The Spiritual Practice of Offering Incense to Buddhas and Bodhisttvas Homage to The Three Rare Supreme The following is a brief yet complete practice of Incense Offering. In front of the representations of Enlightened Body (statues, paintings, pictures of Buddhas) Enlightened Speech (scriptures and sacred teachings of Buddhas) and Enlightened Mind (stupas), arrange in a neat and proper presentation, offering water bowls, flowers, lamps and other offerings. Prostrate three times while reciting the Going for Refuge verses. Light an incense stick and hold it between one’s palms in prayer gesture before placing it in the incense burner. An incense burner of gold, silver or copper should be chosen according to one’s means. Now either kneeling respectfully on one’s right knee or seated cross-legged, bring one’s hands, palms together, to the chest in prayer gesture. Spend some minutes generating the right benevolent motive. Imagine that the entire multitude of Buddhas and bodhisattvas are up in space in front of you. Now, slowly recite the following verses while contemplating the meaning and The Seven Limb Offering and Mandala Offering Offering water (for drinking), feet-washing water, flowers, incense, light, perfume, food and music. Those actually arranged here and others mentally imagined, I offer all of them. All the negativities and downfalls accumulated since beginningless time, I purify. On the virtues of both the ordinary and exalted beings I rejoice Reverently I prostrate with my body, speech and mind, And present clouds of every type of offering, actual and mentally transformed. I confess all my negative actions accumulated since beginningless time, And rejoice in the virtues of all holy and ordinary beings. Please remain until cyclic existence ends, And turn the wheel of Dharma for sentient beings. I dedicate all the virtues of myself and others to the great enlightenment. This ground anointed with perfume and flowers strewn, Mount Meru, four continents adorned with sun and moon, Imagined as a Buddha land and offered to you May all migrating beings enjoy this pure realm. Idam guru ratna mandalakam niryatayami May there be happiness and wellness during the day and night May there be happiness and wellness also at mid-day. Through there being happiness and wellness during all day and night, May there be the auspiciousness of The Three Rare Supreme. Whatever is in the knowledge of the heroic Manjushri Samanthabadra too prayers the same For me to train in after all of them I dedicate well all these merits accumulated here. All the victors of the three times Have praised as the supreme the dedication prayers of Bodhisattva Samanthabadra. In order to train in the ways of Samanthabadra I dedicate well all these merits. Benefits of Incense Offering By offering incense through such practice, One accumulates the twofold stores of merit and wisdom. The two obscurations are purified. All adverse factors subside. eight thousand varieties Of interferers, three hundred and sixty categories of dhon-malicious beings, Four hundred and four varieties of illnesses. Like a moon waxing, there will be increase Of one’s lifespan, merits, abilities, wealth, charisma and fame. The celestial fostering positive deeds will be pleased, And they will assist you in achieving your wishes. There are such immeasurable benefits, too many to enumerate in words. This brief explanation was written by His Eminence Khejok Rinpoche. 哪位有空想翻译就练练手吧！其中祈祷文、回向自己找找就能找到现成的已经有前人翻译过的版本了。 | 
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