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Four Mandala Offerings to Chittamani Tara

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The Abbreviated

Four-Mandala Ritual

to Chittamani Tara

by Kyabje G

aden Trijang R

inpoche

translated by Fabrizio Cham

pa Pelgye

TaraDrawing by Andy Weber

2 Four M

andala Offerings to Chittamani Tara Four M

andala Offerings to Chittamani Tara 3

The Abbreviated Four-Mandala

Ritual to Chittamani Taraby K

yabje Gaden T

rijang Rinpoche

From the enlightened activities of all the victorious onesthe T

AM

syllable melts into a turquoise flow

.B

y the swirls of a m

usical show appears your youthful great body.

With respect, I pay hom

age to she who liberates from

the fears ofexistence and peace.

With your com

passion, please take care of me.

Notes regarding this practice:

Altar and Gompa Set-upW

hen performing this puja, one should set up the altar w

ith the following item

s:

•a picture of C

hittamani T

ara

•3

red-colored, tear drop-shaped tormas m

ade with the 3

white and 3

sweet substances

•4

mandalas, or 4

bowls of rice representing the 4

mandalas

•4

sets of 7 offering bow

ls, placed from right to left as one faces the altar. In the food

offering bowls of these sets one should place sm

all red tormas (cookies, biscuits, etc. are

also acceptable).

NO

TE

: When seating m

onks and nuns in the front, it is customary to seat m

onks on the left

side of the throne (when facing the throne) and nuns on the right.

During “big pujas” (these are defined as self-initiations or long pujas and pujas w

ith extensive

offerings, etc.) one can offer a stick of incense for the lama or geshe to hold during the verses of

invocation.

Ritual implementsO

ne should have dorje, bell, and inner offering, and a small bow

l of flower petals or rice.

One should have a m

andala set for the mandala offerings.

NO

TE

: Throughout the follow

ing text, small sym

bols of bells or other instrum

ents and

hand mudras appear in the m

argins to help the practitioner know w

hen one should play these

instruments or w

hen to do certain mudras. It is hoped that these sm

all indications will be

helpful to those not yet familiar w

ith these aspects of tantric practice. Other sym

bols and their

meanings are:

lotus m

udra prostration m

udra

show the dorje

Practice tipsP

lease note that Praises in

Tw

enty-o

ne H

om

ages is chantable in English.

TaraArtist unknown

4 Four M



Taking RefugeI an

d all sen

tient b

eings as vast as sp

ace, from

now

un

til we reach

the

essence o

f sup

reme en

lighten

men

t,G

o fo

r refuge to

the glo

riou

s pu

re lamas;

Go

for refu

ge to th

e perfectly en

lighten

ed victo

riou

s on

es;G

o fo

r refuge to

the p

ure D

harm

a;G

o fo

r refuge in

the su

perio

r San

gha.

(3x or 7

x)

Taking Refuge and Generating BodhichittaI go

for refu

ge un

til I am en

lighten

ed.

To

the B

ud

dh

a, the D

harm

a, and

the S

up

reme A

ssemb

ly.B

y my p

ractice of givin

g and

other p

erfection

s,M

ay I beco

me a b

ud

dh

a to b

enefit all sen

tient b

eings.

(3x)

Special Generation of BodhichittaIn

particu

lar, in o

rder to

ben

efit all my m

other sen

tient b

eings q

uickly

and

mo

re quickly, I m

ust ach

ieve the p

reciou

s state of p

erfect and

com

-p

lete bu

dd

hah

oo

d; th

erefore, I am

goin

g to u

nd

ertake the yo

ga of ven

er-ab

le Arya T

ara.

The Four ImmeasurablesM

ay all sentien

t bein

gs have h

app

iness an

d th

e causes o

f hap

pin

ess.M

ay all sentien

t bein

gs be free fro

m su

ffering an

d th

e causes o

fsu

ffering.

May all sen

tient b

eings b

e insep

arable fro

m th

e hap

pin

ess that is free

from

sufferin

g.M

ay all sentien

t bein

gs abid

e in eq

uan

imity, free fro

m d

esire for frien

ds

and

hatred

for en

emies.

Make sure your m

ind is infused with the thought of the four im

measurable thoughts.

Taking RefugeD

ag dan

g dro

wa n

am kh

äi tha d

ang n

yam p

äi sem ch

än th

am ch

ä dü

di

nä zu

ng te ji si jan

g chh

ub

nyin

g po

la chh

i kyi bar d

uP

äl dän

la ma d

am p

a nam

la kyab su

chh

i wo

Dzo

g päi san

g gyä cho

m d

än d

ä nam

la kyab su

chh

i wo

Dam

päi ch

hö

nam

la kyab su

chh

i wo

Ph

ag päi ge d

ün

nam

la kyab su

chh

i wo

(3x or 7

x)

Taking Refuge and Generating BodhichittaS

ang gyä ch

hö

dan

g tsho

g kyi chh

og n

am la

Jang ch

hu

b b

ar du

dag n

i kyab su

chh

iD

ag gi jin so

g gyi pa d

i dag gi

Dro

la ph

än ch

hir san

g gyä dru

b p

ar sho

g(3x)

Special Generation of BodhichittaK

hyä p

ar ma sem

chän

tham

chä kyi d

ön

du

nyu

r wa n

yur w

ar yang d

agp

ar dzo

g päi san

g gyä kyi go p

han

g rin p

o ch

he ch

i nä kyan

g tho

b p

ar ja /d

ei chh

ir du

je tsün

ma p

hag m

a drö

l mäi n

äl jor n

yam su

lang w

ar gyi wo

The Four ImmeasurablesS

em ch

än th

am ch

ä de w

a dan

g de w

äi gyu d

ang d

än p

ar gyur ch

igS

em ch

än th

am ch

ä du

g ngäl d

ang d

ug n

gäl gyi gyu d

ang d

räl war gyu

rch

igS

em ch

än th

am ch

ä du

g ngäl m

e päi d

e wa d

ang m

i dräl w

ar gyur ch

igS

em ch

än th

am ch

ä nye rin

g chh

ag dan

g nyi d

ang d

räl wäi tan

g nyo

m la

nä p

ar gyur ch

ig

Make sure your m

ind is infused with the four im

measurable thoughts.

If you have received well the initiation of T

ara Chittam

ani in the tradition of highest yoga

tantra, have taken her as your yidam, and w

ish to carry out in your daily practices the abbre-

viated four-mandala ritual, first arrange the offerings in accordance w

ith the scriptures. Then,

sit on your cushion and within the fram

e of an exceptional virtuous mind [take refuge and

generate bodhichitta]:

6 Four M



Self-GenerationIn

on

e instan

t I arise as venerab

le Arya T

ara.

Blessing the Inner OfferingC

leanse with:

OM

VA

JRA

AM

RIT

A K

UN

DA

LI H

AN

A H

AN

A H

UM

PH

AT

Purify into voidness w

ith:O

M S

VA

BH

AV

A S

HU

DD

HA

SA

RV

A D

HA

RM

A S

VA

BH

AV

AS

HU

DD

HO

HA

M

All b

ecom

es emp

ty.F

rom

with

in em

ptin

ess, from

YA

M, w

ind

; from

RA

M, fire; fro

m A

H, a

transcen

den

tal wisd

om

skullcu

p, vast an

d b

ig. In it, fro

m th

e meltin

g of

the five m

eats and

five nectars co

mes a h

uge o

cean o

f transcen

den

talw

isdo

m n

ectar.

Consecrate the inner offering by reciting three tim

es:O

M A

H H

UM

(3x)

Blessing the Outer OfferingsC

leanse with: (sprinkle the offerings w

ith inner offering using the left ring finger)O

M V

AJR

A A

MR

ITA

KU

ND

AL

I HA

NA

HA

NA

HU

M P

HA

T


ith:O

M S

VA

BH

AV

A S

HU

DD

HA

SA

RV

A D

HA

RM

A S

VA

BH

AV

AS

HU

DD

HO

HA

M

Th

ey all beco

me em

pty. F

rom

with

in em

ptin

ess, from

KA

M, sku

llcup

ves-sels. In

side th

ese, from

HU

M th

e offerin

g sub

stances, w

ho

se natu

re isem

ptin

ess and

wh

o ap

pear in

their in

divid

ual asp

ects. As th

e ob

jects of

enjoym

ent o

f the six sen

ses, they give rise to

special u

nco

ntam

inated

bliss.

