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...

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.