[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) › [請觀音經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800) › 1.28 # 請觀音經疏 1.28 請觀音經疏 1.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800.1.28) 第二稱歎神呪，為二：一歎呪體、二明用。從白佛必定去，是歎體。即是實相正觀之體非空非有，遮於二邊之惡業，持於中道之正善，名實相呪體也。此體具於三德，不縱不橫。文云「三世諸佛陀羅尼印，即是法身實相之德；必定即是師子吼，決定說般若；吉祥即眾苦永得盡，普令各解脫。」以此三德歎陀羅尼體也。又必定名師子吼，消滅拔苦義。吉祥是善利之詞，是調伏與樂義。故《大品》云「是大神呪、大明呪、無等等呪。」呪只是願，佛說法時願眾生如立是呪也，譬如螟蛉，故諸經皆是呪也。中道之呪遮於二邊伏空伏有，破於二邊滅空滅有，即是消滅伏之。亦有餘伏平伏等意（云云）。呪亦是願，亦是禁呪呪誓，亦是呪術，術法盡與十行人，毒害相應，密能消伏，諸佛祕要不可思議也。三世佛印即是實相印，印定諸經，故名呪體也。聞此呪者，即是明用。如不識藥，未知其良；若不明用，何知力強？苦盡是消滅，得樂是調伏，遠八難是消滅，得念佛定是調伏，調伏柔善。感見諸佛。乃至有見無見，四見橫計不順於理，皆名惡業。二乘空中所見，三藏四門、通教四門，皆未順理，亦是惡業，今此中道神呪悉能消伏，當知此呪神用廣遠。 > Second, praising the dhāraṇī-mantra comprises two parts: first, praising the essence of the dhāraṇī; second, explaining its function. From "He addressed the Buddha: 'It is certain'" onward is praising the essence. This is the essence of the correct contemplation of the true mark, neither empty nor existent, which wards off the evil karma of the two extremes and maintains the correct goodness of the Middle Way; hence it is called the true mark essence of the dhāraṇī. This essence possesses the three virtues, neither longitudinal nor transverse. The text says: "The dhāraṇī seal of all Buddhas of the three periods of time" is the virtue of the true mark of the dharmakāya; "certain" is the lion's roar, decisively expounding prajñā; "auspicious" means all sufferings are permanently exhausted, universally causing each to be liberated. With these three virtues, it praises the essence of the dhāraṇī. Furthermore, "certain" is called the lion's roar, the meaning of dispelling, eliminating, and extracting suffering. "Auspicious" is a term of goodness and benefit, the meaning of taming, subduing, and bestowing joy. Therefore, the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā says: "It is the great transcendent mantra, the great illuminating mantra, the unexcelled mantra." A dhāraṇī is simply a vow: when the Buddha expounds the Dharma, his vow for sentient beings is established like this dhāraṇī, just as a solitary wasp adopts the caterpillar; therefore, all sūtras are dhāraṇīs. The dhāraṇī of the Middle Way wards off the two extremes, subdues emptiness and subdues existence, shatters the two extremes, and eliminates emptiness and eliminates existence; this is precisely dispelling, eliminating, and subduing them. There are also other meanings of subduing, calming and subduing, and so forth (and so forth). A dhāraṇī is also a vow, an incantation and solemn oath, and also an incantatory technique; the methods of this technique correspond entirely to the poisonous harms of the ten practitioners, secretly capable of dispelling and subduing them—the secret essentials of all Buddhas, inconceivable. The "seal of the Buddhas of the three periods of time" is the seal of the true mark, sealing and certifying all sūtras; hence it is called the essence of the dhāraṇī. "Hearing this dhāraṇī" explains its function. If one does not know the medicine, one cannot know its efficacy; if one does not explain its function, how can one know its power? The exhaustion of suffering is dispelling and eliminating; attaining joy is taming and subduing; leaving far behind the eight difficulties is dispelling and eliminating; attaining the concentration of recollecting the Buddha is taming and subduing; taming and subduing bring gentle goodness, inducing the vision of all Buddhas. Up to and including views of existence and views of non-existence: the arbitrary calculations of the four views that do not accord with principle are all named evil karma. What is seen in emptiness by the two vehicles, the four gates of the Tripiṭaka teaching, and the four gates of the shared teaching, all fail to accord with principle and are also evil karma. Now this dhāraṇī-mantra of the Middle Way is entirely capable of dispelling and subduing them; one should know that this dhāraṇī's spiritual function is vast and far-reaching. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800.1.27) - [Next: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800.1.29) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800~en-mt.1.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1800.1.28) · Pramāṇa