Suggested Hours for Making Monthly Offerings


Lunar 8th is at the middle of the first half month. Since Guru Rinpoche promised to disciples that he would appear in his rainbow body on every lunar 10th to the faithfuls to bestow blessings and illustrate merits of his non-death attainment, so the date was moved from lunar 8th to the 10th.
Supplication to Root-Guru Chen
Praise to the Dharma Life of Guru Chen
Praise to Guru Nuo Na
Praise to Great Master Padmasambhava
Praise to Mother Guru Yeshe Tsogyal
Praise to Mother Guru Mandarava
Supplication to Guru Rinpoche
Praise to Ma Machig
Praise to Damchen Dorje Legpa
Supplication to Bodhisattva Wei-Tuo
A Prayer for Yogi Chen's Blessings
Praise to the Dragon King

Lunar 15th, Praises to Yidams, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Praise to the Supreme Pleasure Vajra
Praise to Father and Mother Supreme Pleasure
Supplication to Vajra Yogini
Praise to Vajra Yogini
Praise to Dakas
Praise to Four-arm Mahakala
Supplication to Bodhisattva Wei-Tuo
A Prayer for Yogi Chen's Blessings
Praise to the Dragon King

Twenty-five consists of five times five, and thus signifies the cooperative union of the five elements with the five wisdoms. Guru Chen originated the view that, in addition to the traditional teaching of Three Roots, we should have Dakinis as the Root of Sunyata Pleasures. Otherwise, offerings to Dakinis should be conducted on lunar 15 together with those to Yidams.
Praise to Vajra Yogini
Supplication to Vajra Yogini
Praise to Ma Machig
Praise to Six Classes of Dakinis
Supplication to All Dakinis for Recalling Their Vows
Praise to Dakas
Praise to Paldan Lhamo
Praise to Four-arm Mahakala
Supplication to Bodhisattva Wei-Tuo
A Prayer for Yogi Chen's Blessings
Praise to the Dragon King

One may make offerings to protectors on the 9th days, i.e., on lunar 9th, 19th and 29th. We mention only the 29th so that there is one date for each of the Four Roots.

Upon these auspicious dates of making offerings to the Four Roots, one should arrange some particular offerings for the occasion, and offer lamps, mandalas, prostration and praises.
Praise to Wen Du Jia Po
Praise to Five Longevity Dakinis
Praise to Damchen Dorje Legpa
Praise to the Ocean-like Assembly of All Protectors
Praise to Two-arm Mahakala
Praise to Paldan Lhamo
Praise to Four-arm Mahakala
Praise to the Vaisravana Heavenly King
Praise to the Eastern Heavenly King
Praise to the Four Great Heavenly Kings
Praise to Jesus of Compassionate Tolerance
Praise to the Dragon King
Supplication to King Gesar
The Grace of Mountain God
Supplication to Bodhisattva Wei-Tuo
Supplication to Protector Guan Gong
A Prayer for Yogi Chen's Blessings


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