Preparing on the Spot
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| Attaching some of the Vajra Regent's pins to brocade-wrapped relics of the Vidyadhara; |  |
Wrapping and blessing the Vajra Regent's ngondro texts, putting saffron in brocade and wrapping that around his lojong slogans, and then binding the two together; |
Wrapping the Vajra Regent's bone relics with ribbons and attaching three of his pins;
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Preparing the Tsok Ching:
Cedar from the life force pole of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya - painted red with gold seed syllables at the five chakras, carved with a dorje on the end - being wrapped first with yellow cloth, then with multi colored string clockwise (green, yellow, blue, red and white bottom to top) - surrounded with rolled mantras (the white cylindrical shapes at the bottom of the picture to the right) - finally wrapped once again with string;
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One of three etched mandala plates that will be wrapped in yellow cloth and tied with string. These will bracket the box that will serve as the base for the Tsok Ching, then all will be wrapped with yellow cloth and red thread... |