OM

AR

GH

AM

AH

HU

M (greeting w

ater)O

M PA

DY

AM

AH

HU

M (foot w

ashing water)

OM

VA

JRA

PU

SH

PE

AH

HU

M (flow

ers)O

M V

AJR

A D

HU

PE

AH

HU

M (incense)

OM

VA

JRA

AL

OK

E A

H H

UM

(light)O

M V

AJR

A G

AN

DH

E A

H H

UM

(perfume)

OM

VA

JRA

NA

IVID

YA

AH

HU

M (food offering)

OM

VA

JRA

SH

AP

TA

AH

HU

M (m

usic)

Self-GenerationR

ang n

yi kä ch

ig gi je tsün

ma p

hag m

a drö

l mäi ku

r zhen

g par gyu

r

Blessing the Inner OfferingC

leanse with:

OM

VA

JRA

AM

RIT

A K

UN

DA

LI H

AN

A H

AN

A H

UM

PH

AT


ith:O

M S

VA

BH

AV

A S

HU

DD

HA

SA

RV

A D

HA

RM

A S

VA

BH

AV

AS

HU

DD

HO

HA

M

To

ng p

a nyi d

u gyu

rT

on

g päi n

gang lä Y

AM

lä lun

g/ RA

M lä m

e / AH

lä ye she k

yi ka p

a layan

g shin

g gya chh

e wäi n

ang d

u sh

a nga d

ü tsi n

ga zhu

wa lä ju

ng w

äiye sh

e kyi d

ü tsii gya tsh

o ch

hen

po

r gyur

Consecrate the inner offering by reciting three tim

es:O

M A

H H

UM

(3x)

Blessing the Outer OfferingsC

leanse with: (sprinkle the offerings w

ith inner offering using the left ring finger)O

M V

AJR

A A

MR

ITA

KU

ND

AL

I HA

NA

HA

NA

HU

M P

HA

T


ith:O

M S

VA

BH

AV

A S

HU

DD

HA

SA

RV

A D

HA

RM

A S

VA

BH

AV

AS

HU

DD

HO

HA

M

To

ng p

a nyi d

u gyu

rT

on

g päi n

gang lä K

AM

lä thö

päi n

ö n

am kyi n

ang d

u H

UM

lä chh

ö d

zän

am ran

g zhin

ton

g nyi n

am p

a chh

ö d

zä so sö

i nam

pa ch

än je lä w

ang p

od

rug gi ch

ö yü

l du

zag pa m

e päi d

e wa kh

yä par ch

än ter w

ar gyur

OM

AR

GH

AM

AH

HU

M (greeting w

ater)O

M PA

DY

AM

AH

HU

M (foot w

ashing water)

OM

VA

JRA

PU

SH

PE

AH

HU

M (flow

ers)O

M V

AJR

A D

HU

PE

AH

HU

M (incense)

OM

VA

JRA

AL

OK

E A

H H

UM

(light)O

M V

AJR

A G

AN

DH

E A

H H

UM

(perfume)

OM

VA

JRA

NA

IVID

YA

AH

HU

M (food offering)

OM

VA

JRA

SH

AP

TA

AH

HU

M (m

usic)

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8 Four M



Visualization of the Field of Merit

In th

e space b

efore m

e, on

a lion

thro

ne, lo

tus, an

d m

oo

n d

isk, sits

Kh

adiravan

i Tara, w

ho

is insep

arable fro

m m

y root lam

a. Ab

ove her are

venerab

le (Atish

a) and

the oth

er lineage lam

as, and

she is su

rrou

nd

ed by

the tw

enty-o

ne T

aras and

so fo

rth, th

e yidam

s, bu

dd

has, b

od

hisattvas,

hearers, self-realizers, an

d o

ath-b

ou

nd

protecto

rs.

HomageR

ecite each stanza three times, prostrating each tim

e, twelve prostrations in all.

Yo

ur exalted

bo

dy is th

e emb

od

imen

t of all b

ud

dh

as;Y

ou

are in th

e natu

re of vajra h

old

er,T

he very ro

ot of th

e Th

ree Rare an

d S

ub

lime [O

nes}:

I pro

strate to all gu

rus.

Th

e savior h

aving great co

mp

assion

,T

he fo

un

der h

aving all u

nd

erstand

ing,

Th

e field o

f merit w

ith q

ualities like a vast o

cean –

To

you

, the o

ne go

ne to

thu

sness, I p

rostrate.

Th

e pu

rity that frees o

ne fro

m attach

men

t,T

he virtu

e that frees o

ne fro

m th

e lower realm

s,T

he o

ne p

ath, th

e sub

lime p

ure reality –

To

the D

harm

a that p

acifies, I pro

strate.

Th

ose w

ho

are liberated

and

wh

o also

show

the p

ath to

liberatio

n,

Th

e ho

ly field qu

alified w

ith realizatio

ns,

Wh

o are d

evoted to

the m

oral p

recepts –

To

you

, the su

blim

e com

mu

nity in

tend

ing virtu

e, I pro

strate.

Offering to the Field of Merit

Strew flow

ers on the images. W

hen you have sat down:

OM

SA

RV

A T

AT

HA

GA

TA

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

AR

GH

AM

(PAD

YA

M,

PU

SHP

E, D

HU

PE

, AL

OK

E, G

AN

DH

E, N

AIV

IDY

A, SH

AP

TA

)

PR

AT

ICC

HA

HU

M S

VA

HA

either as eight mantras or all in one.

Present the inner offering by adding the three syllables: (offer with ring finger of left hand)

OM

SA

RV

A T

AT

HA

GA

TA

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

OM

AH

HU

M

Visualization of the Field of Merit

Dü

n gyi n

am kh

ar seng th

ri pä d

äi dän

la tsa wäi la m

a dan

g yer me p

äisen

g den

g nag d

röl gyi ten

g du

jo w

o je so

g la ma n

am d

ang th

a kor d

ud

röl m

a nyer ch

ig sog yi d

am san

g gyä jang sem

nyän

rang ka d

ö d

ang ch

äp

a zhu

g par gyu

r

HomageR

ecite each stanza three times, prostrating each tim

e, twelve prostrations in all.

San

g gyä tham

chä d

ü p

äi ku

Do

r je dzin

päi n

go w

o n

yiK

ön

cho

g sum

gyi tsa wa te

La m

a nam

la chh

ag tshäl lo

Gö

n p

o th

ug je ch

he d

än p

aT

ham

chä kh

yen p

a tön

pa p

oS

ö n

am yö

n tän

gya tshö

i zhin

gD

e zhin

sheg la ch

hag tsh

äl lo

Dag p

ä dö

chh

ag dräl w

ar gyur

Ge w

ä ngän

son

g lä drö

l chin

gC

hig tu

dö

n d

am ch

ho

g gyur p

aZ

hi gyu

r chh

ö la ch

hag tsh

äl lo

Drö

l nä d

röl w

äi lam yan

g tön

Lab

pa d

ag la rab tu

nä

Zh

ing gi d

am p

a yön

tän d

änT

sho

g cho

g ge dü

n la ch

hag tsh

äl

Offering to the Field of Merit

Strew flow

ers on the images. W

hen you have sat down:

OM

SA

RV

A T

AT

HA

GA

TA

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

AR

GH

AM

(PAD

YA

M,

PU

SHP

E, D

HU

PE

, AL

OK

E, G

AN

DH

E, N

AIV

IDY

A, SH

AP

TA

)

PR

AT

ICC

HA

HU

M S

VA

HA

either as eight mantras or all in one.

Present the inner offering by adding the three syllables: (offer with ring finger of left hand)

OM

SA

RV

A T

AT

HA

GA

TA

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

OM

AH

HU

M

10 Four M



The Seven LimbsI p

rostrate to

all the victo

riou

s on

es and

their ch

ildren

.I p

resent clo

ud

s of every typ

e of o

ffering, actu

al and

imagin

ed;

I declare all m

y negative actio

ns accu

mu

lated sin

ce begin

nin

gless time

An

d rejo

ice in th

e merit o

f all ho

ly and

ord

inary b

eings.

Please, rem

ain u

ntil th

e end

of cyclic existen

ceA

nd

turn

the w

heel o

f Dh

arma fo

r living b

eings.

I ded

icate my ow

n m

erits and

those of all others to th

e great enligh

tenm

ent.

Long Mandala Offering in 23 Heaps

Let u

s offer a b

ud

dh

a-field ...

OM

vajra grou

nd

AH

HU

M, m

ighty go

lden

grou

nd

. OM

vajra fence A

H

HU

M.

