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iv. He has been a hermit for at least ten years—or better
twelve.
v. He has seen his own yidam.
vi. He has practiced at least the second initiation and has
experienced the signs of opening of the median channel.
vii. At least he has tried to practice the third initiation
with a visualized dakini.
viii. He has seen the holy light of the Dharmakaya.
ix. Enough merit has been accumulated by him to
develop and maintain certain favorable
Dharma-conditions, such as health, long life and
wealth—and these enable him to give initiations.
x. He has read and knows well the Tripitaka of Tibet
and also knows and speaks Chinese, Pali, Sanskrit, and
English. These qualifications are specially important in
this age. Without a great effort to learn them, he can
speak every language.
xi. He is able to distinguish rightly the characteristics of
any Dharma-instrument and what will be suitable for
him—which yoga, initiation, etc.
xii. He possesses supernormal powers and has received
doctrines directly from the Buddhas, dakinis and
protectors.
xiii. He observes a strictly vegetarian diet if he is a guru
of the first three yogas. For Amitabha, Avalokitesvara
and Tara, even in anuttarayoga, meat is never taken on
the days of their pujas or when giving their initiations.
For the ritual of other deities, however, it is usual with
anuttarayoga practice to take meat.
xiv. He is skilled not only in giving the initiation (wang)
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