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KMG003 0017.Ritual for Constructing One Hundred and Eight Stupas.Authored by Khenpo Shantarakshita.Briefly Compiled as Pristine Path to Enlightenment.Sea of Merits.g2.0f

English

Please descend with blessings! A body without coming and going, birth and death, Those who abide as wished, Like the way a mandala appears, For the sake of saving the world, please descend! Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, Especially the stupa and its retinue, The Akanishta realm and the assembly of deities, The four dhyanas and the six desire realms, The eight classes of beings and all sentient beings, Those with vows and those with commitments, Brahma, Indra, the four great kings, The guardians of the directions, planets, stars, and constellations, The Three Jewels, those who see, hear, and rely on them for refuge, Those who deserve to be bowed to with folded hands, Those who deserve to be venerated with the head touching, offerings, and universal generosity, And all those who deserve to be generously given to, please descend! Thus, with the sound of music and incense smoke, invite the noble assembly to descend from the ten directions, and imagine them, together with their retinue, seated on the seat. Fourth, the welcoming prostration: The Sangha rises and makes seven prostrations. A body born from the accumulation of wisdom, Freed from name and form, Completely beyond thought and elaboration, Possessing the nature of not forgetting. Devoid of the extremes of existence and non-existence, Utterly beyond the realm of thought and expression, Having become the abode of all wisdoms, I prostrate to the pure body. A body born from the accumulation of merit, In the supreme abode of great power, Mastering the Dharma, enjoying its benefits, The protector of all Bodhisattvas. Never moving from the pure realm, According to the wishes of those to be tamed, In the boundless realms of the world, I prostrate and praise the one who displays many emanations. In an instant, a moment, a short time, Descending from the supreme Tushita heaven, Excelling in the illusory arts of the world, Subduing the maras and attaining enlightenment, From turning the wheel of Dharma to passing into nirvana, Simultaneously showing various miracles, I prostrate and praise the one with miraculous and wondrous powers, The god of gods. The immeasurable palace where the teacher resides, Beautiful in shape, exquisitely constructed, Various colors skillfully arranged, Adorned with many radiant jewels. A delightful and pleasing heavenly abode, Beautiful in the midst of decorations, Having made it a support for offering to the noble ones, Praise the teacher and his retinue. Fifth, the welcoming offering: Namo Ratna Trayaya, Namo Bhagavate Vajra Sara Pramardani Tathagataya, Arhate Samyaksambuddhaya. (Tibetan, Sanskrit Devanagari, Sanskrit Romanization, Chinese literal meaning)

Chinese

达雅塔。嗡 班匝 班匝 玛哈班匝 玛哈得热卓班匝。玛哈维迪亚班匝。玛哈菩提吉大班匝。玛哈菩提曼陀巴桑抓玛纳班匝。萨瓦嘎玛阿瓦ra纳比修达纳班匝 梭哈。念诵此咒。供品无垢且完全清净,种类繁多且广阔,与一切,各自的广大力量,相适应的安乐结合而供养。以此认为供品美好且广阔而供养。第六是祈请安住:身舍利、法身、菩提之处,不混杂、无守护、无遗忘,无畏惧的力量和佛法,积累金刚智慧的集合,法界、明咒、秘密咒,以及心髓手印的加持力,殊胜的佛塔有多少,以及具吉祥的福田一切,在此清净的法义坛城中,珍宝座和宝座高度,以及清净的,天物莲花上,以不住之方式安坐于座。班匝 阿萨纳 迪叉图。第七是沐浴:以四方的宝瓶和五种河流的水来沐浴。如镜中显现影像,然法界清净之身无有动摇。由五宝所成的佛塔,或地或水或虚空,为利有情而示现珍宝身,以佛塔为对境而沐浴。愿三界所住之习气清净。四方安住的四种殊胜种姓,以智慧沐浴其法身,愿三界轮回的烦恼过失得以清净,圆满一切殊胜功德。殊胜身无比清净,令人百看不厌,稀有无瑕,如虚空晴日。法身虽无垢染,然为侍奉恭敬之仪轨,以净水、药香、牛奶和香水,以恭敬之心沐浴此身,愿众生身心痛苦疾病消除,远离罪过,成为众生所喜,愿我获得殊胜圣身。在每个祈愿文末尾,加上 嗡 萨瓦 达他嘎达 阿比谢嘎达 萨玛雅 希利 吽。然后沐浴。之后用未曾用过的干净布擦拭。善逝的身像虽具典型和特征,然为利有情,化现各种色身。

