千手眼大悲心呪行法 1.5

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三、結界　行者於建首日未禮敬前，當齊修行處如法結界。經云：「其結界法者，取刀呪二十一遍，畫地為界；或取淨水呪二十一遍，散著四方為界；或取白芥子呪二十一遍，擲著四方為界；或以想到處為界，或取淨灰呪二十一遍為界；或呪五色線二十一遍，圍繞四邊為界皆得，若能如法受持，自肰克果。」經云：「皆得隨便行之。」

Third: Sīmābandha. On the opening day, prior to paying homage, the practitioner should mark out the boundary around the place of practice in accordance with the Dharma. The sūtra states: "As for the method of sīmābandha: take a knife, recite the mantra over it twenty-one times, and draw a line on the ground to make the boundary; or take pure water, recite the mantra over it twenty-one times, and scatter it in the four directions to make the boundary; or take white mustard seeds, recite the mantra over them twenty-one times, and throw them in the four directions to make the boundary; or make the boundary wherever thought reaches; or take clean ash, recite the mantra over it twenty-one times, to make the boundary; or recite the mantra over five-colored thread twenty-one times and encircle the four sides to make the boundary—all are permissible. If one can receive and maintain it in accordance with the Dharma, results will naturally be achieved." The sūtra states: "All may be practiced according to convenience."