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The Awakening of Mahāvairocana 4.101

大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 (Śubhakarasiṃha & Yixing 724) 4.101

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Classical Chinese

4.101

「『南麼三曼多勃馱喃(一) 阿(去急呼)薩埵係哆弊(毘庾反)嗢蘗多(二) 怛㘕(二) (合)(三) 㘕㘕(四) 莎訶(五)』

and middle fingers together: this is the seal of Sarvanīvaraṇaviṣkambhin.

The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, āḥ sattvahitābhyudgata traṃ

traṃ raṃ raṃ svāhā. [180 = 24]

“Place the left and right hands together as before, stretch the five fingers

[of both hands] apart, just like a bell, place the thumbs and little fingers

together so that they support each other, and form the shape of a lotus flower:

this is the seal of Avalokiteśvara. The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ,

sarvatathāgatāvalokita karuṇāmaya ra ra ra hūṃ jaḥ svāhā. [181 = 25]

“Form the hollow hand-clasp with the left and right hands as before, just

like an unopened lotus: this is the seal of Mahāsthāmaprāpta. The mantra is:

Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, jaṃ jaṃ saḥ svāhā. [182 = 26]

“Make a fist with the left and right hands as before, the five fingers turned

inward, raise the two forefingers, just like the point of a needle, and place

the two thumbs against them: this is the seal of the honored one Tārā. The

mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, tāre tāriṇi karuṇodbhave svāhā. (Homage to all Buddhas! Tārā! savioress! you who have risen from compassion! svāhā!) [183; cf. 27]

“With the previous seal as it is, raise the two forefingers so that they cross and press against each other: this is the seal of Bhṛkuṭī. The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, sarvabhayatrāsani hūṃ sphoṭaya svāhā. [184 = 28]

“[Form] the hollow hand-clasp with the left and right hands as before and insert all the ring fingers and thumbs in between [the palms]: this is the

Rolf W. Giebel 2005, The Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sutra

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