CHGYAL NAMKHAI NORBU

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A SHORT PURIFICATION RITUAL
FOR THE DEAD
A SUPPLEMENT TO THE THE NAMCH SHITRO

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Prepare all the necessary articles, such as the letter NRI to be used
as the visualization support for the Changchog, a torma for the Ob-
structing Spirits, sesame seed, fre and water, sand empowered with
mantras and so forth. The preliminaries and the main practice until
the completion of the mantras of the Namch Shitro are performed
in the usual way.

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SUMMONING THE CONSCIOUSNESS
OF THE DECEASED
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From the heart of ourselves, visualized as Vajrasattva, we imagine
that infnite rays of light in the shape of a hook spread and instantly
summon the consciousnesses of the deceased, wherever they are in
the Six Lokas or in the Bardo, into the name-label support in such
a way that (these deceased) are perceived as if they were alive, and
we sing:
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NAMO
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LMA GONQG ZASM G
Through the power of truth of the Guru, the Three Jewels,
the Three Roots,
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QOSNYID DNTS CEDS GYI
Mantras, and the Dharmata,
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NMXES NS YUL GQS-NAS
May the consciousnesses of the deceased, wherever they are,
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GADJIG DEN DR KUG GYRJIG
Be instantly summoned into this support!
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OM VAJ RA TAKKI RJAH HM
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Repeating this three times in all, we imagine that the consciousnesses

of the deceased, in the form of light, dissolve without duality into the
visualization support, the NRI letter. Then we pronounce:
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J AH HM BAM HOH
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together with the four mudras, imagining that we dissolve the
(consciousnesses of the deceased) into the name-label and that the
deceased are present as if they were actually alive.

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ELIMINATING THE OBSTRUCTORS
WHO ADHERE TO THE DECEASED
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We sprinkle the torma for the Obstructors with water and empower
it with the mantra:

RAM YAM KHAM
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OM AH HM
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Then we turn the torma for the Obstructors three times to the left and
empowering it with mudras and mantras, we offer it saying:
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OM SARVA BIGHANAN NAMA SARVA TATHGATA
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BHYO VIVA MUKHEBHYH SARVA TATKHAM
UDGATE
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SPHARANA HIMAM GA GANA GHRI HANA

BALINGTAYE SVH
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After repeating this three times in all, we imagine that we drive the
hosts of Obstructors far away by means of the ferce mantra with the
our HUMs:

OM SUM BHANI SUM BHA HM

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GRI HANA GRI HANA HM
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GRI HANA PAYA GRI HANA PAYA HM
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ANAYA HO BHAGAVAN
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BIHARJAYA HM PHAT
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Thus we recite this ferce mantra.

MEDITATING ON THE WHEEL OF PROTECTION

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Imagining that all the areas above and below where we are and all the
main and intermediary directions are completely full of a naturally
manifesting Vajra Pavilion, we pronounce:
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OM VAJ RA RAKRA RAKRA HM
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sealing it with the Vajra three times.

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PURIFYING THE IMPEDIMENTS AND OBSTACLES
OF THE DECEASED
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We place a fre at the right of the visualization support, the NRI in-
scription, water at its left, and sesame in front of it. Then we sound:

KAM
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We imagine that all the impediments and obstacles of the deceased,
which abide at their hearts in the form of a black letter KAM, exit
from their nostrils in the form of black scorpions and dissolve into
the sesame seed. Then we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H:
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OM VAJRA SATVA HM

TADYATH HANE HANE ANOLI

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MITAYE KURUYE VAJRASATVA SVH

SARVA PPAM DAHANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Pronouncing this mantra three times, we empower (our visualization)
and throw the sesame seeds into the fre and water.
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Once again we pronounce this mantra three times to empower (our
visualization) and throw the burning piece of fre into the water. Then
we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM

VAJRASATVA SAMAYA MANU PLAYA

VAJ RASATVA TVENOPA TIRTHA DIDHO ME BHAVA

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SUTORYO ME BHAVA SUPORYO ME BHAVA
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ANU RAKTO ME BHAVA

SARVA SIDDHIMME PRAYACCHA

SARVA KARMA SUCA ME

CITTAM SHRE YAH KURU

HM

HA HA HA HA HOH
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BHAGAVN
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SARVA TATHGATA

VAJRA MME MUCA VAJR BHAVA

MAH SAMAYA SATVA

AH

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CELAS DSBA NMGYI DG DRB
SARVA PPAM SINTAM KURU SVH
May all the impediments and obstacles of the deceased be
purifed!
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With these (mantras) we purify the impediments and obstacles.