English

Tadyatha. Om Vajre Vajre Maha Vajre Maha Tejo Vajre. Maha Vidya Vajre. Maha Bodhicitta Vajre. Maha Bodhi Mandopa Samkramana Vajre. Sarva Karma Avarana Vishodhana Vajre Svaha. Reciting this mantra. Offerings are immaculate and completely pure, diverse and vast, and everything, each with its vast power, is offered in a fitting and blissful union. With this, one visualizes the offerings as good and vast and offers them. Sixth is the request to be seated: Body relics, Dharmakaya, the direction of Bodhi, unmixed, without protection, without forgetting, the fearless power and the Buddha's teachings, the accumulation of Vajra wisdom, Dharmadhatu, Vidyas, secret mantras, and the blessings of the heart essence mudra, however many special stupas there are, and all the glorious fields of merit, in this pure mandala of Dharma meaning, on precious platforms and throne heights, and on pure, divine lotus flowers, sit on the seat in a non-abiding manner. Vajra Asana Tistantu. Seventh is bathing: Offer a bath with the four vases of the four directions and the five rivers. Just as images appear in a mirror, yet the pure body of Dharmadhatu does not move. The stupa made of five jewels, whether on earth, water, or in space, manifesting a precious body for the benefit of sentient beings, bathe with the stupa as the object of focus. May the habitual tendencies residing in the three realms be purified. The four supreme lineages residing in the four directions, by bathing their Dharmakaya with wisdom, may the afflictions and faults of the three realms of samsara be purified, and may all excellent qualities be perfectly attained. The supreme body is perfectly pure, never tiring to behold, wondrous and flawless, like the clear sun in the sky. Although the Dharmakaya has no impurities, as a mere gesture of service, respect, and reverence, with pure water, medicinal incense, milk, and fragrant water, bathing this body with a respectful mind, may the suffering and diseases of beings' bodies and minds be cleansed, free from faults, pleasing to beings, may I attain the supreme holy body. At the end of each aspiration, add Om Sarva Tathagata Abhishekata Samaya Shri Hum. Then bathe. Then wipe with a clean cloth that has never been used. Although the Sugata's body has typical features and characteristics, for the benefit of beings, it manifests in various forms.

Chinese

虽然像珍贵的细布一样没有过失的污垢, 仅仅是为了恭敬世间的礼节, 以无罪的诸佛所赞叹的, 这上等的布擦拭佛身, 愿我等从烦恼三毒的障碍中完全清净, 转变为三身的自性。 第二,积聚十支供养并念诵陀罗尼,共有十一个部分:顶礼、供养、忏悔、随喜、劝请、祈请、皈依、发心、回向,愿望祈祷,念诵陀罗尼和真言。 其中,第一是顶礼:对导师薄伽梵释迦牟尼佛等十方三世已逝和现存的如来、阿罗汉、正等觉佛陀,具有明智和行持,善逝,世间知,调御丈夫,无上士,天人导师,佛薄伽梵,无上至尊的一切,恭敬顶礼。我皈依。 对如来们善说、善行、善解的,正法,无上至尊的一切,恭敬顶礼。我皈依。 对导师薄伽梵们的意子,安住于大地之上的所有大菩萨,以及导师善逝们的语子,圣者独觉和圣者声闻的僧团,僧众之首,无上至尊的一切,恭敬顶礼。我皈依。 对十方一切的佛塔、舍利和遗骨,恭敬顶礼。我皈依。 对安住于世间和出世间的一切圣者护法,恭敬顶礼。我皈依。 盛放着细微舍利的遗骨容器, 具有因和果的法之形式, 是众生应当供养的所依, 对安住于法身之所依者顶礼赞叹。 自性清净的法界真如, 未被戏论之垢染的洁白之上, 以珍宝严饰,具足妙相之身, 对善妙成办利生事业者顶礼赞叹。 如是之身

English

Although it is free from the faults of impurity, like precious linen, Just to show respect for worldly customs, By wiping the body of the Victorious Ones with this supreme cloth, Which is highly praised by the sinless Victorious Ones, May we be completely purified from the obscurations of the three poisons of affliction, And transform into the nature of the three kayas. Second, accumulating the ten branches of offerings and reciting dharanis, there are eleven parts: prostration, offering, confession, rejoicing, exhortation, supplication, refuge, bodhicitta, dedication, wishful prayer, and recitation of dharanis and mantras. Among them, the first is prostration: To the Teacher, the Bhagavan Shakyamuni, and all the Tathagatas, Arhats, Perfectly Awakened Buddhas who have passed away and are present in the ten directions and three times, endowed with knowledge and conduct, Sugatas, knowers of the world, tamers of beings, unsurpassed ones, teachers of gods and humans, Buddhas, Bhagavans, all the supreme and unsurpassed ones, I respectfully prostrate. I take refuge. To the Dharma, well-spoken, well-practiced, and well-understood by those Tathagatas, the supreme and unsurpassed jewel, I respectfully prostrate. I take refuge. To all the great Bodhisattvas, the mind-born sons of the Teacher, the Bhagavan, who dwell extensively on the great earth, and to the Sangha of the Hearers and Solitary Realizers, the speech-born sons of the Teacher, the Sugatas, the foremost of assemblies, the supreme and unsurpassed ones, I respectfully prostrate. I take refuge. To all the stupas, relics, and remains in the ten directions, I respectfully prostrate. I take refuge. To all the noble Dharma protectors who abide in the manner of the mundane and supramundane, I respectfully prostrate. I take refuge. The relic container that cools the subtle remains, The form of the Dharma with cause and effect, The support to be venerated by sentient beings, I prostrate and praise the one who dwells as the support of the Dharmakaya. The Dharmadhatu, the suchness of self-nature purity, Upon the white, unstained by the dirt of elaboration, The body adorned with jewels, complete with excellent marks, I prostrate and praise the one who perfectly accomplishes the benefit of beings. Such a body

