P2- 0:A- .2- 2o/- 0<- I<, 3(R.- 0- LA/- 2_2?- /A, A- WG- +?-

2?%?, J- S- 7?- .%?, !R%- 0:A- %%- =?- <- =?- <A/- 0R- (J:A- $R.-


Excellent Name, Jewel, Fine Gold, Sorrowless, Renowned Dharma,Higher Knowledge, Medicine Guru, and Shakyamuni:I prostrate to the Eight Sugatas who fully completed extensive

prayers.

To the Teacher, the completed Buddha, who fulfilled the two aims;To the holy Dharma that reveals the unification of the two truths;To the supreme Arya Sangha with incomparable two collections:I prostrate to the sources of refuge, the Three Supreme Rarities.

From this very day I go for refuge to the principal Conqueror,The savior of migrators,Who strives with the aim of protecting migrators,Whose great strength eradicates all fears. 26

Likewise, I purely go for refuge to the Dharma, which he knows andwhich eradicates the fears of samsara, and also to the assembly ofbodhisattvas.

Terrified by fear, I offer myself to Samantabhadra.I myself offer this body of mine also to Manjughosha.

Also to the savior Avalokita of unmistaken compassionate activity,I cry out in desperation, please protect me, the sinner.

Seeking refuge in aryas Akashagarbha, Kshitigarbha, andall the greatly compassionate saviors, I cry out from my heart.

Upon seeing of whom the malevolent, such as the envoys of the Lordof Death, are terrified and dispersed in the four directions,I go for refuge to Vajrapani.

Formerly I ignored your counsel. Now, having seen great fear, I go toyou for refuge. Please quickly eradicate my fear.

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2{<- .- $? R=- 8J?- $?R=- 2- 2+2- 0?, <- 2#- S- 7- A- SA- FAO-@), 8J?- .2%- 2{<- 3A- 2*R.- 0: A- .2- 2o/- 0<- I<, 3(R.-m?- i3?- 1=- .- L%- 0:A- z- m?- ?- I<, <- =@ ), 8J?- =/- $?3-

2eR.- /?- L A/- IA?- 2_2?, <- A;)- /?, >9: A- 2<- IA?- 3(R., ,$?- eJ:A-!/- =- ~R3?- 0:A- 2& R3- w/- :.?, 35/- 43- ,R?- 0?- %/-:PR:A- #$- 2}=- ?J=, .$- $?3- /.- ?J=- ?%?- o?- (/- IA- ],2ND#- ;A- :R.- =- K$- :5=- = R, 8J?- 0:A-2! R., <%- $A- ,$?- !<- ̂ -2:A- .GA=- :#R<- I A- !J%- .- @)- ;A$- $A- 3,<- }$?- :UJ%- $A?- 2{R<-2- =?- :R.- 9J<- :UR?, ?J3?- &/- ,3?- &.- GA- #A$- 1A2- ,%?,o=- 2- Y?- 2&?- GA- LA/- _2?- ,3?- &.- ,/- S%?- +J, <%- =-,A3- 0<- I<- 0<- 2?3?, <- /- 3R- S- $- 7- +J- SN- F- !K-$- <- 2N- D#- T- S-<- 6- ;, +- ,- $- +- ;- An- +J- ?Mn)- 2:- ;, +H,, <-SN- F- !K-SN- F- !K- 3@- SN- F- !K- SN- F- !K- <- 6- ?- 3;- +J- J- @, 8J?- &A- /?- 2^?- 0:A- 3,<,

.$J- 2- :. A- ;A?- M<- .- 2.$, ,2&R3- w/- (/- ]- :P2-I<- /?,,:PR- 2- $&A$- G%- 3- =?- 0, ,.J- ;A?- ?- =- :$R.- 0<- >R$, .J- /

?- =?- 23- $9%?- hR<- 3( R.- 0- .%- 2&?- 0- 2>3?- + J- =?- 23- 12?- 5=- /A, A- WG- +?-

2?%, J- S- 7?- .%?, 23- 0- !R%- 0- * A.- .- I<, !R%- 0:A- %%-


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Giving Food to the DeceasedThen, if you wish to give food to the deceased, when doing what is called the “dedication” offood such as flour, since (this practice is) vegetarian, and the desirable qualities (of the fiveobjects of the senses), cleanse and purify the physical representation of the deceased:





From the empty state from the letter PAM a lotus appears, and fromthe letter AH, a moon disk, upon which the consciousness of the de-ceased appears as a blue letter HUM. It transforms and arises as KingMedicine Guru of Lapis Lazuli Light (Bhaishajyai Guru Prabharaja)with a blue-colored body, one face, and two arms. The right hand is inthe mudra of granting sublime realizations, holding the stem of themyrobalan plant. The left hand is in the mudra of meditative equi-poise holding a begging bowl filled with nectar. Adorned with thesigns and exemplifications and dressed in the three Dharma robes,[he is] seated in the vajra sitting posture. [His] crown is marked by awhite OM, throat by a red AH, heart by a blue HUM.

