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The vajra is method, the bell is wisdom, the two are the nature of ultimate Bodhicitta.
OM SARVA TATHAGATA SIDDHI VAJRA SAMAYA TISHYA ESHA STVAM
DHARA YAMI HI HI HI HI HI HUM HUM HUM PHAT SVAHA
OM VAJRA GANDHE HUM
I shall please Vajrasattva and company.
HUM By the excellence of moving the vajra which can free sentient beings from
suffering, I shall bring them the phenomenon of liberation. Therefore I take this vajra
with pleasure.
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HUM HUM HUM HO HO HO
OM VAJRA DHARMA RANITA PRARANITA SAMPRARANITA SARVA BUDDHA
KSHETRA BRAKALINI PRAJNA PARAMITA NADA SVABHAVA VAJRASATTVA
HRI DAYA SANTOSHANI HUM HUM HUM HO HO HO SVAHA
BLESSING THE INNER OFFERING
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TA PURVA NIGA NAM, KA DAK SHINA DIGAYA, HUM PASHCHI MANAM, PHAT
UTTARA TIGAYA, OM I, HRIH YA, SHTRI VA, VI KSHI, KRI KO, TA E, NA A, NA
DE, HUM BHYOH, PHAT SARVA BHUTE BHYAH (3x)
THE OUTER OFFERINGS
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On the crown of my head, from a PAM comes a lotus, on top of which from an AH comes
a moon disc, on top of which from a HUM comes a five-spoked white vajra, the hub of
which is marked with a HUM from which light-rays emanate and collect back together,
transforming into a Vajrasattva with a white coloured body, one face and two arms,
holding a vajra and bell and embracing the consort Queen of the Vajra-Realm, white, with
one face and two arms, holding a cleaver and skull-cup. Both are adorned with silken
scarves and various jewelled ornaments. The Lord sits in the vajra position, and from a
white HUM on a moon disc at his heart light-rays emanate, bringing forth Wisdombeings who are similar to himself.
JAH HUM BAM HOH They become non dual.
Once again from the HUM at his heart light-rays emanate, bringing forth empowering
deities. "Oh all Tathagata Buddhas please confer empowerment on him." Having thus
been requested, they hold up vases filled with the nectar of pristine awareness and confer
empowerment, saying:
"OM SARVA TATHAGATA ABHI SHEKATA SAMAYA SHRIYE HUM"
Vajrasattva's body becomes filled with the nectar of pristine awareness and gains an
Akshobhya crowning his head.
"Oh Bhagavan Vajrasattva, I request you to cleanse and purify myself and all sentient
beings of our negativities and obstacles, as well as of our degenerate vows of Samaya.
Having thus prayed, from the HUM at his heart light-rays emanate and purify all sentient
beings and present offerings to please the Buddhas and their Sons and Daughters. All
their good qualities collect back together in the form of light which dissolves into the
HUM at his heart, whereby his brilliance, power and strength become sublime.
OM VAJRA SATTVA SAMAYA MANU PALAYA VAJRASATTVA TVENO
PATISHTA, DRIDHO ME BHAVA, SUTOSHYO ME BHAVA, SUPOSHYO ME
BHAVA, ANURAKTO ME BHAVA, SARVA SIDDHI ME PRAYACCHA, SARVA
KARMA SUCHA ME, CHITTAM SHRIYAM KURU HUM, HA HA HA HA HOH,
BHAGAVAN SARVA TATHAGATA, VAJRA MA ME MUNCHA, VAJRA BHAVA,
MAHA SAMAYA SATTVA AH HUM PHAT
(21X)
Out of ignorance and delusion I have transgressed my words of honor and let them
degenerate. I take refuge in you, O Guru-protector. I take refuge in you, foremost Vajraholder, Lord of beings with a nature of great compassion.
Vajrasattva says "O child of my family, you are cleansed and purified of all your
negativities and obstacles, as well as your degenerated vows of Samaya."
Then he dissolves into me and my three gateways become inseparable from the body,
speech and mind of Vajrasattva.
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Radiant as Vajra Bhairava with one face and two arms, from a HUM on a lotus and sun
disc at my heart light-rays emanate, illuminating the boundless realms of the universe,
bringing forth in the space before me Vajra Bhairava, together with the Gurus, encircled
by a host of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Wrathful Deities and Knowledge holders residing
therein. The light-rays dissolve back into my heart.
