Condensed Torma Offering Ritual for All the Samaya-Bound

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1 Condensed Torma Offering Ritual for All the Samaya-Bound OṂ SIDDHIR ASTU To the inseparable supreme guru, yidam deity, And ocean-like assembly of samara-bound, I prostrate. This condensed torma-offering liturgy, which pleases them, I compose for the sake of worthy beginners. In a place harmonious to the mind, those desiring to perform a torma offering to all the samayabound should beautifully arrange representations, offerings pleasing to their eyes, and so forth. In three torma vessels arrange ornamented tormas for the guru and yidam combined, all the wisdom samaya-bound mahākālas, and the terma protectors and local deities, as well as amṛita, rakta, and the outer offerings. In front of oneself are placed the inner offering, vajra and ghaṇtā, skull drum, flowers, and so forth all the necessary articles. Having already practiced up through the mantra recitation for the yoga of the self, 1 cleanse and purify the offerings and tormas with: RAṂ YAṂ KHAṂ From within emptiness, from YAṂ is wind; from RAṂ is fire; from KAṂ s is a hearth of three human skulls. On them, from the syllable A, arises a skull vessel, which contains all the essences: HŪṂ OṂ SVĀ AṂ HAḤ and MŪṂ LĀṂ MĀṂ PĀṂ TĀṂ. These become the five amṛitas and five lamps, each marked with its seed syllable. From below, the wind stirs, the fire blazes, and all the substances melt and mix. In the space above are the three syllables, OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ. From these, light rays stream out and draw out jñāna-amṛita from the heart centers of all the tathāgatas. It dissolves into the three syllables, which melt step-by-step and become of one taste with the samaya substance. Visualize that. Raising the left hand, purify it with OṂ. Raising the right, increase it with ĀḤ. Join the two hands; with HŪṂ, its color, fragrance, and taste are unparalleled. With the garuḍa mudrā: HOḤ, regarding it as undefiled amrita. Thus consecrate. OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ HOḤ Then, the gathering of the guests: From HŪṂ in my heart center light rays stream out, like a flash of lightning, in the form of iron hooks, inviting into the space in front the glorious wisdom protectors and so 1 When performing this torma offering on its own, begin by practicing the Short Practice of Vajrakīlaya by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. After the dissolution and re-arising as the deity, perform the Kīlaya Torma Offering from the Secret Pith Kīlaya (gsang thig phur pa) of Chokgyur Lingpa (English translation by Nālandā Translation Committee), then commence with this Mindroling Damchen Chitor. 1

2 forth all the male and female samaya-bound together with their retinue of attendants. From self-existing dharmadhātu appears a great arrangement of inconceivable emanations appearing in the many aspects of peaceful and wrathful ones, the miraculous play: VAJRASAMĀJAḤ With that, think that they are invited. HŪṂ From the space of purity, which is like the sky of dharmadhātu, The realm of joy, immovable Akaniṣhṭha, Vajrāsana and Nālandā, The eight charnel grounds, the twenty-four sacred regions, And the universe of buddha fields of the ten directions, The glorious male and female protectors, Together with an ocean of samaya-bound attendants, We invite with faith. According to your previous vow, Please approach in order to protect the teachings. OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA VAJRASAMĀJAḤ With that they are invited. HŪṂ Samaya-bound who protect the teachings Of all the buddhas of the three times, Together with your retinues of male and female attendants, Please be seated here comfortably. JAḤ HŪṂ BAṂ HOḤ SAMAYA-ĀSANA TIṢHṬHANTU Thus request them to be seated. Visualize that a vajra is placed on the heads of the protectors and that they are given amṛita on their tongues. OṂ VAJRA-SAMAYA HANA HANA HŪṂ PHAṬ Thus place them in samaya. HŪṂ Clouds of ordinary and, in particular, unsurpassable Outer, inner, and secret offerings Those actually arranged and those arising from the mind Stream out, filling space. 2

