The Dhāraṇī of the Goddess Cundā 1.1-2

1.1

大唐天竺三藏地婆訶羅譯

Translated by Divākara, Tripiṭaka Master of India under the Great Tang

At one time the Buddha was staying in the Jeta Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍada’s park. At that time, the Bhagavān was contemplating and observing the sentient beings of the future. Out of pity for them, he spoke the teaching of the Great Cundī Dhāraṇī, the heart-mother of seven koṭīs of perfectly enlightened buddhas. Thus he spoke the mantra:

1.2

爾時佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。是時世尊思惟觀察，愍未來諸眾生故，說是七俱胝佛母心准提陀羅尼法。即說呪曰：

At that time, the Buddha was in the country of Śrāvastī, in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍada's park. At that moment, the World-Honoured One contemplated and observed [the world], and out of pity for all sentient beings of the future, spoke this ritual of the Cundā Dhāraṇī, the Heart of the Mother of Seven Koṭis of Buddhas. He then spoke the mantra, saying: