請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼三昧儀 1.44

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又云：「此呪即實相，正觀為體，非空非有，遮二邊惡業，持中道正善，具足三德，不縱不橫，……諸佛祕要，不可思議！」又云：「靈智寂照，法身為體，感應為宗，救厄拔苦為用。……歷四教十法界，消除三障，……當知此呪神用廣遠。」《止觀》云：「〈消伏毒害陀羅尼〉能破報障，毘舍離人，平復如本。〈破惡業陀羅尼〉能破業障，破梵行人，蕩除糞穢，令得清淨。〈六字章句陀羅尼〉能破煩惱障，淨於三毒根，成佛道無疑。」疏以初呪破煩惱，六字破報，各有經證，蓋三呪各能破於三障，故互論皆得。既略知梗概，當自籌計，於十種人中，投心何位？欲消何障？欲期何事？又消障應從重者對治，重者若滅，輕者隨去。決起精進，不得自疑，三世諸佛真實法印，豈虛也哉！將欲誦呪，先互跪合掌，一心一意，三稱三寶及觀世音名。（疏云：「三稱三寶，表除三障。應令眾聲起伏同時，勿使喧亂惑心。」）

It also says: "This mantra takes true mark and correct contemplation as its substance; being neither empty nor existent, it stops the evil karma of the two extremes and maintains the correct goodness of the Middle Way, fully possessing the three virtues, neither sequential nor simultaneous... the secret essentials of all buddhas, inconceivable!" It also says: "Its numinous wisdom is quiescent and illuminating, taking the dharmakāya as substance, stimulus and response as essence, and rescuing from adversity and pulling out suffering as function... Passing through the four teachings and the ten dharmadhātus, it eliminates the three obstacles... One should know that this mantra's divine function is broad and far-reaching." The Zhiguan says: "The 'Dhāraṇī for Eliminating Poison and Harm' can destroy the retribution obstacle; the people of Vaiśālī were restored as before. The 'Dhāraṇī for Destroying Evil Karma' can destroy the karmic obstacle; for those who have violated brahmacarya, it sweeps away the dung and filth, enabling them to attain purity. The 'Six-Syllable Sentence Dhāraṇī' can destroy the afflictive obstacle; it purifies the roots of the three poisons, so that their attainment of the Buddha Path is without doubt." The Commentary takes the first mantra as destroying afflictions and the six syllables as destroying retribution, each with sūtra evidence; since the three mantras can each destroy the three obstacles, treating them interchangeably is permissible. Having thus known the general outline, one should deliberate for oneself: among the ten classes of people, in which position do I cast my mind? Which obstacle do I wish to eliminate? What matter do I wish to realize? Furthermore, eliminating obstacles should be redressed starting with the heavy ones: if the heavy ones are destroyed, the light ones will follow and depart. Resolutely give rise to vigorous effort; do not doubt yourself. How could the true Dharma-seal of the buddhas of the three periods of time be false! When about to recite the mantras, first kneel upright with palms joined, with single-minded devotion, reciting the names of the Three Jewels and Avalokiteśvara three times. (The Commentary says: "Reciting the Three Jewels three times signifies eliminating the three obstacles. One should cause the assembly's voices to rise and fall simultaneously, not letting them become noisy and disordered, confusing the mind.")