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" eating-demons, life-cutters, breath-takers, death-causers, and all the 

 " evil sjjirits ! I drive you all awa}'. If you remain here any longer, 

 "I, * Yesbes-khro-wo-chhen-po,' or 'the Great Angry One of Fore- 

 " knowledge,' will break your heads into a hundred bits and cut 

 *' up your body into a thousand pieces. Therefore, without disobey- 

 " ing my commands, begone instantly. Om mama khamkham chhuye 

 '■^ swahah! 



'■'■Hung! The ^rshec? of the southern direction has the heads of a 

 " horse and a snake, and rides on a red horse, and he is surrounded by 

 "a thousand attendant r/sliet^. 0! you! having received this ransom, 

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

 " demons, ghosts and evil spirits of the south. I here drive away all 

 " you ^sherf by this burning brand through the force of truth. O ! you 

 "injurers of me and the dispenser of these gifts, you eating-demons, 

 "life-cutters, breath-takers, death-causers, and all you evil S2)irits ! I 

 " drive you all away. If you do not depart instantly, I, 'the Great 

 "Angry One of Foreknowledge,' will smash your head into a hundred 

 "bits and cut up your body into a thousand pieces. Begone imme- 

 " diately and do not disobey my commands. Om mama raviramye 

 " hung 2^hat! 



'■'■Hung! The ^she^f of the western direction has two heads of a 

 " bird and a monkey, and rides on a grey goat, and lie is surrounded by 

 "a thousand attendant ^j'sheJ. 0!you! having received this ransom, 

 " do not approach the dispenser of these gifts, and expel all the eating- 

 " demons, ghosts and the evil spirits of the west. I here drive away 

 "all these gshed by the burning sword through tbe force of truth. ! 

 " you in jurers of me and this dispenser of gifts, you eatiug-demons, life- 

 " cutters, breath-takers, death-causers, and all you evil spirits ! I drive 

 " you all away. If you stay without, I, ' the Great Angry One of Fore- 

 " knowledge,' will smash your head into a hundred bits and cut up 

 " your body into a thousand pieces. Begone immediately and obey 

 " my commands. Om mama karakaraye hung phat! 



'■'■Hung! The ^shef? of the northern direction has the heads of 

 "a rat and a pig, and rides on a blue pig, and he is surrounded by a 

 " thousand attendant gshed. O ! you ! having received this ransom, do 

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

 "ghosts and the evil spirits of the north. I here di-ive away all you 

 "^shet^by the golden rod through the force of truth. O ! you injurers of 

 " me and this dispenser of gifts, you eating-demons, life-cutters, breath- 

 " takers, death-causers, and all you evil spirits ! I drive you all away. 

 "If you remain here, I, 'the Gi'eat Angry One of Foreknowledge,' 

 " will smash your heads into a hundred bits and cut up your body into 

 " a thousand pieces. So depart instantly and obey my commands. 

 " Om mama khamkham chhueye swahah ! 