I bow to your lotus-feet, O Vajra-holder, my jewel-like Guru,
by whose kindness I instantaneously attain the state of Great Bliss.
Supreme Form, Supremely Great Fury, Hero enjoying supreme objects,
you act to tame those difficult to tame. O Vajra Bhairava, I prostrate to you.
From light-rays of the seed syllable at my heart come white Carcika, blue Varahi, red
Sarasvati and green Gauri, who hold various offering materials in their hands and make
offerings:
OM HRIH SHTRIH HA; OM HUM HUM PHAT; OM VIKRITANANA DUSHTAM
SATTVA DAMAKA GAH GAH; OM KUMARA RUPINE JAH JAH HUM PHAT;
OM HRIH HAH HAI PHAT; OM DIPTA LOCANA VIKRITANANA MAHA ATTATTA
HASANA DINI DIPTAYE SVAHA; OM VAJRA NAIVIDYA AH HUM; OM VAJRA
SHABDA AH HUM
I confess all my negativities, clearing out those arising and already accrued, and before
your eyes, I give you my word not to do them again. I likewise rejoice in all merit and
dedicate them fully to that which leads to bliss. I take refuge to the Triple Gem. I shall
liberate all sentient beings and lead them to a state of Enlightenment. I shall develop a
sacred, peerless Bodhicitta. To you who are an ocean of excellent qualities I offer my
body. In order to attain the Three Buddha bodies and pristine awareness, I shall devote
myself with extremely pure faith to the methods of generosity and so forth which are the
path for the Enlightened Buddhas, their sons and daughters.
HOLDING THE VOWS OF THE 5 BUDDHA FAMILIES
All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas please give me your attention. I who am called ...... from
this time onwards until my Enlightenment, shall develop a sacred, peerless Bodhicitta just
as the Protector Buddhas of the three times have done to insure their Enlightenment. I
shall uphold all the general and specific tantric vows and commitments of the five
Buddha families without exception.
I shall free those who have not been freed, and liberate those who have not been
liberated. I shall give breath to those without breath and lead all sentient beings to the
state beyond sorrow.
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In the center of the fence, from a BHRUM comes a fiercely blazing, yellow wheel that
can revolve clockwise. Inside the center of the wheel and slightly above and not touching
each of the spokes, are triple seats of variegated lotus, moon and sun. On top of the
central one, from a HUM, I arise as dark-blue Sumbharaja crowned by Akshobhya. I
have three faces - dark-blue, white and red - and six arms. The first two embracing a
consort similar to myself, the other two right holding a jewel and a hook, and the other
two left, a lotus and a lasso. I stand in the pose of having my right leg bent and my left
outstretched.
Rays of light from the HUM at my heart, with us in union as Lord and consort, hook the
Ten Wrathful Ones and draw them into my mouth, where they melt and enter the
consort's lotus womb through the path of my vajra organ as ten drops. These become ten
long-vowelled HUM's which transform into the ten Wrathful Ones.
Blue Yamantaka crowned by Vairochana. He has three faces - blue, white and red - and 26
six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right holding
a jewel and a vajra-hammer, the other two left a lotus and a sword. HUM, from the lotus
he is sent forth and takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the Eastern
spoke.
White Aparajita crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - white, dark-blue and red and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right
holding a jewel and a club, the other two left a lotus and a sword. HUM, from the lotus
he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the
Southern spoke.
Red Hayagriva crowned by Amitabha. He has three faces - red, dark-blue and white and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right
holding a jewel and a lotus, the other two left a wheel and a sword. HUM, from the lotus
he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the
Western spoke.
Blue Amrita-kundalini crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - blue, white and red and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right
holding a jewel and a vajra, the other two left a lotus and a sword. HUM, from the lotus
he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the
Northern spoke.
Dark-blue Takki-raja crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - dark-blue, white and
red - and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two
right holding a jewel and a hook, the other two left a lotus and a sword. HUM, from the
lotus he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the
Fire-Quarter spoke.
Blue Nila-danda crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - blue, white and red - and
six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right holding
a jewel and a staff, the other two left a lotus and a sword. HUM, from the lotus he is sent
forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the Truth-parted
Quarter spoke.
