Maṇḍala Offering Series

Maṇḍala Offering

A series of texts related to the practice of maṇḍala offering (maṇḍal ’bul ba), symbolizing the gift of the entire universe according to Buddhist cosmology:

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Ngöndro Compendium—Part 4—Mandala Offering

by Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol

Ngöndro Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro

Offering

Thirty-Seven Point Maṇḍala Offering

by Chögyal Pakpa Lodrö Gyaltsen

The most popular maṇḍala offering liturgy in Tibetan Buddhism, through which one offers the outer and inner universe complete with thirty-seven features: 1) Mount Meru; 2-5) the four continents; 6-13) the eight subcontinents; 14) the jewel mountain; 15) the wish-fulfilling tree; 16) the wish-fulfilling cow; 17) the harvest which needs no sowing; 18-24) the seven attributes of royalty; 25) the vase of great treasure; 26-33) the eight offering goddesses; 34) the sun; 35) the moon; 36) the precious umbrella; and 37) the royal banner victorious in all directions.

Concise Seven-Heap Maṇḍala Offering

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

This short maṇḍala liturgy is included within the Compendium of Sādhanas (sgrub thabs kun btus). It features seven heaps representing: 1) Mount Meru; 2-5) the four continents; 6) the sun and 7) the moon.

Compendium of Sādhanas 30 Dec 2021

Short Maṇḍala Offering

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

This four-line prayer is sometimes used for the accumulation of maṇḍala offerings in the Longchen Nyingtik tradition. Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, for example, recommends accumulating this prayer seventy thousand times (following thirty thousand recitations of the three-kāya maṇḍala from the Longchen Nyingtik).

Maṇḍala Offering from the Tradition of Jatsön Nyingpo

by Jatsön Nyingpo

A short maṇḍala offering from the revelations of Jatsön Nyingpo. These lines are also recommended in Chatral Rinpoche's edition of Khenpo Ngawang Palzang's notes (zin bris) to the Longchen Nyingtik preliminaries.

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Short Maṇḍala Offering

by Jetsün Drakpa Gyaltsen

Sometimes known as the seven-point maṇḍala offering, this is an extremely popular text that is sometimes appended to the 37-Point Maṇḍala Offering. Its precise origin is unknown, however. The earliest available version appears in a consecration manual by Drakpa Gyaltsen, but it has been attributed to various authors, including Pakpa Lodrö Gyaltsen and the legendary bodhisattva Dharmodgata.

Adornment of the Four Continents: A Maṇḍala Offering

by Longchen Rabjam

A liturgy to be recited at the time of the extremely unelaborate empowerment (shin tu spros med dbang) as part of the Lama Yangtik.

Lama Yangtik Damngak Dzö 3 Apr 2024

Clouds of Twofold Accumulation: A Maṇḍala Offering Ritual

by Longchen Rabjam

This three-kāya maṇḍala offering rite belongs to the Clouds Trilogy within the Lama Yangtik collection and is also included in the Chetsün Nyingtik section of the Rinchen Terdzö.

Lama Yangtik Damngak Dzö Rinchen Terdzö Chetsün Nyingtik 9 Apr 2024

Enlightened Body, Speech and Mind Maṇḍala Offering

by Longchen Rabjam

This maṇḍala offering from the Lama Yangtik is appended to The Clouds of Twofold Accumulation and is also found in the Chetsün Nyingtik section of the Rinchen Terdzö.

Lama Yangtik Rinchen Terdzö Chetsün Nyingtik 6 Jun 2024

The Wish-Fulfilling Web: A Maṇḍala Offering in Five Sets of Five

by Longchen Rabjam

A liturgy to be recited at the time of the utterly unelaborate empowerment (rab tu spros med dbang) as part of the Lama Yangtik.

Lama Yangtik Damngak Dzö 13 Sep 2023

Maṇḍala Offering from Longsal Dorje Nyingpo

revealed by Longsal Nyingpo

This four-line prayer to accompany the maṇḍala offering is extracted from the common preliminary practices of the Longsal Dorje Nyingpo tradition. It also appears in Chatral Rinpoche's edition of Khenpo Ngawang Palzang's famous guide to the Longchen Nyingtik preliminaries.

Termas Longsal Dorje Nyingpo

Maṇḍala Offering That Opens the Door to the Pure Realms

by Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol

A three-kāya maṇḍala offering composed at Mount Kailash at the request of a student named Tendzin Repa.

26 Feb 2023

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