The Lotus Sūtra 7.55

7.55

「世尊！是陀羅尼神咒，六十二億恒河沙等諸佛所說，若有侵毀此法師者，則為侵毀是諸佛已。」

bhayaviśodhani mantre mantrākṣayate rute rutakauśalye akṣaye ak-

ṣayavanatāye vakkule valoḍa amanyanatāye.

“O Bhagavat! This mantra-dhāraṇī was spoken by buddhas equal in number to the sands of sixty-two koṭis of Ganges Rivers. Anyone who attacks or slanders an expounder of the Dharma also attacks or slanders these buddhas.”

Thereupon, the Buddha Śākyamuni praised Bodhisattva Bhaiṣajyarāja,

saying: “Splendid! Splendid! O Bhaiṣajyarāja! Out of compassion you have

taught this dhāraṇī in order to protect the expounders of the Dharma. It will

greatly benefit all sentient beings.”

Then Bodhisattva Pradānaśūra addressed the Buddha, saying: “O Bha-

gavat! I also will teach a dhāraṇī in order to protect anyone who recites and

preserves the Lotus Sutra. If expounders of the Dharma attain this dhāraṇī,

no yakṣa, rākṣasa, pūtana, kṛtya, kumbhāṇḍa, or hungry ghost will ever have

a chance to strike at their weaknesses even if they try to do so.”