Dark-blue Mahabala crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - blue, white and red
-and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right
holding a jewel and a trident, the other two left a lotus and a sword. HUM, from the lotus
he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the
Wind-Quarter spoke.
Dark-blue Achala crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - dark-blue, white and red
- and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right
holding a jewel and a sword, the other two left a lotus and a vajra. HUM, from the lotus
he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat above the
Powerful-Quarter spoke.
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Yellowish green Ushnisha-chakra-vartin Crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces yellowish-green, white and red - and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar
to himself, the other two right holding a jewel and a wheel, the other two left a lotus and
a sword. HUM, from the lotus he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg
outstretched on the seat above and slightly before myself, the main figure.
Dark-blue Vajra-patala crowned by Akshobhya. He has three faces - dark-blue, white and
red - and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two
right holding a jewel and a vajra, the other two left a lotus and sword. HUM, from the
lotus he is sent forth and he takes his place with left leg outstretched on the seat below
and slightly behind myself, the main figure.
All eleven have bared fangs and each of their faces has three round blood shot eyes.
Their orange hair and moustaches blaze and swirl upwards, and each is adorned with
wheel shaped crowns, ear rings and so forth, and have as ornaments the eight various
snakes. They have the power to destroy all demons and interferences. Standing in the
midst of a blazing mass of flames of pristine awareness arising from their bodies, they
emanate into the ten directions cloud-like formations of flaming, fearsome vajras,
annihilating all evil ones.
(the protection wheel if done in brief)
From these arise the ten Wrathful Ones. HUM, From the lotus they are sent forth and
take their places each above one of the ten spokes in a manner which destroys all evil
beings.
TAKING INTERMEDIATE STATE INTO THE PATH OF SAMBHOGAKAYA
Myself standing as Sumbharaja transforms into white Vajrasattva, three faces - white,
dark-blue and red - and six arms, the first two embracing a consort similar to myself, the
other two right holding a vajra and a sword, the other two left a jewel and a lotus.
I transform into a white, reality source, standing upright with a point on the bottom and
the broad side on top.
Out of the bottom tip, from a PAM comes a variegated lotus. In the center is a HUM
which transforms into a crossed vajra adorned with white spokes in the East, yellow
spokes in the South, red spokes in the West, green spokes in the North and the central hub
blue.
In the center of the hub, from a BHRUM comes a wheel marked with BHRUM which
transforms into white Vairochana with three faces, white, dark-blue and red, and six arms,
the first two embracing a consort similar to himself, the other two right holding a vajra
placed on a wheel and a sword, the other two left a jewel and a lotus.
He transforms into the celestial mansion, square and having four doors. It has walls of
five gradations in thickness, which from the outside are white, yellow, red, green and
blue. On top of the walls is an encircling yellow jewelled molding, beautified with an
assortment of gems. Halfway to the center of the mansion, on the floor and the ceiling
are circular ledges marked with a garland of vajras, between which rest the eight pillars 26
that support the four vajra cross-beams. The steeple on top is beautified with a crowning
precious jewel and a vajra. Around the top of the walls is a quadruple colonnade and on
the outside face are the heads of dolphins. Between their mouths hang strands of jewels
and three strings of gems with a golden bell and yak-tail fans at their ends. In such ways
it is beautified. On the outside face of the quadruple colonnade, above each dolphin's
head is an eve from which hangs jewelled pendants and upon which rests an upright
parapet in the shape of a half lotus-petal. The parapet is beautified with banners,
pennants and so forth. Encircling the outside of the walls is a red ledge on which stand
goddesses holding objects of offering. At the outside corners of the entrance-way
corridors and on the platform outside and inside the four corners of the mansion are
arrayed crescent-moons with a vajra and jewel on top of each. Before each of the four
doors is an archway having eleven layers and resting on four pillars. On top is a Dharmawheel flanked to the right and left by a stag and a doe.
Surrounding the vajra fence and mountain of fire are the eight charnel grounds such as
the Ferocious One, with eight trees such as Naga-kesara. At the base of these are the
eight directional protectors, Indra and so forth, and at the crests are the eight realm
protectors such as the Great Emanation with an Elephant's Face. There are the eight lakes
of compassion, in which live the eight nagas, such as Grand Jewel, and above in the sky
are the eight clouds such as the Proclaimer and so forth. There are the eight fires of
wisdom, and the eight stupas on the eight mountains.
