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In the language of India: Āryāgrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārāja. In the language of Tibet: 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal po sgron ma mchog gi gzungs (The Noble Sovereign Knowledge-Mantra, the Dhāraṇī of Agrapradīpa). Homage to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas! Thus have I heard at one time: The Bhagavān was residing in Śrāvastī at Jetavana, the Anāthapiṇḍadārāma, together with a great bhikṣusaṃgha of 1,250 bhikṣus, several hundred thousand devas and humans, and several hundred thousand bodhisattvas. Surrounded and faced by them, he taught the Dharma. Traversing past one hundred thousand times ten million buddhakṣetras from this buddhakṣetra, there is a lokadhātu named Kusumaprabha, where the Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha named Agrapradīpa currently resides, lives, remains, and teaches the Dharma. He dispatched two bodhisattvas named Mahāprabha and Amitābha to this Sahā lokadhātu. Then, those two bodhisattvas went to Jetavana, the Anāthapiṇḍadārāma, where the Bhagavān, Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha Śākyamuni was residing. Having arrived, they bowed with their heads to the Bhagavān's feet, circumambulated the Bhagavān three times, and sat down to one side. Having sat to one side, those two bodhisattvas addressed the Bhagavān: "Bhagavān, traversing past a hundred thousand times ten million buddhakṣetras, there is a lokadhātu named Kusumaprabha, where the Bhagavān, Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha named Agrapradīpa currently resides, lives, remains, and teaches the Dharma. Bhagavān, that Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha
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Agrapradīpa dispatched the two of us to this Sahā lokadhātu. That Bhagavān, Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha Agrapradīpa inquires after the Bhagavān's health, asking: 'Are you free from harm? Are your ailments few? Are your bodily movements light? Are you living well? Are you dwelling at ease, with strength, comfort, and blamelessness?' He also asks: 'Here, is there any human, amanuṣya, bhūta, piśāca, yakṣa, rākṣasa, kumbhāṇḍa, kumbhāṇḍa commander, king, great minister, bandit, snake, vermin, spider, insect, or any secondary affliction causing harm?' For the benefit, welfare, and happiness of sentient beings; to endow them with vitality, splendor, renown, good qualities, strength, and complexion; and for their rakṣā, gupti, and trāṇa, that Bhagavān, Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha Agrapradīpa has also sent these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī, namely: jvāle jvāle | jvālegate | hukku | mukku | saṃmate | mahāsaṃmate | mahājvāle | jvālavame | sahe sahe | mahājvāle | ukke | mukke | śame | saṃmahe | mahāsaṃmahe | mahāśame svāhā. Then the Bhagavān addressed the āyuṣmat Ānanda: "Ānanda, receive these mantrapadas, master them, retain them, read them, completely master them, and teach them extensively to others! Ānanda, the appearance of a Buddha is rare. These mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī are rare. Ānanda, finding those who hold these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī is also exceedingly rare.
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Ānanda, any kulaputra or kuladhitā who holds, takes up, retains, reads, completely masters, and extensively teaches these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī to others will become a jātismara for seven lifetimes. In this very life, too, except for past karma, they will entirely transcend all harm caused by others, and will be in harmony with all living beings. Ānanda, these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī were taught by seventy-seven tens of millions of Buddhas; whoever transgresses against these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī betrays all of them." Then the Bodhisattva Mahāsattva Ajita arose from his seat, draped his upper robe over one shoulder, placed his right knee on the ground, bowed with folded palms toward the Bhagavān, and addressed the Bhagavān: "Bhagavān, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of sentient beings; to endow them with vitality, splendor, renown, good qualities, strength, and complexion; and for their rakṣā, gupti, and trāṇa, I too shall utter these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī, namely: atte | batte | natte | kunatte | pukkase | kupukkase | kase | anakase | nāmakase | anuta | pranuta | khaje | mahākhaje | sadpaphe | taḍaphe | tuḍaphe | hili mili tile svāhā. Then the Bhagavān addressed the āyuṣmat Ānanda: "Ānanda, receive these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī, master them, retain them, read them, completely master them, and teach them extensively and correctly to others! Ānanda, the appearance of a Buddha is rare. These mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī
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are rare. Ānanda, finding those who hold these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī is also exceedingly rare. Ānanda, any kulaputra or kuladhitā who holds, takes up, retains, reads, completely masters, and extensively teaches these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī to others will become a jātismara for twelve lifetimes. In this very life, too, except for past karma, they will entirely transcend all harm caused by others, and will be in harmony with all living beings. Ānanda, these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī were taught by eighty-two tens of millions of Buddhas; whoever transgresses against these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī betrays all of them." Then Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta arose from his seat, draped his upper robe over one shoulder, placed his right knee on the ground, bowed with folded palms toward the Bhagavān, and addressed the Bhagavān: "Bhagavān, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of sentient beings; to endow them with vitality, splendor, renown, good qualities, strength, and complexion; and for their rakṣā, gupti, and trāṇa, I too shall utter these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī, namely: akkhe | bakkhe | najite | nāgāsare | nahili | jahili | jahilivate | caṇḍālavate svāhā. Then the Bhagavān addressed the āyuṣmat Ānanda: "Ānanda, receive these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī, master them, retain them, read them, completely master them, and teach them extensively
