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ZSUZSA MAJER After-Death Texts in the Regular Ceremonial System of Mongolian Temples Awidin €ogo or Diwajingin Cogo (Tib. ‘od dpag med kyi cho ga / bde ba can gyi cho ga), ‘Ritual of Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light’ / ‘Ceremony of the Sukhavati paradise’. For example in DaSüoilin monastery, but also in several other temples it is held in once a month. Lxog(o)toi giinreg / Giinregin Ixogo (Tib. lho sgo kun rig), ‘The south gate of Sarvavid(ya) Vairocana’. In several temples it is held weekly. In many bigger Mongolian monasteries it is held weekly, as for example in Gandan main monastery on every Saturday, and in DaSéoilin monastery on every Sunday. Oroin yeröl (Tib. smon lam), ‘Prayer’, ‘Evening prayer’ performed with the aim of promoting better rebirth for the deceased ones. During this ritual, for example all of the Six Prayers are chanted. It is also held weekly in several monasteries, for example on every Saturday for example in DaS¢oilin monastery. In Gandan it is held regularly at the request of individuals. The ritual is performed with the aim of promoting better rebirth for the deceased ones, and also gathering virtues by this way. Sambalin Cogo (Tib. sham bha la’i cho ga), ‘Ritual of Shambhala’. According to its recommendations, this riual is held for the deceased and for merits in the future rebirths. This ceremony was actually found to be held regularly in only two Ulanbatar temples. One of them is De¢ingalaw dacan / Diiinxor dacan (Tib. bde chen bskal pa, dus ‘khor grwa tshang, Ix amgalant cag in Mongolian translation, ‘Fortunate Aeon / Kalacakra monastic school’) of Gandan monastery, where it is held on the 15" of the first autumn month annually. In the other temple it is held, which is Lamrim dacan / Janéub lamrim dacan (Tib. (byang chub) lam rim grwa tshang, ‘Monastic school of the Gradual Path (to the enlightment)’, Lamrim monastic school) situated on Janabajar Street, which leads to Gandan, on the right side, it is held similarly annually although there is no fixed date for it. Data from the ceremonial system of Mongolian monasteries is available to me from my previous fieldworks on the revival and ceremonies of Mongolian Buddhism for my PhD dissertation (Majer, Zsuzsa: A Comparative Study). 368
