Womb-Birth: The Return to the Human World

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[Instructions to the Officiant]: Repeat that [address to the deceased] seven times over. Then there should be offered 'The Invocation of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas'; 'The Path of Good Wishes Giving Protection from Fears in the Bardo'; 'The Root Words [or Verses] of the Bardo'; and 'The Rescuer [or Path of Good Wishes for Saving] from the Ambuscades [or Dangerous Narrow Passage-Way] of the Bardo'. These are to be read over thrice. 'The Tahdol', which liberateth the body-aggregate, should also be read out. Then 'The Rite which Conferreth of Itself Liberation in [Virtue of] Propensity' should be read too.