3 The detailed outer offerings below may be condensed to OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA ARGHAṂ PĀDYAṂ PUṢHPE DHŪPE ĀLOKE GANDHE SHABDA PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA ARGHAṂ PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ Accordingly, insert PĀDYAṂ, PUṢHPE, DHŪPE, ĀLOKE, GANDHE, NAIVEDYE, SHABDA PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ. Thus offer. OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA PĀDYAṂ PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA PUṢHPE PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA DHŪPE PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA ĀLOKE PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA GANDHE PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA SHABDA PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ MAHĀ-AMṚITA-PŪJA KHĀHI MAHĀRAKTA-PŪJA KHĀHI Thus offer the amṛita and rakta. The offering of torma: The tongue of each deity is a HŪṂ, which becomes a vajra tube of light, which draws up and consumes the essence of the torma. Visualize that and open the vajra palms upward: OṂ GURU-MAṆḌALA-DEVA-GAṆA-SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [guru and yidam maṇḍala] OṂ BHURU KURU ICHI KIVYI UCHUṢHMA KRODHA HŪṂ PHAṬ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Gönpo Legden] OṂ MAHĀKĀLA-EKAJAṬĪ-GUṆA-HṚIDA HŪṂ PHAṬ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Four-Armed Mahākāla] OṂ SHRĪ MAHĀKĀLA KṢHEM KṢHETRA-VIGHNA-VINAYAKA HŪṂ PHAṬ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Six-Armed Mahākāla] OṂ SHRĪ MAHĀKĀLA-GAṆA-GUHYA RAṂ SIDDHI HŪṂ PHAṬ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Gönpo Maning] OṂ MAHĀKĀLA-VIKĀLA TRIṂ YAṂ JAḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Four-Faced Protector] OṂ VAJRAKĪLI-KĪLAYA-DHARMAPĀLA SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Kīla Protectors] 3

4 OṂ RO RU EKAJAṬĪ NYING KHA RAKMO RULU RULU HŪṂ BHYO HŪṂ JAḤ JAḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Ekajaṭī] OṂ MAHĀDEVA JA UMADEVI HRIṂ HA RI NI SA VASHAṂ KURU HOḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Mahādeva & consort] HRĪ SHAK RURAK RAṂ NĀGA-CHITTA TRAṂ MAMA YO SA DRAM HA HA GASHALA JAḤ JAḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Rāhula] OṂ MAHĀRĀJA-SAMAYA-VAISHRAMAṆAYA-SARVA-CHITTA RATNA HRĪṂ JAḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Vaishravana] OṂ MAMA RALI PRAMAYA KĀLIYE JAḤ JAḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Shmashāna Devi] OṂ YAMA-RĀJA SAMAYA HŪṂ PHAṬ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Yamāntaka] OṂ VAJRASĀDHU-SAMAYE BHAGA TRAṂ SHE NI KRAMA NI SAMAYA SĀDHU TRI JAḤ JAḤ HŪṂ BAṂ HOḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [Vajrasādhu] OṂ VAJRA-DHĀKINI-AYUḤṢHESHVARI MAṂ LAṂ AṂ TAṂ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [five Tseringma sisters] OṂ NĀGA CHANTRI CHARA RATRI KIṄKĀRA-YAKṢHA-YAKṢHA-SAMAYA-CHITTA HRĪṂ HRĪṂ JAḤ JAḤ SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [seven Tsengö brothers] At the end of all the essence mantras, add SAPARIVĀRA Repeating these three or seven times, offer the torma. Glorious Mahākāla, king of herukas, protector of the vihāras and maṇḍalas, medicine for the disease of the three poisons, dralha of all yogins, hero who destroys the hordes of Māra, great command-protector of the teachings: Legden, vajra lord of the host of rākṣhasas; Four-Armed Mahākāla; swift acting Six-Armed Wisdom Protector; glorious protector, black Maning; Four-Faced One of great wrathful power; vajra tramen Great Shvāna; mamo protectress of mantra; great lord Mahādeva; Viṣhṇu, razor of poison; great king Vaishravaṇa; kṣhetrapālī Shmashāna mamo; black lord of death Karmayama; samaya-bound Vajrasādhu; five Auspicious Sisters of Long Life; raging seven Tsengö brothers, and so on protectors who guard the sacred dharma, together with your retinue troops of messenger attendants please accept this great and vast offering of torma. Protect the teachings of the Buddha. Glorify the three jewels. Protect the saṅgha and the kingdom of dharma. Dispel the degeneration of the world. Increase peace and happiness for sentient beings. Be of assistance to yogins. Accomplish the activities for mantra holders. Tame vindictive enemies. Conquer the harmful obstructing spirits. In particular, pacify the outer, inner, and secret adverse conditions for those gathered here in samaya. Increase and expand all the goodness of desired favorable conditions. Accomplish the activity that brings swift attainment of all the supreme and ordinary siddhis without exception. Thus enjoin them to action. Here is the praise. 4

