364 DEMOKOLATRY. 



"'Power' has black in excess; therefore food will be sccanty: 

 therefore crops will sufier, and cattle will die or be 

 lost. 

 For this — 



[a) have read very much 'Yang-gug' or the 

 Liiclc-Bestotving and 'Nor-zang' [the 

 Bed Wealth); 



(h) offer Torma or holy food; 



(c) also give food and sweets to monks and 

 children. 



' Luck ' has black in excess ; therefore be careful not to provoke 

 a law suit or go on a long journey. 

 For this — 



(a) do ' Dii-kar ' 1 00 times ; 



{h) plant as many '• Luny-ta'' flags'^ as years of 



your age ; 

 (c) offer in the temple 13 lamps with incense, Sfc. ; 

 {d) have read the '■ mDo-mang ' very much; 

 (e) make an image of yourself [of cooked harley 



or rice) and throio it towards your enemy ; 

 (/) also make an earthen chaitya. 



.'Intelligence' has black in excess; therefore have read the 

 ' Ld-guk'' or worship for recalling the intelligence. 



II, — According to Paekha — 



His parkha for the year being ' khon,^ he cannot during the year 

 excavate earth or remove stones. The Nagas and the Earth-owning 

 demons are opposed to him. He is especially liable to the diseases of 

 stiffened joints and skin disorders. In the second month he is 

 especially subject to danger. The N. and E. and S. directions are 

 bad for him ; he must not go there. For removing these evils [a] have 

 read the ' Gyetong-ha ' and (h) do the worship of ' Gya-zhi-tong ' [ = * The 

 400,' i.e., 100 torma or holy cakes, 100 lamps and 100 rice and 100 

 ivater offerings^ and [c) offer a lamp daily in zvorship. 



III. — According to ]\Iewa — 



His -me^Si is Dim-mar {=■ the 7 reds); therefore the Tsen and 

 Gyalpo demons give trouble. Dreams will be bad. The gods are 



' Vide ante, page 348. 