Ou

tside it is en

circled by a w

all of iro

n m

ou

ntain

s. At th

e center is

Meru

, king o

f mo

un

tains; th

e eastern co

ntin

ent, V

ideh

a (Tall-b

od

y Lan

d),

the so

uth

ern, Jam

bu

dvip

a (Ro

se-app

le Lan

d), th

e western

, Go

dan

iya(C

attle-gift Lan

d), th

e no

rthern

, Ku

ru; [th

e eastern m

ino

r con

tinen

ts]D

eha an

d V

ideh

a, [the sou

thern

], Ch

amara an

d A

para-ch

amara (C

how

rie-lan

d an

d w

estern C

how

rie-land

), [the w

estern], S

atha an

d U

ttara-man

trin(L

and

s of th

e Deceitfu

l and

the S

killed in

Man

tra), [and

the n

orth

ern],

Ku

ru an

d K

aurava. In

the east, th

e the p

reciou

s eleph

ant; in

the so

uth

,th

e precio

us h

ou

sekeeper, in

the w

est, the p

reciou

s ho

rse; in th

e no

rth,

the p

reciou

s qu

een.

In th

e sou

theast, th

e precio

us gen

eral; in th

e sou

thw

est, the p

reciou

sw

heel; in

the n

orth

west, th

e precio

us jew

el; in th

e no

rtheast, th

e greattreasu

re vase. In th

e east, the su

n; in

the w

est, the m

oo

n.

My ow

n an

d oth

ers’ bo

dy, sp

eech, an

d m

ind

, wealth

and

virtues, o

f the

three tim

es,T

his p

ure, p

reciou

s man

dala an

d a m

ass of S

aman

tabh

adra o

fferings,

I men

tally take and

offer to

my gu

ru-yid

am an

d th

e Th

ree Precio

us

On

es,P

lease accept th

em th

rou

gh co

mp

assion

and

bestow

you

r insp

iration

.

The Seven LimbsG

yäl wa sä ch

ä nam

la chh

ag tshäl lo

Ngö

sham

yi trül ch

hö

pa m

a lü b

ül

Th

og m

e nä sag d

ig tun

g tham

chä sh

agK

ye ph

ag ge wa n

am la je yi ran

gK

ho

r wa m

a ton

g bar d

u leg zh

ug n

äD

ro la ch

hö

kyi kho

r lo ko

r wa d

ang

Dag zh

än ge n

am jan

g chh

ub

chh

en p

or n

go


Zh

ing kh

am ü

l war gyi w

o ...

OM

vajra bh

um

i AH

HU

M / w

ang ch

hen

ser gyi sa zhi

OM

vajra rekhe A

H H

UM

/ chh

i chag ri kh

or yu

g gi kor w

äi ü su

/ rii gyälp

o ri rab

/ shar lü

ph

ag po

/ lho

dzam

bu

ling / n

ub

ba lan

g chö

/ jang d

ram

i nyän

/ lü d

ang lü

ph

ag / nga yab

dan

g nga yab

zhän

/ yo d

än d

ang lam

chh

og d

ro / d

ra mi n

yän d

ang d

ra mi n

yän gyi d

a

Sh

ar du

lang p

o rin

po

chh

e / lho

r kyin d

ag rin p

o ch

he / n

ub

tu ta rin

po

chh

e / jang d

u tsü

n m

o rin

po

chh

e /shar lh

or m

ag pö

n rin

po

chh

e /lh

o n

ub

tu kh

or lo

rin p

o ch

he / n

ub

jang d

u n

or b

u rin

po

chh

e / jang

shar d

u ter ch

en p

öi b

um

pa

Nan

g gi shar d

u n

yi ma / n

ub

tu d

a wa

Dag zh

än lü

ngag yi su

m lo

ng ch

ö d

u su

m ge tsh

og ch

äR

in ch

hen

man

dala zan

g po

kün

zang ch

hö

päi tsh

og ch

ä pa

Lo

yi lang n

ä la ma yi d

am kö

n ch

ho

g sum

la bü

lT

hu

g jei wan

g gi zhe n

ä dag la jin

gyi lab tu

söl

12 Four M



Short Mandala Offering

Th

is grou

nd

, ano

inted

with

perfu

me, strew

n w

ith flo

wers,

Ad

orn

ed w

ith M

ou

nt M

eru, fo

ur co

ntin

ents, th

e sun

and

the m

oo

n:

I imagin

e this as a b

ud

dh

a-field an

d o

ffer it.M

ay all living b

eings en

joy this p

ure lan

d!


for refu

ge un

til I am en

lighten

ed.

To

the B

ud

dh

a, the D

harm

a, and

the S

up

reme A

ssemb

ly.B

y my p

ractice of givin

g and

other p

erfection

s,M

ay I beco

me a b

ud

dh

a to b

enefit all sen

tient b

eings.

(3x)

Prayer for the Donor **(Optional)

If you wish to request on behalf of som

eone who is sick (or in need), at the m

oment of request-

ing, recite the following:

I request ven

erable A

rya Tara an

d th

e assemb

ly of d

eities, wh

o are em

-b

od

imen

ts of all th

e ob

jects of refu

ge, To

grant th

eir blessin

gs for th

eb

eneficiary (insert the nam

e) to b

e free from

the fear o

f un

timely d

eath an

dto

achieve th

e state of im

mo

rtality of a lo

ng life kn

owled

ge-ho

lder.

Think that w

ith a smile they accept your request.

Prayer for the Desired Goal

Please b

less me to

devote m

yself in th

ou

ght an

d actio

nT

o th

e virtuo

us teach

er, the very so

urce o

f all goo

dn

ess.B

y trainin

g in th

e path

that p

leases all the co

nq

uero

rs,M

ay I reach u

nsu

rpassed

enligh

tenm

ent. (3

x)

First Round

HomageD

evas and

titans b

ow d

ow

nW

ith th

eir crown

s at you

r lotus feet.

I pro

strate to th

e liberatin

g moth

er,W

ho

liberates fro

m all m

isfortu

nes. (7

x with prostrations)


Sa zh

i pö

kyi jug sh

ing m

e tog tram

Ri rab

ling zh

i nyi d

ä gyän p

a di

San

g gyä zhin

g du

mig te ü

l wa yi

Dro

kün

nam

dag zh

ing la ch

ö p

ar sho

g


ang gyä ch

hö

dan

g tsho

g kyi chh

og n

am la

Jang ch

hu

b b

ar du

dag n

i kyab su

chh

iD

ag gi jin so

g gyi pa d

i dag gi

Dro

la ph

än ch

hir san

g gyä dru

b p

ar sho

g (3x)




oment of request-


Kyab

sum

tham

chä d

ü p

äi dag n

yi je tsün

ph

ag ma d

röl m

äi lha tsh

og

kho

r dan

g chä p

ä jin d

ag [insert the name here] d

i dü

ma yin

par ch

hi p

äi jigp

a lä drö

l / chh

i me p

a tshei rig d

zin th

ob

par jin

gyi lab tu

söl

Think that w


Prayer for the Desired Goal

Leg tsh

og k

ün

gyi jun

g nä ge w

äi she

Sam

dan

g jor w

ä tshü

l zhin

gü ten

zhin

gG

yäl wa gye p

äi lam gyi gyü

jang n

äL

a me jan

g chh

ub

tho

b p

ar dzä d

u sö

l(3x)

First Round

HomageL

ha d

ang lh

a min

chö

pän

gyiZ

hab

nyi p

ä mo

la tü d

eP

ho

ng p

a kün

lä drö

l dzä p

äiD

röl m

a yum

la chh

ag tshäl lo

(7x w

ith prostrations)

14 Four M



Offering to TaraScatter flow

ers on the image of T

ara. When you have sat dow

n, offer the outer offerings.

**

The w

ords in brackets [ ] are optional.O

M A

RY

A T

AR

E [SA

PAR

IVA

RA

]** AR

GH

AM

(PAD

YA

M, P

USH

PE

, DH

UP

E,

AL

OK

E, G

AN

DH

E, N

AIV

IDY

A, SH

AP

TA

) P

RA

TIC

CH

A H

UM

SV

AH

A

and, adding the three syllables, the inner offering: (offer with ring finger of left hand)

OM

AR

YA

TA

RE

[SA

PAR

IVA

RA

]** OM

AH

HU

M

The Seven LimbsT

o A

rya Tara’s h

oly feet I p

rostrate.

I presen

t clou

ds o

f every type o

f offerin

g, actual an

d im

agined

;I d

eclare all my n

egative action

s accum

ulated

since b

eginn

ingless tim

eA

nd

rejoice in

the m

erit of all h

oly an

d o

rdin

ary bein

gs.P

lease, remain

un

til the en

d o

f cyclic existence

An

d tu

rn th

e wh

eel of D

harm

a for livin

g bein

gs.I d

edicate m

y own

merits an

d th

ose o

f all others to

the great

enligh

tenm

ent.


