Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This text provides technical instructions for a ritual practice designed to attain mundane siddhis, specifically material prosperity and divine enjoyments. The work outlines a precise sequence of physical and liturgical requirements, beginning with the construction of a square maṇḍala in an urban or palatial setting. The practitioner is committed to a specific material arrangement involving a vase of grains and the placement of texts associated with a Goddess and Jambhala, separated by a precious pillar. The ritual process integrates the summoning and absorption of deities with a rigorous schedule of fire offerings consisting of specific food categories. The text concludes by prescribing the recitation of male and female mantras at dawn and the offering of water. By adhering to these spatial, material, and temporal constraints, the practitioner aims to elevate their worldly condition to a level equivalent to that of the gods.
Provenance
About this text
A sādhana for the accomplishment of common siddhis, the thun mong gi dngos grub sgrub pa'i thabs kyi man ngag is a work of classical Tibetan Buddhism attributed to the Indian author Saṃvarabhadra. The text was translated into Tibetan by ’bro lo tsa ba d+harma b+hi and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཚི, where it is situated within the Other Skillful Means Tantras collection. Spanning three pages in this edition, the work enacts a ritual process for attaining material prosperity and divine enjoyments. It prescribes the construction of a square maṇḍala in a city or palace, the arrangement of a vase of grains with volumes associated with a Goddess and Jambhala, and the performance of summoning and absorption rites. The practice further requires a series of fire offerings consisting of the three whites, three sweets, and various grains, alongside the recitation of male and female mantras at dawn and the offering of water libations. A scholar or serious reader consults this text today to examine the technical requirements of ritualized wealth-attainment and the specific liturgical sequences used to elevate the practitioner's worldly condition.
Cite thisAnuvāda, “Personal Instructions on the Sādhana for Attaining Mundane Siddhis” (Toh 2120), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh2120
Summary & commentary
Significance
The work is significant for its illustration of the intersection between Buddhist tantric practice and the pursuit of worldly wealth through deities like Jambhala. It demonstrates the reliance on precise material configurations and ritual timing to achieve non-liberation results within the Indo-Tibetan tradition.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1-2
Ritual Setup
Instructions on the construction of the maṇḍala and the arrangement of ritual objects, including grains and sacred volumes.
3
Offerings and Mantras
Details regarding fire offerings, the timing of mantra recitation, and water offerings to achieve divine enjoyments.
Themes
Mundane Siddhis (1, 3)
Ritual Materiality (1-2)
Temporal Prescription (3)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
AnuvādaPersonal Instructions on the Sādhana for Attaining Mundane Siddhis·
Homage to the Mañjuśrī-jñānasattva.
The practice for accomplishing the precious treasure of common siddhis: Having performed the approach of Mañjuśrī according to the root text, one should then prepare a square maṇḍala one arrow-length in size in the center of a great city or within a royal palace. Anoint it with the five products of a cow and various fragrant scents. On a square volume of scripture, draw an eight-petaled lotus. In the center of the lotus, depict the yellow form of Jambhala, with a large belly and full calves, adorned with every ornament. His right hand holds a bījapūra fruit, and his left holds a mongoose-skin pouch; he sits upon a vase-seat.
In front of him is a yellow yakṣa holding a jewel. To the right is an orange-yellow yakṣa holding a vase. Behind is a white yakṣa holding a jewel. To the left is a black yakṣa holding a sword. In the southeast is a pale-yellow one holding a sword. In the southwest is a dark-maroon one holding a spear. In the northwest is a pale-yellow one holding a jeweled house. In the northeast is a yellow one holding a sword and shield. All of them hold a jeweled victory banner in their left hands and wear turbans of various silks.
Furthermore, on another square volume of scripture, draw an eight-petaled lotus with the goddess Vasudhārā in the center. She is yellow, adorned with jewel ornaments, her right hand in the gesture of supreme generosity and her left holding a stalk of rice. The eight goddesses also have the same appearance as the principal goddess.
Then, place a vase filled with barley and rice upon the maṇḍala. Upon that, place the volume of the Goddess, and upon that, place the volume of Jambhala. Between the two volumes, set up a precious pillar. Having properly performed the summoning and absorption (ākarṣaṇa-praveśana), from the heart of oneself clearly visualized as Mañjuśrī, the syllables jaḥ hūṃ baṃ hoḥ radiate forth. Offer flowers, lug ru (sheep-horn) plants, and the three white and three sweet substances, and present the torma in three ascending tiers. Present the five types of offerings. At the conclusion, say: "Grant the siddhis of retinue and enjoyments!"
During the day, recite the essence mantras of the goddesses:
Oṃ vasundharāyai svāhā
Oṃ candrakāntyai svāhā
Oṃ dattāyai svāhā
Oṃ sudattāyai svāhā
Oṃ āryāyai svāhā
Oṃ subhadrāyai svāhā
Oṃ guptāyai svāhā
Oṃ devyai svāhā
Oṃ sarasvatyai svāhā
Offer torma of various foods and present the five types of offerings. Receive the siddhis.
At night, recite the mantras of the male deities:
Oṃ jambhala jalandharāya svāhā
Oṃ maṇibhadrāya svāhā
Oṃ pūrṇabhadrāya svāhā
Oṃ dhanadāya svāhā
Oṃ vaiśravaṇāya svāhā
Oṃ kili-mālaye svāhā
Oṃ piñcikundalini svāhā
Oṃ mukhendreya svāhā
Oṃ carendrāya svāhā
Present the torma and the five types of offerings. Receive the siddhis. Regarding the torma for the completion of the Mañjuśrī retreat, if one makes offerings to the male and female yakṣas for three months, one's desires will be perfectly fulfilled. [Use] lug ru flowers and white guggulu...
If one performs one hundred and eight fire offerings of the three whites, the three sweets, barley, and the five types of grain, one will become equal to the enjoyments of the gods. At dawn, when the birds begin to sing, one should recite the male and female mantras. If one repeatedly offers water libations, one will possess perfect wealth and enjoyments. This is the supreme accomplishment of one's desired aims; so it is said. This is the practice of the precious treasure. As it is said in the Tantra: "Holding the great wish-fulfilling jewel." So it is said. This concludes the pith instructions on the methods for accomplishing the common siddhis, composed by the master Bandhuprabha.
Translation status: Not among 84000's published translations, and not in progress there. Translations published elsewhere have not been searched for, so one may exist. (source: 84000 catalogue + registry; checked 2026-11-10).
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