384 DEMONOLATRY. 



This ceremony, which requires the presence of four or five lamas, 

 is as follows: — 



On a small wooden platform is made the image of a tiger by means 



of the grass and mud plaster ; it is fashioned in a 



sJi:l7&u£r walking attitude, with mouth wide open. The 



mouth and tusks are made of a dough, and the body 



is coloured with yellow and brown stripes, in imitation of a tiger's 



markings, and around its neck is tied a rope of threads of five colours. 



Then a small image of a man is made by kneaded dough in 

 which are incorporated filings from the alloy known as the Rin-chhen 

 sna-nga rdar, or the five precious things, viz., gold, silver, copper, 

 iron, and tin. Into the belly of this image, which is called "the 

 eating-demon," is inserted a piece of paper, on which is written the 

 following banishing spelP:— "Go, thou eating devil, having your 

 face turned to the enemy !"^ It is then clad in pieces of silk, and 

 is placed sitting astride the tiger's back. 



Another figure is made of human form, but with the head of a 

 bird. Its face is painted red ; in its belly is inserted paper on which 

 is written " You eating devil, don't remain in tliis village, but go to 

 the enemj^'s country." It is then placed in front of the tiger, and is 

 made to hold the free end of the rope attached to the tiger's neck, as a 

 groom. 



Another figure of human shape, but with an ape's head, is placed 

 behind as driver. 



Then with a piece of "father" tree'' shape a label like this : — 



containing the spell therein inscribed, which is an order to take 

 away the " Eating-demon," and plant this in the shoulder of the bird- 

 faced^ figure. And making a similar stick out of a " son " tree^ 

 and inscribed with another spell,'' plant it in the shoulder of the 

 tiger-riding figure, i.e., the death-demon himself. And with black 

 thread make a geometrical figure nam-j'ang nak-po, as figured in the 

 nam-go-mdi&t already described. And make four arrows of wood with 

 red painted shafts named " ??2dah khra, " and place one on each 

 shoulder of the tiger-seated demon-figure and of the bird-faced figure. 



' 9zlog-pa-lii snags. 



- za-hdre-kha sgyur rfgra phyogs. 



^ pho sLing is interpreted " male " tree, but might possibly be intended for "bamboo. " 



■" Za /idre rfgra pbyogs su-kha sgyur ro. 



" pu shing. 



' za Adre kha sgyur ro. 