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[…]! Ānanda, the appearance of a Buddha is hard to find. These mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī are hard to find. Ānanda, holding these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī is also very hard to find. Ānanda, whatever son of noble family or daughter of noble family holds, receives, retains, reads, masters, and widely expounds to others these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī will be a jātismara for thirteen lifetimes. In this very life, except for past karma, they will completely transcend all harm caused by others, and will be in harmony with all beings. Ānanda, these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī were spoken by eighty-two million Buddhas; whoever transgresses these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī rebels against all of them." Then the Bhagavān addressed the bhikṣus: "Bhikṣus, I too, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of sentient beings, to endow them with vitality, to endow them with splendor, to endow them with renown, to endow them with good qualities, to endow them with strength, to endow them with complexion, and for their rakṣā, gupti, and trāṇa, speak these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī. They are as follows: aṭṭe vaṭṭe naṭṭe kunaṭṭe ṭake eḍake tatabe tuḍabe raṭake lole hule hili mile tile śīle śīla aḍhe vaḍhe naḍhe kunaḍhe aḍavatī panavatī kase kase kase phase phase phase mahāphase phase svāhā." Then the Bhagavān addressed the venerable Ānanda: "Ānanda, hold these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī! Receive them! Retain them! Read them! Master them! Widely expound them to others as well! Ānanda, the appearance of a Buddha is hard to find;
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these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī are hard to find. Ānanda, teaching these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī is also very hard to find. Ānanda, whatever son of noble family or daughter of noble family holds, receives, retains, reads, masters, and widely expounds to others these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī will be a jātismara for fourteen lifetimes. In this very life, except for past karma, they will transcend all harm caused by others, and will be in harmony with all beings. Ānanda, these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī were spoken by eighty-four million Buddhas; whoever transgresses these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī rebels against all of them. Whatever son of noble family or daughter of noble family uses these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī to make a rakṣā for a withered, desiccated tree, providing thorough protection, thorough care, binding, śānti, and svastyayana, shoots and leaves will grow on that tree, and flowers and fruits will also flourish—what need to mention a human being? Namaḥ sarvabuddhebhyaḥ siddhantu dhāraṇī mantrapadāni svāhā. Then the Bhagavān addressed the bhikṣus again: "Bhikṣus, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of sentient beings, to endow them with vitality, to endow them with splendor, to endow them with renown, to endow them with good qualities, to endow them with strength, to endow them with complexion, and for their rakṣā, gupti, and trāṇa, I shall speak other mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī as well. They are as follows: atte matte pake pārake pekeḍā dramati taramati ṭuḍamaṭi ṭuḍamaṭi ṭuḍaṭure sure hile mule tile svāhā." Then the Bhagavān
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addressed the venerable Ānanda: "Ānanda, hold these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī! Receive them! Retain them! Read them! Master them! Widely expound them to others as well! Ānanda, the appearance of a Buddha is hard to find. These mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī are hard to find. Ānanda, holding these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī is also very hard to find. Ānanda, whatever son of noble family or daughter of noble family holds, receives, retains, reads, masters, and widely expounds to others these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī will be a jātismara for twenty-one lifetimes. In this very life, except for past karma, they will completely transcend all harm caused by others, and will be in harmony with all beings. If a rakṣā is made for someone, all bhūtas will not harm them. All devas, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kinnaras, mahoragas, humans, and amanuṣyas will not harm them. All snakes, worms, lūtā spiders, and steel-dust flies will not harm them. All jvaras arising from vāta, pitta, śleṣman, sannipāta, and seasonal changes will not harm them. Neither one-day, two-day, three-day, four-day, seven-day, half-month, one-month, one-year, chronic, nor sudden [fevers] will harm them. Carbuncles, abscesses, sores, blisters, erysipelas, ulcers, mange, rashes, all leprosies, all boils, all slayers, all transforming sorceries, all kākhordas,
