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CONTENTS OF THE PILLS

Tibetan Name Common Name Latin Name

1 A-ru-ra Chebulic Myrobalan Terminalis Chebula Retz

(benefits all diseases)

2 Ra-nye Polygonatum Cirrkifolium

3 Le-tre Heartleaved Moonseed Timospora Cordifolia

4 Se-wai me-tog Wild Rose Rosa Sericea

5 Tri-ngag Callicarpa Macropylla

6 Kur-kum Saffron Carthamus Tinctorius

7 Ka-ko-la Greater Cardamon Amonum Subulatum

8 Tag-ngu (for bile) Drosesa Peltata

9 Ba-ru-ra Belleric Myrobalan Terminalia Bellerica

10 Chu-shing Banana Tree

11 Ha-lo me-tog Mallow

12 Ba-lui me-tog Himalayan Silverfir, like Azalea

(for phlegm, T.B.)

13 Li-shi Clove Syzigum Aromaticum

14 Chu-kang Bamboo Manna

15 Kyu-ru-ra Emblic Myrobalan Emblicia Officinalis

16 Nye-shing Aspargus Spinosissimus

17 Lug-mig Aster Aster Flaccidus

18 Ut-pa-la Utpala Nelumbo Nucifera

19 Me-tog lang-da

20 Tsa-di Nutmeg (for wind disease) Myristica Fragras

21 Pe-ma ke-sar Petals of Ironwood Tree Mesua Ferrea

22 Dang-tzi Honey

23 Mar Butter

24 Cha-ka

25 Se-ma Tribulus Terrestris

26 Lug-mug Pedicularis Diveriana

27 Pang-gyen Gentian
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 28 Wang-lag Orchid Root Gymnademia Crassimerius
(like ginseng; gives strength and energy)

29 Sug-mel Lesser Cardamon Elletaria Cardomonium

30 Ug-chö me-tog (for improvement of sense organs)

31 Chang Wine

32 Ba-tam Peanut

33 Ba-tru

Each of these helps eliminate particular diseases and gives a particular energy. In Tibet
only a few ingredients were used. But, in these times, especially in India, there are more
diseases. All the extra herbs have been added as antidotes to these. Also, it is very easy to
obtain all the medical substances here, thanks to the kind assistance of the Tibetan
Medical Center.

BLESSED INGREDIENTS

1. In the 1970s, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama gave the three great initiations of Guhyasamaja,
Heruka and Yamantaka. Sand from each of the mandalas is contained here.

2. Inner offering nectar from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche.

3. Inner offering nectar from Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche.

4. Du-tsi chö-men, a pill made by Thekchen Chöling monastery in a medicine retreat led by HH the
14th Dalai Lama.

5. Thubten Yeshe’s Hayagriva nectar.

6. Thubten Zopa Rinpoche’s wisdom pill.

7. Sindura (red earth) from all the holy places of India and Nepal

8. Gyalwa Yangtzangpa’s hair.

9. Atisha’s kundalini energy.

10. Rinchen Manjor, a famous pill made in Lhasa full of extraordinarily powerful ingredients. It cures
high or low blood pressure, bile, phlegm and wind diseases, headaches, arthritis, hemorrhage,
rheumatic and persistent fevers, rabies and infections. It stops the vomiting of bile and blood. It is
an antidote to any kind of poison. Even if one has no disease, it can be taken as a vitamin or
protein supplement.

11. HH the 14th Dalai Lama’s kundalini energy.

12. Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s kundalini energy.

13. Kyabje Ling Rinpoche’s kundalini energy.

14. Den-du, a pill made by combining many other blessing pills.

15. Tashilhunpo Panchen Lama’s vase pill, a very famous Maha-anuttara pill.

16. Earth from Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Rajgir, holy cemeteries, the Mahakala Cave and other holy
places.

17. Sakyapa’s great nectar pill.

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18. Robes of the previous Je Pabongka.

19. Robes of HH the 13th Dalai Lama.

20. Marpa’s robes.

21. Takri Dorje Chang’s hair.

22. Panchen Losang Yeshe’s hair.

23. Precious pill from the Lhasa Ramoche Jo, a very famous Buddha statue, from which this pill
came from when the statue was destroyed by the Chinese.

24. Robes from the very famous Hayagriva statue in Sera Je.

25. Incense from the pine trees planted by Kadampa geshes at Reting, Dromtönpa’s monastery. It is
considered very holy.

26. Ganden Kyenpa, a kind of incense that grows in Ganden, said to have sprung from Lama
Tsongkhapa’s hair. It is regarded with much devotion and used as medicine.

