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Korwa Dongdruk Puja Manual, Part Two July, 2020

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4. Thangka image with key, and Tsakli This thangka was extracted from an image issued by Dzongsar Monastery in Kham on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.


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Tsakli – small image to be placed in the peacock feathers of the Vijaya Vase’s sprinkler (painting by Konchog Lhadrepa, Tsering Art School, Shechen Monastery, Nepal).


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5. Maṇḍala This is the maṇḍala that is placed underneath the tripod.


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6. Tormas required for the Pūja

KD main torma, front and back, carved from wood at Chökyi Gyatso Institute.


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Food Offering Torma (zhalzé). Approximately 6 inches (15 cm) tall. You will need

to make two of these, one for the main shrine and one for the offering table for the

deceased.


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Obstacle-makers’ torma (gektor). Approximately 5 inches (13 cm) tall, with a

candle that can be lit. There is no dot on the back. The candle wick is made from

cotton that is rolled tightly.


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Lotus torma. Approximately 6 to 7 inches (15-18cm) in diameter. There should be

enough dough to fill the tsa-tsa mould and provide a substantial stub as the tsa-tsa’s base.


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7. Additional items needed for the pūja

Vases needed for the pūja

The Vijaya Vase (left with red bow and tsakli,) and the Activity Vase.

Vijaya Vase with red ribbon in a bow around the neck and tsakli, mounted on tripod, with maṇala

underneath. Also note the two vajras with dhārāṇi cord (optional). One vajra is mounted in the crook of the

spout; the other sits on the shrine ready to unroll.


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Mold for Stūpa Tsa-Tsa

You will need a large mold for making a stūpa tsa tsa if you are going to burn the name

inscription. This one is about 3.4 inches (8.6 cm) in diameter, and about 4.8 inches (12.2

cm) tall.

Vajras with Dhāraṇī Cord

Two small vajras with 5-colour dhāraṇī cord. The vajra with the simple knot is mounted in the crook of the

spout of the Vijaya Vase (see previous page). The vajra with the dhārāṇi cord wrapped around it will be

unrolled and given to the Vajra Master while consecrating the Vijaya Vase.


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8. Name Inscription with translation (Printable front and back)

Front side (The name of the deceased is inscribed in the box at the bottom):


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Reverse side:


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Name Inscription Translation:

Front with name: The deceased person who is to be the focus of the meditation: [person’s name here] All evil deeds and obscurations which produce rebirth in the three lower realms: SHINTAṂ KURUYE SVĀHĀ [Left and right sides, top to bottom:] ’A A SHA SA MA HA

Reverse side:

NAMO RATNA TRAYAYA / OṂ KAṂKANI KAṂKANI / ROCHANI ROCHANI / TROṬANI TROṬANI / TRĀSANI TRĀSANI / PRTIHANA PRATIHANA / SARVA KAPMAPA PARO PARĀṆIME SARVA SATVĀ NAÑCHA SVĀHĀ / OṂ VAJRA SATVĀ ĀḤ / OṂ MAṆI PADME HŪṂ HRĪḤ / NAMAḤ SARVA TATHĀGATA HRAṂ DAYA ANUGATE / OṂ KURUṂ GINI SVĀHĀ Ā SU NṚI TRI PRE DU OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ SVĀ HĀ A OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ% OṂ VAJRASATVA ĀḤ / ’A A SHA SA MA HA MAMA KOLING SAMANTA% SHINTAṂ KURU SVĀHĀ%


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9. Seed Syllables of the Six Realms

You can visualize the syllables in Tibetan script or in our usual Roman script. If you practice with Roman script, you could include the diacritical markings since corresponding diacritical marks occur in the Tibetan script as well. Rinpoche has said that by practicing in the script that is our normal habit we purify that habit. ཨ A god realm, dull white, crown སུ SU jealous god realm, dull reddish-green, throat ནྲྀ NṚI human realm, dull pale blue, heart ཏྲི TRI animal realm, dull green, navel པེྲ PRE hungry ghost realm, dull pale red, genitals དུ DU hell realm, dull black, soles of feet


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10. Photos of the Pūja

Rinpoche bathing the name inscription with water from the vijaya vase during a pūja after

the parinirvāṇa of H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Rinpoche at the Sakya Monastery in Seattle,

Washington, 2016.


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During a Korwa Dongtruk pūja at Chökyi Gyatso Institute, Dewathang Bhutan. Chopon

prostrating to the vajra master holding the name inscription.


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Khenpo Sonam Tashi as vajra master, holding the vijaya vase, ready to touch the top of

the name inscription for the empowerment.


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Vajra master empowering the deceased by pouring water from the vijaya vase into the

offering bowls of water and tea from the row of name inscription offerings.


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Vajra master holding tingsha hand cymbals during the sur offering.


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Vajra master and chöpön about to burn the name inscription over the bowl that is holding

the lotus torma.


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Burning the name inscription.


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Vajra master burning the name inscription, holding the vajra and bell.


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Vajra master pouring water from the vijaya vase onto the ashes of the name inscription

and lotus torma.


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Vajra master pouring water onto the ashes of the name inscription and the lotus torma.