Offer with argham, etc.:27

The offering substances become exquisite divine substances.

Bless them three times with:

OM AH HUM

Offer with (the mantras and mudras):OM ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHAOM SHAPTA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA


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Praise saying:Bhagavan with equal compassion for all,Whose name, when merely heard, dispels the suffering of bad

migrations.Dispeller of disease and the three poisons:I prostrate to the Buddha Medicine Guru Lapis Lazuli Light.

Bless the desirable qualities (of the five objects of the senses) with Amrita:28





The offering substances become emptiness. From the empty state, thesyllable BHRUM transforms into a precious vessel within which areperfect visual forms, sounds, fragrances, tastes, and objects of touch.

Bless three times with:

OM AH HUM

It is also proper (to offer) without (the offering) mantras:E MA HO Peerless offering, self-arisen great offering,The goddess of visual form holding a mirror.I present offering of visual forms to the holy eyes.

E MA HO Peerless offering, self-arisen great offering,The goddess of sound holding a vina lute.I present offering of sound to the holy ears.

E MA HO Peerless offering, self-arisen great offering,The goddess of fragrance holding a Dharma conch.I present offering of fragrance to the holy nose.

E MA HO Peerless offering, self-arisen great offering,The goddess of taste holding food.I present offering of taste to the holy tongue.

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E MA HO Peerless offering, self-arisen great offering,The goddess of touch holding a garment.I present offering of touch to the holy body.

In dependence upon the virtue of presenting offerings of the five de-sirable qualities to the Rare Sublime (Triple Gem), such as the gurusand the assembly of deities of the mandala, may this being “who isnamed such and such,” who has gone beyond this world and passedfrom life, take rebirth in the happy migrations of high status andenjoy the glory of perfect lifespan, glory, strength, wealth, resources,and virtue.

In dependence upon the completely pureprecious garland of the light of the Rare Sublime Jewels,arisen from Rare Sublime Jewelsin the field of the glorious Rare Sublime Jewels,And in dependence upon the path of accumulationand the path of preparation,the path of seeing and the path of meditation,the special peerless path,the uninterrupted path of enlightenmentand the paths of complete liberation,may they purify all negativities and progress to the noble path.

OM RATNE RATNE / MAHA RATNE / RATNE SAMBHAVE /RATNE KIRANE / RATNA MALA / VISHUDDHE / SHODHAYA /SARVA PAPAM HUM PHAT

As the lotus is unsullied by mud, may you take rebirth in the field ofthe Medicine Guru, arisen from a lotus of existence unsullied by thestains of the three existences.

OM PADME PADME PADMA SAMBHAVA MAHA VAIDURYAKSHETRA GACCHANTU29 SVAHA

Contemplate that:The consciousness of the deceased, in the aspect of the blue syllableHUM, exits from the crown and in the realm of Lapis Lazuli Illumina-tion in the eastern direction sinks into the heart of the Medicine Guruand becomes non-dual.



Then, imagine burning the corpse or purificatory tablet and, along with it at the same time, thenegativities and obscurations in the fire of exalted wisdom born from the syllable RAM.

Listen, pay attention, O child of the lineage,Listen, O deceased child of the lineage.Ignite the fires of the (five) conqueror’s families in the fuel of the fiveaggregates;Ignite the fires of the four goddesses in the fuel of the four elements;Ignite the fires of the bodhisattvas in the fuel of the six sense faculties;Ignite the fires of the six goddesses in the fuel of the six (sense) objects;Ignite the fires of the three holy bodies of the Conqueror in the fuelof body, speech, and mind.In possession of the three holy bodies and five exalted wisdoms,May it be accomplished for the welfare of migrators.

In emptiness there is no form, no feeling, no discrimination, no com-positional factors, no consciousness; no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue,no body, no mind; no visual form, no sound, no odor, no taste, noobject of touch, and no phenomenon. There is no eye element, fromthere to no mind element and also no mental consciousness element.There is no ignorance, no extinction of ignorance, from there to noaging and death and also no extinction of aging and death. Similarly,there is no suffering, origination, cessation, and path; there is no ex-alted wisdom, no attainment, and also no non-attainment. Shariputra,therefore, because there is no attainment, bodhisattvas rely on anddwell in the perfection of wisdom, the mind without obscuration andwithout fear. Having completely passed beyond error, they reach theend-point of nirvana. All the buddhas who dwell in the three timesalso manifestly and completely awaken to unsurpassable, perfect, com-plete enlightenment in reliance on the perfection of wisdom.30

ConclusionThen, make a thanking offering, praise, prayers, (recite) the hundred-syllable (mantra), requestforgiveness, and recite verses of auspiciousness.

