A Manual of Ritual Fire Offerings

A Manual of Ritual Fire Offerings

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Author: Sharpa Tulku
Michael Perrott/
Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives
Year: 1987
Language: English
Pages: 180
ISBN/UPC (if available): 818510266X

Description

The Ritual Fire Offering, which is derived from Indian tradition, plays an important part in Buddhist Tantric practice.The texts have been clearly presented in English to enable people who are qualified by initiation, but who do not know Tibetan, to understand the stages and procedures of Ritual Fire Offerings so that they may perform them effectively.

The Ritual Fire Offering for Peace is commonly performed at the conclusion of the prescribed meditation retreats associated with specific meditational deities, in order to compensate for any errors that may have occurred during the practice. It can also be done to pacify hindrances such as illness. The Ritual Fire Offering for Increase may be performed to increase merit, wealth, life span and so forth.

This manual contains translations of texts required to perform the Ritual Fire Offering for Peace associated with six meditational deities: Thirteen Deity Vajrabhairava, Solitary Hero Vajrabhairava, Guhyasamaja, Heruka, Vajra Yogini, and Cittamani Tara, according to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It further includes a description of the changes required to convert the ritual for peace to the ritual for increase in association with Guhyasamaja.

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Acknowledgments

PART ONE:
THE FIRST ROUND OF OFFERINGS TO THE MUNDANE FIRE DEITY

Preliminary Procedures

The Actual Ritual

The Main Ritual

The First Round of Offering to the Fire Deity


THE SECTIONS CONCERNING THE SUPRAMUNDANE DEITIES

PART TWO: THE THIRTEEN DEITY VAJRABHAIRAVA

PART THREE: THE SOLITARY HERO VAJRABHAIRAVA

PART FOUR: THE THIRTY-TWO DEITY GUHYASAMAJA

PART FIVE: THE HERUKA BODY MANDALA

PART SIX: THE VAJRAYOGINI OF THE NAROPA KHECARI

PART SEVEN: THE CITTAMANI TARA

PART EIGHT: THE FINAL ROUND OF OFFERINGS TO THE MUNDANE FIRE DEITY

PART NINE: THE RITUAL FIRE OFFERING FOR INCREASE OF GUHYASAMAJA

FINAL ROUND OF OFFERINGS TO THE MUNDANE FIRE DEITY AND CONCLUDING ACTIVITIES