Chinese

具有遗骨形状的法身舍利塔,无论谁见到、听到、忆念或触及,都能获得天界荣耀和至高解脱之乐,向拥有各种功德者敬礼赞叹。降生、出家、菩提、降伏魔众,法轮运转、神变、天降,加持、涅槃、舍利四处安住等,向所有善逝佛塔敬礼。向上、向下、中间,以及各个方向和角落,有形和无形的佛塔,向所有佛塔敬礼。向所有值得敬礼者敬礼。第二部分有三:供养、赞颂、供养护法。第一部分是确定供养处:念诵三遍供养云陀罗尼,向十方诸佛、神圣之法、圣僧、护法神众,由四无量和四珍宝组成,四种姓的佛塔献上供养。在南方瞻洲珍宝等地,安住的四方佛塔等四种,三十七道品和诸佛不共功德聚集的法身舍利塔,向安住在十方的一切佛塔献上供养。以信心和精进的力量,身语意恭敬,以猛烈的精进,由五种珍宝和五大元素组成的佛塔,以及身舍利和法舍利献上供养。石柱、阶梯、摩羯鱼旗、伞和幢幡、丝绸华盖,莲花、日月、铙钹等天物,以具足梵音的清净意念供养。以禅定、咒语和手印的力量所变化,供养净水、焚香、明灯、香水,以及神圣的花朵、洁净的食物和最令人愉悦的供品,以五种供养之物令其欢喜。真实存在和意念所化现的,超世间和世间成就之物,以普贤菩萨纯净的供养云,观想充满虚空而献上供养。从三有轮回的泥潭中救拔,为了圆满利生事业的誓愿,以智慧之日消除相的过失,请以慈悲之心纳受供养。供养供品是四方的

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The Dharmakaya stupas with the shape of relics, whoever sees, hears, remembers, or touches them, may they obtain the glory of the heavens and the supreme bliss of liberation. I prostrate and praise those who possess various qualities. Birth, renunciation, enlightenment, subduing the hordes of demons, turning the wheel of Dharma, miracles, descent from the heavens, blessings, nirvana, the four relics abiding, etc., I prostrate to all the Sugata stupas. Above, below, and in between, and in all directions and corners, stupas with form and without form, I prostrate to all the stupas. I prostrate to all who are worthy of prostration. The second part has three: offering, praise, and offering to the Dharma protectors. The first part is to establish the objects of offering: Recite the Dharani of the arising of offering clouds three times, and offer to the Buddhas of the ten directions, the sacred Dharma, the noble Sangha, the hosts of Dharma protectors and guardians, composed of the four immeasurables and the four jewels, the stupas of the four castes. In the southern Jambudvipa, jewels, etc., the four kinds of stupas residing in the four directions, the thirty-seven factors of enlightenment, and the Dharmakaya stupa with special qualities, which gathers all the unmixed qualities of the Buddhas, I offer to all the stupas residing in all ten directions. With the power of faith and diligence, body, speech, and mind are devoted, and with fierce diligence, I offer to the stupas made of the five jewels and the five elements, and to the body relics and Dharma relics. Stone pillars, stairs, makara banners, umbrellas and banners, silk canopies, lotuses, sun and moon, cymbals, and divine substances, I offer with pure intention and with the sound of Brahma. Transformed by the power of samadhi, mantras, and mudras, I offer pure water, incense, lamps, perfumed water, and sacred flowers, pure food, and the most pleasing offerings, pleasing them with the collection of the five kinds of offerings. Objects that are actually available and those created by the mind, objects that are transcendent and those that are worldly, with the pure clouds of Samantabhadra's offerings, I visualize filling the sky and offer them. Rescued from the mud of the three realms of samsara, in order to fulfill the vows of benefiting beings, eliminating the faults of signs with the sun of wisdom, please accept the offerings with loving compassion. Offering the offerings is the four directions