Let u

s offer a b

ud

dh

a-field ...

OM

vajra grou

nd

AH

HU

M, m

ighty go

lden

grou

nd

. OM

vajra fence A

H

HU

M.

Ou

tside it is en

circled by a w

all of iro

n m

ou

ntain

s. At th

e center is

Meru

, king o

f mo

un

tains; th

e eastern co

ntin

ent, V

ideh

a (Tall-b

od

y Lan

d),

the so

uth

ern, Jam

bu

dvip

a (Ro

se-app

le Lan

d), th

e western

, Go

dan

iya(C

attle-gift Lan

d), th

e no

rthern

, Ku

ru; [th

e eastern m

ino

r con

tinen

ts]D

eha an

d V

ideh

a, [the sou

thern

], Ch

amara an

d A

para-ch

amara (C

how

rie-lan

d an

d w

estern C

how

rie-land

), [the w

estern], S

atha an

d U

ttara-man

trin(L

and

s of th

e Deceitfu

l and

the S

killed in

Man

tra), [and

the n

orth

ern],

Ku

ru an

d K

aurava. In

the east, th

e the p

reciou

s eleph

ant; in

the so

uth

,th

e precio

us h

ou

sekeeper, in

the w

est, the p

reciou

s ho

rse; in th

e no

rth,

the p

reciou

s qu

een.

In th

e sou

theast, th

e precio

us gen

eral; in th

e sou

thw

est, the p

reciou

sw

heel; in

the n

orth

west, th

e precio

us jew

el; in th

e no

rtheast, th

e greattreasu

re vase. In th

e east, the su

n; in

the w

est, the m

oo

n.


ers on the image of T



**

The w


M A

RY

A T

AR

E [SA

PAR

IVA

RA

]** AR

GH

AM

(PAD

YA

M, P

USH

PE

, DH

UP

E,

AL

OK

E, G

AN

DH

E, N

AIV

IDY

A, SH

AP

TA

) P

RA

TIC

CH

A H

UM

SV

AH

A

and, adding the three syllables, the inner offering: (offer with ring finger of left hand)

OM

AR

YA

TA

RE

[SA

PAR

IVA

RA

]** OM

AH

HU

M

The Seven LimbsJe tsü

n d

röl m

äi zhab

la gü ch

hag tsh

älN

gö sh

am yi trü

l chh

ö p

a ma lü

bü

lT

ho

g me n

ä sag dig tu

ng th

am ch

ä shag

Kye p

hag ge w

a nam

la je yi rang

Kh

or w

a ma to

ng b

ar du

leg zhu

g nä

Dro

la chh

ö kyi kh

or lo

kor w

a dan

gD

ag zhän

ge nam

jang ch

hu

b ch

hen

po

r ngo


Zh

ing kh

am ü

l war gyi w

o ...

OM

vajra bh

um

i AH

HU

M / w

ang ch

hen

ser gyi sa zhi

OM

vajra rekhe A

H H

UM

/ chh

i chag ri kh

or yu

g gi kor w

äi ü su

/ rii gyälp

o ri rab

/ shar lü

ph

ag po

/ lho

dzam

bu

ling / n

ub

ba lan

g chö

/ jang d

ram

i nyän

/ lü d

ang lü

ph

ag / nga yab

dan

g nga yab

zhän

/ yo d

än d

ang lam

chh

og d

ro / d

ra mi n

yän d

ang d

ra mi n

yän gyi d

a

Sh

ar du

lang p

o rin

po

chh

e / lho

r kyin d

ag rin p

o ch

he / n

ub

tu ta rin

po

chh

e / jang d

u tsü

n m

o rin

po

chh

e /shar lh

or m

ag pö

n rin

po

chh

e /lh

o n

ub

tu kh

or lo

rin p

o ch

he / n

ub

jang d

u n

or b

u rin

po

chh

e / jang

shar d

u ter ch

en p

öi b

um

pa

Nan

g gi shar d

u n

yi ma / n

ub

tu d

a wa

16 Four M



My ow

n an

d oth

ers’ bo

dy, sp

eech, an

d m

ind

, wealth

and

virtues, o

f the

three tim

es,T

his p

ure, p

reciou

s man

dala an

d a m

ass of S

aman

tabh

adra o

fferings,

I men

tally take and

offer to

my gu

ru-yid

am an

d th

e Th

ree Precio

us

On

es,P

lease accept th

em th

rou

gh co

mp

assion

and

bestow

you

r insp

iration

.


Th

is grou

nd

, ano

inted

with

perfu

me, strew

n w

ith flo

wers,

Ad

orn

ed w

ith M

ou

nt M

eru, fo

ur co

ntin

ents, th

e sun

and

the m

oo

n:

I imagin

e this as a b

ud

dh

a-field an

d o

ffer it.M

ay all living b

eings en

joy this p

ure lan

d!


for refu

ge un

til I am en

lighten

ed.

To

the B

ud

dh

a, the D

harm

a, and

the S

up

reme A

ssemb

ly.B

y my p

ractice of givin

g and

other p

erfection

s,M

ay I beco

me a b

ud

dh

a to b

enefit all sen

tient b

eings.

(3x)

PrayerL

et me an

d all th

ose w

ho

need

pro

tection

Co

me u

nd

er the su

prem

e giving gestu

re of yo

ur righ

t han

d,

As w

ell as the refu

ge-grantin

g gesture

Th

at liberates fro

m all fears.

PraiseT

hen recite twice the P

raise in T

wen

ty-on

e Ho

mages:

OM

! Ho

mage to

the ven

erable A

rya Tara.

1.H

om

age! Tara, sw

ift, hero

ic!E

yes like lightn

ing in

stantan

eou

s!S

pru

ng fro

m o

p’n

ing stam

ens o

f the

Lo

rd o

f three w

orld

’s tear-bo

rn lotu

s!

2.

Ho

mage! S

he w

ho

se face com

bin

es aH

un

dred

autu

mn

mo

on

s at fullest!

Blazin

g with

light rays resp

lend

ent

As a th

ou

sand

star collectio

n!

Dag zh

än lü

ngag yi su

m lo

ng ch

ö d

u su

m ge tsh

og ch

äR

in ch

hen

man

dala zan

g po

kün

zang ch

hö

päi tsh

og ch

ä pa

Lo

yi lang n

ä la ma yi d

am kö

n ch

ho

g sum

la bü

lT

hu

g jei wan

g gi zhe n

ä dag la jin

gyi lab tu

söl


Sa zh

i pö

kyi jug sh

ing m

e tog tram

Ri rab

ling zh

i nyi d

ä gyän p

a di

San

g gyä zhin

g du

mig te ü

l wa yi

Dro

kün

nam

dag zh

ing la ch

ö p

ar sho

g


ang gyä ch

hö

dan

g tsho

g kyi chh

og n

am la

Jang ch

hu

b b

ar du

dag n

i kyab su

chh

iD

ag gi jin so

g gyi pa d

i dag gi

Dro

la ph

än ch

hir san

g gyä dru

b p

ar sho

g (3x)

PrayerC

hh

ag yä chh

og jin

chh

ag gya nyi

Kyab

jin ch

hag gyar gyu

r wäi o

gD

ag dan

g sun

g ja kün

tsü n

äJig p

a kün

lä ug yu

ng gyu

r

PraiseT

hen recite twice the P

raise in T

wen

ty-on

e Ho

mages:

OM

je tsün

ma p

hag m

a drö

l ma la ch

hag tsh

äl lo

Ch

hag tsh

äl drö

l ma n

yur m

a pa m

oC

hän

ni kä ch

ig log d

ang d

ra ma

Jig ten su

m gö

n ch

hu

kye zhäl gyi

Ge sar je w

a lä ni ju

ng m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl tön

käi da w

a kün

tuG

ang w

a gya ni tseg p

äi zhäl m

aK

ar ma to

ng th

rag tsho

g pa n

am kyi

Rab

tu ch

he w

äi ö rab

bar m

a

18 Four M



3.

Ho

mage! G

old

en-b

lue o

ne, lotu

sW

ater bo

rn, in

han

d ad

orn

ed!

Givin

g, effort, calm

, austerities,

Patience, m

editatio

n h

er sph

ere!

4.

Ho

mage! C

rown

of tath

agatas,A

ction

s trium

ph

with

ou

t limit!

Relied

on

by con

qu

erors’ ch

ildren

,H

aving reach

ed ev’ry p

erfection

!

5.

Ho

mage! F

illing w

ith T

UT

TA

RE

,H

UM

, desire, d

irection

, and

space!

