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epresent the top of Sumeru Mountain.
f. Offering. Now the mandala is complete. One should
raise it reverently with both hands, at least as high as the
forehead, and make the offering. At the same time one
visualizes with a concentrated mind:
"May these offerings be multiplied to fill this hermitage,
this town, the whole visible world, the realm of
sense-desires, the realm of the form gods and that of the
formless gods, until it pervades all the Dharmadhatu!
May these offerings increase in geometric proportion!
May the Nirmanakaya Buddhas, the Sambhogakaya
Buddhas, and the Dharmakaya accept what is here
offered to them!"
The great mandala takes several minutes to offer once,
so after the initial offering, the smaller one may be
performed.
4. The Middle Mandala
On the base of the mandala make seven little heaps of
rice, representing Sumeru, the four continents, the sun,
and the moon. Add a little new rice at each offering.
5. The Small Mandala
This mandala is made with the hands (as a mudra) but is
too complicated to describe. In each palm place a little
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