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heads of a tiger and a vulture, riding on an ass and holding the eight 

 parkhas ; on the south a two-headed figure with heads of a horse and 

 a snake, riding on a red horse and holding a lamp ; on the west a two- 

 headed figure with heads of a bird and a monkey, holding a sword and 

 riding on a goat ; and on the north a two-headed youth with heads of 

 a rat and a pig, riding on a blue pig and holding a water-bag. On 

 the south-east, a dragon-headed woman riding on a ?«ds6 (half-breed 

 yak) ; on the south-west a sheep-headed woman riding on a bull ; on the 

 north-west a dog-headed woman riding on a wolf ; and on the north- 

 east a bull-headed woman riding on a buffalo. Thirteen ^phang,^ 

 ?Hdah, rgyang-bu, and nam-kha. Iron on the east, water on the south, 

 fire on the west, and gold on the north with a sliid, literally " ransom " 

 of dough-cake of wheaten flour, in their front, and a lamp and a piece 

 of flesh on each corner. Then bless it with the 

 e exorcism. ^j^ mantras and the six mudras. 

 Then assuming the guise of one's own tutelary deity or yidam, 

 chant the following : — 



"Salutation to (the Chinese King) Kong-rtse-Aphrul-rgyal, an 

 " incarnation of Manjusri ! 



" Hun J ! Hear me, O ! you collection of ^shet/ demons ! Hear me, 

 "O! all you ysherf that cause injury! Listen to my orders and come 

 " to receive my presents with great reverence! 



"I am the representative of the King of the Angry Demons 

 " (Khrorgyal) ! 



" I am a great demon-eater ! ! ! 



" I am The All-terrifying and Injuring One ! There is no one who 

 " dare disobey my commands ! 



" There is nothing which is not composed of the five elements, and 

 "there is nothing to obstruct the communication of my words to your 

 "ear. So then, come to receive this ransom! 



"0! all you evilsjDirits and the ghosts of the dead! listen to me 

 "and come to receive this present. Through the power of the element 

 "of Iron, 0! eating-demons, ghosts and evil spirits! come to receive 

 "this present with mild hearts. O ! you gshed of the four directions, 

 " eating-demons, ghosts and evil spirits ! come and receive it with mild 

 " hearts. Ja-himg-bi-ho ! 



" Ilunc/ ! The gshed of the eastern direction is the woman with the 

 " heads of a tiger and vulture, riding on a red ass. She is surrounded 

 " by a thousand attendant ^shec?. O ! you ! having received this ransom, 

 " do not injure the dispenser of gifts, and expel all the eating-demons, 

 " ghosts and evil spirits of the east. I here drive away all the 

 "^shec? by this burning thunderbolt through the force of truth. O! 



' Tide ante article " Nam-go." 



