[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) › [佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經教跡義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803) › 2.3 # 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經教跡義記 2.3 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經教跡義記 2.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803.2.3) 夫群迷不一，識性萬差，各隨封滯之門，不遇正真之路，故使沈淪苦海，勝福無以得主；履霜堅氷，積禍因茲不滅。遂乃文殊感激波利，却取於此經，震境願成，海內咸聞，而翳賴先王至聖翻譯暉於丹墀，𩀟記勝幢福乃資於皇都。其佛頂尊勝者，蓋是祕密陀羅尼藏之流出也。五天盛學，此地近傳，百千瑜伽，三密觀智，內證外護，神力加持，一一修行，從師指授，契印儀軌，灌頂法門，祈願各殊，內外護摩，亦依五輪，所謂地水火風空也。求四種事速疾成就，所謂北白息災，東黃增益，南黑降伏，西赤敬愛，滅生死苦，證大菩提，不歷僧祇，獲成就法。十種佛頂中，此之一也。故佛頂經云十種者，所謂金輪、辨事、遍照、白傘、光聚、摧碎、高、佛頂、尊勝等矣。惟巨唐大曆十載寶應元聖文武皇帝，宣慈育物，氣穆時和，諷誦真言，須流國界，故使昏昏迷類皆蒙金偈之因，蠢蠢凡愚竝獲總持之句。崇才寡識淺，以管窺天，輒翻梵偈之文，以著唐言之釋，其間微言密意功用不測，自古不翻，則非愚之所能述，敢不𨷂疑爾？ > Now, the masses of the deluded are not uniform, and the natures of their consciousness differ in myriad ways. Each follows their own path of attachment and stagnation, failing to encounter the true and correct road. Consequently, they sink into the ocean of suffering, with no means to gain mastery over sublime merit; treading upon frost until the ice becomes solid, their accumulated misfortunes are never extinguished on account of this. Thereupon, Mañjuśrī moved Buddhāpali to return and fetch this sūtra; the vow in the realm of Zhen was fulfilled, and all within the seas heard it. Furthermore, relying on the previous sage-king to translate it, its radiance illuminated the crimson palace courtyard; the inscription on the auspicious banner brought benefit to the imperial capital. This Uṣṇīṣavijayā is indeed that which flows forth from the secret dhāraṇī treasury. Extensively studied in the five regions of India, it has only recently been transmitted to this land: hundreds of thousands of yogas, the contemplative cognition of the three mysteries, internal realization and external protection, and empowerment by supernatural power. Practicing each and every one, receiving personal instructions from the master—the mudrās and liturgical manuals, the initiation methods, each with distinct prayers, the internal and external homas—these also rely on the five wheels, namely earth, water, fire, wind, and space. One seeks the speedy accomplishment of the four kinds of rites, namely: white in the north for pacification, yellow in the east for increase, black in the south for subjugation, and red in the west for subjugation and attraction. Destroying the suffering of birth and death and realizing great bodhi, one obtains the accomplishments without having to pass through asaṃkhyeya kalpas. Among the ten kinds of uṣṇīṣas, this is one. Hence, the Uṣṇīṣa Sūtra speaks of ten kinds, namely Golden Wheel, Accomplishing Affairs, Universal Illumination, White Parasol, Light Cluster, Destruction, Elevated, Uṣṇīṣa, Vijaya, and so forth. Only the Great Tang's Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu Emperor, in the tenth year of the Dàlì era, proclaiming benevolence to nurture living beings in a harmonious atmosphere and peaceful times, ordered that the chanting of the mantra spread throughout the borders of the realm. Thus, he caused the dim and confused masses all to receive the cause of the golden verses, and the simple and ignorant mortals all to attain the phrases of the retention. Fachong's talent is scant and knowledge shallow; like peering at the sky through a tube, I have presumed to translate the Sanskrit verses and append an explanation in the Tang language. Within it, the subtle words and esoteric meanings are unfathomable in their efficacy; from ancient times they were not translated. As this is not something my foolish self can explain, how could I dare not set aside what is doubtful? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803.2.2) - [Next: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803.2.4) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803~en-mt.2.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1803.2.3) · Pramāṇa