27. Earth from all Tibet’s holy places.

28. Panchen Lama’s very famous blazing pill. When the Panchen Lama was blessing the inner
offering ingredients, by the power of his realization and concentration it actually burst into flames.

29. Pachung Rilbu, made of cow dung.

30. Special herb matter, used especially in fire pujas, for peace, development, power and wrath.

31. Tsampaka flowers from Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s body.

32. Saffron flowers from Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s body.

33. The 4th Tsame Ling Rinpoche’s hair and robes.

34. Robes from the very famous Palden Lhamo statue in Sera Je.

35. Robes from the Sera Je College Mahakala statue.

36. Maha-anuttara nectar pill from the great yogi Yeshe Gyaltsen.

37. A pill made from a collection of pills from all the great lamas of all the four traditions.

38. The cloth covering from the blessed dagger (phur-bu) of the Sera Je Hayagriva statue.

39. Mani Rilbu, meditation pill of great compassionate Chenrezig.

40. Relics of Sangye Ösun, a past Buddha.

41. A piece of Garuda’s nail. Garuda is a manifestation of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha.

42. A piece of Shariputra’s staff.

43. Shariputra’s robes.

44. The bodhisattva Chöpa’s teeth.

45. Naropa’s mahasiddhi ornaments.

46. Wisdom energy of the bodhisattva Sadaprarudita (Always Crying).

47. Gelongma Palmo’s begging bowl cover.

48. Padampa Sangye’s meditation belt.

49. Great bodhisattva yogi Lha Lama Yeshe Ö’s kundalini energy.
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50. Atisha’s robes.

51. One Tibetan pandit’s prayer paper.

52. Chandrakirti’s Guhyasamaja prayer paper.

53. Guru Padmasambhava’s treasure material.

54. The energy of Drubthob Thangtong Gyälpo.

55. Great yogi Urgyen Lingpa’s kundalini energy.

56. Robes of great yogi Longchen Rabjampa.

57. Robes of the great saint Drubchen Legyi Dorje.

58. Marpa’s meditation belt.

59. The great yogi Gampopa’s shoes.

60. The great yogi Karmapa Dusum Kyenpa’s shoes.

61. Pagmo Drupa’s robes.

62. Lama Shang’s shoes.

63. Kedup Kyunbo Weijoi’s bones.

64. Sakya Pandita’s meditation belt.

65. Sachen Losang Gyatso’s robes.

66. Lama Dampa Sonam Gyältsän’s robes.

67. Relic pills emanated from Chöje Thondup Rinchen’s body (first teacher of Lama Tsongkhapa)

68. The 86th Ganden Throne Holder’s robes.

70. Sindura from Dragyerpa, a Vairochana cave near Lhasa.

71. The 6th Dalai Lama’s robes.

72. Nectar collected by the previous Gonsar Rinpoche, when it flowed from the 6th Dalai Lama’s holy
body, on a trip to Mongolia.

73. Leaves from the sacred bodhi tree in Kumbum.

74. Pills made from the Ganden Kalampa statue, when it was destroyed by the Chinese.

75. The 5th Dalai Lama’s robes.

80. Geshe Chekawa’s robes.

81. Lama Tsongkhapa’s robes.

82. The 1st Dalai Lama’s robes.

83. The 8th Dalai Lama’s robes.

84. The 7th Dalai Lama’s robes.

85. The 7th Dalai Lama’s hair.

86. The 13th Dalai Lama’s hair.

87. Panchen Losang Chögyen’s hat.

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88. Je Pabongka’s hair.

89. Panchen Losang Yeshe’s robes.

90. Panchen Palden Yeshe’s robes.

91. Panchen Denpa Nyima’s robes.

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS

1. Sindura from a New Zealand ocean.

2. Perfumes from Spain, Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland.
3. Magnificent herbs from all these countries.
4. Ocean salt.
5. Yogurt.
6. Rock sugar, processed sugar.
7. Brown sugar.
8. Red sandalwood from Mysore.
9. White sandalwood from Indonesia.
10. Chamomile from Europe.
11. Alpap from Europe.
12. Iron.
13. Chinese seaweed.
14. Australian eucalyptus oil.
15. Lavender oil perfume from France.
16. Essence of chamomile from Germany.
17. Hungarian sozborszesz szged.
18. Rede frow from Hungary.
19. White grapes.

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