5 HŪṂ Terrifying heruka, glorious mahākāla, Kiṅkāra who liberates the charnel grounds, destroyer of the hordes of Māra, Legden Gaṇapati, who fulfills the wishes of practitioners, Great, powerful attendant of the victorious ones, we praise you. From the state of unchanging, completely pure dharmadhātu, You emanate as the embodiment of great wisdom and compassion. Chief of mahākālas, tamer of the unsuitable, To you who wield wrathful power we prostrate and offer praise. Heruka of inexhaustibly blazing, great wrath, Embodiment of great compassion, taming the vicious, With the sounds of HŪṂ and PHAṬ you completely conquer perverted views. Mind of wisdom, along with your retinue, we praise you. Previously arising in a time that transcends the world, Glorious Chemchok Heruka, perfection of the three kāyas, Who subdues the three classes of Rudra, ego-fixation, the root of saṃsāra, To you who accomplish activity with great power, we prostrate and offer praise. In the space of the utterly terrifying charnel ground, ablaze with the kalpa fire, Is the life pillar of the vidyādharas, great dralha of yogins, Command-protector of the teachings, endowed with miraculous powers. To you who tame all evil, we prostrate and offer praise. From the space of Vajrakumāra and consort, From the miracle of your enraged, wrathful compassion, Is the wrathful mahākāla, Great Shvāna. To you, along with your retinue of tramens, we prostrate and offer praise. Emanation of the mind of Samantabhadrī, mother of herukas, Vajra mamo of wisdom, Ekajaṭī, Great, powerful command-protectress of the secret mantra And your five deities, along with a host of messenger retinues, we praise you. Emanation of Avalokiteshvara, great divine lord, Ancestral father of the world, lord of all the three realms, Bestower of supreme siddhi, deva who perfects good qualities, Greatly powerful attendant of the Victorious One, we praise you. Son who emanates from the mind of the glorious heruka, Chief of the eight classes of prideful ones, terrifying and terrible, Rāhula, who accomplishes all savage activity, Along with your retinue of four sisters and the eight classes, we praise you. 5

6 Thus praise. 2 Lord sattva of the eighth bhūmi, Who dispels the torment of poverty with the sky treasury of many jewels, Wish-fulfilling tree who brings down a rain fulfilling all that mind desires, Vaishravaṇa, we praise you. From the state of unchanging mahāsukha dharmadhātu, You manifest as a fearsome lady in order to tame the unsuitable. Chief of mamos, performing the dance of vajra miracles, Principal protectress of the teachings of the Victorious One, we prostrate and offer praise. With activity unobstructed in quickness and power, You conquer the vicious enemies and obstructing māras. Samaya-bound, obedient to the command of Yamāntaka, Vaibhasata and retinue, we praise you. In ancient times, in the presence of Shākyamuni, You protected the teachings, weighing good and evil. Great upāsaka Vajrasādhu, Lokapāla, to you we prostrate and offer praise. Great mother of dharmakāya, who increases wisdom, Yoginī, vajra queen of all the victorious ones, Lady of the chakras, who protects the Buddha s teaching in the Land of Snow, Maṅgalāyuṣheshvarī, we praise you. Lord of terma, heedful of samaya, obedient to the command Of Padmasambhava, master of the maṇḍala, Samaya-bound Tsengö, who fulfills our wishes With the four karmas of unobstructed power, we praise you. 2 Translated by the Nālandā Translation Committee. 6