Tram

plin

g with

her feet th

e seven w

orld

s,A

ble to

draw

forth

all bein

gs!

6.

Ho

mage! W

orsh

ipp

ed by th

e all-lord

s,S

hakra, A

gni, B

rahm

a, Maru

t!H

on

ored

by th

e ho

sts of sp

irits,C

orp

se-raisers, gand

harvas, yaksh

as!

7.H

om

age! With

Her T

RA

D an

d P

HA

T so

un

ds

Destroyin

g foes’ m

agic diagram

s!H

er feet pressin

g, left ou

t, right in

,B

lazing in

a raging fire-b

laze!

8.

Ho

mage! T

UR

E, very d

readfu

l!D

estroyer of M

ara’s cham

pio

n(s)!

Sh

e with

frown

ing lotu

s visageW

ho

is slayer of all en

emies!

9.

Ho

mage! A

t the h

eart her fin

gers,A

do

rn h

er with

Th

ree Jewel m

ud

ra!L

ight-ray m

asses all excited!

All d

irection

s’ wh

eels ado

rn h

er!

10.H

om

age! Sh

e so joyo

us, rad

iant,

Crow

n em

itting garlan

ds o

f light!

Mirth

ful, lau

ghin

g with

TU

TT

AR

E,

Su

bju

gating m

aras, devas!

Ch

hag tsh

äl ser ngo

chh

u n

ä kye kyiP

ä mä ch

hag n

i nam

par gyän

ma

Jin p

a tsön

drü

ka thu

b zh

i wa

Zö

pa sam

tän ch

ö yü

l nyi m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl de zh

in sh

eg päi tsu

g tor

Th

a yä nam

par gyäl w

ar chö

ma

Ma lü

ph

a röl ch

hin

pa th

ob

päi

Gyäl w

äi sä kyi shin

tu ten

ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl TU

TT

AR

A H

UM

yi geD

ö d

ang ch

ho

g dan

g nam

kha gan

g ma

Jig ten d

ün

po

zhab

kyi nän

teL

ü p

a me p

ar gug p

ar nü

ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl gya jin m

e lha tsh

ang p

aL

un

g lha n

a tsho

g wan

g chh

ug ch

hö

ma

Jun

g po

ro lan

g dri za n

am d

ang

Nö

jin tsh

og kyi d

ün

nä tö

ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl TR

AD

che ja d

ang P

HA

T kyi

Ph

a röl th

rül kh

or rab

tu jo

m m

aY

ä ku

m yö

n kyan

g zhab

kyi nän

teM

e bar th

rug p

a shin

tu b

ar ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl TU

RE

jig pa ch

hen

po

Dü

kyi pa w

o n

am p

ar jom

ma

Ch

hu

kye zhäl n

i thro

nyer d

än d

zäD

ra wo

tham

chä m

a lü sö

ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl kön

chh

og su

m tsh

ön

chh

ag gyäiS

or m

ö th

ug kar n

am p

ar gyän m

aM

a lü ch

ho

g kyi kho

r lö gyän

päi

Ran

g gi ö kyi tsh

og n

am th

rug m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl rab tu

ga wa ji p

äiU

gyän ö

kyi thren

g wa p

el ma

Zh

e pa rab

zhä T

UT

TA

RA

yiD

ü d

ang jig ten

wan

g du

dzä m

a

20 Four M



11.H

om

age! Sh

e able to

sum

mo

nA

ll earth-gu

ardian

s’ assemb

ly!S

hakin

g, frown

ing, w

ith h

er HU

M sign

Saving fro

m every m

isfortu

ne!

12.H

om

age! Crow

n ad

orn

ed w

ith crescen

tM

oo

n, all o

rnam

ents m

ost sh

inin

g!A

mitab

ha in

her h

air-knot

Sen

din

g ou

t mu

ch ligh

t eternal!

13.H

om

age! Sh

e ’mid

wreath

ablaze like

Eo

n-en

din

g fire abid

ing!

Righ

t stretched

, left ben

t, joy surro

un

ds yo

uT

roo

ps o

f enem

ies destroyin

g!

14.H

om

age! Sh

e wh

o strikes th

e grou

nd

with

Her p

alm, an

d w

ith h

er foot b

eats it!S

cowlin

g, with

the letter H

UM

the

Seven

levels she d

oes co

nq

uer!

15.H

om

age! Hap

py, virtu

ou

s, peacefu

l!S

he w

ho

se field is p

eace, nirvan

a!S

he en

dow

ed w

ith O

M an

d S

VA

HA

,D

estroyer of th

e great evil!

16.H

om

age! Sh

e with

joy surro

un

ded

Tearin

g foes’ b

od

ies asun

der,

Frees w

ith H

UM

and

know

ledge m

antra,

Arran

gemen

t of th

e ten letters!

17.H

om

age! TU

RE

! With

seed letter

Of th

e shap

e of syllab

le HU

M!

By fo

ot stamp

ing sh

akes the th

ree wo

rlds,

Meru

, Man

dara, an

d V

ind

hya!

18.H

om

age! Ho

ldin

g in h

er han

d th

eD

eer-marked

mo

on

of d

eva-lake form

!W

ith tw

icespo

ken T

AR

A an

d P

HA

T,

Totally d

ispellin

g po

ison

!

Ch

hag tsh

äl sa zhi kyo

ng w

äi tsho

g nam

Th

am ch

ä gug p

ar nü

ma n

yi ma

Th

ro n

yer yo w

äi yi ge HU

M gi

Ph

on

g pa th

am ch

ä nam

par d

röl m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl da w

äi du

m b

ü u

gyänG

yän p

a tham

chä sh

in tu

bar m

aR

äl päi kh

ur n

a ö p

ag me lä

Tag p

ar shin

tu ö

rab d

zä ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl käl päi th

a mäi m

e tarB

ar wäi th

reng w

äi ü n

a nä m

aY

ä kyang yö

n k

um

kün

nä ko

r gäiD

ra yi pu

ng n

i nam

par jo

m m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl sa zhii n

gö la ch

hag gi

Th

il gyi nü

n ch

ing zh

ab kyi d

un

g ma

Th

ro n

yer chän

dzä yi ge H

UM

giR

im p

a dü

n p

o n

am n

i gem m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl de m

a ge ma zh

i ma

Nya n

gän d

ä zhi ch

ö yü

l nyi m

aS

VA

HA

OM

dan

g yang d

ag dän

pä

Dig p

a chh

en p

o jo

m p

a nyi m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl kün

nä ko

r rab ga w

äiD

ra yi lü n

i nam

par gem

ma

Yi ge ch

u p

äi ngag n

i kö p

äiR

ig pa H

UM

lä drö

l ma n

yi ma

Ch

hag tsh

äl TU

RE

zhab

ni d

eb p

äH

UM

gi nam

päi sa b

ön

nyi m

aR

i rab M

and

hara d

ang b

ig jeJig ten

sum

nam

yo w

a nyi m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl lha yi tsh

o yi n

am p

äiR

i dag tag ch

än ch

hag n

a nam

ma

TA

RA

nyi jö

PH

AT

kyi yi geD

ug n

am m

a lü p

a ni sel m

a

22 Four M



19.H

om

age! Sh

e wh

om

god

s and

their kin

gs,A

nd

the kin

naras d

o h

on

ou

r!A

rmo

ured

in all joyfu

l splen

do

r,S

he d

ispels b

ad d

reams an

d co

nflicts!

20

.H

om

age! Sh

e wh

ose tw

o eyes b

right w

ithR

adian

ce of su

n an

d fu

ll mo

on

!W

ith tw

ice HA

RA

and

TU

TT

AR

E

Sh

e disp

els severe con

tagion

!

21.H

om

age! Fu

ll of lib

erating

Pow’r by th

e set of th

ree natu

res!D

estroys ho

sts of sp

irits, yakshas,

An

d raised

corp

ses! Su

prem

e! TU

RE

!

Th

ese praises w

ith th

e root m

antras

An

d p

rostratio

ns th

us are tw

enty-o

ne!

RequestV

enerab

le Arya, great treasu

re of co

mp

assion

,G

rant yo

ur b

lessings to

increase all favo

rable co

nd

ition

sA

nd

to clear aw

ay every ob

stacleT

hat all m

igratory b

eingsm

ay swiftly en

ter the city o

f eternal joy. (3

x)




oment of request-


I request ven

erable A

rya Tara an

d th

e assemb

ly of d

eities, wh

o are em

-b

od

imen

ts of all th

e ob

jects of refu

ge, To

grant th

eir blessin

gs for th

eb

eneficiary [insert the nam

e here] to b

e free from

the fear o

f un

timely d

eathan

d to

achieve th

e state of im

mo

rtality of a lo

ng life kn

owled

ge-ho

lder.

