THB "mandala." 325 



'■'■0ml Bajra hhrummi ah Hum! 



" Ou the entirely clear foundation of solid gold is Om ! hajra- 

 '■'■ reTihe-ah Uum. 



" On the middle of the outer iron wall is Hum and Ri-rab (Meru), 

 "the King of Mountains. (1) 



" On the East is Liis-//phag?-po, (2) 



"On the South //Jam-bu-^ling, (3) 



"On the West Ba-Iaug-spytid, (4) and 



" On the North sGra-mi-snyan. (o) 



" On either side of the Eastern continent Liis-Z^phags are Liis (6) 

 "and Liis-Zqihags. (7) 



" On either side of the Southern continent are rNga-yab (8) and 

 " rNga-yab-^zhan. (9) 



"On either side of the Western continent are Yonten (10) and 

 " Lam-??ichhog-/igra. (11) 



"And on either side of the Northern continent are sGra-nii- 

 "snyan (12) and sGra-mi-snyan-gyi-?Hdah. (13) 



"There are mountains of jewels (14), wish-granting trees (15), 

 "wish-granting cows (16), unploughed crops (17), the precious 

 " W^heel ( 18), the precious JS'orbu jewel (19), the precious Queen (20), 

 "the precious Minister (21), the precious Elephant (22), the precious 

 "Horse (23), the precious Battle-chief (24), the Bumpa of the great 

 " treasm-e (25), the Goddesses sgeg-pa-ma (26), /^Phreng-wa-ma (27), 

 "^Lu-ma (28), Gar-ma (29), Me-tog-ma (30), iDug-spos-ma (31), 

 " sNang-^sal-ma (32), Dri-chhal-ma (33), the sun (34), moon (35), 

 " jewelled umbrella (35), the ensign of victory (37), which is entirely 

 " victorious from all directions, and in the middle are the gods (38), 

 " the most accomplished and wealthy of the beings ! 



" I offer you all these constituent parts of the Universe all com- 

 " plete ! ! noble, kind, and holy Lama ! O ! tutelary Yidam gods of 

 " the magic circle, and all the Collections of Buddhas and Bodhisatwas! 



"I beg you all to receive these offerings for the benefit of the 

 " Animal beings ! 



"I offer you 0! Buddhas! the four continents and Ri-rab (Meru) 

 " adorned with the sun and moon on a foundation of incense and 

 "flowers. Let all the Animal beings enjoy happiness ! 



"I offer you O! You whole assembly of accomplished Supreme 

 " Beings of the outside, inside, and hidden regions, the entire wealth 

 " and body of all these mythical regions. I beg you all to give us the 

 " best of all real gifts, and also the real gift of rDsogs-pa-chhen-po 

 " (the mystic insight sought by the Nyingmapa) ! 



" I offer up tliis fresh magic circle, through the virtue of which 

 " let no injury beset the path of purity, but let us have the grace of 