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11. Translations of Mantras1 Page 8 RAṂ YAṂ KHAṂ Fire wind water OṂ VAJRA SPHARAṆA KHAṂ OṂ VAJRA spread KHAṂ Page 9 OṂ VIPULA-GARBHE MAṆI-PRABHE / TATHĀGATA NIRDESHĀNI / MAṆI MAṆI / SUPRABHE VIMALA SĀGARA / GAMBHĪRA HŪṂ HŪṂ / JVALA JVALA / BUDDHĀVALOKITE / GUHYĀDHIṢHṬHITE GARBHE SVĀHĀ / PADMADHARA AMOGHA JAYATE CHURU CHURU SVĀHĀ OṂ vast quintessence, precious quintessence / quintessence of the Tathāgata’s teaching / precious, precious / most splendid stainless ocean / profound, HŪṂ HŪṂ / shine, shine / Buddha Avalokita / quintessence blessed by the secrets, SVĀHĀ / victory to the unfailing Lotus Holder, CHURU CHURU SVĀHĀ Page 10 EHYEHI VAJRA-SAMAYA JAḤ Come in accordance with your vajra samaya. Page 11 SAMAYA TIṢHṬHA LHEN Remain here in accordance with your samaya. OṂ ĀRYA LOKESHVARA SAPARIVĀRA ARGHAṂ PĀDYAṂ PUṢHPE DHŪPE ĀLOKE GANDHE NAIVIDYĀ SHABDA PŪJA HOḤ OṂ To the noble Lord of the World I offer water to drink, water for the feet, flowers, incense, lamps, food, and music HOḤ. Page 12 OṂ SVABHĀVA SHUDDHAḤ SARVA DHARMAḤ SVABHĀVA SHUDDHO ’HAM OṂ all phenomena are naturally pure (or devoid of intrinsic nature), and I am by nature pure. 1 With reference to translations by Padmakara Translation Group.


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Page 13 OṂ PADMASATTVA SAMAYAM ANUPĀLAYA / PADMASATTVA TVENOPATIṢHṬHA / DṚIḌHO ME BHAVA / SUTOṢHYO ME BHAVA / SUPOṢHYO ME BHAVA / ANURAKTO ME BHAVA / SARVA-SIDDHIM ME PRAYACHHA / SARVA-KARMASU CHA ME CHITTAṂ SHREYAḤ KURU HŪṂ HA HA HA HA HOḤ BHAGAVAN SARVA-TATHĀGATA-PADMA MĀ ME MUÑCHA / PADMĪ BHAVA MAHĀSAMAYASATTVA ĀḤ / Most highly praised, Lotus Being! The sacred link between us—guard it closely. O Lotus Being, may you remain firmly with me. May you completely satisfy me. Make me blossom fully. May you always be loving toward me. Bestow on me all accomplishments. In all my actions, make my mind most virtuous. HŪṂ. HA HA HA HA (syllables indicating the four boundless attitudes, the four empowerments, the four joys, and the four bodies.) HOḤ (a laugh of pleasure at those.) O Victorious, Virtuous, and Transcendent One—of all the tathāgatas, you are the lotus—do not forsake me. Make me a lotus holder. O great being of the commitment, may I be inseparably united with you. Page 15 NṚI VAJRA AṄKUSHA JAḤ NṚI With the vajra hook, come! OṂ SARVA VIGHNĀN ĀKARSHAYA JAḤ OṂ, all you obstacle makers, I invite you, come! Page 16 OṂ SARVA VIGHNĀN BALIṂTA KHĀHI OṂ, all you obstacle makers, eat this food offering! OṂ SUMBHANI SUMBHANI HŪṂ GṚIHṆA GṚIHṆA HŪṂ GṚIHṆĀPAYA GṚIHṆĀPAYA HŪṂ ĀNAYA HOḤ BHAGAVAN VIDYĀRĀJA HŪṂ PHAṬ OṂ Sumbha and Nisumbha HŪṂ / take, take / take away take away / carry off HOḤ, glorious one, king of insight, HŪṂ PHAṬ! (Sumbha and Nisumbha were two powerful asuras in Indian mythology.) VAJRA RAKṢHA RAKṢHA BHRŪṂ VAJRA protect, protect BHRŪṂ. OṂ SURATAS TVAM OṂ you are joined in pleasure. VAJRĀÑJALI Vajra folded hands. VAJRA BANDHA BAṂ Vajra receptacle BAṂ.


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Page 17 OṂ SARVA-TATHĀGATA ADIṢHṬHĀNA ADIṢHṬHITE SARVA PĀPAṂ ĀVARAṆA BHASMIṂ KURU SVĀHĀ Blessed by the blessings of all the tathāgatas, reduce all negative acts and obscurations to dust! Page 19 NAMAḤ SARVA-TATHĀGATE BHYOḤ VISHVA-MUKHEBHYAḤ SARVATHĀ KHAM UDGATE SPHARAṆA IMAṂ GAGANA-KHAṂ SVĀHĀ Homage to all the tathāgatas in all directions ... Page 23 OṂ YE DHARMĀ HETU-PRABHAVĀ HETUṂ TEṢHĀṂ TATHĀGATO HYAVADAT TEṢHAṂ CHA YO NIRODHA EVAṂ VĀDI MAHĀSHRAMAṆAḤ SVĀHĀ All phenomena arise from causes; Those causes and what puts an end to them Have been proclaimed by the Tathāgata himself. He who truly speaks such words is the Great Shramana.

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