Furthermore, there are skeletons and corpses impaled on sticks, hanging on trees, eating
beings, being pierced with weapons and so forth. There are crows, vultures, dogs,
jackals, lions, tigers and so on. Scary with cackling zombies, cannibals, man-eating
spirits and the like. There are realized beings, Knowledge-holders, and Yogis acting in
accordance with tantric commitments, focussed single-pointedly on the Bhagavan, naked,
their hair loose, adorned with the five ornaments, beating large damarus, holding skullcups and khatavangas and with skulls adorning the crowns of their heads. By their
cackling and presence the charnel grounds are extremely eerie.
In the center of the celestial mansion encircled by these charnel grounds, from a YAM
comes a reddish-black wind mandala, on top of which from the first letter A, comes a
moon disc. In the center, like a bubble out of water, comes a yellow DHIH which
transforms into a sword marked in the center with a DHIH. Light-rays emanate from it,
bringing forth all the Sugata Buddhas who dissolve into it, whereby it transforms and I
arise as the causal Vajra-holder, Youthful Manjushri. I have a golden-coloured body and
a slightly wrathful expression, my right hand wielding a sword, and left holding a
scriptural text at the heart. Sitting with legs crossed in the vajra-position, I am adorned
with the thirty-two major and eighty minor marks of a Buddha.
At my heart, from an AH, comes a sun disc from which light-rays emanate, bringing forth
from where they reside in the ten directions, Buddhas such as Vairochana, Bodhisattvas
such as Vajra Sharp, Wrathful Deities such as Vajra Hook, and Knowledge-holders such
as Lady Vajra Mind. From their dissolving into the sun together with Manjushri, this sun26
disc becomes radiant with light-rays pervading hundreds of thousands of miles.
On top of the sun comes a dark-blue HUM having five-coloured rays of light which
emanate, bringing forth a host of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Wrathful Deities and
Knowledge-holders, who enter the HUM, whereby it transforms into a black, wrathful
nine spoked vajra, with the outer ends of the spokes curved back, having five coloured
rays of light, and marked at the hub with the HUM. From this emanate the forms of tiny
fine vajras and on the tips of light-rays emanate hosts of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Wrathful
Deities and Knowledge-holders, filling the entire sphere of space as if it were filled with
sesame seeds. Thus the vajra which stands on the sun ripens all beings, bringing them to
the attainment of Vajra Bhairava. Then simultaneously everything collects back together
and dissolves into the vajra.
The moon, sun and vajra, together with its HUM, transforms into seats of variegated
lotus, moon and sun, upon which I arise as a resultant Vajra-holder, the great and glorious
dark-blue Vajra Bhairava, nine faces, thirty-four arms and sixteen legs, standing in the
pose of right legs bent and left outstretched.
Able to devour the lords of the three realms, I diabolically chortle "HA-HA", my tongue
darting and fangs bared, my mouth wrinkled in anger, my brows also wrinkled in anger,
my eyes and eyelashes fiery like the eon of destruction and my orange hair bristling erect.
Making threatening mudras at both the mundane and transcendental gods, I frighten even
the frightful Ones. Bellowing a great thunder-like roar "PHEM" I eat human blood,
grease, marrow and fat, and have five dried fearsome skulls crowning each of my heads.
With a skull-rosary of fifty moist human heads, two black snakes as brahmin-threads, I
am adorned with ornaments made of human bones, such as wheel-shaped crowns, earrings and so forth. My belly is bulging, my body is naked, my organ stands erect. My
eye lashes, eye-brows, moustaches and body hair blaze like the fires of the eon of
destruction.
My main face is that of a black buffalo, extremely furious and having two sharp horns.
On top of which is a red face, extremely fearsome with blood dripping from its mouth.
On top of which is the golden face of Manjushri with a slightly wrathful expression
adorned with the flower ornaments of youth, his hair tied in five knots upon his crown.
My faces at the base of my right horn are blue, red and yellow. At the base of my left
horn, white, grey and black. Each of these faces are very wrathful and have three eyes.
