[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [陀羅尼雜集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336) › 3.38 # 陀羅尼雜集 3.38 陀羅尼雜集 3.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336.3.38) 是大神呪乃是過去七恒河沙諸佛所說，是呪能令諸失心者還得正念、度五逆津，獲諸神通、具足三明，超出三界獨步無畏。我於往古從諸佛所得聞讀誦此大神呪，雖現龍身而無龍業，遊諸佛國修菩薩行，遊騰十方度脫眾生出生死海，迴波六趣悉能救接，扶持携將到涅槃岸。又我過去於閻浮提作國王女，王於爾時國土褊狹人民單索，恒畏怨敵來侵其境。又復薄福水旱不調，穀米勇貴人民飢饉。我於爾時在宮殿內，父王爾時愁憂不樂，語諸群臣：「當設何計，令國豐實人民還復？」群臣爾時默無答者。我時見父愁憂如是，我念過去曾從諸佛受持讀誦此大神呪，是神呪力譬如大蓋，能覆三千況此一國，普雨法雨無不蒙益，枯木石山皆能生華，強者能伏、弱者能佐。作是念已即詣王所，禮覲問訊問王所憂。王時答我：「非汝所知。」我時答王：「有智慧者不問男女，行之則是。」王時歡喜言說之。我時答王：「我念過去九十九億諸佛所說大神呪王。設其功力如上所說，王於爾時躬自讀誦，精誠剋厲七日七夜，受持八戒六時不廢，於一一時中懺悔十方，散七色華、燒三種名香，一一時二七遍誦。」王於爾時悔過自責，薄福不肖謬得為王，孤負天下慚愧自責。以慚愧故，十方諸佛、大菩薩眾、釋梵四天王、八部鬼神、諸大龍王、風伯雨師皆悉來集，至其國界雨大法雨，枯木石山、枯泉河井悉皆盈滿，先逃人民還其本土。他國人民聞國豐實亦來投歸。爾時隣敵悉來歸伏拜為大王，八方靡伏遂致太平。我念往古大神呪力，神通自在乃致如是。若諸人王欲求所願，皆應如是修行此德。 > This great dhāraṇī-mantra was spoken by past buddhas \[as numerous as\] the sands of seven Ganges Rivers. This mantra can cause all who have lost their minds to regain right mindfulness, cross the ford of the five heinous sins, attain the supernormal knowledges, become complete with the three vidyās, transcend the three realms, and walk alone without fear. In ancient times, having heard, read, and recited this great dhāraṇī-mantra from the buddhas, although I manifested a nāga body, I did not have the karma of a nāga. I traveled through various buddha-realms cultivating bodhisattva conduct, soared through the ten directions to deliver sentient beings and bring them out of the ocean of birth and death, turning back the waves of the six destinies and rescuing all, supporting and leading them to the shore of nirvāṇa. > Furthermore, in the past, I was born as the daughter of a king in Jambudvīpa. At that time, the king's realm was cramped and narrow, its people impoverished and destitute, and he constantly feared that enemies would invade his territory. Moreover, his merit was slight, so floods and droughts were unseasonal, grain was exorbitantly expensive, and the people suffered from famine. At that time, I was inside the palace. The father king was grieved and unhappy, and said to his ministers, 'What plan should be devised to make the realm prosperous and bring the people back?' At that time, the ministers remained silent and none answered. Seeing my father's grief, I recalled that in the past I had received, upheld, read, and recited this great dhāraṇī-mantra from the buddhas. The power of this dhāraṇī-mantra is like a great canopy: it can cover a great trichiliocosm, how much more this single country! It universally rains the Dharma rain so that none fail to receive benefit; withered trees and rocky mountains are all able to blossom; the strong it can subdue, and the weak it can assist. Having thought this, I immediately went to the king's presence, paid homage, greeted him, and asked what grieved him. The king then answered me, 'This is not something you know.' I then replied to the king, 'One who possesses wisdom does not distinguish between male and female; if it works, then practice it.' The king was delighted and told me to speak of it. I then replied to the king, 'I recall the king of great dhāraṇī-mantras spoken by past buddhas numbering ninety-nine koṭis. If its efficacious power is as spoken above, the king should now personally read and recite it with earnestness and resolve for seven days and seven nights, upholding the eight precepts without lapse throughout the six periods of the day. In each period, repent to the ten directions, scatter seven-coloured flowers, burn three kinds of famed incenses, and recite it twice-seven times per period.' The king at that time repented his errors and blamed himself: 'Having little merit and being unworthy, I mistakenly became king; I have failed the world, and I reproach myself with shame.' Because of his sense of shame, the buddhas of the ten directions, assemblies of great bodhisattvas, Śakra, Brahmā, the Four Heavenly Kings, the eight classes of spirits, the great nāga kings, the wind god, and the rain master all assembled, arrived at his realm, and rained down the great Dharma rain. Withered trees, rocky mountains, dried springs, rivers, and wells all became full, and the people who had previously fled returned to their homeland. Hearing that the country was prosperous and abundant, the people of other countries also came to take refuge. At that time, the neighbouring enemies all came to submit and bowed before him as the Great King; the eight quarters yielded, and peace was finally brought about. When I recall the power of this great dhāraṇī-mantra in ancient times, its supernormal powers and autonomy were as great as this. If human kings wish to obtain what they seek, they should all cultivate this virtue in this manner. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336.3.37) - [Next: 3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336.3.39) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336~en-mt.3.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336.3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1336.3.38) · Pramāṇa