Consecration of Images and Stûpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism / / Yael Bentor.

• VerfasserIn: Bentor, Yael,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : BRILL,, 1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Indological Library
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 415 pages).

The present work is an investigation of the Indo-Tibetan ritual for consecrating images, stupas, books and temples. It is based on a thorough examination of the relevant Tibetan textual material contained in Tantras, commentaries, ritual manuals and explanatory works on consecration. As rituals are meant to be performed, this textual study is combined with observations of performances and interviews with performers.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Tantric rituals and consecration -- Consecration, the two truths, and the bodies (kâya) of the Buddha -- Ritual of passage for objects -- Further rituals of consecration -- 1. The ritual of opening the eye -- 2. The 'enthronement' offerings (mnga' -dbul) -- 3. Rituals accompanying the request to the lha to firmly remain in the receptacle -- 4. Offering bath -- The ritual master, the lha invited into the receptacle, and the receptacle -- 1. The ritual master -- 2. The lha invited into the receptacle -- 3. The consecrated receptacle -- The consecration literature -- The ritual manual -- Dga'-ldan-chos-'phel-gling Monastery -- Ritual roles -- The setting -- Rituals of transformation -- Translation and Analysis of the Consecration Manual -- Introductory remarks -- The title -- The structure of the consecration rituals -- The Preparatory Rituals (sta-gon) -- I. Preparations -- General preparatory rituals -- The preliminary rituals (sngon-'gro) -- Generation of oneself as Rdo-rje-'jigs-byed (bdag-bskyed) -- Empowering the ritual vases (bum-sgrub or bum-bskyed) -- Self-entry into the mandala of Rdo-rje-'jigs-byed-lha-bcu-gsum (bdag-'jug) -- The preparatory rituals of the consecration (rab-gnas sta-gon) -- 1. Empowering the bathing vases and cleansing substances (khrus-bum dang bdag-rdzas bsgrub-pa) -- 2. Empowering the flowers (me-tog bsgrub) -- 3. The empowering of the gu-gul and white mustard (yungs-kar) -- II. The Actual Consecration -- Announcing the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gtab) -- Generating the mind of enlightenment (sems-bskyed) -- Showing in the mirror (me-long bstan-pa) -- Generation of the receptacle as the dam-tshig sems-dpa' (rten-bskyed).

The preparatory rituals of the self-entry into the mandala (bdag-'jug) -- Offering the four waters (chu bzhi 'bul-ba) -- The purification (sbyang-ba) -- Offering bath (khrus-gsol) -- Offering fragrance, garments and ornaments (dri-bzang, gos, rgyan) -- The invitation to the ye-shes sems-dpa' and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (lha-rnams spyan-drangs) -- Offerings (mchod-pa) -- Requesting the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gdab) -- Offering (mchod-pa), prostrations (phyag-' tshal), and praises (bstod) -- Requesting the lha to depart (gshegs-su gsol) -- Applying scent on the receptacle (dri-bzang byug) -- Offerings to the dam-tshig sems-dpa' -- Protection of the receptacle (bsrung-ba) -- III. Concluding rituals -- Commanding the Guardians of the Directions (phyogs-skyong) to protect -- Covering the receptacle (rten-dgab) -- Thanks-giving ceremony (gtang-rag) -- Aspirations (smon-lam) and dedication of merit (dge-ba bsngo-bd) -- Request for forbearance (bzod-gsol) -- Verses of auspiciousness (shis-brjod) -- The Main Part (dngos-gzhi) -- Empowering the bathing vases and the cleansing substances (khrus-bum dang bdag-rdzas bsgrub-pa) -- Empowering the grain/flower -- Empowering the gu-gul and the white mustard (yungs-kar) -- Generation of the receptacle as the dam-tshig sems-dpa' (rten-bskyed) -- Offering the four waters (chu bzhi 'bul-ba) -- The purification (sbyang-ba) -- Offering bath (khrus-gsol) -- Offering fragrance (dri-bzang 'bul-ba) -- Offering garments (gos 'bul) -- Offering ornaments (rgyan 'but) -- Announcing the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gtab) -- Generating the mind of Enlightenment (sems-bskyed) -- The blessing of the sense-fields (skye-mched, âyatana) and body, speech and mind (skye-mched dang sku gsung thugs byin-gyis-brlab) -- The invitation to the ye-shes sems-dpa' and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (lha-rnams spyan-drangs).

Requesting the consecration (snyan-gsan-gyis gsol-gdab) -- The absorption of the ye-shes sems-dpa' into the dam-tshig sems-dpa' (ye-shes sems-dpa' dam-tshig sems-dpa' la bstim) -- The initiation of the lha (main part) (lha la dbang-bskur) -- The five Tathâgatas initiations (rig-pa'i dbang-lnga) -- The Vajrâcârya initiation (rdo-rje slob-dpon dbang) -- The secret initiation (gsang-dbang) -- The wisdom initiation (shes-rab ye-shes-kyi dbang) -- The fourth initiation (dbang bzhi-pa) -- Thanks-giving ceremony (gtang-rag) -- Showing in the mirror (me-long bstan-pa) -- The fire offerings (sbyin-sreg) -- The empowerment of the milk porridge ('o-thug sgrub-pa) -- Opening the eye and other faculties (spyan sogs dbye) -- The feast (tshogs-'khor, gaṇacakra) -- Binding the Guardians to an oath (dam-tshig bsgrags-pa) -- Transformation of the receptacle (rten-bsgyur or gzugs-bsgyur) -- Enthronement offerings (mnga'-' bul) -- General enthronement offerings (spyi-yi mnga'-'bul) -- Special enthronement offerings for images (sku-gzugs) -- Special enthronement offerings for books (gsung-rab) -- Special enthronement offerings for stûpas (mchod-rten) -- Requesting the lha to remain firmly in the receptacle (brtan-bzhugs) -- Thanks-giving ceremony (gtang-rag) -- Aspirations (smon-lam) and dedication of merit (dge-ba bsngo-ba) -- Request for accomplishment (dngos-grub, siddhi) and dissolution of the mandala -- Verses of auspiciousness (shis-brjod) -- The Concluding Rituals (mjug-chog) -- Generating oneself as Rdo-rje-'jigs-byed-lha-bcu-gsum (bdag-bskyed) -- The propitiation ritual (bskang-gso) -- The pacifying fire offering (zhi-ba'i sbyin-sreg) -- Showing the mirrors (me-long bstan-pa) to the secondary receptacles -- The propitiation ritual continued -- Commanding the Dharma Protectors (chos-skyong bsgo-ba) -- Commanding the patron (yon-bdag bsgo-ba or sbyin-bdag bsgo-ba).

Final rituals -- Appendix -- Bibliography of Consecration Texts Found in the Tibetan Kanjur -- Bibliography of Consecration Texts Found in the Tibetan Tanjur -- A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on Consecration -- A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on Consecration which are not Available to me -- A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on the Insertion of Dhâraṇîs into Receptacles (gzungs-'bul) -- A Selective Bibliography of Tibetan Textual Sources on Restoration Rituals (arga spelled also argha) for Receptacles of Body, Speech and Mind -- The Tibetan text of the ritual manual -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography of Western Works -- Bibliography of Tibetan Works -- Index.