Think that w


Ch

hag tsh

äl lha yi tsh

og n

am gyäl p

oL

ha d

ang m

i am ch

i yi ten m

aK

ün

nä go

chh

a ga wäi ji gyi

Tsö

dan

g mi lam

ngän

pa sel m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl nyi m

a da w

a gyä päi

Ch

än n

yi po

la ö rab

säl ma

HA

RA

nyi jö

TU

TT

AR

A yi

Sh

in tu

drag p

öi rim

nä sel m

a

Ch

hag tsh

äl de n

yi sum

nam

kö p

äZ

hi w

äi thü

dan

g yang d

ag dän

ma

Dö

n d

ang ro

lang n

ö jin

tsho

g nam

Jom

pa T

UR

E rab

chh

og n

yi ma

Tsa w

äi ngag kyi tö

pa d

i dan

gC

hh

ag tshäl w

a ni n

yi shu

tsa chig

RequestT

hu

g jei ter chh

en p

hag m

a je tsün

mä

Kh

a nyam

dro

nam

tän d

ei dro

ng kh

yer du

De lag d

rö p

äi bar ch

ha k

ün

zhi zh

ing

Th

ün

kyen m

a lü p

hel w

ar jin gyi lo

b (3x)




oment of request-


Kyab

sum

tham

chä d

ü p

äi dag n

yi je tsün

ph

ag ma d

röl m

äi lha tsh

og

kho

r dan

g chä p

ä jin d

ag [insert the name here] d

i dü

ma yin

par ch

hi p

äi jigp

a lä drö

l / chh

i me p

a tshei rig d

zin th

ob

par jin

gyi lab tu

söl

Think that w


24 Four M



Second Round

HomageD

evas and

titans b

ow d

ow

nW

ith th

eir crown

s at you

r lotus feet.

I pro

strate to th

e liberatin

g moth

er,W

ho

liberates fro

m all m

isfortu

nes. (7

x with prostrations)


ers or rice on the image of T



**

The w


M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** A

RG

HA

M (PA

DY

AM

, PU

SHP

E,

DH

UP

E, A

LO

KE

, GA

ND

HE

, NA

IVID

YA

, SHA

PT

A

) PR

AT

ICC

HA

HU

M S

VA

HA

Adding the three syllables, the inner offering: (offer w

ith ring finger of left hand)O

M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** O

M A

H H

UM

The Seven LimbsT

o A

rya Tara’s h

oly feet I p

rostrate.

I presen

t clou

ds o

f every type o

f offerin

g, actual an

d im

agined

;I d

eclare all my n

egative actions accu

mu

lated sin

ce begin

nin

gless time

An

d rejo

ice in th

e merit o

f all ho

ly and

ord

inary b

eings.

Please, rem

ain u

ntil th

e end

of cyclic existen

ceA

nd

turn

the w

heel o

f Dh

arma fo

r living b

eings.

I ded

icate my ow

n m

erits and

tho

se of all oth

ers to th

e greaten

lighten

men

t.


Recite the long m

andala offering (see pp. 14–

17) as before.


Th

is grou

nd

, ano

inted

with

perfu

me, strew

n w

ith flo

wers,

Ad

orn

ed w

ith M

ou

nt M

eru, fo

ur co

ntin

ents, th

e sun

and

the m

oo

n:

I imagin

e this as a b

ud

dh

a-field an

d o

ffer it.M

ay all living b

eings en

joy this p

ure lan

d!

Second Round

HomageL

ha d

ang lh

a min

chö

pän

gyiZ

hab

nyi p

ä mo

la tü d

eP

ho

ng p

a kün

lä drö

l dzä p

äiD

röl m

a yum

la chh

ag tshäl lo

(7x w

ith prostrations)





**

The w


M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** A

RG

HA

M (PA

DY

AM

, PU

SHP

E,

DH

UP

E, A

LO

KE

, GA

ND

HE

, NA

IVID

YA

, SHA

PT

A

) PR

AT

ICC

HA

HU

M S

VA

HA



M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** O

M A

H H

UM


n d

röl m

äi zhab

la gü ch

hag tsh

älN

gö sh

am yi trü

l chh

ö p

a ma lü

bü

lT

ho

g me n

ä sag dig tu

ng th

am ch

ä shag

Kye p

hag ge w

a nam

la je yi rang

Kh

or w

a ma to

ng b

ar du

leg zhu

g nä

Dro

la chh

ö kyi kh

or lo

kor w

a dan

gD

ag zhän

ge nam

jang ch

hu

b ch

hen

po

r ngo


Recite the long m


17) as before


Sa zh

i pö

kyi jug sh

ing m

e tog tram

Ri rab

ling zh

i nyi d

ä gyän p

a di

San

g gyä zhin

g du

mig te ü

l wa yi

Dro

kün

nam

dag zh

ing la ch

ö p

ar sho

g

26 Four M




for refu

ge un

til I am en

lighten

ed.

To

the B

ud

dh

a, the D

harm

a, and

the S

up

reme A

ssemb

ly.B

y my p

ractice of givin

g and

other p

erfection

s,M

ay I beco

me a b

ud

dh

a to b

enefit all sen

tient b

eings.

(3x)

PrayerL

et me an

d all th

ose w

ho

need

pro

tection

Co

me u

nd

er the su

prem

e giving gestu

re of yo

ur righ

t han

d,

As w

ell as the refu

ge-grantin

g gesture

Th

at liberates fro

m all fears.

PraiseT

hen recite three times the P

raise in T

wen

ty-on

e Ho

mages (pp. 16

–2

3).

RequestV

enerab

le Arya, great treasu

re of co

mp

assion

,G

rant yo

ur b

lessings to

increase all favo

rable co

nd

ition

sA

nd

to clear aw

ay every ob

stacleT

hat all m

igratory b

eingsm

ay swiftly en

ter the city o

f eternal joy. (3

x)

Third Round

HomageD

evas and

titans b

ow d

ow

nW

ith th

eir crown

s at you

r lotus feet.

I pro

strate to th

e liberatin

g moth

er,W

ho

liberates fro

m all m

isfortu

nes.

(7x w

ith prostrations)





**

The w


M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** A

RG

HA

M (PA

DY

AM

, PU

SHP

E,

DH

UP

E, A

LO

KE

, GA

ND

HE

, NA

IVID

YA

, SHA

PT

A

) PR

AT

ICC

HA

HU

M S

VA

HA


ang gyä ch

hö

dan

g tsho

g kyi chh

og n

am la

Jang ch

hu

b b

ar du

dag n

i kyab su

chh

iD

ag gi jin so

g gyi pa d

i dag gi

Dro

la ph

än ch

hir san

g gyä dru

b p

ar sho

g(3x)

PrayerC

hh

ag yä chh

og jin

chh

ag gya nyi

Kyab

jin ch

hag gyar gyu

r wäi o

gD

ag dan

g sun

g ja kün

tsü n

äJig p

a kün

lä ug yu

ng gyu

r

PraiseT

hen recite three times the P

raise in T

wen

ty-on

e Ho

mages (pp. 16

–2

3).

RequestT

hu

g jei ter chh

en p

hag m

a je tsün

mä

Kh

a nyam

dro

nam

tän d

ei dro

ng kh

yer du

De lag d

rö p

äi bar ch

ha k

ün

zhi zh

ing

Th

ün

kyen m

a lü p

hel w

ar jin gyi lo

b (3x)

Third Round

HomageL

ha d

ang lh

a min

chö

pän

gyiZ

hab

nyi p

ä mo

la tü d

eP

ho

ng p

a kün

lä drö

l dzä p

äiD

röl m

a yum

la chh

ag tshäl lo

(7x w

ith prostrations)





**

The w


M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** A

RG

HA

M (PA

DY

AM

, PU

SHP

E,

DH

UP

E, A

LO

KE

, GA

ND

HE

, NA

IVID

YA

, SHA

PT

A

) PR

AT

ICC

HA

HU

M S

VA

HA

28 Four M





M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** O

M A

H H

UM

The Seven LimbsT

o A

rya Tara’s h

oly feet I p

rostrate.

I presen

t clou

ds o

f every type o

f offerin

g, actual an

d im

agined

;I d

eclare all my n

egative actions accu

mu

lated sin

ce begin

nin

gless time

An

d rejo

ice in th

e merit o

f all ho

ly and

ord

inary b

eings.

Please, rem

ain u

ntil th

e end

of cyclic existen

ceA

nd

turn

the w

heel o

f Dh

arma fo

r living b

eings.

