釋摩訶衍論 9.68

9.68

若此神呪誦四百遍，若實如來其身光明即不損減，若偽如來其身光明即便損減作闇之色，以之為別。彼第二門觀所前說，應審思惟。謂有外道造作一切種種異類，來到行者所，亂行者心，爾時當各誦何等呪？謂有神呪是通非別，所謂如來總持法藏因緣契經中所說神呪大陀羅尼。彼契經中如何說耶？謂彼經中作如是說：爾時文殊師利即白佛言：「世尊！一切種種邪道之類，來到於行者所，亂行者心時，當須何等門而以除遣？」於是如來即告文殊師利言：「有深法門，能善通治一切邪道，所謂諸佛無盡藏無礙自在印陀羅網隨順隨轉總持大陀羅尼法門。文殊師利！諦聽諦聽，善思念之，我當為汝分別解說。文殊師利！所言通達無礙自在總持大陀羅尼法門者，十方三世一切諸佛所護念之寶藏，十方三世一切菩薩常所誦持之大軌則，十方三世一切神王及一切天人皆悉所禮拜供養之廣大福田焉。」於是世尊即誦呪言：

If this divine mantra is recited four hundred times, if it is a true Tathāgata, the radiance of his body will not diminish; if it is a false Tathāgata, the radiance of his body will diminish and take on a dark color; this is how they are distinguished. As for that second approach, the contemplation is as explained before and should be carefully pondered. When non-Buddhists produce all kinds of different appearances, come to the practitioner's place, and disturb the practitioner's mind, what mantra should be recited respectively at that time? There is a divine mantra that is universal rather than specific, namely the great dhāraṇī divine mantra spoken in the Tathāgata's Dhāraṇī-Dharmakośa-Nidāna Sūtra. How does that sūtra speak of it? In that sūtra it is spoken as follows: At that time, Mañjuśrī said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One! When all kinds of classes of false paths come to the practitioner's place and disturb the practitioner's mind, what kind of approach must be used to expel them?" Thereupon the Tathāgata told Mañjuśrī: "There is a profound Dharma approach that can universally remedy all false paths, namely the Dharma approach of the great dhāraṇī of the inexhaustible treasury of all Buddhas, the unobstructed and sovereign seal of Indra's net, following along and revolving with [truth]. Mañjuśrī! Listen closely! Listen closely! Ponder it well! I shall explain it analytically for you. Mañjuśrī! What is called the Dharma approach of the unobstructed and sovereign universal dhāraṇī is the treasure-store protected and remembered by all Buddhas of the ten directions and the three times, the great rule constantly recited and maintained by all bodhisattvas of the ten directions and the three times, and the vast field of merit revered and worshipped by all divine kings and all devas and humans of the ten directions and the three times." Thereupon the World-Honored One recited the mantra words: