[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [建立曼荼羅及揀擇地法](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911) › 1.12 # 建立曼荼羅及揀擇地法 1.12 建立曼荼羅及揀擇地法 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1.12) 又云：「淨地之法：七日已前往於其處，如法護身及護弟子，供養地神及護其地，方起穿掘除去地過。若不去其地過而作法者必難成就。是故當須除其地中骨石、灰炭、樹根、蟲窠、髑髏、毛髮及瓦礫等，盡去令淨。應當細擣所掘之土還填其處打令堅實，復以牛液及諸香水散灑。令潤澤已還打，極令平正猶如手掌，即以香水調瞿摩夷，從東北角右旋而塗。復於曼荼羅中心穿一小坑，持誦五種穀及五種寶、五種香、五種藥安於坑中築令平正。如是置寶及淨治已，次應當作受持地法。三日已前各用本部辨事真言持誦香水，於日沒時用灑其地，以右手按地持誦曼荼羅主真言以受持，此名受持地法也。」 > It also states: “The method for purifying the ground: Seven days prior, go to that place; protect oneself and the disciples according to the Dharma, make offerings to the earth deity, and protect the site; only then begin digging to remove the faults of the earth. If one performs the ritual without removing the faults of the earth, it will surely be difficult to achieve. Therefore, one must remove bones, stones, ashes, charcoal, tree roots, insect nests, skulls, hair, roof-tiles, pebbles, and the like from the ground, taking all away to make it clean. One should finely pound the excavated earth, fill the site back in, and tamp it down to make it solid. Again scatter and sprinkle it with cow fluid and various fragrant waters. Having moistened it, tamp it again, making it extremely flat and level, like the palm of a hand. Then mix gomaya with fragrant water and smear it, circumambulating clockwise starting from the northeast corner. Further, in the centre of the maṇḍala, dig a small pit; recite mantras over the five kinds of grains, five kinds of jewels, five kinds of incense, and five kinds of medicines, place them in the pit, and pound it flat and level. Having thus placed the jewels and purified the ground, next one should perform the rite of taking possession of the ground. Three days prior, using the respective service-performing mantras of one's own family, recite over fragrant water and sprinkle the ground at sunset. Pressing the ground with the right hand, recite the mantra of the maṇḍala lord to take possession. This is called the rite of taking possession of the ground.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.911.1.12) · Pramāṇa