འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 358

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this is the mudrā of the Dharma wheel. The corresponding mantra, the mantra of the Dharma wheel, is:

“ Oṁ blazing circle! Chop up, break, strike, burn, burn! Huṁ! ²³⁸¹

“If one is firmly set²³⁸² with the left foot outstretched, the right knee touching the ground, the left [hand] extended backward, and the right poised to deliver a blow,²³⁸³ this is the mudrā of Aparājitā. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, hulu hulu! O caṇḍālī, O mātaṅgī!²³⁸⁴ Svāhā! ²³⁸⁵

“The mantra of Aparājitā and the mantra the Dharma wheel are suitable for all activities if used in combination with their corresponding mudrās. In short, they will remove all suffering. Whatever activities they are employed for, they will accomplish all of them.

“One should place the left²³⁸⁶ hand in the lap²³⁸⁷ and display with the right [the gesture] of teaching the Dharma. This is the spear mudrā of the tathāgatas. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ Vijayā of great power, difficult to resist! Hūṁ phaṭ! O Victorious One, phaṭ! O auspicious one, phaṭ! ²³⁸⁸

“[This mantra of] the spear of the tathāgatas, when employed with its [namesake] mudrā, can accomplish all activities. It can paralyze all the vighnas, evil beings, and enemies, as well as all the gods. Its qualities are infinite. Whatever activities it is employed for, it will accomplish all of them.

“One should interlace the fingers of the hands with the palms facing upward and the index fingers touching at the tips to form the shape of a needle.²³⁸⁹ This mudrā, turned around so that the palms face downward, should be displayed at the forehead. This is the ūrṇā mudrā of the blessed buddhas, taught by the primordial buddhas. The corresponding mantra is, ‘Homage to all the worthy tathāgatas, the fully realized buddhas.’ [The portion to be recited is]:

“ He he! Bind, bind! Remain, remain! Support, support! Suppress, suppress! O jewel of the ūrṇā, svāhā! ²³⁹⁰

“This mantra of the ūrṇā of the tathāgatas, when employed along with its [namesake] mudrā, can accomplish all activities.

“If one steps into the midst of one’s enemies wearing a bindi on one’s forehead made with bovine bezoar [incanted with the ūrṇā mantra] and reciting [the same], one will be unassailable by any