何耶揭唎婆觀世音菩薩受法壇

If there be a Śramaṇa or a Brāhmaṇa, sons of good family or virtuous women... who wish to receive and uphold the Dharma of the Bodhisattva, then they should construct an Altar four cubits wide. They should seek out a pure and quiet place, an excellent ground, washing it clean, and smearing the earth with fragrant water and cow-dung. Hang up all manner of banners and canopies of every color, jeweled bells, ornaments of jade, mirrors, together with all kinds of gold and silver arranged alternately to adorn the Place of Enlightenment (Bodhimaṇḍa). Within that Place of Enlightenment, set up a five-colored Altar four cubits wide.

First, the white color below. Next in order are the yellow color, the red color, and the black color, forming four gates. In the very center of the Altar make a lotus throne and reverently place the image of Hayagrīva Avalokiteśvara.

At the Eastern gate make one lotus throne and place the image of the Eleven-Faced Bodhisattva. At the Northern gate make one lotus throne and place the image of the Eight-Armed Avalokiteśvara. At the Southern gate place the eight Dragon Kings (Nāga Rājas), namely: Nanda Dragon King, Vāsunanda Dragon King, Takṣaka Dragon King, Karkoṭaka Dragon King, Padma Dragon King, Mahāpadma Dragon King, Śaṅkhapāla Dragon King, Kulika Dragon King (to these eight Dragons one offers only ripened grain, rice, milk, or well-cooked porridge, or one may use all manner of offerings as well).

Light forty-five lamps. First summon the eight Dragon Kings (using the Hayagrīva Body Mudrā, moving it back and forth).

"Án — Xà gia, tỳ xà gia. A sắt-tra na già la xà gia. A la xiển đô — Sa ha"

OMÏ — JAYA VIJAYA ASÏTÏA NÀGA RÀJÀYA ALAYAMÏTU — SVÀHÀ

On the Southern side near the Western face of the Altar, place one fire-hearth (using sesame, rice, flowers, ghee, and honey mixed together. Recite the Heart Mantra and then cast them into the fire to be burned, completing one thousand times).

Next invite the central Hayagrīva Bodhisattva.

Next invite the Eight-Armed Avalokiteśvara (using the Body Mudrā, moving it back and forth).

"Án — Dạ thế dạ triếp đảm — Sa ha"

OMÏ — ASÏTÏÀYA BHÙJAMÏ — SVÀHÀ

Next use the Lotus Throne Mudrā, moving it back and forth, to invite the Eleven-Faced Bodhisattva. When this is done, scatter all manner of flowers and burn the various renowned fragrant incenses such as Aloeswood (Aguru), Frankincense (Kunduruka), Sandalwood (Candana)... as offerings.

The Master of Mantras (Mantrin) fasts for one day. If one cannot endure hunger, then one may eat only ghee. Using warm fragrant water, bathe and wash, put on new clean garments, enter into the Place of Enlightenment and make offerings; one will then constantly be kept in mind by Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, and there is also appended the commonly used Kuṇḍalī Dharma for Binding the Boundary (Sīmābandha) and making offerings.

One should use the Mantra-Mudrā for Protecting the Body (Ātma-rakṣā) and Binding the Boundary. Empower a wooden stick seven times, or empower water seven times; again use the Mudrā to empower water, or empower white mustard seeds, ashes... seven times, then take the wooden sticks and drive them into the four corners to make the boundary, while the white mustard seeds, ashes, and water are scattered throughout the ten directions to accomplish the Binding of the Boundary. With both hands, interlace the fingers on the outside, then clench them into a fist (Bāhya-bandha); raise the two index fingers stiffly, five-tenths apart; bring the two thumbs together touching, and bend each by one knuckle so that they do not touch the index fingers. The Mantra is:

"Án — Bát la tỳ ca tất đá, bạt chiết la bộ-phiệt la la chi, sa ha"

OMÏ — PRAVÌKA SIDDHA — VAJRA BHÙR ARCI — SVÀHÀ

The Hayagrīva Sharp Forbidding-Sword Mudrā (Stretch out both hands, the left hand on the outside, the right hand on the inside. Place the left hand upon the back of the right hand, and raise the two thumbs).

"Án — A sa mang nghĩa nễ, sa ha"

OMÏ ASAMAMÏGÌNI SVÀHÀ

The Hayagrīva Great Dharma-Body Mudrā (With both hands, interlace the fingers on the outside, then clench them into a fist; raise the two little fingers straight and touching; bring the two thumbs together, bend them, and join them. Wrathfully move the thumbs back and forth).

