淨土五會念佛誦經觀行儀卷中．下 2.22

2.22

呪中諸口傍字皆依本音轉。舌言之無口者。依字讀之。右呪先已翻出流行。於晨朝楊枝淨口。散花燒香。佛像前𧿟跪合掌。日誦二七。若三七遍。滅四重五逆等罪。現身不為諸橫所惱。命終生無量壽國。永離女身。今更勘梵本。并對問婆羅門僧毘尼佛陀僧伽等。知此呪威力不可思議云。旦暮午時。各誦一百八遍。滅四重五逆。拔一切罪根。得生西方。若能精誠誦滿二十萬遍。則菩提牙生。證不退轉。滿三十萬遍。則面見阿彌陀佛。決定得生安樂淨土。此陀羅尼及功德能作法事時。不須誦之。

In the mantra, all characters with the mouth radical are pronounced according to their original sound with a roll of the tongue; those without a mouth radical are read according to the character. The above mantra was translated earlier and put into circulation: in the morning, clean the mouth with a willow twig, scatter flowers, burn incense, and kneeling on both knees with palms joined before a Buddha statue, recite it two or three sets of seven times each day; this extinguishes such sins as the four gravities and five heinous deeds, protects the present body from being afflicted by various untimely disasters, and at life's end ensures birth in the land of Amitāyus, leaving behind female rebirth forever. Now, upon collating further with the Sanskrit text and consulting with the brāhmaṇa monk Vinayabuddhasaṅgha and others, we know that the awesome power of this mantra is inconceivable. Reciting it 108 times each at dawn, dusk, and noon extinguishes the four gravities and five heinous deeds, pulls out the roots of all sins, and attains rebirth in the West. If one can recite it with utter sincerity until completing two hundred thousand times, the sprout of bodhi will grow and one will realize non-retrogression; upon completing three hundred thousand times, one will see Amitābha Buddha face to face and will definitely attain rebirth in the Pure Land of Bliss. This dhāraṇī and its virtues need not be recited when conducting liturgical services.