I ded

icate my ow

n m

erits and

tho

se of all oth

ers to th

e greaten

lighten

men

t.

Long Mandala Offering

Recite the long m


17) as before.


Th

is grou

nd

, ano

inted

with

perfu

me, strew

n w

ith flo

wers,

Ad

orn

ed w

ith M

ou

nt M

eru, fo

ur co

ntin

ents, th

e sun

, and

the m

oo

n.

I imagin

e this as a b

ud

dh

a-field an

d o

ffer it.M

ay all living b

eings en

joy this p

urelan

d.

Taking Refuge and Generating BodhichittaT

o th

e Bu

dd

ha, th

e Dh

arma, an

d th

e Su

prem

e Assem

bly

I go fo

r refuge u

ntil I am

enligh

tened

.B

y this p

ractice of givin

g and

other p

erfection

s,M

ay I beco

me a b

ud

dh

a in o

rder to

ben

efit all sentien

t bein

gs. (3x)

VisualizationF

rom

her exalted

bo

dy, a stream

of n

ectar flows

An

d en

ters the crow

n o

f the b

eneficiary an

d m

yself,C

om

pletely fillin

g ou

r bo

dies

An

d gran

ting all b

lessings.



M A

RY

A T

AR

E [S

APA

RIV

AR

A]** O

M A

H H

UM


n d

röl m

äi zhab

la gü ch

hag tsh

älN

gö sh

am yi trü

l chh

ö p

a ma lü

bü

lT

ho

g me n

ä sag dig tu

ng th

am ch

ä shag

Kye p

hag ge w

a nam

la je yi rang

Kh

or w

a ma to

ng b

ar du

leg zhu

g nä

Dro

la chh

ö kyi kh

or lo

kor w

a dan

gD

ag zhän

ge nam

jang ch

hu

b ch

hen

po

r ngo

Long Mandala Offering

Recite the long m


17) as before.


Sa zh

i pö

kyi jug sh

ing m

e tog tram

Ri rab

ling zh

i nyi d

ä gyän p

a di

San

g gyä zhin

g du

mig te ü

l wa yi

Dro

kün

nam

dag zh

ing la ch

ö p

ar sho

g


ang gyä ch

hö

dan

g tsho

g kyi chh

og n

am la

Jang ch

hu

b b

ar du

dag n

i kyab su

chh

iD

ag gi jin so

g gyi pa d

i dag gi

Dro

la ph

än ch

hir san

g gyä dru

b p

ar sho

g(3x)

VisualizationK

u lä d

ü tsii ch

hu

gyün

bab

Ran

g dan

g sun

g jäi chi w

o n

äZ

hu

g te lü kü

n gan

g wa yi

Jin lab

ma lü

zhu

g par gyu

r

+%

30 Four M



PraisePraise w

ith the Tw

enty–

on

e Ho

mages seven

times (pp. 16

–2

3). If tim

e is short, the

following verse can be recited in place of som

e of these repetitions:

OM

I pro

strate to th

e god

dess fo

e destroyer, lib

erating lad

y Tara,

Ho

mage to

TA

RE

, saviou

ress, hero

ine,

With

TU

TT

AR

E d

ispellin

g all fears,G

rantin

g all ben

efits with

TU

RE

,T

o h

er with

sou

nd

SV

AH

A, I b

ow.

Prayer of the BenefitsW

ho

ever is end

owed

with

devo

tion

for th

e god

dess

An

d recites th

is with

sup

reme faith

,

Rem

emb

ering it at d

awn

up

on

wakin

g and

in th

e evenin

gs,W

ill be gran

ted all fearlessn

ess,W

ill perfectly p

acify all negativities,

An

d w

ill elimin

ate all un

fortu

nate m

igration

s.

Th

e mu

ltitud

es of co

nq

uero

rsW

ill qu

ickly grant in

itiation

:T

hu

s, end

owed

with

this greatn

ess,O

ne w

ill eventu

ally reach th

e state of a b

ud

dh

a.

If affected b

y the m

ost terrib

le po

ison

,W

heth

er ingested

, dru

nk, o

r from

a living b

eing,

Just b

y remem

berin

gW

ill on

e be th

oro

ugh

ly cleansed

.

If this p

rayer is recited tw

o, th

ree, or seven

times,

It will p

acify all the su

fferings o

f torm

ents

Cau

sed by sp

irits, fevers, and

po

ison

s,A

nd

by other b

eings as w

ell.

If you

wish

for a ch

ild, yo

u w

ill get a child

;If yo

u w

ish fo

r wealth

, you

will receive w

ealth.

All yo

ur w

ishes w

ill be fu

lfilledA

nd

all ob

stacles pacified

.

PraisePraise w

ith the Tw

enty–

on

e Ho

mages seven

times (pp. 16

–2

3). If tim

e is short, the

following verse can be recited in place of som

e of these repetitions:

OM

cho

m d

än d

ä ma lh

a mo

drö

l ma la ch

hag tsh

äl loC

hh

ag tshäl d

röl m

a TA

RE

päl m

oT

UT

TA

RA

yi jig kün

sel ma

TU

RE

dö

n n

am th

am ch

ä ter ma

SV

AH

A yi ger ch

ä la rab d

ü

Prayer of the BenefitsL

ha m

o la gü

yang d

ag dän

päi

Lo

dän

gang gi rab

dä jö

de

Sö

dan

g tho

rang lan

g par jä n

äD

rän p

ä mi jig th

am ch

ä rab ter

Dig p

a tham

chä rab

tu zh

i wa

Ngän

dro

tham

chä jo

m p

a nyi th

ob

Gyäl w

a je wa th

rag dü

n n

am kyi

Nyu

r du

wan

g ni ku

r war gyu

r laD

i lä chh

e wa n

yi ni th

ob

chin

gS

ang gyä go

ph

ang th

ar thu

g der d

ro

De yi d

ug n

i drag p

o ch

hen

po

Tän

nä p

a am zh

än yan

g dro

wa

Zö

pa d

ang n

i thu

ng p

a nyi kyan

gD

rän p

ä rab tu

sel wa n

yi tho

b

Dö

n d

ang rim

dan

g du

g gi zir wäi

Dü

l ngäl tsh

og n

i nam

par p

on

g teS

em ch

än zh

än p

a nam

la yang n

goN

yi sum

dü

n d

u n

gön

par jö

na

Bu

dö

pä n

i bu

tho

b gyu

r zhin

gN

or d

ö p

ä ni n

or n

am n

yi tho

bD

ö p

a tham

chä th

ob

par gyu

r laG

eg nam

me ch

ing so

sor jo

m gyu

r chig

32 Four M



Then transform

the torma as the inner offering.

Offering the TormaC

leanse with: (sprinkle the torm

a with inner offering using the left ring finger)

OM

VA

JRA

AM

RIT

A K

UN

DA

LI H

AN

A H

AN

A H

UM

PH

AT


ith:O

M S

VA

BH

AV

A S

HU

DD

HA

SA

RV

A D

HA

RM

A S

VA

BH

AV

AS

HU

DD

HO

HA

M

All b

ecom

es emp

ty.F

rom

with

in em

ptin

ess, from

YA

M, w

ind

; from

RA

M, fire; fro

m A

H, a

transcen

den

tal wisd

om

skullcu

p, vast an

d b

ig. In it, fro

m th

e meltin

g of

the five m

eats and

five nectars co

mes a h

uge o

cean o

f transcen

den

talw

isdo

m n

ectar.

Consecrate w

ith:O

M A

H H

UM

(3x)

Visualizing:

Th

e guru

s and

ho

sts of d

eities [of th

e venerab

le Arya T

ara] partake (o

f the

torm

a) by d

rawin

g it up

thro

ugh

the ligh

t straw o

f their vajra to

ngu

es:

Offer it by saying three tim

es:O

M A

RY

A T

AR

E S

APA

RIV

AR

A ID

AM

BA

LIM

TA

KH

A K

HA

KH

AH

IK

HA

HI (3

X)

OfferingsM

ake offerings with:

OM

AR

YA

TA

RE

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

AR

GH

AM

(PAD

YA

M, P

USH

PE

, DH

UP

E,

AL

OK

E, G

AN

DH

E, N

AIV

IDY

A, SH

AP

TA

) P

RA

TIC

CH

A H

UM

SV

AH

A

Present inner offerings by adding the three syllables: (offer with ring finger of left hand)

OM

AR

YA

TA

RE

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

OM

AH

HU

M

PraiseD

evas and

titans b

ow d

ow

nW

ith th

eir crown

s at you

r lotus feet.

