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THE REFUGE-FORMULA OF THE LAMAS.
MARCH, 1894.]
"We go for refuge to the Sage, the accomplished soul (Sems-dpah phun-tshogs rig-hdsin)! "We go for refuge to the religion-loving king, the holder of the doctrines (Chhösrgyal byam-pa bstan-hdsin)!
"We go for refuge to the reverend abbott, the Sky Vajra (Khas-btsün nam-mkhahvdo-rje)!
"We go for refuge to noble the jewelled-souled Pal-zang (Sems-dpah-rin-chhen dpalbzang)!
"We go for refuge to the assembly of mild and angry tutelary deities (Yi-dam)!
"We go for refuge to the holy doctrine of the great end, Mahanta (rdsogs-pa chhen-po)! "We go for refuge to the male and female saints of the country!
"We go for refuge to the Fairies, the (demoniacal) Defenders of Religion and the Guardians (mKhah-hgro chlös-skyong barungs-ma)!
"O! Lâma! Bless us, as you have been blessed. Bless us with the blessings of the Tantras! :
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"We beg you to bless us with Om, which is the (secret of the) Body! We beg you to purify our sins and pollutions of the body. We beg you to increase our happiness without any sickness of the body. We beg you to give us the real undying gift of bodily life!
"We beg you to bless us with Ah, which is the (secret of) Speech! We beg you to purify the sins and pollution of our speech. We beg you to give us the power of speech. We beg you to confer on us the gift of perfect and victorious speech!
"We beg you to bless us with Hum (pronounced hung'), which is the (secret of the) Heart (or thought or mind)! We beg you to purify the pollution and sins of our minds. We beg you to give us good understanding. We beg you to give us the real gift of a pure heart. We beg you to empower us with the four powers (of the heart)!
"We pray you to give us the gifts of the true Body, Speech, and Mind."
Om! Ah! Hum !
"O! Give us such blessing as will clear away the sins and pollution of bad deeds!
"We beg you to soften the evils of bad causes!
"We beg you to bless us with the prosperity of our body (i. e. health)!
"Bless us with mental guidance!
"Bless us with Buddhahood soon!
"Bless us by cutting us off from (worldly) illusions!
"Bless us by putting us in the right path!
"Bless us by causing us to understand all things (religious)!
"Bless us to be useful to each other with kindliness!
"Bless us with the ability of doing good and delivering the animal beings (from misery)! "Bless us to know ourselves thoroughly!
"Bless us to be mild from the depths of our heart!
"Bless us to be brave as yourself!
"Bless us with the Tantras, as you yourself are blessed!
"Now! we, the innumerable animal beings, conceiving that (through the efficacy of the above dharanis and prayers) we have become pure in thought, like the Buddha himself, and that we are working for the welfare of the other animal beings, and therefore having now acquired
The sixth Bhotiya king of Sikkim, circ. 1770-90 A. D.
• These refer to the mystic yoga, or union of the three secrets.'
