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Invitation and Request Allbuddhasandbodhisattvasabidinginthetendirections,pleasepayattentiontome! Untilallsentientbeingsequalingtheextentofspaceareplacedinthestageofnonabidingnirvana,mayall theConquerorsnotpassbeyondsorrowbutremainfirmly.Inparticular,maytheexaltedwisdombeings,the Conquerors,whowereproducedandinvitedinthesesupportsoftheholybody,speech,andmindnotpass beyondsorrowbutremainfirmly,untilthesupportsaredestroyedduetobeingharmedbythefourgreat elements.Also,havingremainedfirmly,pleasebestowuponmeandothersallsentientbeingsthesupreme andordinarysiddhiswithoutexception.(3x) Mantra of Dependent Origination
OM NAMO RATNA-TRAYAYA YE DHARMA HETU-PRABHAVA HETUN TESHAN TATHAGATO HYAVADAT TESHAN CHA YO NIRODHA EVAM-VADI MAHA-SHRAMANAYE SVAHA(3x)
Dedication Likeanassortmentofmanytypesofjewels SetintheMeruoflayersofexquisiterefinedgold, Maythesesupremeholybodilyforms, Thatwecanviewinsatiably, Remainfirmlyuntiltheendofexistence. MaytherebetheauspiciousnessoftheimmutableMeruholybody, Maytherebetheauspiciousnessofthesixtybranchesofholyspeech, Maytherebetheauspiciousnessofthelimitlessultimateholymind. MaytherebetheauspiciousnessoftheConquerorsholybody,speechandmind.
Commentary from Lama Zopa Rinpoche Therearemanywaystoconsecrateanimage.Thereareelaborateceremoniesthatlastthreedays,middle lengthonesthathaveupto12sectionsandlastafewhours,andtheextremelybriefonethataccompanies thisexplanation. ThisshortversionisbasedonaconsecrationtextfromtheKangyur.Itcontainstwospecialmantras.Thefirst isthemantraofdependentorigination.Itisrecitedforreceivingblessings.Whenyousaythismantraimagine thatthewisdomofallbuddhasflowsintothestatueorpicture.Itisthenabsorbedandstabilized.Itis importanttorecitethismantraproperly.Takecaretopausebrieflyafterthewordyopriortosayingthenext wordnirodha.Ifyoujointhesetwowordstogetheryougetanundesirableunintendedmeaning. Themantraofthestainlessushnisaisextremelypowerful.Itissaidthatifthismantraisnotrecitedduringa consecration,nomatterhowmanyotherprayersyoudo,theconsecrationwillnotbeeffective.Therecitation ofthismantracausestheconsecratedobjecttobecometheholybodyofthebuddhaanddoperfectworkfor sentientbeings.Thismantraissoforcefulitcandrawthebuddhaswisdomintoanordinaryrockormountain. Thescripturessaythatifyousaythismantra21timeswiththecorrectviewinthecourseoftheconsecration ofasinglestupa,youwillgainthemeritofbuildingtenmillionstupas.Thismantrawillpurifyahostofthefive heinouskarmashavingimmediateretribution.Themantrawillcauseyoutohavealonglife,ahighrebirth,a goodpositioninsociety,sublimeenjoyment,tobeprotectedfromharmandinterferences,toneverbe separatefromtheDharmaandSangha,allyourwisheswillbeaccomplished,andyouwillattain enlightenment.