TANTRIC BUDDHISM (INCLUDING CHINA AND JAPAN)The guru unites with the vidyii; and ... the substance of the drop
molten by the fire of great passion, falls into the "lotus" of the
"Mother" and mixes with the red element of the "Mother".
The procedure of conferring the initiation is as follows: the red-and-
white element of the "Father-Mother" union are taken from the "lotus"
of the Mother with the thumb and ring finger^44 of the "Father-Mother"
and placed on the tip of their own tongue(s). (FBT p. 319)The Consecration of the Gnosis of Wisdom
Having been purified by all the families of the Buddhas^45 with regard to
(her) limbs and head, in the Consecration of the Gnosis of Wisdom the
Seal is to be given to the disciple - the Buddha, however, having been
made the witness by the preceptor.
Having by means of his own Vajra-Jewel which has the nature of
union of Wisdom and Means had intercourse with a beautiful maiden,
twelve years of age, adorned with all ornaments and like molten gold
(in hue) (so that she becomes) impassioned, having (moreover) realised
the purity of the disciple, and having thrust the Vajra with its seed into
the mouth (of the disciple)^46 , only then is his own Seal to be given
(to the disciple). (ST p. 21)
After she has been put in possession of the whole host of the five famil-
ies by means of the seed syllable OM etc., the Seal should be given to
the disciple, and the Buddha, i.e. the Vajrasattva^47 , having been made
the witness by the preceptor for the purpose of mutual embrace ...^48
(ST p. 22)
To the disciple who has (by now) obtained the Consecration of Wisdom
and the Irreversible Consecration^49 he (i.e. the preceptor) thereupon
commits the (Seal) who has the form of highest benevolence, who
engenders dharma, who resembles Nairatmya, and who has been (ritu-
ally) blessed by himself^50 , reciting the mantra^51
"Take, o take, o Great Being, this goddess who is a bestower of
delight, a bestower of perfection^52 , who is beautiful and charming, and
having taken her, offer her worship!"
And she ...... (lacuna in Ms of about one page). When he has
taken hold of her on whom have been impressed the mantras etc. men-
tioned above, he impassions her, causing her who has the nature of a
deity to regard the joy arising from the Thought-of-Enlightenment
which is inside (his Vajra). And the preceptor, having seen that he (i.e.
the disciple) has reached full accomplishment, (i.e.) having seen (in
him) the outward sign of a Gnosis-Being^5 3, (and) the disciple having
manifested the delight of passion by means of the splendour of a
Gnosis-Being, he (i.e. the preceptor) lets it enter the citta of the