Vajrayāna treatise

Note that folios3and4(66 and 67 in IOL numbering system) are reversed. Complete discussion of a peaceful fire offering (śānti-homa). The opening lines describe the work as follows:

" 1r.1dkyil 'khor dang cho ga'i go rims/zhi ba'i srin bsreg chen po 'di 'a'i lag len/man ngag khol bur phyung ba 'a'o/dang po sa gzhi'i cho ga/
phyi rgyud gi gzhung gzhag dang mthun bar byas " " 1r.1Assorted instructions on the ritual sequence for themaṇḍalaand the manual, on the practice tradition specific to this great peaceful fire offering: First, the manual for preparing the ritual space is performed in accordance with the textual presentations in the outer tantras. "

The work does not explicitly divide itself into sections, but the following topics can be distinguished: (i) constructing the fire pit (1r.1-1v.5); (ii) preparing oneself (1v.5-2r.8); (iii) preparing the ritual space (2r.8-4r.2); (iv) general tasks (4r.2-6r.8); (v) actual offerings (6r.8-end). Topic (ii) on preparing oneself is divided into five stages: (a) sending forth the offering cakes (gtor ma), (b) imagining the field, (c) ornamenting oneself with thekuśa, (d) cultivating the hearth and the deity's palace, and (e) generating oneself in the deity yoga. The first four of these five stages are not discussed beyond being listed. Topic (iv) on the general tasks (spyi dgyus) is also sub-divided into ten stages: (a) purifying the fire, (b) cleansing the fire, (c) making the requests, (d) invitation, (e) prostrations, (f) offerings, (g) confessions, (h) enjoining the activities, (h) praises, (i) prayers to return. Note the mention of four Buddhist vehicles (rgyal theg bzhi) on4v.6.

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