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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Consecration Series

Consecration

English (6) | Français (1) | བོད་ཡིག (6)

Oṃ! Remain here, one with these images and objects,

Until saṃsāra comes to an end;

Grant us freedom from illness, and grant us long life, power and prosperity, and

Make everything supremely auspicious—we pray!

Lotsawa House presents the following texts related to the practice of consecration (rab gnas):

Inventories

by Tulku Rigdzin Pema
Following the 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu, which severely damaged the Boudha Stūpa, Tulku Rigdzin Pema headed the Stūpa’s restoration. After the completion of his work, Rinpoche wrote this inventory (dkar chag) of the sacred items placed inside the stūpa during its restoration. He also explains how stūpas are filled with relics and the benefits of restoring and worshipping stūpas.
Karchak

Rituals

by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
The author wrote this short ritual liturgy for consecrating sacred imagery at the request of his brother, Dzamling Wangyal (1868–1907).
by Dudjom Rinpoche
A very brief ritual for blessing and consecrating representations of enlightened body, speech and mind.
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A simple practice for consecrating the grain that is scattered during rituals.
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This supplement to the Mindrolling Vajrasattva (Minling Dorsem) practice is used as a means of consecrating tsa-tsas, small clay stūpas, Buddhas, or other figures, made using a mould.
Rinchen Terdzö Khyentse Kabab
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This popular rite of consecration (rab gnas) includes the standard elements of bathing, drying, and dressing (for which it draws upon the Bodhicaryāvatāra), before inviting the wisdom deities, sealing them within the image, empowerment, opening of the eyes, transformation, offering and praise, and prayers to remain until the very ends of the aeon.
Rinchen Terdzö Khyentse Kabab

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Inscriptions

Depiction of Mahābodhi Stūpa

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T1028 (rab gnas)

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