My first pair of hands hold aloft the moist skin of an elephant stretched open by its left
legs, it's head to my right and its hairy back showing. My other right hands hold in the
first a cleaver, the second a quill, the third a wooden pestle, the fourth a fish knife, the
fifth a harpoon, the sixth an adze, the seventh a spear and the eighth an arrow. In the
back row the ninth an iron-hook, the tenth a skull-club, the eleventh a khatavanga, the
twelfth a wheel, the thirteenth a five-spoked vajra, the fourteenth a vajra-hammer, the
fifteenth a sword, and the sixteenth a large damaru.
My other left hands hold in the first a skull-cup filled with blood, the second a head of
Brahma, the third a shield, the fourth a leg, the fifth a lasso, the sixth a bow, the seventh
intestines, and the eight a bell. In the back row the ninth a hand, the tenth a cloth shroud,26
the eleventh a man impaled an a stick, the twelfth a fire-stove, the thirteenth a scalp, the
fourteenth a hand in the threatening-mudra, the fifteenth a trident with three hanging
pennants and the sixteenth a stick with cloth-streamers at the end.
As for my right feet, the first treads on a man, the second a buffalo, the third a bull, the
fourth a donkey, the fifth a camel, the sixth a dog, the seventh a sheep and the eighth a
fox. As for my left feet, the first treads on a vulture, the second an owl, the third a crow,
the fourth a parrot, the fifth a hawk, the sixth an eagle, the seventh a mynah bird, and the
eighth a swan.
Also trod upon are Brahma, Indra, Vishnu and Rudra under the right and six faced
Kumara, Ganesh, Chandra and Surya under the left, as I stand in the midst of a blazing
mass of flames.
BLESSING THE SENSE ORGANS AND THE THREE DOORS
With myself as the Commitment Being, I have on a moon disc at my heart the Wisdom
Being, Youthful Manjushri with a golden-coloured body and slightly wrathful expression,
right hand wielding a sword and left holding a scriptural-text at his heart. Sitting with
legs crossed in the vajra-position, he is adorned with the thirty-two major and eighty
minor marks of a Buddha. In his heart, from an AH, comes a sun-disc on top of which is
the Concentration Being, a dark-blue HUM with five-coloured rays of light.
INVITING THE WISDOM BEINGS
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OM HRIH HAH HAI PHAT; OM DIPTA LOCANA VIKRITANANA MAHA ATTATTA
HASANA DINI DIPTAYE SVAHA; OM VAJRA NAIVIDYA AH HUM; OM VAJRA
SABDA AH HUM
OM MUNGARA JAH; OM DANDA HUM; OM PADMA BAM; OM KHANGA HOH
OM, I offer to the mouth of my root Guru, who is the essence of the entire body, speech
and mind, good qualities and virtuous conduct of all the Buddhas of the ten directions
and the three times, who is the source of eighty-four thousand groups of teachings, and
who is the Lord of all the Sangha community of Arya Noble Ones - OM AH HUM
To the glorious and great Bhagavan Vajra Bhairava - OM AH HUM.
To the Wisdom Dakini - OM AH HUM. To Lalita Vajra - OM AH HUM.
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To Amogha Vajra - OM AH HUM. To Jnana Kara Gupta - OM AH HUM.
To Padma Vajra - OM AH HUM. To Dipamkara Rakshita - OM AH HUM.
To Ra Lotzawa Dorje Drak - OM AH HUM. To Ra Chorab - OM AH HUM.
To Ra Yeshe Senge - OM AH HUM. To Ra Bum Senge - OM AH HUM.
To Venerable Galo - OM AH HUM. To Rongpa Yeshe Sengye - OM AH HUM.
To the Lama Yeshe Palwa - OM AH HUM.
To the Dharma Lord Dondrub Rinchen - OM AH HUM.
To the King of Dharma, the Great Tzong Khapa - OM AH HUM.
To the Sun of the Teachings, Kadrup Geleg Pal Zangpo - OM AH HUM.
To the Venerable Sherab Senge - OM AH HUM.
To the Vinaya holder Palden Zangpo - OM AH HUM.
To Jamyang Gedun Pelwa - OM AH HUM.
To the Tantric Abbot Trashi Pakpa -OM AH HUM.
To the Tantric Abbot Samdrub Gyasto - OM AH HUM.
To the Tantric Abbot Tzodru Pakpa - OM AH HUM.
To the great Tantric Abbot Dorje Zangpo - OM AH HUM.
To the great Tantric Abbot Sangye Gyatso - OM AH HUM.
