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Homage to the Three Treasures

Having paid homage to the Three Treasures,
which increase the welfare of all beings,
for the end of delusion I relate
a collection of the main Dharma points.

Dharmas 1-20

1. Herein, at the beginning, there are Three Treasures, they are:

{1} The Buddha,
{2} the Dharma,
{3} and the Saṅgha.

2. There are three vehicles,

{1} the Disciples’ vehicle,
{2} the Independent Buddhas’ vehicle,
{3} and the Great vehicle.

3. There are five (dhyāni) Buddhas, they are:

{1} Vairocana (Shining Buddha),
{2} Akṣobhya (Immovable Buddha),
{3} Ratna-sambhava (Jewel-Born Buddha),
{4} Amitābha (Endless-Light Buddha),
{5} Amogha-siddhi (Unfailing Buddha).

4. There are four goddesses, Omitted in the Cambridge manuscript. they are:

{1} Rocanī (Yellow goddess),
{2} Māmakī (Devoted goddess),
{3} Pāṇḍurā (White goddess),
{4} and Tārā (Shining goddess).

5. There are five protectors, Omitted in the Cambridge manuscript. they are:

{1} Assailer,
{2} Thousands-crusher,
{3} Moonlight,
{4} Mantra-follower,
{5} and Cool Wood.

6. There are seven Realised Ones, they are:

{1} Vipaśyī (Buddha),
{2} Śikhī (Buddha),
{3} Viśvabhū (Buddha),
{4} Krakucchanda (Buddha),
{5} Kanaka-muni (Buddha),
{6} Kāśyapa (Buddha),
{7} and Śākya-muni (Buddha).

7. There are four world protectors, they are:

{1} Dhtarāṣṭra,
{2} Virūpākṣa,
{3} Virūḍhaka,
{4} and Kubera.

8. There are eight world protectors, they are:

{1} Indra,
{2} Yama,
{3} Varuṇa,
{4} Kubera,
{5} Īśāna,
{6} Agni,
{7} Nairta,
{8} Vāyu.

9. There are ten world protectors, they are:

{1-8} Beginning with the eight world protectors and then
{9} Brahmā and
{10} Kṣṇa.

10. There are fourteen world protectors, they are:

{1-10} Consisting of the ten world protectors,
{11} Candra,
{12} Sūrya,
{13} Pthvī,
{14} Asura.

11. There are ten wrathful ones, Omitted in the Cambridge manuscript. they are:

{1} Yamāntaka,
{2} Prajñāntaka,
{3} Padmāntaka,
{4} Vighnāntaka,
{5} Acaraṭarki-rāja,
{6} Nīla-daṇḍa,
{7} Mahā-bala,
{8} Uṣṇīṣa,
{9} Cakra-vartī,
{10} and Sambha-rāja.

12. There are eight Bodhisattvas, they are:

{1} Maitreya,
{2} Gagana-gañja,
{3} Samanta-bhadra,
{4} Vajra- pāṇī,
{5} Mañjuśrī,
{6} Sarva-nivaraṇa-viṣkambhī,
{7} Kṣiti-garbha,
{8} and Khagarbha.

13. There are six yoginis, Omitted in the Cambridge manuscript. they are:

{1} Vajrā-
{2} Vārāhī,
{3} Yāminī,
{4} Sañcāraṇī,
{5} Santrāsanī,
{6} and Cāṇḍikā.

14. There are seven supreme offerings, they are:

{1} Worshipping,
{2} honouring,
{3} confessing faults,
{4} rejoicing,
{5} requesting instruction,
{6} the generating of a mind set on Awakening,
{7} developing (that mind).

15. There are three roots of wholesomeness, they are:

{1} The generating of a mind set on Awakening,
{2} purification of the heart,
{3} and the abandoning of the I-maker, the me-maker.

16. There are four spiritual states, they are:

{1} Friendliness,
{2} kindness,
{3} gladness,
{4} and equanimity.

17. There are six perfections, they are:

{1} the perfection of generosity,
{2} the perfection of virtue,
{3} the perfection of patience,
{4} the perfection of energy,
{5} the perfection of meditation,
{6} the perfection of wisdom.

18. There are ten perfections, they are:

{1-6} Consisting of the six perfections, and
{7} skilful means,
{8} aspiration,
{9} strength,
{10} and knowledge.

19. There are four bases of sympathy, they are:

{1} generosity,
{2} kindly speech,
{3} usefulness,
{4} and similarity of purpose.

20. There are five deep knowledges,

{1} the divine eye,
{2} the divine ear,
{3} knowledge of others’ minds,
{4} recollection of previous lives,
{5} and spiritual power.