法界次第初門 3.85

3.85

First is the hearing-and-retaining dhāraṇī (śrutadhara-dhāraṇī). One who attains this dhāraṇī does not forget any words or dharmas heard by the ear. That is to say, whatever the Buddhas of the ten directions and the assemblies of disciples expound, one is able to hear at one time and mindfully retain without forgetting; hence it is named the hearing-and-retaining dhāraṇī, which is retention of names.