The Awakening of Mahāvairocana 4.14

4.14

「復舒定慧二手作歸命合掌，風輪相捻，以二空輪加於上，形如朅伽。頌曰：

“Next, extend the two left and right hands to form the hand-clasp of

homage, bend the forefingers together, and place the two thumbs on top—it

is like a khaḍga (sword) in shape. The verse says:

This is the seal of the great wisdom sword, taught by all buddhas;

It is able to sever [wrong] views, such as the innate view of [the

reality of] the body.

The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, mahākhaḍga virajadharmasaṃ-

darśaka sahajasatkāyadṛṣṭicchedaka tathāgatādhimuktinirjāta virāgadharma-

nirjāta hūṃ. (Homage to all Buddhas! O great sword! that which manifests

the unsoiled Dharma! that which severs the innate view of the reality of the

body! that which is born of the Tathāgata’s conviction! that which is born of

the Dharma free from passion! hūṃ!) [150]

“Next, with the two left and right hands form the hollow hand-clasp,

bend the two forefingers, and encircle them with the two thumbs—it is like

a śaṅkha (conch) in shape. The verse says:

This is called the excellent seal of the auspicious Dharma conch;

The buddhas, teachers of the world, and bodhisattvas, saviors

of the world,

All teach the unsullied Dharma that leads to tranquility and nirvana.

The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, aṃ. [151 = 75]

“Next, join the left and right hands together, stretch all [the fingers] apart and open them just like a ghaṇṭā (bell); the two little fingers and two thumbs support each other, and [the tips of] the middle fingers and forefingers are made to touch each other. The verse says:

[This] auspicious and excellent lotus flower is the indestructible

adamantine seat

Of the buddhas, saviors of the world; an awakened one is called

a ‘buddha,’

And bodhi and the Buddha’s sons are all born from this [seat].

The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, āḥ. (Homage to all Buddhas! Āḥ!) [152]

“Next, make a fist with the left and right hands, the five fingers turned outward; raise the middle fingers, extend the two forefingers, bend them into the shape of hooks, and place them alongside [the middle fingers], which they support; place the thumbs and little fingers together, pointing them straight upward, and intercross the ring fingers—it is like a vajra [in shape]. The verse says:

The seal of adamantine great wisdom is able to destroy the citadel

of ignorance;

It awakens those asleep, and even gods and humans cannot destroy it.

The mantra is: Namaḥ samantavajrāṇāṃ, hūṃ. (Homage to all Vajras! Hūṃ!) [153]

“Next, make a fist with the left and right hands, the five fingers turned inward; raise the middle fingers, place the two forefingers alongside them, and, bending the two thumbs, place them side by side. The verse says: