Consecration of Images and Stupas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism

Abstract

Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Introduction ; Tantric rituals and consecration ; Consecration, the two truths, and the bodies (kaya) of the Buddha ; Ritual of passage for objects ; Further rituals of consecration ; I. The ritual of opening the eye ; 2. The 'enthronement' offerings (mnga' -dbul) ; 3. Rituals accompanying the request to the lha to firmly remain in the receptacle 4;2 4. Offering bath ; The ritual master, the lha invited into the receptacle, and the receptacle ; I. The ritual master ; 2. The lha invited into the receptacle ; 3. The consecrated receptacle ; The consecration literature ; The ritual manual ; Dga'-ldan-chos-'phel-gling Monastery ; Ritual roles ; The setting ; Rituals of transformation ; TRANSLATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE CONSECRATION MANUAL ; Introductory remarks ; The title ; The structure of the consecration rituals ; The Preparatory Rituals (sta-gon) ; I. Preparations ;

General preparatory rituals ; The preliminary rituals (sngon-'gro) ; Generation of oneself as Rdo-rje-'jigs-byed (bdag-bskyed) ; Empowering the ritual vases (bum-sgrub or bum-bskyed) ; Self-entry into the mandala of Rdo-rje-'jigs-byed-lha-bcu-gsum (bdag-'jug) ; The preparatory rituals of the consecration (rab-gnas sta-gon) ; 1. Empowering the bathing vases and cleansing substances (khrus-bum dang bdag-rdzas bsgrub-pa) ; 2. Empowering the flowers (me-tog bsgrub) ; 3. The empowering of the gu-gul and white mustard (yungs-kar) ; II. The Actual Consecration 120 Announcing the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gtab) ; Generating the mind of enlightenment (sems-bskyed) ; Showing in the mirror (me-long bstan-pa) ; Generation of the receptacle as the dam-tshig sems-dpa' (rten-bskyed) ; The preparatory rituals of the self-entry into the mandala (bdag-'jug) ; Offering the four waters (chu bzhi 'bul-ba) ; The purification (sbyang-ba) ; Offering bath (khrus-gsol) ; Offering fragrance, garments and ornaments (dri-bzang, gas, rgyan) ; The invitation to the ye-shes sems-dpa' and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (lha-rnams spyan-drangs) ; Offerings (mchod-pa) ; Requesting the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gdab) ; Offering (mchod-pa), prostrations (phyag-'tshal), and praises (bstod) ; Requesting the lha to depart (gshegs-su gsal); Applying scent on the receptacle (dri-bzang byug) ; Offerings to the dam-tshig sems-dpa' ; Protection of the receptacle (bsrung-ba) ; III. Concluding rituals ; Commanding the Guardians of the Directions (phyogs-skyong) to protect ; Covering the receptacle (rten-dgab) ; Thanks-giving ceremony (gtang-rag) ; Aspirations (smon-lam) and dedication of merit (dge-ba bsngo-ba) ; Request for forbearance (bzod-gsol) ; Verses of auspiciousness (shis-brjod) ; The Main Part (dngos-gzhi) ; Empowering the bathing vases' and the cleansing substances (khrus-bum dang bdag-rdzas bsgrub-pa) ; Empowering the grain/flower ; Empowering the gu-gul and the white mustard (yungs-kar) ; Generation of the receptacle as the darn-tshig sems-dpa' (rten-bskyed) ; Offering the four waters (chu bzhi 'bul-ba) ; The purification (sbyang-ba) ; Offering bath (khrus-gsol); Offering fragrance (dri-bzang 'bul-ba) ; Offering garments (gas 'bul); Offering ornaments (rgyan 'bul) ; Announcing the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gtab) ; Generating the mind of Enlightenment (sems-bskyed) ; The blessing of the sense-fields (skye-mched, dyatana) and hody, speech and mind (skye-mched dang sku gsung thugs byin-gyis-brlab) ; The invitation to the ye-shes sems-dpa' and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (lha-rnams spyan-drangs) ; Requesting the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gdab) ; The absorption of the ye-shes sems-dpa' into the dam-tshig sems-dpa' (ye-shes sems-dpa' dam-tshig sems-dpa' Ia bstim) ; The initiation of the lha (main part) (lha Ia dbang-bskur) ; The five Tathagatas initiations (rig-pa' i dbang-lnga) ; The Vajracarya initiation (rdo-rje slob-dpon dbang) ; The secret initiation (gsang-dbang) ; The wisdom initiation (shes-rab ye-shes-kyi dbang) ; The fourth initiation (dbang bzhi-pa) ; Thanks-giving ceremony (gtang-rag) ; Showing in the mirror (me-long bstan-pa) ; The jire offerings (sbyin-sreg) ; The empowerment of the milk porridge ('a-thug sgrub-pa) ; Opening the eye and other faculties (spyan sags dbye) ; The feast (tshogs-' khor, gaQacakra) ; Binding the Guardians to an oath (dam-tshig bsgrags-pa) ; Transformation of the receptacle (rten-bsgyur or gzugs-bsgyur) ; Enthronement offerings (mnga' -' bul) ; General enthronement offerings (spyi-yi mnga' -' bul); Special enthronement offerings for images (sku-gzugs) ; Special enthronement offerings for books (gsung-rab) ; Special enthronement offerings for stupas (mchod-rten) ; Requesting the lha to remain firmly in the receptacle (brtan-bzhugs) ; Thanks-giving ceremony (gtang-rag) ; Aspirations (smon~lam) and dedication of merit (dge-ba bsngo-ba) ; Request for accomplishment (dngos-grub, siddhi) and dissolution of the mandala ; Verses of auspiciousness (shis-brjod) ; The Concluding Rituals (mjug-chog) ; Generating oneself as Rdo-rje-'jigs-byed-lha-bcu-gsum (bdag'bskyed) ; The propitiation ritual (bskang-gso) ; The pacifying fire offering (zhi-ba'i sbyin-sreg) ; Showing the mirrors (me-long bstan-pa) to the secondary receptacles ; The propitiation ritual continued ; Commanding the Dharma Protectors (chos-skyong bsgo-ba) ; Commanding the patron (yon-bdag bsgo-ba or sbyin-bdag bsgo-ba) ; Final rituals ; Appendix ; Bibliography of Consecration Texts Found in the Tibetan Kanjur ; Bibliography of Consecration Texts Found in the Tibetan Tanjur ; A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on Consecration ; A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on Consecration which are not Available to me ; A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on the Insertion of Dharanis into Receptacles (gzungs-' but) ; A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on Restoration Rituals (arga spelled also argha) for Receptacles of Body, Speech and Mind ; The Tibetan text of the ritual manual ; Bibliography ; Abbreviations ; Bibliography of Western Works ; Bibliography of Tibetan Works ; Index ;