Thirty-seven Point Mandala Offering
The 37 Point Mandala Offering composed by Chögyal Pakpa is a famous practice of mandala offering. The 37 points are:
- Mount Meru
- The four continents
- The eight minor continents
- The jewel mountain
- The wish-fulfilling tree
- The wish-fulfilling cow
- The harvest which needs no sowing
- The seven attributes of royalty
- The vase of great treasure
- The eight offering goddesses
- The sun
- The moon
- The precious umbrella
- The royal banner victorious in all directions
Text
om vajra bhumi ah hung
shyi yong su dakpa wang chen ser gyi sa shyi
The earth is the golden ground, completely pure, full of beauty and power.
om vajra rekhe ah hung
chi chak ri khor yuk gi korwé ü su hung
The circular iron mountain wall completely surrounds it; in the centre is the letter Hung—
rii gyalpo ri rab
Here is Meru, king of mountains;
shar lü pakpo lho dzambu ling
In the East is Purva Videha
In the South is Jambudvipa
nub balang chö chang dra mi nyen
In the West is Aparagodaniya
In the North is Uttarakuru
lü dang lü pak nga yab dang nga yab shyen
Beside them are Deha and Videha
Camara and Aparacamara
yo den dang lam chok dro
Satha and Uttaramantrina
dra mi nyen dang dra mi nyen gyi da
Kurava and Kaurava
rinpoche riwo
The jewel mountain
pak sam gyi shing
The wish-fulfilling trees
dö jö ba
The wish-fulfilling cows
ma mö pé lo tok
The harvest which need no sowing
khorlo rinpoche
The precious wheel
norbu rinpoche
The precious gem
tsunmo rinpoche
The precious queen
lönpo rinpoche
The precious minister
langpo rinpoche
The precious elephant
tachok rinpoche
The precious horse
makpön rinpoche
The precious general
ter chenpö bumpa
The vase of great treasure
gekpa ma
The goddess of beauty
trengwa ma
The goddess of garlands
lu ma
The goddess of song
gar ma
The goddess of dance
metok ma
The goddess of flowers
dukpö ma
The goddess of incense
nang sel ma
The goddess of light
dri chap ma
The goddess of perfume
nyima dawa
The sun, the moon
rinpochei duk
The precious umbrella
chok lé nam par gyalwé gyaltsen
The royal banner victorious in all directions:
lha dang mii paljor punsum tsokpa ma tsangwa mépa
There is all the bountiful wealth of gods and men, complete and flawless—
di nyi
All this:
To be said when requesting teaching:
lama dampa chok shyap drung nédampé chökyi düdtsi zapmo shyu wé
To the Supreme and Noble Lama, in order to request the profound nectar of the True Dharma,
tsawa dang gyupar chepe pelden lama dampa nam dang yidam khyil khor kyi lha tsok sangye dang changchup sampe tsok dang chepa nam la
To the root lama in all his compassion, to the glorious, sacred lineage lamas, to the victorious yidam deities and all the deities of their mandalas, to the buddhas and all the bodhisattvas.
[yön du] bul war gyio
I offer—
tukjé dro wé dön du shyé su sol
Please accept it, with compassion, for the benefit of beings
shyé né chin gyi lab tu sol
Having accepted it, please grant your blessing!