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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

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Humbly bowing and prostrating. Which beings have gathered here? etc., reciting one shloka. In the case of multiple recitations, in the earlier ones, only verses are used for offering, praise, and entrusting. These torma offerings are sufficient with just one recitation in the last one. Third, confession of sins: The three realms, five destinies, and four modes of birth, All belonging to the cycle of samsara, And we, beings of the same kind, Due to the power of the three times, from the three doors, The causes of karma and afflictions arising, The five inexpiable sins and the near five inexpiable sins, The ten non-virtues and the four wrong views, All obscurations and all fetters, And their causes and results, Long wandering and the eight states of no leisure, Obstructing the path to higher realms and liberation, Completely afflicting self and others, Whatever misdeeds have been done, In the Dharmadhatu, the ten directions, and the three times, And among all the lineages residing, All the Victorious Ones and their retinues, I confess completely and vow to refrain. Fourth, rejoicing: All the Buddhas and their retinues in the ten directions, And all solitary realizers and hearers, Of all beings, the merit and wisdom, All causes and results, Generating bodhicitta, entering the path, and attaining supreme accomplishment, I rejoice in all of them, With pure intention and action, For the benefit of all beings, I accomplish in the manner of the three wheels being pure. Fifth, urging to turn the wheel of Dharma: The illuminators of the ten directions of the world, The Sugata Buddhas, the Bhagavat, Those who have awakened to enlightenment in stages, To those who desire the meaning of urging, Transforming conduct like Brahma, Generating supreme reverence and respect, With palms joined, I earnestly entreat, To turn the wheel of Dharma. Sixth, requesting not to pass into nirvana: In the boundless worlds of the ten directions, The Sugatas who have definitely conquered the four maras, Performing the deeds of benefiting beings as Buddhas, To those who wish to show passing into nirvana, With palms joined, I earnestly entreat, For the benefit of all beings, According to the way of the stability of the Dharmadhatu, Do not pass into nirvana, the eternal body, The essence of dense array, I pray that you remain until the end of the kalpa. Seventh, taking refuge: Until I reach the heart of enlightenment, I take refuge in the Buddhas. In the Dharma and the Sangha of Bodhisattvas

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也如是皈依。(念诵)三遍。第八,发心及后续:圆满佛陀与佛子,请作证、请垂视、请作量,有权成办众生利,具菩提心祈垂念。如昔诸佛与佛子,勇士彼等为利乐,众生安乐之因故,安住菩提心要位。远离万法诸事物,蕴界处等皆舍弃,所取能取皆断除,无我法性之本体。自心本初即不生,如是空性自性中,发菩提心如您意,我与同类诸有情,亦发无上菩提心。(念诵)三遍。三宝之加持,诸圣者之悲悯,法性清净之威力,以及清净之意乐,三界五趣四生处,有色无色及无想,非有想非无想等,所有一切诸有情,各别所属之生处,所有痛苦速断除,证得圣道涅槃乐,愿能 निश्चित 善妙之义。所有证得圣道者,愿获更上诸功德,无上圆满菩提之,愿能趣入彼安乐。如是诵吉祥偈。十方三世逝去之,诸佛菩萨眷属众,如您了知赐予众,福德以及智慧聚,我与一切诸有情,所有一切诸福德,未得圆满佛陀乐,于诸有情圣众前,如是 पूर्ण 赐予祈垂念。如是回向福德。第九,回向:上师之上师三宝,殊胜佛塔及眷属,以此所积诸善根,愿诸一切有情众,以及圣者之眷属,证得智慧者之道,趋入、安住、增上及,行持之诸对境等,如次第般 पूर्ण 证悟,圆满三身四智聚,祈愿成就无上佛。第十,于所为之事请求允许:祈请诸圣众垂念,我等

