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KRISZTINA TELEKI Translation . . . (197) NAMO GURU PADMASIDDHI YA" If you want to make a petition-offering to the Mighty War God, Khangai King, prepare the inner, outer offerings?" and offering cakes, consecrate them with the six mantras and the six midras and say as follows: KYEE From the celestial realms and other supreme sacred places Great War God, mighty king Khangai Descend here with your Wife and external and internal officers and servants, The eight classes,** local guardians, and other retinue. Take place here forever in the sky in front of me, at the joint of rainbows, In the centre of various, excellent clouds of offerings To complete your buddha activity”? with various Pacifying, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating deeds. Great War God, I offer to you These inner and outer offerings, sacred substances, costly offerings, Food and beverage swirling like a lake. Take them and remove all evil circumstances. Consecrating as nectar with the mantra: Om Ah Him I offer this offering of meat, alcohol, yoghurt, silk, and sweet, white offering cake In a vessel adorned with jewels To Khangai King and his retinue. I offer this smoke cloud of Sandalwood, aloe wood, juniper, butter-flour and others Burning in the fire of wisdom, swirling like pure gold To the Mighty War God and his retinue. 26 | pay homage to Padmasiddhi. It refers to Padmasambhava, whose mantra is Om Ah Him Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Him. Tib. phyi nang mchod pa. Outer offering consists of seven types of offering in bowls representing: drinking water, washing water, flower offering, incense offering, butter lamp, water representing fragrant perfume, a small food offering, and an additional music offering. Inner offering means a skull cup filled with the “nectar” of ten impurities representing urine, blood, etc. These offerings are offered to Tantric, wrathful deities or protectors. Tib. /ha srin sde brgyad. Eight classes of gods and spirits who were able to receive and practice the teaching of Buddha. These classes can also refer to various types of mundane spirits who can cause either help or harm, but remain invisible to normal human beings. Tib. ‘phrin las. Deed, action, activity, abundant service, buddha activity. It has four forms regarding deities: pacifying, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating deeds. 27 28 29 108