建立曼荼羅及揀擇地法 1.31

1.31

如是啟告已，便於置壇處西邊如法護身靜然安坐，誦本所持真言一千八遍。若真言文廣者應隨自力或誦一百八遍，下至誦三七、五七遍，離諸思想一心正念，即於其處右脇面東南首，舉身如師子王寂靜安眠取其境界。若先來寢息處清淨者，隨自意樂亦通，不必要須此處，但一心專注觀菩提心月輪了了分明；又於菩提心中觀一如意寶珠，內外分明徹心無異想，便即睡眠。若先學禪寂之人，必須但臆但寂其心，如前入觀觀如意寶，所有成不成相悉於心鏡中現。若先相不善不應建立，若強作者恐招自損；若先相善者方可建立。

Having announced this, one then sits quietly on the western side of the place where the altar is to be established, protecting one's body according to the ritual, and recites the mantra one upholds one thousand and eight times. If the text of the mantra is extensive, one should recite it according to one's capacity, either one hundred and eight times, or down to three times seven or five times seven times. Free from all thoughts, with single-minded right mindfulness, one lies down right there on one's right side, facing southeast with head toward the south, stretching out the whole body like a lion king, peacefully sleeping to receive the signs of the realm. If one's former sleeping place is pure, it is also permissible to use it according to one's wish; one does not necessarily have to use this place. One simply focuses single-mindedly on contemplating the moon-disc of the bodhicitta, clear and distinct; furthermore, within the bodhicitta, one contemplates a wish-fulfilling jewel, distinct inside and out, penetrating the mind without divergent thoughts, and then immediately falls asleep. If one is a person who has previously trained in meditative quiescence, one must simply collect and quiet the mind, entering the visualization as before to contemplate the wish-fulfilling jewel; all signs of success or failure will appear in the mirror of the mind. If the initial omen is unwholesome, one should not establish [the altar]; if one forces the undertaking, one fears it will bring harm upon oneself. Only if the initial omen is wholesome may one establish it.