Mantras and Mudras: Meditations for the hands and voice to bring peace and inner calm. Lillian Too

       TRANSLATION:

       The objects of attachment, aversion, and ignorance – my friends, my enemies, and strangers. My body, my wealth, and my enjoyments. I offer these with no sense of loss. Please accept them with pleasure and bless me with freedom from the three poisons of anger, attachment, and ignorance.

       THE LONG MANDALA OFFERING

      To perform this very auspicious and powerful ritual you need the mandala offering set, which comprises a base and three rings. Mandala sets can be purchased in India, Nepal, Tibet, and most Buddhist meditation centers around the world. They are usually made of silver and plated with gold. The belief is that the more valuable your mandala offering base, the more auspicious the effects of the ritual. For the filling, you can use rice, wheat, or other grains, and you can place as many precious things as you wish with the grain. I use a mixture of semi-precious stones – crystal, amethyst, tiger’s eye, jade, citrine, quartz, lapis lazuli, malachite, amber, coral, and so forth. To add greater value to my offering, I also include a few precious stones. You should use beads and colored stones, or anything that symbolizes something of value to you. Always keep your mandala set wrapped up in soft velvet or silk when you are not using it.

       The Method

      Take some grain in your left hand and hold the mandala base. With your right hand, sprinkle some grain on the base. Wipe the base clockwise three times with your right forearm, tipping the grain away from you. Visualize purifying incorrect motivation. Put more grain on the base. Wipe anti-clockwise three times with your right forearm, tipping the grain toward yourself. Visualize receiving great blessings from the merit field (the buddhas, gurus, or both, whose visualization bestows merit) to offer the mandala from your heart. Spread more grain to symbolize precious jewels.

       The Long Mandala Mantra (English translation)

      Recite the following:

      

OM vajra ground AH HUM, the mighty golden ground.

      Place the first ring on the base.

      

OM vajra fence AH HUM, the iron fence around the edge. In the center is Mount Meru.In the east the continent Lupapo (Tall-Body Land). In the south, Dzambuling (Rose-Apple Land).

       In the west, Balangcho (Cattle-Gift Land). In the north, Draminyan.In the east, the sub-continents Lu and Lupag, in the south, Ngayab and Ngayabzhan.In the west, Yodan and Lamchog dro, in the north, Draminyan and Draminyan Gyida.Here’s the precious mountain; the wish-granting tree; the wish-fulfilling cow; the unploughed harvest.

      Place the second ring on the base. Visualize placing Eight Precious Objects belonging to a wheel-turning king who rules the four continents.

      

The precious wheel; the precious jewel; the precious queen; the precious minister; the precious elephant; the precious horse; the precious general; the great treasure vase.

      Continue on the inner area of the second ring. Say the following:

      

The goddess of grace; the goddess of garlands; the goddess of songs; the goddess of dance; the goddess of flowers; the goddess of incense; the goddess of light; the goddess of perfume.

      Place the third ring. Say the following:

      

The sun, the moon, the precious parasol, the banner of victory in all directions. In the center are the most perfect riches of gods and humans, with nothing missing, pure and delightful.

      Place the Dharmachakra (the top object, usually a jewel-encrusted wheel) on top of the built-up mandala.

       Making the Offering

      To my holy and most kind guru, to all the lineage gurus, to the Buddha and the entire assembly of Buddhas of the ten directions I offer this mandala as a Buddha-field. Please accept this mandala offering with compassion, for the sake of all beings. Having accepted them, please bestow on me and on all beings abiding as far as the limits of space your inspiration with loving compassion. Please bless us with freedom from the three poisons – anger, attachment, and ignorance.

      Hold the mandala at the level of your heart and offer it while reciting the mandala Completion mantra:

       IDAM GURU RATNA MANDALAKAM NIRYATAYAMI

       THE LONG MANDALA MANTRA

       OM VAJRA BHUMI AH HUM, WANG CHEN SER GYI SA ZHI

       OM VAJRA REKHE AH HUM; CHI CHAG RI-KOR YUG-GYI

       KOR-WAY U-SU; RIGYEL PO-RI RAB

       SHAR LU PAG-PO; LHO DZAM BU-LING

       NUB BA LANG-CHO; JANG DRA MI NYEN

       LU DANG LU-PAG; NGA YAB DANG, NGA YAB ZHEN

       YO DEN DANG-LAM CHOG-DRO

       DRA-MI NYEN-DANG; DRA-MI NYEN GYI-DA

       RINPOCHAY RI-WO; PAG SAM GYI SHING

       DOJO BA MA MO PA-YI LO-TOG

       KOR LO RINPOCHAY, NORBU RINPOCHAY

       TZUN MO RINPOCHAY; LON PO RINPOCHAY

       LANGPO RINPOCHAY, TA CHOG RINPOCHAY

       MAG PON RINPOCHAY, TER CHEN PO-YI BUM-PA

       GEG-MA

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