PREFACE

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Next, sit in the full or half lotus position in front of the
“Mandala mirror” and silently pray as dictated by the rituals of
Secret Buddhism.

A. RITUALS TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE BUDDHAS IN

TEN DIRECTIONS, AND THE TRIPLE JEWELS (Buddha,
Doctrine, Sangha)

1. I sincerely pay homage to Mahavairocana Buddha (the
   Creator) (1 bow)


2. To the blissful Precious Body of Vairocana (1 bow)


3. To all the Buddha's Incarnate Bodies (1 bow)


4. To all the miraculous Dharani Doctrine (1 bow)


5. To all the Bodhisattvas having both Blessings and
   Wisdom as numerous as the waters in the ocean (1
   bow)

B. THE FIVE-DHARANIS RECITATION

Form the Cundi Mudra and silently recite the full Dharani
108 times:

OM LAM – OM XILAM – OM MANI PADME HUM –

OM ZHI LI, ZHU LI, CUNDI SVAHA – BO LAM