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Also thus take refuge. (Recite) three times. Eighth, the arising of the mind [of enlightenment] and its connection: Perfect Buddhas and sons of the Victorious Ones, Be witnesses, be seers, be measures, Those who have the power to accomplish the benefit of beings, Possessing the mind of enlightenment, please consider. Just as the Buddhas of the past and, The heroic sons of the Victorious Ones, For the sake of benefiting and bringing happiness to beings, Abide in the essence of enlightenment. Separated from all things, Aggregates, elements, and sense bases, Completely abandoning the grasped and the grasper, By the selflessness of the nature of phenomena, My own mind is primordially unborn, Like the mind of enlightenment in the nature of emptiness, May I and others of the same kind also, Generate the unsurpassed mind of enlightenment. (Recite) three times. By the blessings of the Three Jewels, And the compassion of all the noble ones, And the power of the purity of the nature of phenomena, And the purity of thought and action, In the three realms, five classes, and four abodes, Those with form and those without form, Those without perception and those with neither perception nor non-perception, As many sentient beings as there are, In their respective places of birth, May all sufferings be quickly abandoned, And may the happiness of the noble path, nirvana, Be realized as definitely good. May all those who have attained the noble path, Obtain the supreme qualities of the higher realms, And may they be devoted to the happiness, Of unsurpassed perfect enlightenment. Thus, auspicious words are spoken. The Victorious Ones who have gone to the ten directions and three times, Together with their sons, As you know, bestow upon all sentient beings, The accumulation of merit and wisdom, May I and all sentient beings also, All of our merit without exception, Until we have attained the bliss of perfect Buddhahood, To all sentient beings and the noble assembly, May we fully bestow these and may you consider them. Thus, merit is bestowed upon others. Ninth, dedication: The lama of lamas, the Three Jewels, And the special stupa and its retinue, Whatever virtue has been accumulated through this, May all sentient beings, And all the assemblies of noble beings, The supreme path of the wise ones, Entering, abiding, increasing, and, The objects of practice themselves, In order, may they be fully realized, Completing the accumulation of the three bodies and four wisdoms, May we attain unsurpassed Buddhahood. Tenth, requesting permission for the matter at hand: Please consider, all the noble assembly, We

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我们追随并学习过去、现在、未来三世诸佛及其眷属,发誓要将众生从轮回之海中引向无上安乐。如今,我们以殊胜的供养庄严的宫殿坛城,迎请圣众降临。诵读名为“普门入光明,无垢顶髻显现,观察一切如来心髓与誓言”之陀罗尼。如法建造并供养一百零八座如来法身舍利塔。诵读并供养甚深广大的大乘经藏和陀罗尼,祈请安住于盛大的集会之地,祈愿我们师徒施主等成为众多众生的怙主、救护和助伴。祈请圣众以殊胜的发愿和清净的誓愿力,慈悲垂念祈求救护的众生。我们诵读甚深广大的大乘经藏和陀罗尼,并略作如来法身舍利塔的仪轨,以此作为缘起,于供养云集的宫殿坛城中举行盛大的集会,接受供养。如同往昔的仪轨和加持方式一样,今日也请圆满仪轨,加持并确定诸法实相,通过各种善巧方便,使一切圣众圆满解脱之门,并加持我和一切众生,使一切痛苦和损害及其因由得以清净寂灭,立即获得无上利益和安乐,并赐予如意成就一切愿望的殊胜悉地。往昔,世尊以慈悲心对待天子无垢宝心,在吉祥颂中如何宣说利益,愿所有这些利益,由我们师徒施主眷属等为首的一切众生立即获得并显现,请予以加持。

