This includes three sections,
entering the Mandalacircumambulating it and making prostrationssetting the disciples in the pledges, and descent of the
wisdom beings upon expressing the words of truth.
1. Entering the
Mandala
While the
Vajra master says the
mantra of the Vajra guard of the eastern gate, the
ritual attendant draws back the curtain. The disciples imagine that the Vajra guard opens the door. Saying the mantra and holding the Vajra in the
lama’s hand they imagine entering the .