陀羅尼雜集 1.43

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此陀羅尼句，乃是過去九十九億諸佛所說。九十九億諸佛為諸行人修行六度者未發心者、若諸聲聞人未證果者、若三千大千世界內諸神仙人未發無上菩提心者，皆使發心。有諸凡夫未得信心，我以種子令生法牙，以此陀羅尼威神力故及我方便威神力故，令其所修悉得成辦。及三千大千世界內，幽隱黑暗滯礙及三塗眾生，又聞我此陀羅尼者皆得拔苦。又諸菩薩未皆初住者令得初住，次第令得乃至十住。已得皆初十住地者，已得此陀羅尼勢力故，於一念頃直至佛地，三十二相八十種好自然成就。若聲聞人聞此陀羅尼一逕耳者，讀誦書寫修行此陀羅尼，以質直心如法而住，四沙門果不求而得。以此陀羅尼力故，三千大千世界山河石壁、四大海水能令涌沸，須彌山及鐵圍山令如微塵。其中眾生有諸菩薩聲聞修行之者，障道滯礙患苦嬰身，我悉救之令得脫難，令其所修悉得成辦。若有眾生現世求所願者，修行陀羅尼者，於三七二十一日淨持戒地，一日一夜六時行道，燒眾名香散五色華，懺悔十方自嘖罪咎，從生死際至生死際，自㥽慚愧。爾時三稱我觀世音菩薩，燒香散華、叩頭求哀、悔過自㥽，億百千劫所有重罪於一念頃悉得消滅，淨身口意。爾時當誦此陀羅尼三七二十一遍，日日六時，從初一日乃至七日乃至三七二十一日。其鈍根者未得初果者，我於爾時授與初果第二第三乃至第四果，隨其利鈍階差所應。若諸菩薩欲趣證地滯礙不進，如法行者即得證地，如前法同。我今說此陀羅尼句，三千大千世界內其中諸佛、諸大菩薩、釋梵四天王、諸神仙人及諸龍王皆悉證知大誓成就，願果不虛真實如是。

These dhāraṇī phrases were spoken by ninety-nine koṭis of past Buddhas. The ninety-nine koṭis of Buddhas caused all practitioners cultivating the six perfections who had not yet generated the mind [for bodhi], śrāvakas who had not yet realised the fruits, and ṛṣis within the great trichiliocosm who had not yet generated the mind of unsurpassed bodhi to generate the mind. For ordinary beings who have not yet attained faithful minds, I use seeds to cause the sprout of Dharma to grow. By the majestic spiritual power of this dhāraṇī and by the majestic spiritual power of my skillful means, all that they cultivate will be fully accomplished. Furthermore, beings within the great trichiliocosm who are in dark obscurity, hindered, and in the three wretched realms, upon hearing this dhāraṇī of mine, will all have their suffering eliminated. Moreover, bodhisattvas who have not yet reached the first dwelling will be caused to attain the first dwelling, and successively up to the tenth dwelling. Those who have already attained the first ten dwellings and stages, having already obtained the influence and power of this dhāraṇī, will in a single thought-moment proceed straight to the stage of Buddhahood, naturally perfecting the thirty-two marks and eighty minor signs. If a śrāvaka hears this dhāraṇī once pass by their ears, reads, recites, copies, and cultivates this dhāraṇī, and abides according to the Dharma with a straightforward mind, they will attain the four fruits of śramaṇahood without seeking them. By the power of this dhāraṇī, the mountains, rivers, and stone walls of the great trichiliocosm, and the waters of the four great oceans can be made to surge and boil, and Mount Sumeru and the Cakravāḍa mountains can be reduced to fine dust. If among the sentient beings there are bodhisattvas and śrāvakas undergoing spiritual practice whose bodies are afflicted with suffering from obstructions to the Path, I will rescue them all and enable them to escape distress, causing all that they cultivate to be accomplished. If there are sentient beings who seek what they desire in this present life and cultivate the dhāraṇī, they should for three sevens—twenty-one days—purely uphold the precepts on [clean] ground, practice the Path during the six periods of day and night, burn various fine incenses, scatter five-colored flowers, repent before the ten directions, blame themselves for their sins and faults, and feel remorse and shame from the limits of birth and death to the limits of birth and death. At that time, invoke my name, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, three times, burn incense, scatter flowers, bow their heads in supplication, repent their transgressions, and blame themselves; all grave sins of koṭis of hundreds of thousands of kalpas will in a single thought-moment be entirely extinguished, purifying body, speech, and mind. At that time, they should recite this dhāraṇī three sevens—twenty-one times—during the six periods each day, from the first day up to the seventh day, up to three sevens—twenty-one days. For those of dull faculties who have not yet attained the first fruit, I will at that time bestow upon them the first fruit, the second, the third, and up to the fourth fruit, according to their sharp or dull faculties and corresponding stages. If bodhisattvas who wish to advance toward the stages of realization are obstructed and do not progress, practicing according to the Dharma they will immediately attain the stages of realization, just as in the previous method. Now that I have spoken these dhāraṇī phrases, the Buddhas, great bodhisattvas, Śakra, Brahmā, the Four Heavenly Kings, ṛṣis, and nāga kings within the great trichiliocosm all witness and know that the great vow is fulfilled; the fruit of the vow is not in vain, but truly thus.