Flawless Wisdom

Flawless Wisdom

A Consecration Rite

by Longchen Rabjam

Glorious possessor of the wisdom circle,
Samantabhadra, buddhas of five families,
And vidyādharas, having paid homage to you,
I shall explain the rite of consecration.

For the consecration of a completed statue, if it has been cast in a mould, insert dhāraṇīs of the buddhas at the top, of the Dharma and saṅgha in the middle, and of the dharmapālas and yakṣas at the bottom. Then seal the base. Draw on the back of the painted cloth and so on. Eliminate obstructing forces. Arrange offerings before the image. Visualise yourself as Samantabhadra and consort and recite the offerings and praise. Recite the root mantra of the five families and the essence of dependent origination to bless the grain. Having completed these preliminaries, take refuge and generate bodhicitta. Then, out of a state of emptiness brought about through “svabhāva…etc.”, visualise the yidam or buddha of the five families that corresponds to the image-support. Invite the wisdom being (jñānasattva), make offerings and give praise, then consider that the wisdom being dissolves into the image. Then there is the conferral of empowerment through the five families, and the blessing of enlightened body, speech and mind through the three syllables (oṃ āḥ hūṃ). Recite the verses for steadfastly remaining, and offer flowers together with the mantras of the five families and the essence of dependent origination. For the maṇḍala of investiture, recite the words of the maṇḍala offering together with a melody. For the investiture through offerings, present outer and inner offerings, such as flowers and the like. For the investiture through praise, recite the praise of the five families. For the investiture through auspiciousness, recite numerous verses of auspiciousness. All these stages are made more elaborate through chanting with full melody and the accompaniment of music. Once you have offered a torma, pray for your desired goals, then celebrate the consecration extensively.

When consecrating a book, visualise the great mother Prajñāpāramitā, yellow, with one face and four hands, of which the first on the right holds a scripture, the first on the left holds a lotus, and the lower two are joined together at her heart. She has jewelled ornaments, is seated in vajra posture, and is surrounded by the countless buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions. Invoke the wisdom forms from Akaniṣṭha, and then perform the empowerment and so on as above.

When consecrating cleansing water or a spring, visualise it as a deity’s finely adorned bathing pool and scatter flowers while reciting the essence of dependent origination and auspicious verses. For buildings and pleasure gardens too, consider that they merge with the palaces of the tathāgatas and divine forests, then perform the consecration and recite verses of auspiciousness.

For images of ḍākinīs and the like, practice the relevant mantra and visualisation. Then delight the deity through a fire pūjā, inner offering and offering of amṛta. To do this before performing the consecration is a key instruction.

This has been well explained, in brief and with clear divisions.

Thus, from the vast secret Heart-Essence teaching,
This summary of points in the Naturally Arisen Perfection Tantra
Has been set out in this excellent Flawless Wisdom text
For the sake of fortunate ones of future generations.

Through this, may all beings attain perfect buddhahood,
Free from obscurations, in a pure victor’s realm.

This rite, which is clear in meaning and appropriate,
Was well set out by Drimé Özer, Orgyen’s heart-son,
On the slopes of Gangri Tökar,
During the autumn when fruits and flowers ripen.
May this pleasant lotus garden of words and meaning
Prove utterly delightful to the bees of requisite fortune.

The consecration rite called Flawless Wisdom, composed by Pema Ledrel Tsal, a yogin of the Khandro Nyingtik, during the autumn when fruits and flowers ripen, is hereby complete.

| Translated by Adam Pearcey with the generous support of the Tsadra Foundation, 2026.

Bibliography

Tibetan Edition

klong chen rab 'byams pa dri med 'od zer. "rab tu gnas pa’i cho ga ye shes dri med" In snying thig ya bzhi. 13 vols. Delhi: Sherab Gyaltsen Lama, 1975. Vol. 9: 472–475 (2 folios)

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