TANTRIC BUDDHISM (INCLUDING CHINA AND JAPAN)If the magnolia, fragrant green flower (masviil?'l), lotus, tahapyal?'l flower or
cihapyal?'l flower are offered, those in the pitrloka will be satisfied.
If sesame seeds, kusa grass, water, flowers, etc. are offered together with
mantras, they will satisfy those from the pitrloka and they will go away sus-
tained. (It is not faultworthy to omit one or two of these things). But sesame and
kusa are essential.
If there is no kusa, sriiddha will be fruitless. Kusa is the best thing for ritual
performances. Particularly for sriiddha, kusa is best of all.^76
After finishing the sriiddha, the copper vessel [kollii] which contained the
pir:u/.as should be put out on the pikhii lukhu. One should pour water around it
three times clockwise, then three times in a counter-clockwise direction. The
jajmiin should face west and pour while the priest chants the concluding verse.
Having hopefully given as much succor as possible to all beings, say [to the
pretas], "Return now to your own places from whence you came before."
- The place for discarding 'piJ:~"a'
If you can throw away the pir;l/.as, throw them at the stones for this [pyal?'lgii]^77
or else at a tirtha, or in a pond. After that, offer a savory feast to all relations and
friends.
V. The text^78
NEPAL JANA-JlVAN KR!YA PADDHATI by Badrl Ratna Bajracarya and Rat-
nakaji Bajracarya. Kathmandu: Annapuma Press, 1962.1.Nepiile jana fivane janma marar;iintasca kriyii I
Kathayiimyahal?'l pir;l/.a karmiidi kaiica yathii vidhim I INepala jana jlvanya busa.rp nisye.rp sinavana pii)(ia karma adi bidhi-bidhana
kriya takya kha.rp vyakhya yana haye IISamvara Tantra:Miitii pitii disal?'l yogii diii~ayedbhava janmina I
Ati Nirbhara Siinandal?'l sukha miirga praveiyate IIMa.rp abu val) nima milana jula dhavya.rp janma jvlgii sambhavajvl ananda
sukhaya marge mal).rp abu vana cvani IDva niidyo yoni madhyetu biima dalcyir;a yosthathii I
Viime suklal?'l vijiiniyii dalcyir;e raktamevacah II