7 Here insert 3 Swift Activity (Lama Yidam General Dharmapala Petition) by Chokgyur Lingpa the Sakya Gur Mahākāla by Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö the Sakya Four-faced Mahākāla by Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö the elaborate Ekajaṭi offering from Jigme Lingpa s Longchen Nyingthik 4 Pacifying the Turmoil of the Mamos by Karma Chagme 5 the long Mindroling Mahā Deva (perform up to the amendment offering then perform the amendment after the serkyem to the local deities) the offering to Gesar (Spontaneous Accomplishement of Action) by Mipham Rinpoche the Abbreviated Supplication to Gesar by Mipham Rinpoche the long Chokling Tseringma offering (up to the amendment offering then perform from the amendment on after the serkyem to the local deities) the medium length Tanglha from the Northern Treasures (but at Khyentse Labrang in Bir they additionally perform Dudjom Rinpoche s long one before the one from the Northern Treasures) then one stanza for Magyal Pomra from Mindroling Torma Offering for All the Terma Protectors From the seed syllable in my heart center, light rays stream out, inviting the protectors of terma along with their retinues. Visualize that. HŪṂ In ancient times, in the presence of Padmākara, The samaya-bound promised to guard the profound terma. Great terma protectors of great power, Together with your respective retinues of servants, please approach here. NIDHIPATI-SAPARIVĀRA VAJRASAMĀJAH With that, invite them. NIDHIPATI-SAPARIVĀRA ARGHAṂ PĀDYAṂ PUṢHPE DHŪPE ĀLOKE GANDHE NAIVIDYĀ SHABDA PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ 3 Ṭhese are dharmapala prayers that would usually be included by the monastic dharma communities under Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. What is included is not entirely fixed. The umdze may condense or expand the protectors offerings according to experience and the particular occasion. In other dharma communities, such as Dudjom or Shechen or Mindroling, the included prayers would be more rigidly set. 4 This includes prayers for various dzogchen-related protectors Rahula, Vajrasadhu, the Mamo of the Charnel Ground, etc. If you perform these prayers, then later, after the praise for the local deities, you would need to also include the Confession to the Dharmapalas from the Longchen Nyingthik. 5 This would normally be included along with the preceding protector s prayers from Longchen Nyingthik. 7

8 NIDHIPATI-SAPARĪVARA IDAM BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI [ 3 times ] MAHĀPAÑCHA-AMṚITA KHĀHI MAHĀRAKTA KHĀHI Thus offer the outer offerings, amṛita, torma, and rakta. Protectors who guard the profound terma together with your retinues, accept these sacred offerings. Protect the teachings of the Buddha. Glorify the three jewels. Protect the saṅgha and the kingdom of dharma. Dispel the degeneration of the world. Increase peace and happiness for sentient beings. Be of assistance to yogins. Accomplish the activities for mantra holders. Tame vindictive enemies. Conquer the harmful obstructing spirits. In particular, pacify the outer, inner, and secret adverse conditions for those gathered here in samaya. Increase and expand all the goodness of desired favorable conditions. Accomplish the activity that brings swift attainment of all the supreme and ordinary siddhis without exception. With that, enjoin them to action. HŪṂ Attendants of the victorious ones of the three times, great heroes, Samaya-bound servants of all vidyādharas, Who took the oath to guard the teachings of the profound terma, Terma protectors, along with your retinue, we praise you. With that, praise them. 6 Torma Offering for All the Local Deities Cleanse the torma with: Purify with: OṂ VAJRA-AMṚITA KUṆDALĪ HANA HANA HŪṂ PHAṬ SVABHĀVA-SHUDDĀḤ SARVA-DHARMĀḤ SVABHĀVA-SHUDDHO HAṂ From within emptiness, from BHRŪṂ, arises a precious vessel, deep and vast. Within this is the torma, whose color, fragrance, taste, and power are unparalleled. Visualize that. 6 Translated by the Nālandā Translation Committee. 8

9 OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ HOḤ Repeat that three times. BHŪMIPATI-SAPARIVĀRA VAJRASAMĀJAḤ With that, invite them. BHŪMIPATI-SAPARIVĀRA OṂ A-KĀRO MUKHAṂ SARVA-DHARMĀṆĀṂ ĀDYANUTPANNATVĀT OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ PHAṬ SVĀHĀ Offer with that three times. OṂ VAJRA-ARGHAṂ PĀDYAṂ PUṢHPE DHŪPE ĀLOKE GANDHE NAIVIDYĀ SHABDA PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ MAHĀPAÑCHA-AMṚITA KHĀHI Thus offer with the inner offering. Indigenous local deities together with your retinue, accept these sacred offerings. Protect the teachings of the Buddha. Glorify the three jewels. Protect the saṅgha and the kingdom of dharma. Dispel the degeneration of the world. Increase peace and happiness for sentient beings. Be of assistance to yogins. Accomplish the activities for mantra holders. Tame vindictive enemies. Conquer the harmful obstructing spirits. In particular, pacify the outer, inner, and secret adverse conditions for those gathered here in samaya. Increase and expand all the goodness of desired favorable conditions. Accomplish the activity that brings swift attainment of all the supreme and ordinary siddhis without exception. Great local deities, Accept this offering gift of torma. May we yogins with our disciples Obtain lordship, freedom from disease, long life, Glory, fame, good fortune, And all great and vast enjoyments. Grant us the siddhis Of the pacifying and enriching actions, and so on. Samaya holders, guard us. Support us with all the siddhis. May there be no untimely death, illness, Döns, or obstructing spirits for us. May we have no nightmares, Ill omens, or bad dealings. 9

