仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經陀羅尼念誦儀軌 1.62

1.62

Next, join the backs of the two hands together, bend the two index fingers, fold the two little fingers into the palms, and press the tips of the two [middle and ring] fingers with each thumb; place them over the heart. Recite the dhāraṇī in the sūtra seven times. By forming this mudrā and reciting the dhāraṇī, the practitioner's own body is immediately transformed into Prajñāpāramitā Bodhisattva, the Mother of all Buddhas. The image of the bodhisattva sits cross-legged on a white lotus; her body is golden in color, adorned all over with various jewel necklaces; upon her head she wears a jeweled crown, and white silk ribbons tied to the crown hang down on both sides. The left hand holds a Sanskrit pothī of the Prajñā at the heart; the right hand forms the teaching mudrā before the breast, pressing the tip of the ring finger with the thumb. One should then visualize light flowing forth from every pore of the bodhisattva's body from head to foot, displaying various colors and filling the entire dharmadhātu, with immeasurable transformation Buddhas in each ray of light filling empty space. Throughout all worlds, they universally expound the profound Dharma of the Prajñāpāramitā for sentient beings in accordance with their capacities, causing them all to understand and abide in samādhi. Having performed this visualization, the practitioner releases the mudrā above the crown, holds the prayer beads in the palms, joins the palms before the heart, and recites the mantra: