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maitreya-sādhana

Maitreya Practice

    I prostrate myself before the protector Maitreya!
     Performing the rituals that were proclaimed earlier, the yellow syllable maiṁ appears on the disc of the moon. When it is complete, a deity with three faces and three eyes appears on a multicolored lotus. He has four arms. The right and left faces are black and white. The color of the body is like gold. He sits cross-legged like a bodhisattva. He forms the mudra of explaining the Teaching. Additionally, the hands on the right and left [form the mudra] of giving the highest, holding a bouquet of nagagesar [nāga gesar] flowers. He is adorned with various decorations.
     Contemplate yourself in the body of Maitreya. Having done so, form the mudra. Clasp both hands and separate fists, placing your index fingers on the middle of your thumbs. Having done so, you will form the perfect combination of a flower.
    Then recite:
    oṁ maitreya svāhā
    This concludes the practice of Maitreya.
    Translated by Lama Karma Paljor.