10 Recite that. May the world enjoy peace, have good harvests, Abundant grain, expansion of wealth, And be the source of all auspiciousness. Accomplish whatever mind desires. For feast offering, from here proceed to the confession such as Stirring the Depths of Hell (Narak Kongshak) or The Inexpressible Absolute Confession. Then what follows is inserted after offering the remainder portion and reciting the aspiration (before the covenant offering). If not performing a feast, just continue straight through.. Here perform the Confession to the Dharmapalas from Jigme Lingpa s Longchen Nyingthik if you have performed the protectors offering for Ekajati etc from the Longchen Nyingthik 7 the amendments from the offerings to Mahā Deva and Tseringma, (but in the particular context of the Chime Phagma Nyingthik insert these before the intermediate portion of the feast). Then summon the objects of the visualization to the offering torma: NAMO By the truth of the words of the glorious, holy root and lineage guru vidyādharas; the truth of the words of the Buddha; the truth of the words of the dharma; the truth of the words of the saṅgha; the truth of the words of the secret mantra, the vidyā mantra, the dhāraṇī, the essence mantra, mudrās, and samādhi; the truth that although dharmatā is primordially empty, relatively there is unerring cause and effect; and particularly the truth of the words of the vajra dharmapālas protectors, together with their retinue of armies of attendants and messengers; by the power of this great truth, may the enemies of the teachings and beings generally, and in particular, those who in the past acted as enemies of us vidyādharas, patrons and recipients of offering, together with our retinues; those who intend to be enemies in the future; and enemies presently at hand all hosts of embodied vindictive enemies as well as formless obstructing spirits who cause harm, wherever they dwell or flee in the three worlds instantly be summoned into this representation of the visualization. 7 Where to insert this confession is not entirely fixed it may be performed after the serkyem offering to the local deities or before summoning the obstacle-makers. 10

11 At the end of the root SHĀSANA mantra put NṚI TRI VAJRA-AṄKUSHA JAḤ and JAḤ HŪṂ BAṂ HOḤ. Thus dissolve them. OṂ MAHĀKALĀYA / SHĀSANA-UPAHĀRIṆI / EṢHA APASHCHIMA-KĀLO AYAṂ / IDAṂ RATNATRAYĀYA APAKĀRIṆAṂ YADI PRATĪJÑĀ SMARASI TADĀ / IDAṂ DUṢHṬAṂ BALIṂ KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI / MARA MARA / GṚIHṆA GṚIHṆA / BANDHA BANDHA / HANA HANA / DAHA DAHA / PACHA PACHA / DINAM EKENA HŪṂ PHAṬ NṚI TRI VAJRA-AṄKUSHA JAḤ JAḤ HŪṂ BAṂ HOḤ (OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ) HOḤ [ 3 times ] Consecrate with that. OṂ MAHĀKALĀYA / SHĀSANA-UPAHĀRIṆI / EṢHA APASHCHIMA-KĀLO AYAṂ / IDAṂ RATNATRAYĀYA APAKĀRIṆAṂ YADI PRATĪJÑĀ SMARASI TADĀ / IDAṂ DUṢHṬAṂ BALIṂ KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI / MARA MARA / GṚIHṆA GṚIHṆA / BANDHA BANDHA / HANA HANA / DAHA DAHA / PACHA PACHA / DINAM EKENA HŪṂ PHAṬ / SAPARIVĀRA IDAṂ BALIṂ TE KHA KHA KHĀHI KHĀHI / / Offer with that three times. HŪṂ Arising from dharmadhātu in raging bodies, Powerful vajra lord and lady mahākālas And your retinue of an assembly of oceans of samaya-bound attendants, By the power of your vow, approach here! Outer, inner, and secret offerings, amṛita, rakta, and torma, The flesh and blood of enemies and obstructing spirits whatever necessary substances Your minds desire arise accordingly. This great cloud of marvelous and pleasing offerings Is offered as a thanksgiving offering for your previous good activities And so that you will bestow the desired siddhi Of performing the four karmas without idleness. Accept and enjoy this with great pleasure. Expand all peace and happiness for the teachings and beings. In particular, for us masters and disciples and retinue May there be freedom from disease and the glory of long life, And may the oceans of fame and wealth increase. Pacify all conflict with unsuitable māras and enemies And accomplish the wish-fulfilling ocean of the karmas. Hoist the banner completely victorious in all directions. Until we attain enlightenment, guard and protect! Thus offer the torma and enjoin them to perform the desired purpose. 11

12 Or, consecrate with the three seed syllables, offer with the mantra, and then: Accept this offering gift of torma. May we yogins with our disciples Obtain lordship, freedom from disease, long life, Glory, fame, good fortune, And all great and vast enjoyments. Grant us the siddhis Of the pacifying and enriching actions, and so on. Samaya holders, guard us. Support us with all the siddhis. May there be no untimely death, illness, Döns, or obstructing spirits for us. May we have no nightmares, Ill omens, or bad dealings. May the world enjoy peace, have good harvests, Abundant grain, expansion of wealth, And be the source of all auspiciousness. Accomplish whatever mind desires. Offer the torma in a clean place. This abbreviated way is acceptable. For the thanksgiving offering: OṂ SHRĪ VAJRA-DHARMAPĀLA-SAPARIVĀRA ARGHAṂ... SHABDA PRATĪCCHA SVĀHĀ All samaya-bound Who guard and protect the teachings here and now, In accordance with your vow Taken in the presence of the glorious heruka, we praise you. Thus offer and praise. Whatever we have failed to gather or was incomplete, Whatever failures there were due to lack of power, Whatever faults we have committed here Please forgive all these. Whatever unclear samādhi we beginners may have due to the power of sunken or wild mind; any impure practice, too few recitations, duplications or omissions in our practice, inferior offering substances, and so forth whatever circumstances are contrary to the minds of you, lords of protection please forgive all these. Within the space of the great, 12

13 primordial purity, dharmadhātu, please amend duplications and omissions. Recite the hundred syllables once. Thus confess faults with the hundred syllables. OṂ VAJRASATTVA SAMAYAM ANUPĀLAYA / VAJRASATTVA TVENOPATIṢHṬHA / DṚIḌHO ME BHAVA / SUTOṢHYO ME BHAVA / SUPOṢHYO ME BHAVA / ANURAKTO ME BHAVA / SARVA-SIDDHIM ME PRAYACHHA / SARVA-KARMASU CHA ME CHITTAṂ SHREYAḤ KURU HŪṂ HA HA HA HA HOḤ BHAGAVAN SARVA-TATHĀGATA-VAJRA MĀ ME MUÑCHA / VAJRĪ BHAVA MAHĀSAMAYASATTVA ĀḤ // [ 3 times ] If you have a representation: Please remain in these forms here For as long as saṃsāra exists. Grant us lordship, freedom from disease, long life, And all excellent, supreme qualities. OṂ SUPRATIṢHṬHA VAJRAYE SVĀHĀ Thus dissolve both the samaya and jñāna. If you do not have a representation: OṂ You have accomplished all benefits for sentient beings And bestowed the appropriate siddhis. Having gone to the buddha realms, Please return. VAJRA MUḤ With that, the jñānasattvas depart. Dissolve the samayasattvas into yourself. For the worldly ones: GACCHA GACCHA SVABHĀVA NAṂ With that, send them to their own places. By this merit, may we quickly Accomplish the glorious heruka And establish every single being without exception In that state. Thus dedicate the merit. 13

14 Protectors of the chakra of the ocean of infinite maṇḍalas, Vajra mind of mahāsukha, the unchanging three secrets, Bestowers of peace and happiness for beings, May the goodness of the wish-fulfilling tree the root and lineage gurus be present. In the sky of dharmakāya are clouds of countless rūpakāyas, Which arise as hundreds of peaceful and wrathful, Who bring down the rain of all siddhis we desire. May the goodness of the divine assembly of yidams be present. Glorious herukas, manifestation of compassion, The splendor of your great wrath, difficult to bear, Destroys the main and subsidiary evil ones. May the goodness of the glorious, raging mahākālas be present. Attendants of the victorious ones, endowed with unbearable savageness, Annihilating the hordes of Māra, protecting practitioners like your children, Who guard the teachings with the four karmas, May the goodness of the assembly of oceans of samaya-bound be present. Recite those auspicious verses and others. This Condensed Torma Offering Ritual for All the Samaya-Bound, so that daily practice would be facilitated, was written by the Vidyādhara Gyurme Dorje on the divine Potāla Mountain. In addition, the great Khenpo Uḍḍiyāṇa supplemented it, adding the conclusion to the torma offering according to the Mindroling tradition. 8 8 Translated by the Nālandā Translation Committee. 14