大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 (Shubhakarasimha & Yixing 724) 2.19

2.19

The disciples should with utmost sincerity and reverence engender

respect

And, happy from the depths of their hearts, offer these up to [the

ācārya] whom they honor,

For by cultivating pure relinquishment they make him rejoice.

Having performed empowerment for them, he should summon them

and address them, saying:

“Now, this excellent field of merit has been explained by all

the buddhas

Out of their desire to bring extensive benefit to all sentient beings:

If you offer up gifts to the entire sangha, you will obtain great results,

And in worldly terms inexhaustible great wealth will always accrue;

By making offerings to the sangha you make gifts to persons

endowed with virtue.

Therefore the World-honored One has taught that you should

engender joy,

Provide dishes of food according to your ability, and give them to

the sangha actually present.”

Then the World-honored One Vairocana again addressed the vajradhara Lord of Mysteries, uttering these verses:

You, Mahāsattva, should with singlemindedness listen attentively,

As I explain in full the consecration, revealed by buddhas of yore.

The teacher constructs a second altar, facing the central maṇḍala,

And he draws it in the outer precinct two cubits distant [from the

main maṇḍala]:

Its four sides are exactly equal [in length], and he opens an entrance

facing toward the inside.

He installs four vajradharas, placing them outside the four corners:

Namely, Aprapañcavihārin, Gaganāmala,

Vimalanetra, and Vicitrāmbaradhara.

The large lotus flower in the center has eight petals as well as stamens,

And on the petals in the four quarters are four accompanying

bodhisattvas,

There because of the power of the former vows of these great beings.

What are the four called? They are, namely, the bodhisattvas

Dhāraṇīśvara[rāja],

Smṛtisaṃprajanyin, Hitādhyāśayin, and Kāruṇya.

On the other four petals he fashions four servants:

Vicitrāmbara, Āśāparipūraka, Asakta, and Vimukta.

In the center he displays the inconceivable form of the Dharma

realm (i.e., the letter Raṃ).

[Four] flasks made of four precious things, filled with drugs

and jewels,

[The ācārya] empowers with [the mantras of] Samantabhadra,

Maitreya,

[Sarva]nīvaraṇaviṣkambhin, and Sarvāpāyaṃjaha.

At the time of the consecration he should install [the initiand] on the

wondrous lotus [in the center]

And make offerings with unguents, flowers, lamps, and argha;

He shades him from above with banners, pennants, and parasols

and offers up enchanting music

And the extensive and wonderful words of auspicious gāthās.

After having made offerings in this manner and brought joy [to

the initiand], He himself anoints [the initiand’s] head in the presence of the

Tathāgatas. He should again make him offerings of exquisite unguents and flowers, After which he should take a golden stylet and, standing in front

of him, Exhort him and make him rejoice by uttering this gāthā: “Son of the Buddha, the buddhas have removed your film of

ignorance, Just as the world’s king of physicians skillfully uses a golden stylet

[to remove the world’s blindness].” The mantra-reciting practitioner should next take a clear mirror, And in order to show that dharmas have no [differentiating]

characteristics, he utters this wondrous gāthā: “The dharmas are formless, pellucid, and without turbidity, Ungraspable, dissociated from speech, and only arisen from cause

and action. Knowing thus that these dharmas are by their own nature undefiled, Act for the incomparable benefit of the world, you who have been

born from the mind of the Buddha!” Then he should confer [on the initiand] a Dharma wheel, placing it

between his two feet, And give him a Dharma conch in his right hand, again uttering these

verses: “From today you turn the wheel of the world-saviors And blow the unsurpassed Dharma conch, its sound all-pervading. Do not engender heterodox wisdom, and free from doubting

thoughts, You should reveal to the world the excellent path for practicing

mantras. If you always make such a vow and proclaim your indebtedness to

the buddhas, All the vajradharas will all protect you.” Then, arousing thoughts of compassion toward the disciple,