[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) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 3.81 # 釋氏稽古略 3.81 釋氏稽古略 3.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.81) 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼　西域北印度罽賓國沙門佛陀波利尊者。此云覺護。初儀鳳元年來五臺清涼山逢一叟。問之曰。爾何為來。曰欲禮文殊。叟曰。曾持佛頂尊勝呪來否。曰未也。叟曰。此土眾生犯殺盜淫妄四業者多。能回取呪以流此土作大利益。弟子當示師文殊所在。言已忽不見。波利乃返本國取呪至是。弘道元年至長安。有旨命杜行顗及日照三藏翻譯訖。波利又將梵本。訪西明寺僧順貞。貞奏聞共譯之。名尊勝陀羅尼。乃第三出也。與杜令譯者大同小異。比諸眾譯此最弘布。波利繼入五臺。後不知其所終（高僧傳）。 > \*Uṣṇīṣa-vijayā-dhāraṇī\*: The Venerable Buddhapālita, a śramaṇa from the country of Jibin in Northern India of the Western Regions—translated here as Juehu \[Awakening-Protected\]. Earlier, in the first year of the Yifeng era, he came to Mount Qingliang of Wutai, where he met an old man who asked him, 'Why have you come?' He answered, 'I wish to pay homage to Mañjuśrī.' The old man said, 'Did you bring the \*Uṣṇīṣa-vijayā-mantra\* with you?' He replied, 'Not yet.' The old man said, 'The sentient beings of this land commit much of the four karmas of killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, and false speech. If you can turn back and fetch this mantra to circulate it in this land for great benefit, this disciple will show the Master where Mañjuśrī is.' Having spoken, he suddenly vanished. Buddhapālita then returned to his native country to fetch the mantra. At this time, in the first year of the Hongdao era, he arrived in Chang'an. An imperial decree ordered Du Xingyi and the Tripiṭaka Master Divākara to translate it. Buddhapālita then took the Sanskrit text to visit the monk Shunzhen at Ximing Monastery; Zhen petitioned the throne and together they translated it under the title \*Zunsheng tuoluoni\* (\*Uṣṇīṣa-vijayā-dhāraṇī\*). This was the third translation. It is largely the same as the translation made by Director Du, with minor differences. Compared to the other translations, this one is the most widely circulated. Buddhapālita subsequently entered Mount Wutai, and where he ended his life is unknown (\*Gaoseng zhuan\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.80) - [Next: 3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.82) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.3.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.81) · Pramāṇa