SRID-PA-HO— A TIBETO-CHINESE TORTOISE CHART OF DIVINATION. 5 



is white, protect from evils. Offering to Dha-ha-ka-li. May the second, which is 

 black, protect from evils. Offering to Ta-ka-la. May the third, which is blue, protect 

 from evils. Offering to the Thehu-le demons. May the fourth, which is green, pro- 

 tect from evils. Offering to life. May the fifth, which is yellow, protect all from 

 evils giving them good work, peace and power. Hail good conduct. May the sixth, 

 which is white, protect from evils. Offering to Bya-bi-li-ra . May the seventh, which 

 is red, protect from evils. Offering to Tre-loh-le. May the eighth, which is white, 

 protect from evils. Offering to Me-yen-wa. May the ninth, which is red, protect 

 from evils. 



Above the tortoise (Rus-sbal 5*TfP) are the figures of Mafijusrl, Avalokitesvara, 

 Vajrapani, the sun, a crescent moon, the mystic monogram of the all-powerful ten, 

 and the all-conquering circle made by Padma-sambhava. 



ManjuSri (called in Tibetan Q^EST^C^ jam-dwyahs) — holds in one hand a 

 sword and in the other a lotus-flower and a book. On the top is inscribed 

 BTl?r^*£n£*<3f^ Orh a-ra-pa-tsa-na-di. 



AvalokiteSvara (called in Tibetan g^'W^a^ spyan-ras-gzigs)— holds a gem in 

 two palms which are folded, and bears a crystal string in one hand and 



a lotus in the other. On the top is inscribed WWf>'R'£ orh-ma-ni-pad- 

 me-hurh. 



Vajrapani (called in Tibetan JPT^fl Phyag-na-rdo rje)— holds a thunder (^'g) 

 in one hand and points the forefinger of the other hand as a sign of threat 



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(|W]^^q)| On the top is inscribed Osi'CJ'E("£J'^"| Orh vajra-pani hum. 



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The Sun and Moon. — The sun, called in Tibetan ^*£J Ni-ma, emits rays from its 



surface while the moon, called in Tibetan J'^I zla-wa, appears in the form of 

 a crescent. 



The mystic monogram — the all-powerful ten f$T ^'^C'SSj — contains the follow- 

 ing formula in Lantsha character : — 



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Ham J 



7! 



Ksa 



W 



ma 



Gl 



la \ 



a 



wa 



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ra 



"j 



ya 



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Oh grant us the boon of the garland of 

 ' Ham-ksa. 