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We follow and learn from the Buddhas of the three times, past, present, and future, along with their retinues, vowing to lead all beings from the ocean of samsara to unsurpassed bliss. Now, we arrange the mandala of the palace adorned with supreme offerings, inviting the noble ones to assemble. We recite the dharani called "Appearing as the Immaculate Crown of Light Entering from All Directions, Observing the Essence and Vows of All Tathagatas." We construct and offer one hundred and eight stupas of the Dharmakaya of the Tathagatas according to the proper manner. We recite and offer the profound and vast Mahayana sutras and dharanis, requesting them to reside in this great assembly ground, and we pray that we, the teachers, disciples, patrons, and others, may be the protectors, saviors, and allies of many beings. We beseech the noble ones, through their special aspirations and the power of their excellent vows, to regard with compassion the beings who seek refuge. We recite the profound and vast Mahayana sutras and dharanis, and having performed a mere representation of the ritual for constructing the stupa of the Dharmakaya of the Tathagatas, we make this the basis for discussion. In this mandala of the palace where offerings are gathered, please hold a great assembly, accept the offerings, and just as in the past, with whatever ritual and in whatever manner you bestowed blessings, so too today, please complete the ritual, bestow blessings, and establish the true nature of reality, and through various skillful means, may the gate of liberation for all noble ones be fully perfected. And may you bless us and all sentient beings, so that all suffering and harm, along with their causes, may be purified and pacified, and that we may immediately obtain unsurpassed benefit and happiness, and grant the supreme siddhi that fulfills all wishes as desired. In the past, with compassion for the son of the gods, Immaculate Jewel Heart, the Bhagavan himself, in the Glorious Verses, spoke of the benefits; may all those benefits be immediately obtained and manifested by all sentient beings, beginning with us, the teachers, disciples, patrons, and retinue, and may you bestow your blessings.

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请问要如何做? 祈请加持使我等一切有情,立即获得如诸佛所说,受持此陀罗尼为印玺等,所有诸佛菩萨及护法神,皆如世尊所嘱咐,各自承诺之所有利益。 恳请勿使三宝之身衰败,护持教法,勿使我等之语失误,恳请以不为世间所诽谤之方式,显现利益。 如是祈请后,为使诸圣众如所祈愿般成办事业,利益众生,真实显现,以意回向: 以三宝之谛实力,诸佛菩萨之威力与加持,法界清净且不可思议之力量,以及诸圣众身语意之行持无有不净之诸圣众之坚定誓愿力。 如意宝王咒,如如意宝般,建立法身佛塔,以供云海庄严,于宫殿坛城中,十方诸佛菩萨及护法众,皆聚集一处,接受供养,从各方进入之光明,如无垢顶髻般显现之陀罗尼,以及法身佛塔等,皆如法加持。 圆满受持深广之经部及陀罗尼等各自仪轨,愿为我等众多有情成办无量利益。 法身佛塔上,如意宝王之咒语,如黄金般之字句,安住于连绵不断之行列中。 诸圣众之身语意所发出之光芒,遍布一切世间,落于诸圣众之身上,从而解脱二障,解脱之境界日益增上,获得无量利益众生之能力,并策励一切有情。 触及五道众生之身体时,愿彼等各自之痛苦与业障皆得解脱,并具足安乐。 愿从光蕴之中,诸圣众

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What should be done? Please bless that I and all sentient beings may immediately obtain all the benefits as stated by the Buddhas, such as taking this Dharani as a seal, and as all the noble Dharma protectors were entrusted by the Teacher and each made vows, as they said. Please do not let the body of the Three Jewels decline, uphold the teachings, do not let our words fail, and please manifest the benefits in a way that is not criticized by the world. After speaking thus, in order to make the activities of the noble ones as requested and to benefit sentient beings, the truth is revealed and dedicated with the mind: By the truth of the Three Jewels, the power and blessings of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the power of the pure and inconceivable realm of Dharma, and the unwavering truth of the vows of the noble ones whose body, speech, and mind actions are without impurity. Like the wish-fulfilling jewel, the king of mantras, a stupa of the Dharma body is built, adorned with a sea of offering clouds, and in this palace mandala, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions, along with the Dharma protectors, are gathered in a great assembly to receive offerings, and the Dharani, which appears as a stainless crown of light entering from all directions, and the stupas of the Dharma body are blessed accordingly. May the profound and vast Sutras and Dharanis be fully accomplished with their respective rituals, and may they accomplish immeasurable benefits for me and many other beings. On the stupa of the Dharma body, the letters of the king of knowledge, the wish-fulfilling jewel, reside in a continuous row, like golden letters. The light emanating from the body, speech, and mind of the noble ones pervades all worlds, and when it falls upon the bodies of the noble ones, they are freed from the two obscurations, and the state of liberation increases more and more, obtaining immeasurable power to benefit beings, and may it urge all sentient beings. When it touches the bodies of sentient beings in the five realms, may all their suffering and obscurations be removed, and may they be endowed with happiness. May the noble ones from within the mass of light