390 DEMONOLATRY. 



confession of the hundred letters' (yig rgya-aa-rag skang-ishags) 

 should be repeated. Then he will be born as a son of a wealthy 

 parent towards the east. 



" If the flames be blue in colour and burn furiously, he is born in 

 hell, for preventing which have read Yige-Jrgya-pa ki-ka-ni dri-med- 

 Zishags-rgylid, ?«do-thar-chhen-tshe-/ibar, sdig-^shags, rtung-5shag5, 

 mani-ikah-/ibum, and spyan-/ibyed must be repeated ; then he will 

 either be born as a son of a carpenter towards the east or again born 

 in his late mother's womb. But if this is not done, then he will again 

 be born as a dog, who will become mad and harm everybody, and 

 then he will be born in the ngu-hbod compartment of hell. 



"If the flames burn ycllovj, ivitlwut any mixture of other colours, he will 

 be born in the region of the Yidags {vide Wheel of Life, page 266), for 

 preventing which make images of the Dhyani Buddha Katna Sambhava 

 surrounded by the Nye-sras, also images of Manjusri and of Sbakya 

 Muni surrounded by his disciples ; then he will be born as a Lama 

 towards the south and will devote himself to religious purposes. 



"If the flames are yellow in colour and hum furiously, then make ^tor- 

 ma-5rgya-tsa and offer extensive charity to the poor ; then he will be 

 born again in his own family. Failing to do this he will be born in 

 the region of the Yidags. 



"If the fire flames be ivhite and hum furiously, he will be born as a 

 Lha-ma-j^in {vide Wheel of Life, page 266). Then images of Maha- 

 maya (Yum-chhen-mo) and Amitayus should be made. Then he will 

 be born in the Happy Paradise of Dewa-chan. If only Tshogs-rgya 

 be done, then he will be born as a son of wealthy parents. 



" If the fire burns furiously in red, emitting sparks, he will be born 

 as a Lha-ma-yin, for preventing which do cikon-irtsegs, and thos-grol 

 must be read, and then he will be born as a sou of a blacksmith. 



"If the fire burns furiously without any colour, then he will be 

 born as a Garuda towards the north, for preventing which make 

 images of Don-yod-grub-pa (Dhyani Buddha Amogha Siddhi), rNam- 

 //joms, sgrolma/ijigs-pa i/'gyad-skyobs (iJolma — The Defender from 

 The Eight Dreads^), sMan-lha (The God of Medicine), and the worship 

 of Maitreya must be repeated ; then he will be born as a son of a 

 famous chief, or he will be born again in his own family. 



"If the fire burns of a, hluish-hlaek colour, then repeat ^'zung-hdiis 

 {i.e., The *■ Do-Mang''), ?Mtshan-J?jod, Sangs-rgyas-mtshan-Zibum (The 

 Hundred Thousand Holy Names of Buddha); then he will be born as a 

 chief. Bv doing these services here prescribed his birth will be 2:ood 



' "The Eight Dreads" are dread of Fire, Prison, Plunder, Water, Enemy, Elephants, 

 Lions, and Snakes -.— Vide my article "On some Ajauta paintings" in Indiin Antiquari/ for 



the current year (1892) 



