CHAPTER SIX

From the Treasury of Heaven This is

THE SUPERB INITIATION RITUAL

OF AHM GTSUG[r_6:1] VAJRAPANI

Obeisance to Vajrapani!

For the performance of the Initiation Ritual of Vajrapani general preparations are required, and the Vase and Gtor-ma should be arranged.

The yogi should think that both he and the front Gtor-ma instantaneously become Vajrapani, whose hair is as white as a shell, appearing in a form of Drang Strong[r_6:2]. His right hand lifts up in a threatening manner of conquering all the hindrances, and his left hand holds the bell in front of his breast as a sign of attracting and increasing longevity, merits, and prosperities.

His body is greenish-grey adorned with silk scarves;

He wears a tiger-skin apron at the lower part of his body.

He stretches the left leg and bends the right.

Vajrapani stands vividly on the lotus-moon.

A Hum word stands on the moon disc in his heart center;

Circling the Hum word clockwise is the garland of Mantra,

From it emanate beams of light to the ten directions,

Inviting all Vajrapanis, the Masters of Tantra,

To come down here, entering into both the front Gtor-ma and the yogi's body.

The nectar in the vase now is overflowing.

Om Ba-tsa Pani Nama Hum!

(Recite this Mantra several hundred or thousand times, or recite it as much as one can. After the recitation of Mantra, the Eight-Offerings ritual should be performed.)

(Then, the guru addresses the disciples:)

Now, I am going to impart to you the initiation of Vajrapani, the Son of Buddha Samantabhadra. In fact, Vajrapani is identical in essence with Buddha Samantabhadra, who is considered to be the First Buddha or The Buddha, who came into being before all other Buddhas. Vajrapani has different forms, as clearly stated in the Tantra of One-Hundred-and-Eight Praisings. These different forms can be classified as the Wrathful Ones, the Peaceful Ones, and the Wrathful-Peaceful Ones. This initiation belongs to the Wrathful-Peaceful form. According to the Heart Treasury of the Heavenly Dharma, Vajrapani has thirteen different forms; this Vajrapani is the one appearing in the form of Ahm Gtsug. He is not known heretofore on earth.

At one time, Vajrapani transformed himself as a sage deity (Tib. Drang Srong) named Gon-b'a-skyes, and engaged himself in deep Samadhi at the west side of Mount Sumeru. At that time Buddha Rnam-gzigs came to this world. When he was about to manifest the manner of realizing the Perfect Enlightenment, numerous demons, together with their great armies, came to afflict him. They threw myriads of weapons like rain to hurt the Buddha. The Buddha then waved his Dharma-rope as the eagle flaps its wings, and said:

"O wrathful Drang Srong, please come here to subdue these demons!"