To the Omniscient First Panchen Lama Lozang Chokyi Gyaltsan - OM AH HUM. To
the Vajra holder Konchog Gyaltsan - OM AH HUM.
To the second Panchen Lama Lozang Yeshe - OM AH HUM.
To His Holiness Lozang Kalzang Gyatso - OM AH HUM.
To the Lord of the Siddhas, Rolpai Dorje - OM AH HUM.
To the great Throne holder Ngawang Tsultrim - OM AH HUM.
To the great Throne holder Jangchub Chopel - OM AH HUM.
To the Dragri Lozang Chojor Gyatso - OM AH HUM.
To the great tutor Lingtrul Losang Lungtog Tenzin Trinley - OM AH HUM.
To the great Abbot Kyen Rabtanpa Chopel, the glorious excellent one - OM AH HUM.
To the kind Guru Vajradhara Dechen Nyingpo, the glorious excellent one - OM AH
HUM.
To my all kind root Guru Vajradhara, Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche Thubten Lungtog
Namgyal Trinley, the glorious excellent one - OM AH HUM.
Furthermore to the Gurus together with their lineages, who confer the empowerments,
explain the tantras and give the oral tradition teachings - OM AH HUM.
To the vira-heroes, yoginis, directional protectors, realm protectors, nagas and so forth of26
the twenty-four sacred lands, thirty-two sacred sites and eight great charnel grounds - OM
AH HUM.
To the local deities of natural sites and to all sentient beings as deities - OM AH HUM.
All the Buddhas of the ten directions are brought forth and dissolve into my body.
OM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITANANA HUM PHAT OM AH HUM
OM AMRITA SVADHANA VAJRA SVABHAVA ATMAKO HAM
All the guests are pleased and satiated by the nectar of pristine awareness.
(If the above inner offering was done in brief, it would read as follows)
Your nine faces are for the nine scriptural categories. Your two horns are for the two
levels of truth. Your thirty-four arms plus your body, speech and mind, these thirty-seven
are for the thirty-seven facets leading to perfection and your sixteen legs are for the
sixteen types of voidness. Your organ standing erect is for ever-expanding great bliss.
The man and so forth are for the eight powerful attainments, and the vulture and so forth
are for the eight powers. Your nakedness is for not being covered with obstacles and your
hair bristling erect shows your achievement of the elevated state of Nirvana.
The meaning of these in short is as follows. The subject matter of the nine scriptural
categories, which is the basis of what is to be apprehended, is the illusion-like relative
level and the space-like ultimate level of truth. The path for comprehending these is the
thirty-seven facets leading to enlightenment.
The main point of this path for understanding the ultimate level is understanding the
sixteen types of voidness and the method for this is to remain inseparable with the great
bliss. The fruit to which you are led by this path is the common and uncommon powerful
attainments, and of these two, the principal one is Nirvana in which all obstacles are
stripped. Thus with a body appearing in the form of Vajra Bhairava, I remember its
significance like this.
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BLESSING THE ROSARY
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As the Wisdom-body of non duality, you are extra-ordinary and all pervasive.
As the compassion extending equally to all you are the Father of all Conquerors.
As the Dharmadhatu you are likewise the Mother of all Conquerors.
As a Wisdom-being, you act as the son of all Conquerors.
I prostrate to you, O glorious Manjushri, in whom everything is complete.
Although in the Dharmakaya there is neither love nor hate,
Yet in order to tame all evil ones of the three realms, without exception,
You display the body of the King of Fury as a compassionate means.
I prostrate to you, terrifying Bhairava Yamantaka.
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entourage of male and female messengers of Yama, the Lord of Death, such as Yavati and
so on. Each of the main figures and their entourage is marked on the crown of the head
with a white OM, at their throat with a red Ah, and at the heart with a blue HUM,
From the HUM at my own heart, light-rays emanate, bringing forth from the seven levels
beneath the earth in the south Karma-yama, Lord and consort, together with their
entourage.
JAH Manjusri Yamantaka's supreme attendants: Dharmaraja, consort,
Yapati, female messengers and so forth with your attendants.
I invite you before me to perform the four actions.
Arise from the best of continents, the southern Jambu and come from the flaming castle
of limitless iron skulls. Just as a black southern cloud is stirred by the wind, with your
mind of compassion, please come to this place.