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PURIFYING THE SEEDS OF THE SIX LOKAS
OF THE DECEASED
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HM
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We imagine that from our hearts visualized as Vajrasattva and those
of the peaceful deities, infnite rays of light spread in the form of fre
and water of wisdom and that they burn and purify all the impedi-
ments and obstacles of the deceased including their karmic traces
which could produce a rebirth in the Hell realm. After sounding
DU under our breath, while throwing sand empowered with mantra
on the support, we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM VAJRA SATVA HM

SARVA PPAM VARANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Then, in the same way, we imagine that all the impediments and ob-
stacles of the deceased including their karmic traces which could
produce a rebirth in the Preta realm are burned and purifed. After
sounding PRE under our breaths, while throwing sand empowered
with mantra on the support, we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM VAJRA SATVA HM

SARVA PPAM VARANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Then we imagine that all the impediments and obstacles of the
deceased including their karmic traces which could produce a
rebirth in the animal realm, are burned and purifed. After sounding
TRI under our breath, while throwing sand empowered with mantra
on the support, we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM VAJRA SATVA HM

SARVA PPAM VARANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Then we imagine that all the impediments and obstacles of the
deceased including their karmic traces which could produce a
rebirth in the human realm are burned and purifed. After sounding
NRI under our breath, while throwing sand empowered with mantra
on the support, we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM VAJRA SATVA HM

SARVA PPAM VARANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Then we imagine that all the impediments and obstacles of the
deceased including their karmic traces which could produce a
rebirth in the Asura realm are burned and purifed. After sounding
SU under our breath, while throwing sand empowered with mantra
on the support, we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM VAJRA SATVA HM

SARVA PPAM VARANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Then we imagine that all the impediments and obstacles of the
deceased including their karmic traces which could produce a
rebirth in the Deva realm are burned and purifed. After sounding A
under our breath, while throwing sand empowered with mantra on
the support, we pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H

OM VAJRA SATVA HM

SARVA PPAM VARANA BHASMIN KURU SVH

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Then we imagine that from our hearts visualized as Vajrasattva and
from the hearts of the peaceful deities infnite rays of light spread
in the form of the fre and water of wisdom and that they burn and
purify all the impediments and obstacles of the deceased - including
their karmic traces - which could produce a rebirth in the Six Lokas.
While throwing sand empowered with mantra on the support, we
pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H
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OM VAJRA SATVA HM

TADYATH HANE HANE ANOLI

MITAYE KURUYE VAJRASATVA SVH

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TRANSFERING THE CONSCIOUSNESS
OF THE DECEASED
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At the center of ourselves visualized as Vajrasattva, a HUM insepara-

ble from the consciousness of the deceased rises up from the heart to
the crown of the head by means of HUM sounded three times. With
the sound PHAT we imagine that the HUM is transferred to the heart
of Guru Vajrasattva above our head.
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HM HM HM
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PHAT

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BURNING THE NAME-LABEL OF THE DECEASED
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We imagine that from the light at the heart of ourselves, visualized
as Vajrasattva, the great fame of wisdom blazes which burns all the
samsaric phenomena of the aggregates, sense-constituents and sense-
bases of the deceased without leaving any residue. We pronounce:

OM H HM BHODHI CITTA MAH SUKHA

JNADHTU H
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OM VAJRA SATVA HM

AGNE J VALA RAM

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and burn the name-label.

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THE MANTRA WHICH LIBERATES
THROUGH HEARING

H A SHA SA MA HA MA BHANDHAH MARARA

HA KAKA H SHA LA SA BHANDHA MATA LI

KA HANA ALITA HA MASA SHAKIYU

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THE MANTRA WHICH LIBERATES
THROUGH RECITING

H A SHA SA MA HA MAM BHANDHA MITARU

A HASHE ANALI H ETHA BHANDHA MA

SHA LASHA HKA KA SA MUTI KANALI
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MA WANI SUNE HA GISHAR HA HA HA

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RELAXING IN THE STATE OF THE SONG OF VAJRA

EMAKIRIKR MASUTAVALIVL

SAMITASURUSR KUTALIMASUMS

EKARASULIBHAAYE CIKIRABHULIBHAHAYE

SAMUNTACARYASUGHAYE
BHETASANABHYAKULAYE

SAKARI DHUKANA MATARI VAITANA

PARALI HISANA MAKHARTA KHELANAM

SAMBHARATHAMEKHACANTAPA

SRYABHATARAIPASHANAPA

RANABIDHISAGHURALAPA

MASMINSAGHULTAYAPA
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GHURAGHRSAGHAKHARALAM
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NARANRITHAPAALAM
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SIRASRBHESARASPALAM
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BHUNDHABHNDHCISHASAKELAM

SAS RIR LIL I MIM

RA RA R

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DEDICATING VIRTUES AND EMPOWERING
THROUGH THE MANTRA IN CONTEMPLATION
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GVA D YIS RDU DG
By means of these virtues may I rapidly
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XTRO LHACOG DRB GYR NAS
Realize the peaceful and wrathful deities
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DRVA J IG GYAMALUSBA
So that I may lead all beings, without excluding any,
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DEDG SA LA GDBAR XOG
To their level of realization.
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OM DHARE DHARE BHANDHARE SVH
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JAYA JAYA SIDDHI SIDDHI PHALA PHALA

H A HA SHA SA MA MAMAKOLISAMANTA

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On the occasion of the Purifcation of Obstacles, belonging to the
Shitro of the Namch cycle, to be held in Merigar West by the
Dzogchen Community in the Fire-Female-Boar year for the beneft of
all the deceased who have a relation with us, I, the gyalkhampa (one
who travels around the world) Chgyal Namkhai Norbu, prepared
this simple way to perform the Changchog rite. May it become the
cause of immense beneft and happiness for all the beings who have
a relation with us. Virtue! Virtue! Virtue!