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The Dhāraṇī for Seeing Amitābha

Homage to the Three Jewels. Homage to the thus-gone, worthy, completely perfect Buddha Vairocana, the King.7 Homage to the bodhisattva, the great being, the one with great compassion, noble Ākāśagarbha. 1.­2 tadyathā vajramabu vajramabubuddhaje vajramabubuddhaje śūnyatāpraveśe vairocanagarbhe pañcendriya avabodhane svāhā 1.­3 The rite is like this. If one recites this constantly, one will be able…

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The Threefold Ritual

Summary The Threefold Ritual contains a short liturgy for invoking the pantheon of worldly deities, inviting these beings to seize the rare opportunity to listen to the Dharma, and proclaiming the aspiration that all the worldly beings that have gathered to hear the Dharma receive their share of the merit one has generated. Translation Brahmā,…

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The Dhāraṇī of Tārā

Summary s.­1 The Dhāraṇī of Tārā is a short dhāraṇī that invokes the goddess Tārā, seeking her intervention in the face of obstacles and negative forces. The Translation [F.222.a] 1.­1 Homage to the Three Jewels! 1.­2 namo ratna­trayāya | nama āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahā­sattvāya mahā­kāruṇikāya |12 1.­3 tad yathā | oṁ tāre tuttāre13 ture sarva­duṣṭa­praduṣṭān mama kṛte jambhaya stambhaya…

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The Dhāraṇī Praising the Qualities of the Immeasurable One

Summary s.­1 The Dhāraṇī that Praises the Qualities of the Immeasurable One contains a short dhāraṇī mantra praising the tathāgata Amitābha and brief instructions on the benefits that result from its recitation. The Translation [F.223.a] 1.­1 Homage to the Three Jewels. 1.­2 namo ratna­trayāya namo bhagavate amitabhāya tathāgatāya arhate saṃyak­sambuddhāya | tadyathā oṃ amite amitodbhave amita­saṃbhave…

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The Epithets of Mañjuśrī

Summary s.­1 The Epithets of Mañjuśrī is a concise scripture consisting of a salutation to Mañjuśrī that highlights the qualities of his speech, a thirty-six-syllable Sanskrit dhāraṇī, and a one-sentence statement of the benefit accrued by twenty-one recitations thereof. The Translation [F.14.b] 1.­1 Homage to noble Mañjuśrī! 1.­2 oṁ vākyetejāya | oṁ vākyeśeṣa sva4 | oṁ vākyekhañjaye |…

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