To oath-bound Yama Raja, one face, two hands, ferocious terrifying body,
To you protector, I praise.
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eyes are totally blood-shot, your orange hair and mustache bristle erect. With the lasso in
your left hand, you bind enemies and interferences and with the club in your right, you
pound them to dust.
O Dharma-raja, hosts of Yamas, Chamundi the great ogress holding a trident and skullcup of blood. Together with your servants the time has come. Accept this ocean-like
offering made of human flesh, blood and grease. Out of compassion and your
commitments to the Victorious Buddhas, free me quickly from enemies and interferences.
With all hateful enemies, harmful interferences, demons and disrupters, seize them, bind
them and tie them up.
Summon them, drag them and make them your slaves.
Slay them, expel them and render them dumb.
Dismember them, trample them and make them bewildered.
Subdue them, destroy them and demolish them all! Let not even an atom remain!
EXTENSIVE PRAYER
Having established the pride of the Truth Body through the discriminating wisdom that 26
has ascertained the profound voidness, which is the meaning of mantra, through having
analyzed with stainless reasoning, may I acquaint myself fully with peerless wisdom.
By single-minded concentration on the ten furiously Wrathful Ones who abide in the
fiercely blazing Wheel, may I gain the power to destroy the black forces of evil, as well
as all demons.
In the hub of this wrathful mighty wheel, the Celestial Mansion of jewel-like light with
the nature of pristine awareness is everything beautiful condensed into one. By
meditating on this nectar for the eyes, may I establish a supreme Buddha-field.
By constantly meditating upon Manjushri whose radiant feet are on a full moon-disc on a
mandala of wind in the center of the mansion, may I attain the Enjoyment Body free from
the stains of the intermediate state.
Through the rough and fine yogas done with a complete, full body of Vajra Bhairava
which I have attained from a wrathful vajra and a seed syllable coming from a sun that
burns away masses of dualistic conceptions, may I sport the dance of a supreme
Emanation Body that has abandoned all the stains of rebirth.
May I develop the supreme insights of the completion stage in conjunction with the
thirty-seven facets of enlightenment, which are the main points of the nine categories that
condense all the sage Buddha's scriptural texts without exception.
May I completely master single-minded concentration on the sixteen types of voidness in
union with the simultaneously-born great bliss that comes from the emanating and
collecting of the white and red bodhicitta from penetrating the vital point of the vajra
body.
The supreme method for this is the glorious illusory-body which is attained from
dissolving the energy-winds into the central energy channel induced by the three aspects
of voidness. May faultless signs of this appear, such as the mirage and so forth.
By meditating in accordance with the yoga of pure wisdom, may I then, in accordance
with the yoga of shape, arise in the bodily form of a deity, beautifully adorned with the
major marks and minor signs of a Buddha, arising like a bubble out of water.
From entering with a beautiful illusory body repeatedly into the clear light and thus
manifesting the meaning clear light of simultaneous voidness and bliss, may I attain a
state of unity on the pure paths of learning in which I have abandoned the obstacles of
delusions preventing liberation.
By totally familiarizing myself with this supreme simultaneously born bliss, I shall
abandon without exception all instincts of delusions, through vajra-like single-minded
concentration. In this way may I attain in this very lifetime the state of Vajradhara.
May I myself, even alone, cause this wondrous path to flourish and never to set in any
direction or at any time. And may I lead all beings without exception, quickly and easily
along this path to the enlightened state of Vajradhara.
(short dedication prayer)
By the virtues of arising from my effort in this method and by my pure selfless wish, may
all limitless beings never be parted from but always be cared for in birth and after birth
by the peaceful and wrathful Manjushris.
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Having actualized the enlightened state with the seven features of union and the nature of
the five Buddha-Bodies, which lasts as long as space endures, may I instantaneously lead
all the infinite beings quickly and easily to this very state.
The charnel grounds along with the protection wheels dissolve into the celestial mansion.
The celestial mansion dissolves into myself as the commitment-being. The commitmentbeing into the wisdom-being, the wisdom-being into the concentration-being, HUM. The
"u" of the concentration-being into the "HA, the "HA" into its head, the head into the
crescent moon, the crescent moon into the drop, and the drop into the squiggle. This too
turns into inconceivable voidness.
From a state of voidness I arise in the form of glorious Vajra Bhairava with one face and
two arms, marked at the crown of my head with an OM, at my throat with an AH and at
my heart with a HUM.
