The Awakening of Mahāvairocana 4.4

4.4

爾時薄伽梵即便住於身無害力三昧。住斯定故，說一切如來入三昧耶遍一切無能障礙力無等三昧力明妃曰：

addressed the vajradhara Lord of Mysteries, saying, “Lord of Mysteries, there are insignia identical with the Tathāgatas’ articles of adornment and identical with the purport of the Dharma realm. If a bodhisattva, his body adorned with these, displays these banners of great bodhi in all the Tathāgatas’ great assemblies as he passes through all destinies while in [the cycle of] birth-and-death, then gods, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharvas, asuras, garuḍas, kiṃnaras, mahoragas, humans, and non-humans will revere him, encircle him, receive his teachings, and practice them. Listen attentively now and consider very carefully as I explain.”

When he had finished speaking thus, Vajrapāṇi said, “World-honored One, now is the time! World-honored One, now is the time!”

Then the Bhagavān promptly dwelled in the samādhi “Inviolable Strength of the Body,” and while dwelling in this state of meditation he uttered the vidyārājñī of universally unobstructable power, unequaled [power], and the power of sama[ya] for entry into the samaya of all Tathāgatas: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, asame trisame samaye svāhā. [147 = 6]

“Lord of Mysteries, this vidyārājñī manifests the stage of all Tathāgatas, it does not transgress the bounds of the path of the three dharmas, and it perfects the [ten] stages and [six] pāramitās. The appearance of the mystic seal for this [vidyārājñī is as follows]: with the left and right hands form the hollow (saṃpuṭa) hand-clasp [with a hollow between the palms] and place the two left and right thumbs together, raised erect. The verse says:

This is the great seal of all buddhas, saviors of the world;

The samaya of the Perfectly Awakened Ones resides in this seal.

“Then make fists with the left and right hands, the thumbs inserted in

between the palms, and extend the forefingers: this is the seal for purifying

the Dharma realm. The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, dharma-

dhātusvabhāvako ’haṃ. [148 = 7]

“Next, turn the left and right hands over back to back and interlock all five

fingers with the tips of the two thumbs both facing each other. The verse says:

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

The world-saviors, the support of the world, all turn this wheel.

The mantra is: Namaḥ samantabuddhānāṃ, vajrātmako ’haṃ. [149 = 8]