310 THE MONKHOOn. 



" We go for refuge to the Religious king of accomplished know- 

 ledge^ — Chhos-rgyal-yon-ten-Phuntshogs / 



" We go for refuge to The Banner of obtained Wisdom — mKhas- 

 grub-5Lo-gros-rgyal-wtshan ! 



"We go for refuge to The Unequalled useful Vajra — Tshung med« 

 ^zhan-phan-Dorje ! 



"We go for refuge to the Radical {Mula) Lama Asoka — Mya- 

 ngan-med-?-Tsa-wai-i La-ma ! " 



" We go for refuge to the Lama of the Three collections of the 

 Mula Tantra — rTsa rGyud-diis-^r/sum-^La ma ! 



" We go for refuge to the accomplished Sage Satwa Phuntshogs — 

 Sems-f^pah Phun-tshogs-rig-/idsin ! 



"We go for refuge to The Beloved Religious King hsTan-hdism.,^ 

 the holder of the doctrines — Chho5-rgyal-Byams-pa-5s?'a?«-/id5in ! 



" We go for refuge to the Reverend Sky Vajra — wKhas-Jtsun- 

 Nam-??zkhah-Dorje ! 



"We go for refuge to the Shri-Ratna-Bhadra-Sativa — Sems-dpah- 

 Rin-chhen-fZPal-Jzang ! 



"We go for refuge to the collection of mild and angry Yidams 

 (Tutelary gods) ! 



"We go for refuge to the holy doctrine of Maha Anta or the Great 

 End — rDriogspa-chhen-po ! 



" We go for refuge to The male and female Saints of the Coaintry ! 



"We go for refuge to The Fairies (?)«Khah hgro), Defenders of 

 Religion (Chhos-skyongs), and Guardians (Z^Sruugs ma)! 



"Oh! Lama! Bless us as you have been blessed; Bless us with the 

 blessing of the Tantras ! 



" We beg you to bless us with OM, which is the body. We beg 

 you to purify our sins and pollutions of the body. We beg you to 

 increase happiness without any sickness. We beg you to give us 

 the real undying gift of life ! 



" We beg you to bless us with AH, which is the command. We beg 

 you to purify the sins and pollution of speech. We beg you to give us 

 the power of speech. AVe beg you to confer on us the gift of perfect 

 speech I 



" We beg you to bless us with the HUM (pr. Hung), which is the 

 MIND ! We beg you to pui-ify the pollution and sins of the mind ! 

 We beg you to give us the real gift of pure heart. We beg you to 

 empower us with the four powers ! 



"We pray you to give us the gifts of the True Body, Command 

 and Mind! 



' The first Bhotiya King of Sikhim, vide page 249. 



* This may be a reference to the great Emperor Asoka or his confessor— Dpagupta, the 

 Thirteenth Patriarch of the early Buddhist Church in India. 

 ' The sixth Bhotiya King of Sikhim, circa 1770—90. 



