འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 360

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The qualities of this [mantra] are infinite, and so are its ritual applications.

“The mudrās and mantras of the tathāgatas are infinite. One should employ [primarily] all the mudrās and mantras of the [deities] listed in the ‘Assembly’ chapter²³⁹⁷ as the retinue deities of the tathāgatas, as the rites of other [deities] are innumerable. These mudrās and mantras should be employed according to the ritual of this king of manuals.

“Thus, the mantra of the Lotus family should be used together with the padma²³⁹⁸ mudrā. This mantra is:

“ Oṁ jiḥ jiḥ! Svāhā to the dispeller of fear, one with the body of a victorious one! ²³⁹⁹

“This is the mantra of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. When employed together with the padma mudrā, it will accomplish all activities. When it is recited, all the mantras of the Lotus family are being recited. When it is accomplished, all the mantras of the Lotus family are accomplished.

“The mantra to be used with [the mudrā] of the great vidyā Pāṇḍaravāsinī is:

“ Oṁ kaṭe vikaṭe nikaṭe kaṭaṅkaṭe kaṭavikaṭa­kaṭaṅkaṭe svāhā! ²⁴⁰⁰

“[This mantra], when combined with the mudrā of Pāṇḍaravāsinī or the padma²⁴⁰¹ mudrā, can accomplish all activities. It also affords protection to those visiting any of the charnel grounds.

“Similarly, Tārā, Bhṛkuṭī, Candrā, any deities said to be from the retinue of the lord of vidyās Hayagrīva, as well as the entire Lotus family in its infinity, may be invoked by the means of the mantras and mudrās along with their extensive rituals.²⁴⁰²

“The same applies to the Vajra family where the mantra is used together with the double vajra mudrā.²⁴⁰³ This mantra is:²⁴⁰⁴

“Hūṁ!

“When this mantra of Vajrapāṇi is accomplished, all the mantras of the Vajra family are accomplished. When this mantra is recited, all of them are recited. When employed along with previously described double vajra mudrā, this mantra will accomplish all the activities the practitioner desires, even those forbidden by the most eminent of victors, if they are required to guide sentient beings. This mantra of the great yakṣa is extremely fierce.

“Similarly, [the mudrā] of Māmakī, the great vidyā who is the mainstay of the [Vajra] family, can accomplish all activities. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ maintainer of the family! Bind, bind! Huṁ phaṭ! ²⁴⁰⁵

“This great vidyā called Māmakī, taught by all the buddhas, is suitable for all activities. When employed together with the mudrā of Māmakī formed in advance, it can accomplish any activity according to the practitioner’s wish. One can also employ the mudrās of the retinue [deities] of Vajrapāṇi as listed in the introductory chapter,²⁴⁰⁶ as well as the entire vajra holder’s family²⁴⁰⁷ without exception, in combination with their respective mantras.

“Similarly, in the Elephant²⁴⁰⁸ family, there is, the mantra of the bodhisattva Gajagandha:

“ Oṁ, you with an elephant’s name, hūṁ! You who walk in the sky, svāhā! ²⁴⁰⁹