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Engaging in the Practice of the Hundred Torma Offerings By the Great Scholar Yogi Käldän Gyatso Translated by Tenzin Bhuchung Shastri

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For those wishing to make the hundred torma o ff erings, erings, first complete the preliminary prac tce of meditatng on the three objects of refuge, bodhichi a, and the four immeasurables. For the sake of all sen tent beings, one has to gain the stage of enlightenment. For that one has to engage in extensive accumulaton of heaps of merit and wisdom. In order to do that, there is no superior prac tce than that of making torma o ff erings. erings. Through the off ering ering of tormas, one pleases objects of worship and restores the power of the pledges of oath-bound Dharma protectors. Moreover, one makes extensive o ff ering ering of generosity to one’s guests, the migratory beings that are expec tng and seeking karmic repayments for bene fits done to oneself in the past.

In an instant, one transforms into Arya Avalokiteshvara.

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HUM dissolves into light rays, transforming into pure Within that a HUM off ering ering substances as in finite as the space. OM ARGHAM AH HU HUM O M PADYA ADYA M AH HUM HUM O M PUSHPE PUSHPE AH HUM O M DHUPE A H HUM HUM OM ALOKE AH HUM O M G ANDHE AN DHE AH HUM HUM OM NAIVIDYA AH HUM OM SHAPTA AH HUM O M SVABHAVA VABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA SARVA DHARMA DHA RMA SVABHAVA VABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM One’s body dissolves into the state of emp tness. Within the sphere of that emptness, a BHAM transforms into a lotus seat, on top of which an AH transforms into a moon mandala. On top of that is one’s own mind in the form of a white HRIH. Light rays emanate forth from the le er HRIH, making off erings erings to the arya beings and accomplishing purposes of sen tent beings. The light rays are gathered back thoroughly, by virtue of which







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O M You have completed all goals of sen tent beings And bestowed concomitant realizatons to us! Even afer you have gone to the buddha realms, Please come back again!


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From the HUM HUM at my heart, light rays issue forth and invite back from the Potala the great compassionate deity surrounded by a retnue of buddhas and bodhisa vas.

DZA HUM BAM HO OM AH HU HUM VAJ RA MU M UH All transcendental guests go to their natural abodes. The precious Buddha, the unsurpassable teacher, The precious Dharma, the unsurpassable protector, The precious Sangha, the unsurpassable guide: May the Three Jewels bring auspiciousness!

Do dedicatonal prayers here.

They dissolve into me, becoming inseparable from me. Once again, light rays emanate for th from the heart hear t center, invi invi tng back the five tathagata lords. Please bestow upon me the empowerments! In response to my request thus made, they confer upon me the vase initaton, the waters filling my entre body and purifying my contaminatons. Residual water over flows at the top of my crown, transforming into Amitabha Buddha, who stays at the top of my crown as an ornament.

Colophon: This is arranged for recitaton and prac tce by Käldän Gyatso, based on the text on the Hundred Torma O ff erings erings composed by Panchen Lobsang Chökyi Gyältsen. May even this be a cause to spread the precious teachings and remain for a long tme to come!

Make off erings: erings:

OM ARYA LOKESHVARA SAPARIVARA OM ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA







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Not tainted by faults, you are white in color. You adorn the crown of perfect buddhas. With compassionate eyes, you look at sen tent beings. To Avalokiteshvara, I pay homage.

OM SAMBHARA SAMBHARA BHIMANASARA MAHA ZA BA HUM HUM (3x) Afer that recite the mani mantra of Avalokiteshvara:


By virtue of your mind overflowing with the precious supreme bodhichia, And of the supreme wisdom that cuts the root of samsara, May you actualize the three enlightened bodies! May my off erings erings please the Three Jewels! May protectors with integrity ful fill their pledges! May the six migratory beings be sa tsfied with desire objects! May those who are aached to and seek karmic debts, obtain their debts!

O M M ANI AN I PÄDM E HUM HUM Oh, the great compassionate deity Avalokiteshvara! Bless all sentent beings including me so that we may develop within us love, compassionate bodhichia, and wisdom that realizes emp tness, so that we may then perfectly and with ease accumulate the two magnificent heaps of merit and wisdom.

By the power of my mo tvaton, By the power of power and the blessings of the tathagatas, And by the power of dharmadhatu, the nature of reality, May all goals that are sought, whatever they may be, Be accomplished without any hindrances! Thus one recites these prayers of truth.

O M VAJ RA AM A M RITA KUNDALI KUNDALI HANA HANA HUM HUM PHAT PHAT O M A H HUM HUM (3x) NAM NA M A H SA SA RVA RVA TATHAG ATHAGAT ATA A AVALOKITE AVALOKITE OM SA M BHARA

If one wishes to engage in water o ff ering, ering, do so here as before.