"Án — Đỗ na, đỗ na — ma tha, ma tha — khả đà, khả đà — Ha gia yết lợi bà — Ô hồng phán — sa ha"

OMÏ — DHUNA DHUNA, MATHA MATHA, KHADA KHADA, HÀYAGRIVA HÙMÏ PHATÏ — SVÀHÀ

Next, the Hayagrīva Heart Mudrā (With both hands, interlace the fingers on the outside, then clench them into a fist; bring the two thumbs together touching, then bend each by one knuckle so that they do not touch the index fingers, and move the thumbs back and forth).

"Án — A mật lị đô trí bà — ô hồng phán — sa ha"

OMÏ — AMRÏTA UDBHAVA HÙMÏ PHATÏ — SVÀHÀ

Next, the Head Mudrā (With both hands, interlace the fingers on the outside, then clench them into a fist; raise the two index fingers with their tips touching; bend both thumbs evenly; and let the tips of the little fingers form a sharp point).

"Đá điệt tha: Chước ca la lệ bố — Chước ca la khất xoa lệ bố — Chước ca la bả đàm ma xoa lợi bố — A mô già tả — Thủy la chỉ-la — Bả la xá võng già xa đổ — Sa ha"

Next, the Crown Mudrā (Following the Head Mudrā, only raise the two index fingers with their tips touching; place the two middle fingers separately in front of the index fingers so that their tips touch one another).

"Án — Thất lợi la lợi thất — Ô hồng phán — Sa ha"

OMÏ — ‘SARIRA ‘SRÌ HÙMÏ PHATÏ — SVÀHÀ

Next, the Mouth Mudrā (Both hands: interlace the little fingers and ring fingers on the inside. Place the two middle fingers with their tips touching. Bring the two thumbs together and raise them; have the right index finger press against the tip of the right thumb, and raise the left index finger slightly curved beside the middle finger).

"Án — Thể lỗ lô — cưu lô đà na — ô hồng phán — sa ha"

OMÏ — VIRULA KRODHANA HÙMÏ PHATÏ — SVÀHÀ

Next, the Fang Mudrā (Following the earlier Fang Mudrā of Amoghapāśa Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, only modify the two middle fingers to stand upright with their tips touching, the two thumbs pressing firmly against the middle fingers. First, take the left little finger and grip it behind the back of the right ring finger, and the right little finger gripping behind the back of the left little finger).

"Na mô la đá-na đát la dạ gia — Nam mô a lợi gia bà lô cát đế nhiếp bà la gia — Bồ đề tát đỏa gia — Ma ha tát đỏa gia — Ma ha ca lô ni ca gia — Đát điệt tha: Đá-la tra đá-la tra — mạt tra, mạt tra — Sân đà, sân đà — Tần đà, tần đà — Ô hàm, phán phán — sa ha"

NAMO RATNA TRAYÀYA

NAMAHÏ ÀRYA AVALOKITE'SVARÀYA BODHISATVÀYA MAHÀ SATVÀYA MAHÀ KÀRUNÏIKÀYA

TADYATHÀ: TRATÏ TRATÏ — MATÏA MATÏA — CCHINDHA CCHINDHA — BHINDHA BHINDHA — HÙMÏ PHATÏ PHATÏ — SVÀHÀ

This is the Hayagrīva Great Mantra. There is also the Hayagrīva Separate Great Mantra. These are the two Mantras BÀ ĐẾ TRA TẤT ĐÀ BA PHÁN ĐỂ (the Tang [Chinese] records it as "Effective by mere recitation"). Although one does not receive and uphold the Dharma of altar-offerings, it becomes effective by mere recitation.

If one wishes to dispatch and send forth Hayagrīva Avalokiteśvara, then hold in the hand Surabhi-puṣpa, the cypress flower (the flower of the cypress tree, which belongs to the pine family), and empower it once. Each time this is completed, strike the image once; in this way seven times, and the Principal Deity (Mūla-deva) will surely return. That Mantra is:

"Đát điệt tha: Tát la, ba la tát la — Xã gia, tỳ xã gia — Bạt chiết la câu la sa tam bà bá sa bả na ca xa mục đô tử — Sa ha"

TADYATHÀ: SARA SARA, PRSARA, JAYA, VIJAYA VAJRA KU'SALA SAMBHAVA SAPANNÀKSÏA MUKTO HI — SVÀHÀ