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The Jangwa PracticeAssociated with the Medicine

Guru (Buddha)

Tibetan Text


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Translators’ Notes1. Tibetan: tza ka li2. Tibetan: So Jong (gso sbyong) – the twenty-four hour eight Mahayana Precepts3. The mantra can be found in texts of the extensive prayers of the seven

tathagatas.4. Read: akala, meaning “untimely,” instead of aklala.5. thugs rjes kun la snyoms pa’i bcom ldan ’das / mtsan tzam thos pas ngan ’gro’i

sdug bsngal sel / dug gsum nad sel sangs rgyas sman gyi bla / beed’u rya’i ’od laphyag ’tsal lo /

6. Tibetan: byang byang. This refers to a representation of the deceased, if nocorpse is present, which can be in the form of the person’s name written on apiece of paper or a photo of the person attached to a stick standing in a bowlof rice.

7. A circular drop with a small opening in the center.8. This paragraph is traditionally repeated several times in actual practice.9. mnye zhing bral ba10. Tibetan: rten sa la bslu11. Tibetan: sdig pa lang ba12. Page 4a of the Tibetan text has the same mantra but vajra instead of vajri.13. The text does not explicitly mention the blessing of the offerings.14. The words “deception” and “mistake” have been inserted according to oral

tradition.15. de bzhin gshegs pa rnams dang de sras la / rin chen bum pa mang po spos kyi

chus / yid ’ong legs par gang ba glu dang ni / rol mor bcas pa du mas sku khrusgsol /

16. de dag sku la mtsungs pa med pa’i gos / gtzang la dri rab bsgos pas sku phyi’o /17. stong gsum kun tu dri mchog ’byung ’gyur ba’i / spos mchog rnams kyis thub

dbang rnams kyi sku / gser sbyangs btzo ma byi dor byas pa ltar / ’od chags ’barba de dag byug par bgyi /

18. srab ’jam yang pa lha yi gos / mi phyed rdo rje’i sku brnyes la / mi phyed dadpas dbul bar bgyi / tse ’das rdo rje’i sku thob shog /

19. I have taken the text’s vasa se to read vastra ye as vastra is clothing in Sanskrit, inaccordance with other texts.

20. ming byang lta bu nub snga ma rnams la me long la gzugs brnyan shar ba dang.21. The terms “guarding,” “love,” “perseverance,” “samadhi,” and “exalted wisdom”

come from the oral tradition.22. Tibetan: shes ’chal; literally, deranged understanding.23. Reading from the text included in the Vajrayogini Jangwa, our text reads:

“...accomplished the collection of aims to be accomplished...”24. Read lam ’gro, meaning “good fortune,” for lam bgrod.



25. Compare our text with: nyin mo bde legs mtsan bde legs / nyi ma’i gung la gnaspar shog / khyed cag kun du bde legs shog / khyed cag sdig par ma gyur cig /

26. This and the following six stanzas are verses 47–53 of the second chapter of AGuide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.

27. The Tibetan text says simply that, so the following blessing and offering havebeen taken from the earlier offering to oneself as the Medicine Guru.

28. The following blessing verses are again appended.29. Read gacchantu in place of gacchanatu.30. This paragraph is quoted from the Heart of Wisdom Sutra.

Colophon:This method of performing the purification by way of the Medicine Guru (Buddha) wascomposed in light of the insistent request by Geshe Ngagwang Chodan of Tzangpa Khamtsan,Ganden Monastery, who said, “A (text) such as this is needed.” It was prepared in a mannereasy to perform, having done research in many rituals of the Southern Gate like thosecomposed in all the tantra sets as found in the Tantra of Purifying the Lower Realms (Durgati),the source of the purification ritual, altering the mantras and so forth without any contra-dictions. The author is named Drag-ri Tulku, Lozang Lungrig Gyatso Wang-gyal. May thisalso bring great benefits to all migrating beings.

Translators’ Colophon:Translated from the Tibetan by Gelong Thubten Tsultrim (American monk George Churinoff)and Getsul Thubten Kunkyab (Singaporean novice Yeshe Gyatso) at the FPMT center, Landof Medicine Buddha, in California, on the auspicious occasion of the performance of theMedicine Buddha Purification Ritual (Jangwa) by the great Tibetan Buddhist master, Vener-able Choden Rinpoche, November 2002. May it result in the enlightenment of all beings.

Lightly edited and formatted by Ven. Constance Miller, FPMT Education Services, April2003.

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