The Tibetan Book of the Dead · Reading 161 of 170
The Appendix
II: The Path of Good Wishes for Saving from the Dangerous Narrow Passageway of the Bardo
Verse 10
May the ethereal elements not rise up as enemies;
May it come that we shall see the Realm of the Blue Buddha.
May the watery elements not rise up as enemies;
May it come that we shall see the Realm of the White Buddha.
May the earthy elements not rise up as enemies;
May it come that we shall see the Realm of the Yellow Buddha.
May the fiery elements not rise up as enemies;
May it come that we shall see the Realm of the Red Buddha.
May the airy elements not rise up as enemies;
May it come that we shall see the Realm of the Green Buddha.
May the elements of the rainbow colours not rise up as enemies;
May it come that all the Realms of the Buddhas will be seen.
May it come that all the Sounds [in the Bardo] will be known as one's own sounds;
May it come that all the Radiances will be known as one's own radiances;
May it come that the Tri-Kāya will be realized in the Bardo.