THE VERSES FOR AUSPICIOUSNESS
The expanse of space and the surface of the earth become completely filled, without any
obstruction or space inbetween, with all the hosts of Yamantaka deities without an
exception. Even merely remembering them destroys all demons and interferences and
effortlessly fulfills all hopes.
(They say to me:) "With a deep voice and the auspicious melodies of Brahma, we shall
proclaim these songs and verses to you so that all may be auspicious and your joy may be
enhanced. Knowing this, may you always bring favorable conditions by letting a rain of
flower-like teachings fall concealing the sky.
"We prostrate to you, Vajra Bhairava, King of Fury, who, out of great compassion plays a
wrathful role in order to tame those not fit to be tamed by Manjushri who is the wisdom
of the Buddhas of the three times, all condensed into one.
"By the auspiciousness of whatever signs of virtue exist in the dakini who fully enhances
the joy of this protector, and in the supreme root and lineage Gurus such as Lalita who
has found supreme realization, may everything be auspicious for the supreme and
glorious Vajrayana teachings to spread without exception in all directions through the
virtuous conduct of these Vajradhara Gurus entering your heart.
"By the auspiciousness of whatever mass of goodness exists in the Lord and consort, all 26
pervading lords of the mandala who, with bodies terrifying infinite fearsome ones, remain
absorbed in single-minded concentration on the simultaneously born great bliss of the
supreme mahamudra, may everything be auspicious for not even the word "interferences"
to exist for you and for you to master the single-minded concentration on the treasury of
space, which is the Dharma treasure of uncontaminated bliss.
"By the auspiciousness of whatever mass of goodness exists in the kingly tantra of
glorious Vajra Bhairava, the singular jewel for the world containing the essence of all
Buddha fields. May everything be auspicious for the vase of your heart to be filled with
the supreme nectar of the profound meaning of the two stages, for you to enjoy this
undiminishing glory and for you to spread it throughout the world
"By the auspiciousness of whatever mass of goodness exists in the assembly of hosts of
vira-heroes and yoginis in realms throughout the ten directions who have grasped and
found supreme realization of even one part of this tantra, may everything be auspicious
for you to ignite the festive feast of bliss from having assembled and kept the company of
messenger dakinis of body, speech and mind, born from fields, born from mantras and
simultaneously born, who provide the favorable conditions for accomplishing this
supreme path.
"By the auspiciousness of whatever signs of virtue exist in the supreme palace, vast as the
expanse of the sky, beautiful with countless jewelled ornaments and emanating light
equal to the brilliance of the sun and the moon, may everything be auspicious for there
never to be any inauspicious signs wherever you may live and for there to be the
unbroken goodness, bliss and bountiful riches there of a Buddha-field.
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mighty teeth bared and smeared with blood, you are in a rage. The world with its gods 26
could be offered to your mouth!
Adorned with the moist, dripping skin of an elephant and a rosary of skulls, you are
naked in the pose of a great terrifying Lord.
You have a fearsome, wrathful buffalo's head. Your nine blazing faces could suck up and
devour all existence. Your fiery mudra bridle the various beings. Your stretched and bent
legs crush the families of demons. To you, mighty Bhairava with such a great terrifying
body, I bow forever.
As for the circle of your nine blazing heads, your three snarling right faces are blue, red
and yellow. Your three taut left faces are white, grey and black. Your three blazing
central faces are wrathful, lustful, and peaceful aspects.
As for your hand-implements blazing with light, your sixteen right mudras brandish
weapons to strike and destroy, and your sixteen left mudras embellish with signs of
enjoyment and offering. Your violent manner is to harness with anger.
As for the ominous stance of your blinding feet, your eight bent right legs humble with
methods the eight haughty gods, and your eight outstretched left legs enjoy power over
arrogant goddesses. To tame those with great longing desire, your penis is ever full and
erect. I prostrate to you whose body tames.
From your presence in the mandala of the great charnel grounds, you subdue with your
methods, demons and the Lords of Death. You draw under your power all ogresses and
dakinis. I prostrate to you who domineers and controls.
From the mandala of your mind of pristine awareness, the void manner of existence
appears in your manifest forms, yet you never stir from this sphere of purity. I prostrate
to you who see the equality of everything in voidness.