請觀世音菩薩消伏毒害陀羅尼三昧儀 1.41

1.41

"I have now provided willow branches and pure water; I pray only that the Great Compassionate One, with pity and compassion, will receive them." (Recite three times. The Fuxing explains in terms of phenomena: "Because Avalokiteśvara holds a willow branch in the left hand and a water jar in the right hand, the invoker must prepare these two objects." The Commentary says: "This is the essential cause for exhorting provision, precisely for the sake of the capacity and the response. The waving of the willow branch signifies wisdom; the settling of the pure water signifies concentration. Furthermore, the willow branch has two meanings: first, brushing away, corresponding to the meaning of 'eliminating'; second, striking, corresponding to the meaning of 'subduing'. Again, brushing away corresponds to eliminating and extinguishing; second, subduing corresponds to eliminating. The pure water also has two meanings: first, washing away, corresponding to the meaning of 'eliminating'; second, awakening, corresponding to the meaning of 'subduing'. Furthermore, it has four meanings: first, washing; second, moistening; third, awakening; fourth, peace and joy. Washing corresponds to the 'eliminating' of eliminating and extinguishing; moistening corresponds to eliminating; awakening corresponds to the 'subduing' of bringing into submission; peace and joy corresponds to the 'subduing' of calming into submission. Again, washing away corresponds to eliminating and subduing poison and harm, wherein great compassion pulls out suffering, which is the meaning of wisdom; moistening is great benevolence bestowing joy, which is the meaning of concentration; awakening is the meaning of wisdom; peace and joy is the meaning of concentration. In terms of the ten classes of practitioners, each performs bestowing and pulling out..." and so forth.)