Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

There are three kinds of mandala, and the one we are
arranging now is called "the Great Mandala."
3. The Great Mandala
a. The Base. The base of the mandala symbolizes the
thirty-seven bodhipaksika dharmas.
Then, with a little rice in the palms of both hands,
Mr. Chen picked up this base with his left hand and
slid the inside of the right one around it, first
clockwise three times and then three times
counter-clockwise. "Thereby," he said, "the
misdeeds of exterior actions and interior thoughts
are counteracted. At the same time, one repeats
once the mantra of 100 syllables of Vajrasattva.
Then put the rice from the right hand on top of the
base and say:
OM VAJRA BHUMI AH HUM
In this way an unshakeable foundation is made, and
the earth becomes gold."
b. The First Circle. Put the first circle of the mandala on
the base while uttering:
OM VAJRA RAKHA AH HUM
This is the Iron Wall of Sila Observance.
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