A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t5.36
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t5.36
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v2.c19.s6.t5.36
The Megha-Sūtra² is a good example of a Sūtra with Dhāraṇīs, written for the purposes of magic. It begins, like other Mahāyāna-Sūtras, with the words: "Thus have I heard; once the Lord sojourned in the palace of the serpent princes Nanda and Upananda," etc. It then relates how the snake deities offer adoration to the Buddha and the Bodhisattvas, whereupon one of the snake princes asks the Exalted One the following question:—