I pro

strate to th

e liberatin

g moth

er,W

ho

liberates fro

m all m

isfortu

nes.

Then transform

the torma as the inner offering:

Offering the TormaC

leanse with: (sprinkle the torm

a with inner offering using the left ring finger)

OM

VA

JRA

AM

RIT

A K

UN

DA

LI H

AN

A H

AN

A H

UM

PH

AT


ith:O

M S

VA

BH

AV

A S

HU

DD

HA

SA

RV

A D

HA

RM

A S

VA

BH

AV

AS

HU

DD

HO

HA

M

To

ng p

a nyi d

u gyu

rT

on

g päi n

gang lä Y

AM

lä lun

g/ RA

M lä m

e / AH

lä ye she kyi ka p

a la yang

shin

g gya chh

e wäi n

ang d

u sh

a nga d

ü tsi n

ga zhu

wa lä ju

ng w

äi ye she

kyi dü

tsii gya tsho

chh

en p

or gyu

r

Consecrate w

ith:O

M A

H H

UM

(3x)

Visualizing:

La m

a je tsün

mäi lh

a tsho

g nam

kyi jag do

r jei ö zer gyi b

u gü

dran

g te söl

war gyu

r

Offer it by saying three tim

es:O

M A

RY

A T

AR

E S

APA

RIV

AR

A ID

AM

BA

LIM

TA

KH

A K

HA

KH

AH

IK

HA

HI (3

x)

OfferingsM

ake offerings with:

OM

AR

YA

TA

RE

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

AR

GH

AM

(PAD

YA

M, P

USH

PE

, DH

UP

E,

AL

OK

E, G

AN

DH

E, N

AIV

IDY

A, SH

AP

TA

) P

RA

TIC

CH

A H

UM

SV

AH

A

Present inner offerings by adding the three syllables: (offer with ring finger of left hand)

OM

AR

YA

TA

RE

SA

PAR

IVA

RA

OM

AH

HU

M

PraiseL

ha d

ang lh

a min

chö

pän

gyiZ

hab

kyi pä m

a la tü d

eP

ho

ng p

a kün

lä drö

l dzä m

aD

röl m

a yum

la chh

ag tshäl tö

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34 Four M



PrayersT

hen, joining the palms of the hands:

Ven

erable A

rya and

you

r retinu

e,P

lease bless m

e with

the affectio

nO

f you

r no

n-referen

tial com

passio

n,

So

I may b

e able to

fulfill all m

y wish

es with

ou

t ob

stacles.

Let th

e teachin

gs and

practice o

f the victo

riou

s on

es in gen

eralA

nd

the d

octrin

e of L

osan

g in p

articular sp

read to

the ten

directio

ns.

Let th

e San

gha w

ho

up

ho

ld th

e do

ctrine b

e harm

on

iou

sA

nd

may th

eir enligh

tened

activities increase.

Please p

acify con

flicts, famin

e, and

sickness in

this co

un

try;In

crease the D

harm

a and

goo

d fo

rtun

e;E

xpan

d th

e pow

er of D

harm

a rulers;

An

d gran

t hap

pin

ess to th

e central an

d b

ord

er areas.

Please p

rotect us fro

m tem

po

rary and

ultim

ate fears,S

uch

as the eigh

t and

sixteen great fears,

Spirits, plagues, n

ightm

ares, and

bad om

ens,

As w

ell as the su

fferings o

f samsara, th

e un

fortu

nate states, an

d so forth

.

May life, p

rosp

erity, and

merits in

crease;M

ay all negative th

ou

ghts b

e pacified

.P

lease grant yo

ur b

lessings th

at realization

s of th

e three p

rincip

les of

the p

athA

nd

two

stages may q

uickly b

e com

pleted

.

Fro

m n

ow

un

til the essen

ce of en

lighten

men

tI h

ave no

other refu

ge than

you

.B

less me an

d care fo

r me

As a m

other d

oes fo

r her o

nly ch

ild.

Confession of Faults in the RecitationR

ecite the hundred-syllable mantra:

OM

PAD

MA

SA

TT

VA

SA

MA

YA

MA

NU

PAL

AY

A /

PAD

MA

SA

TT

VA

TV

EN

OPA

TIS

HT

HA

/ DR

IDH

O M

E B

HA

VA

/ SU

TO

SH

YO

ME

BH

AV

A /

SU

PO

SH

YO

ME

BH

AV

A /

AN

UR

AK

TO

ME

BH

AV

A /

SA

RV

A

PrayersT

hen, joining the palms of the hands:

Je tsün

ph

ag ma kh

or d

ang ch

äM

ig me th

ug je tser go

ng la

Dag gi ji tar sö

l wäi d

ön

Geg m

e dru

b p

ar jin gyi lo

b

Gyäl tän

chi d

ang lo

zang tän

Sh

ä dan

g dru

b p

ä chh

og ch

ur gyä

Tän

dzin

ge dü

n d

e dan

g chä

Th

ug th

ün

thrin

lä ph

el war d

zö

Jon

g dir n

ä mu

g thru

g tsö zh

iC

hh

ö d

ang tra sh

i gon

g du

ph

elC

hh

ö d

än gyäl p

öi n

ga than

g gyäG

yäl kham

tha w

ü d

e war d

zö

Gyä d

ang ch

u d

rug jig ch

hen

dan

gD

ön

rim m

i lam tsh

än tä n

gänK

ho

r wa n

gän so

ng d

ug n

gäl sog

Nä kab

thar th

ug jig lä kyo

b

Tsh

e päl lo

ng ch

ö sö

nam

ph

elM

i gei tog p

a kü

n zh

i zhin

gL

am tso

sum

dan

g rim n

yi kyiN

yam to

g nyu

r du

thar ch

hin

dzö

Di n

ä jang ch

hu

b n

ying p

öi b

arK

hyö

min

kyab n

ä zhän

me p

äB

u ch

ig po

la ma yi zh

inJe zu

ng jin

gyi lab tu

söl

Confession of Faults in the RecitationR

ecite the hundred-syllable mantra:

OM

PAD

MA

SA

TT

VA

SA

MA

YA

MA

NU

PAL

AY

A /

PAD

MA

SA

TT

VA

TV

EN

OPA

TIS

HT

HA

/ DR

IDH

O M

E B

HA

VA

/ SU

TO

SH

YO

ME

BH

AV

A /

SU

PO

SH

YO

ME

BH

AV

A /

AN

UR

AK

TO

ME

BH

AV

A /

SA

RV

A

36 Four M



SID

DH

IM M

E P

RA

YA

CC

HA

/ S

AR

VA

KA

RM

A S

UC

HA

ME

/C

HIT

TA

M S

HR

IYA

M K

UR

U H

UM

/ H

A H

A H

A H

A H

OH

/B

HA

GA

VA

N /

SA

RV

A T

AT

HA

GA

TA

/ PA

DM

A M

A M

E M

UN

CH

A /

PAD

MA

BH

AV

A M

AH

A S

AM

AY

A S

AT

TV

A A

H H

UM

PH

AT

And the prayers:

With

all my actio

ns p

erform

ed h

ere,W

ith w

hatever I co

uld

not fin

dO

r was n

ot able to

do

,P

lease be p

atient.

Please also

be p

atient

With

the ritu

alsI h

ave perfo

rmed

inco

rrectlyO

r with

om

ission

s.

If you have an image of the deity, request the deity to abide in it:

Fo

r the b

enefit o

f migrato

ry bein

gs,P

lease abid

e in th

is image,

Gran

ting w

ealth, h

ighest go

od

ness,

An

d lo

ng life free fro

m sickn

ess.

OM

SU

PR

AT

ISH

TH

A V

AJR

AY

E S

VA

HA

(toss flower petals or rice to the m

erit field)

OM

firmly abiding vajra one SV

AH

A

If you don’t have an image, request the deity to depart:

Th

e wisd

om

bein

gs return

to th

eir natu

ral abo

des.

Th

e com

mitm

ent b

eings ab

sorb

into

me.

Dedicate the virtues and sing the auspicious verses in the follow

ing way.

Dedication Prayer

Th

rou

gh th

e merits o

f these virtu

ou

s action

sM

ay I qu

ickly attain th

e state of A

rya Tara

An

d lead

all living b

eings, w

itho

ut excep

tion

,In

to th

at enligh

tened

state.

SID

DH

IM M

E P

RA

YA

CC

HA

/ S

AR

VA

KA

RM

A S

UC

HA

ME

/C

HIT

TA

M S

HR

IYA

M K

UR

U H

UM

/ H

A H

A H

A H

A H

OH

/B

HA

GA

VA

N /

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