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" I ofPer the precious Queen- Wife to all the Buddhas. ! let U3 

 "understand the meaning of wisdom, and let us be connected with 

 " means and wisdom, Om ! sarba Tathagaia St'iratna pu-dsi-te-ah 

 ''Hum! 



" I offer the precious Minister to all Buddhas. ! let our thoughts 

 "be firm and good, and let us be acquainted witli all the branches of 

 "knowledge. Om ! sarha Tathagaia ' GirW ratna pu-dsi-tc-ah Hum! 



" I offer the jDrecious Elephant to the Buddhas. O ! let us have the 

 " highest and supreme yana as our vehicle, and let us become acquainted 

 " with the All-knowing one. Om ! sarha Tathagata Husti ratna pu-dd-te- 

 *■'■ ah Hum! 



" I offer the precious ' lest Horse ' to all the Buddhas. Oh ! let us 

 " be delivered from the rebirths of this world, and let us be possessed of 

 "miracles, power, and Buddhahood. Om ! sarba Tathagata Ashiva ratna 

 ^'pu-dsi-te-ah Hum ! 



" I offer the precious General to all the Buddhas. Oh ! let us be 

 "separated from the noisy din, and let us attain the most pleasing of 

 "sounds. Om! sarba Tathagata KJiatri-Jca ratna pu-dsi-te-ah Hum !" 



IV.— The OFFERING of the FIGHT GLOBIOUS SYMBOLS. 



(Tashi-ta gye). — " Hum ! I offer to The Three supreme Holy 



" Ones the precious glory of the glorious golden 



S SoS!^^* ^'°"'"'' ''umbrella which shines over the heads of the Bud- 



" dhas according to their signs and accomplishments. 



"Let the glorious umbrella come over the heads of all the Animal 



" beings ! 



"I offer to the Three supreme Holy Ones the glorious Banner of 

 " Victory (rgyal-mtshan) which shines over the heads of the Buddhas. 

 " Let the Animal beings gain glorious victory over the devils ! 



" I offer to the Three supreme Holy Ones the glorious Golden Fish 

 " which shines in the eyes of Buddhas, Let the glory of the Animal 

 "beings possessed of the five eyes come! 



" I offer to the Three supreme Holy Ones the glorious conch-shell 

 "which shines over the commands of the Buddhas, Let Animal 

 "beings be possessed of the melodious commands of the glorious 

 " Religion ! 



" I offer to the Three supreme Holy Ones the glorious vase of 

 " treasure which shines over the neck of the Buddhas, Let the Animal 

 " beings be possessed of the undying treasure of the glorious life to 

 " come! 



" I offer to the Three supreme Holy Ones the precious lotus which 

 "shines over the tongue of the Buddhas. Let the Animal beings be 

 "possessed of glorious knowledge ! 