All phenomena originate from their causes. The tathagatas taught what such causes are.

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11. Endowed with the sublime quali tes of the five desirable objects, I dedicate this oceanic nectar of tormas: To those des ttute beings dwelling in the intermediate state, Tormented by many forms of su ff ering, ering, Such as having to wander about without a permanent basis for their minds! Having been satsfied with the off erings erings of tormas, May you clearly remember your gurus and dei tes, Pacify all fears and mistaken appearances, And quickly aain the state of Sambhog Kaya!


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To engage in elaborate prac tce, first bless the earth:

In the vast expansive container made of precious jewels, the three syllables melt. They transform into the five essental off erings erings and the five desirable objects. May they in turn mul tply into an inconceivable number of o ff ererings of torma, To suit the wishes of all types of guests!

OM SARVA PID PURA PURA SURA SURA AVARTAYA







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And also these off erings erings I actually arranged with great respect: I off er er to the gurus, the buddhas and the bodhisa vas. You who are endowed with great compassion, Please enjoy these as you please And accomplish the well-being of sentent beings!

OM ARYA LOKESHVARA SAPARIVARA OM ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA OM PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA


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O M A H HUM HUM (3x) NAM NA M A H SA RVA TAT TATHAG HAGAT ATA A AVALOKITE AVALOKITE O M SA SA M BHARA SAMBHARA HUM (3x) I pay homage the Bhagavan, the Tathagata Victorious Many Jewels. I pay homage to the Tathagata Sublime Beau tful Form. I pay homage to the Tathagata In finite Body. I pay homage to the Tathagata Free From All Fears. 10. Endowed with the sublime qualites of the five desirable objects,







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Included within four types of births, Who have been my kind parents! Having been satsfied with the off erings erings of torma, May your mental contnuums be enriched With renunciaton, bodhichia, and the right view. May you complete the six perfec tons And gain the stage of the state of unsurpassable enlightenment! enlig htenment!

O M A H HUM HUM (3x)


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May streams of milk flowing from Avalokiteshvara’s hands Satsfy the hungry ghosts, And cleanse and always soothe them with cooling touch.

NAMO NA MO RATNA RATNA TRA TRAY YAYA AYA / O M KA MKA NI KAM KANI / ROTS ROTSA NI ROT RO TSA NI / TROTA ROTA NI TROT TROTA A NI / TRAS RA SA NI TRA TRAS SA NI PRATIH PRATIHA A NA PRATIH PRATIHA A NA SA RVA KARMA KA RMA PA RAM PARA NI ME ME SARVA SATTVA NANTSA SVAHA O M VAJ RA AMRIT A MRITA KUNDALI KUNDALI HANA HANA HUM HUM PHAT O M SVABHAVA VABHAVA SHUDDHA SARVA SARVA DHARMA DHA RMA SVABHAVA VABHAVA







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1. Endowed with with the sublime sublime qualites of the five desirable objects, I off er er this oceanic nectar of tormas: To the kind root and lineage teachers, To the assembly of deites related to the four classes of tantra, To the sublime Dharma, the path trodden by the buddhas of the three tmes, In short to the three jewels including the Sangha! Acceptng these off erings erings with your in finite compassion, Bless us so that all other mother sen tent beings and I Are never separated from the Three Jewels,


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I pay homage the Bhagavan, the Tathagata Tathagata Victorious Many Jewels. I pay homage to the Tathagata Sublime Beau tful Form. I pay homage to the Tathagata In finite Body. I pay homage to the Tathagata Free From All Fears. 7. Endowed with the sublime qualites of the five desirable objects, I dedicate this oceanic nectar of tormas: To the 80,000 80,00 0 types of obstructve forces, The 360 types of evil spirits, The 15 great evil spirits of children, And all other hosts of evil spirits, obstruc tve forces, and ghosts,







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We master and disciples engage in, Without obstruc ton and jealousy, May you provide cooperatve factors as we wished for!

O M A H HUM HUM (3x) NAM NA M A H SA RVA TAT TATHAG HAGAT ATA A AVALOKITE AVALOKITE O M SA SA M BHA BHA RA SAMBHARA HUM (3x) I pay homage the Bhagavan, the Tathagata Victorious Many Jewels. I pay homage to the Tathagata Sublime Beau tful Form.


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2. Endowed with the sublime qualites of the five desirable objects, I off er er this oceanic nectar of tormas: To Mahakala, the swi f one, and his re tnues, To the Dharma king Vaishravana, To Ghurgoan and the the four-armed Mahakala, To Magsorma and the wrathful Chamsing, To the class of pure protectors and others That rule according to the Dharma, And to the hosts of dakas and dakinis Dwelling in the three places.









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