The Cult of Tara

WORSHIP
NAMAH SARVA-TATHAGATA-AVALOKITE OM SAMBHA-
RA SAMBHARA HUM ! "Homage ! Seen by all the Tathagatas !
OM Maintenance, maintenance HUM !"
Then the assembly makes the following prayer to the lords of the soil:
Homage to the blessed Tathagata Many Jewels ! Homage to the
blessed Tathagata Holy Beauty! Homage to the blessed Tathagata
Abyss of Vast Body ! Homage to the blessed Tathagata Free
of All Terror!
To the entire host here assembled, headed by Firm Lady,
goddess of the earth, whether they have come here fortuitously
or are the inherent dwellers of the place: the lords of the soil, lords
of the place, and lords of the village, of this Saha world system
and this continent of Jambudvlpa in general", and in particular
of the Snowy Land of Tibet, and especially of this land, this
country surrounded by these mountains: to you we give in offering
this very great torma! And having accepted it, pacify all the
adverse conditions and hindrances of us all, Master and disciples,
and all our patrons; be to us virtous friends, let us accomplish all
the desires we wish and all our plans in accord with the holy Law.
And then, as ordinary beings who have yet to reach enlightenment,
the lords of the soil are given in addition the highest gift of all, the
"gift of the Law," in the following words:
Commit no sins
and practice the divine virtues;
the taming of one's own mind
is the teaching of the Buddha.
3.114 To beings in the six destinies
The fourth gift torma is then offered to all the infinite numbers of
beings in the six destinies, an act of compassion for their hunger and
their suffering. It is generated and empowered as before and is
dedicated to its recipients by reciting the "blazing-mouth" mantra
seven times:
NAMAH SARVA-TATHAGATA-AVALOKITE OM SAMBHA­
RA SAMBHARA HUM 1 "Homage ! Seen by all the Tathagatas !
OM Maintenance, maintenance HUM !"
Then the monks recite the names of the four merciful Tathagatas
as above:
Homage to the blessed Tathagata Many Jewels! Homage to the
blessed Tathagata Holy Beauty! Homage to the blessed Tathagata
Abyss of Vast Body ! Homage to the blessed Tathagata Free
of All Terror!