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and all vetālas will not harm them either. Ānanda, these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī were spoken by ninety-nine million Buddhas; whoever transgresses these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī rebels against all of them. Ānanda, one should keep in mind these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī even when staying in a royal palace. One should keep them in mind even when among bandits. One should keep them in mind even when among rākṣasas. One should keep them in mind even when among ferocious beasts of prey. One should keep them in mind even when in a desolate wilderness. One should keep them in mind even when in deep waters and treacherous places. One should keep them in mind even when in fire. One should keep them in mind even when in water. For the one who keeps them in mind, none of those fears will arise. Even whatever poison they eat will turn into food itself. Ānanda, one who holds these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī cannot be harmed by any bhūta. They cannot be harmed by any preta, any pūtana, any slayer, any transforming sorcery, any kākhorda, or any human or amanuṣya; Ānanda, in short, they cannot be harmed by any injury from others. Ānanda, one deserving to be killed will be freed with [only] a fine; one deserving to be punished with a fine, by being beaten; one deserving to be beaten, by being rebuked; one deserving to be rebuked, by being threatened; one deserving to be threatened will be freed by being glared at with fixed eyes. Ānanda, that someone for whom a rakṣā, complete protection, binding through complete care, śānti, and svastyayana have been performed with these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī should meet with misfortune is impossible; in the world with its devas, Māras, and Brahmās, together with ascetics and brāhmaṇas,
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I have not seen [anyone harmed] among beings, gods, humans, or asuras either. Why is that? Because these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī have been consecrated to bring total escape from all harm, infectious diseases, and disturbances." Then, following the conclusion of this dharmaparyāya, the Caturmahārājas addressed the Bhagavān: "Bhagavān, we too wish to bestow these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī so that this dharmaparyāya will spread widely, to support those Dharma preachers, so that the sublime Dharma will abide for a very long time, and to vanquish all māras. Please, Bhagavān, grant your approval by saying 'Sadhu!'." Then the Bhagavān granted his approval by remaining silent out of compassion for the Caturmahārājas. The Caturmahārājas, understanding that the Bhagavān had granted approval by remaining silent, uttered this solemn utterance: / Tadyathā: danaṭṭe denaṭṭe mahānaṭṭe jambhane stambhane ṭaṭe ṭaṭane mahāṭaṭane kuṭṭe kuṭṭane mahākuṭṭane dharme carme svāhā. / "Bhagavān, these appear to serve as words of the retinue for this dhāraṇī. Any kulaputra or kuladhitā who holds these mantrapadas of the dhāraṇī, recites them, chants them, and bears them will overcome all harm caused by others, barring past karma, and will be in harmony with all beings. For them, no obstacles will arise even in upholding all the sublime Dharmas." Then the Bhagavān said to the Caturmahārājas, "Friends, well done, well done, that you have engaged in making the teaching endure for a long time!" Then the Bhagavān said to Āyuṣmat Ānanda, "Ānanda, so that they may possess great supernatural power,
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great benefits, and great authority, grasp this dharmaparyāya of the dhāraṇī, take it, bear it, read it, master it, and fully explain it widely to others!" [Ānanda] replied, "Bhagavān, I have received it in order to propagate it." Then, in order to elaborate on this very meaning, the Bhagavān spoke these verses at that time: / "This sūtra of the dhāraṇī mantra / Has been taught by all buddhas; / For the benefit of sentient beings, / I too have explained it. / Whoever holds or reads / This sūtra of the dhāraṇī mantra / Will remember past lives / Throughout twenty-one lifetimes. / To the one who recites this dhāraṇī mantra, / Any non-human whatsoever, / Yakṣas, kumbhāṇḍas, or rākṣasas, / Will never cause obstacles. / To the one who recites this dhāraṇī mantra, / Whoever is the Kāmāvacareśvara, / That evil Māra, will never / Cause any obstacles. / The parents, brothers, / Sisters, friends, and kin / Of the one who holds this dhāraṇī mantra / Will never fall into lower realms. / Therefore, whoever, fearless, hears / This sūtra of the dhāraṇī mantra / And recites this dhāraṇī mantra / Should never be afraid. / Whatever obscuring karma has been committed / Throughout a thousand ten million eons / By the one who holds this dhāraṇī mantra / Will be purified in seven days. / Whatever merit of a bodhisattva / Has been accomplished over ten million eons / Will be outshone in seven days / By the one who holds this dhāraṇī mantra. / The four guardians of the world in the four directions, / The Caturmahārājas— / Virūḍhaka, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, / Virūpākṣa, and Vaiśravaṇa— / Splendid, renowned, / Along with their retinues and ministers,
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Always provide protection / To the one who recites this dhāraṇī mantra." / After the Bhagavān had spoken thus, Āyuṣmat Ānanda, those mahāśrāvakas, the Bodhisattva Mahāsattvas headed by noble Maitreya and Mañjuśrī, the Caturmahārājas, and the world with its gods, humans, asuras, and gandharvas rejoiced and praised the words spoken by the Bhagavān. / The Noble Agrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārāja is complete.