Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Vast,

Translated during the Tang Dynasty by Shramana Bhagavat-dharma from west India.

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Thus I have heard, once the Buddha was in the honorable sublime Way-place of Avalokitesvara's palace in Potalaka Mountain, sitting on anoblest lion's throne decorated with various Mani-jewels. Hundreds of jeweled streamers were hanging all around.

At that time, in order to explain a teaching of the Total-retention Dharani, the Tathagata on the throne, along with innumerous Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas whose names are: Dharani King Bodhisattva, Precious King Bodhisattva, Bhaisajya-Raja(Medicine King)Bodhisattva, Bhaisajya-Samudgata(Superior Medicine) Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Mahastamaprapta(Great Strength)Bodhisattva, Avatamsaka Bodhisattva, Great Sublime Bodhisattva, Precious Deposits Bodhisattva, Virtue Store Bodhisattva, Vajragarbha Bodhisattva, Akasagarbha(Space Store) Bodhisattva, MaitreyaB odhisattva, Samantabhadra(Universal Goodness) Bodhisattva, Manjusri Bodhisattva, etc. Such Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas are all Abhiseka(Empowerment) great dharma-princes; also along with innumerous great Sravakas(voice-hearer) that all practise the ten-stages of Arhat,headed by Maha-Kasyapa; also along with innumerous Devas of Brahma-Heaven, headed by Sinza-Brahma; also along with innumerous Gods of heavens of the desire realm, headed by Kubhagha-God; also along with innumerous four-guardian-gods, headed by Dhritarastra; also along with innumerous gods, dragons, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Asuras, Garudas,Kinnaras, Mahoragas, human beings, Amanusyas, headed by the Heaven-virtue great dragon king; also along with innumerous Devakanyas of heavens of the desire realm, headed by the Virgin-Eyed Devakanya;also along with innumerous Sunyatas(Gods of spaces), gods of rivers and oceans, gods of fountains and spring, gods of natural pond, gods of herb, gods of forest, gods of houses, gods of water, gods offire, gods of earth, gods of wind, gods of ground, gods of mountains, gods of rocks, gods of palaces, etc, came together to join the meeting.

At that time in the meeting, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva secretlye mitted his sacrosanct light, shined the realms of the ten directions and made one billion worlds' color turned to golden. Palaces of heavens, palaces of dragons and palaces of all gods were all shaken. Rivers, oceans, Cakravada-parvata Mountains, Sumeru Mountains, Earth Mountains, black mountains were also shaken. The light of sun, moon, pearls, fire, and stars were all disappeared.

Witnessing this rare scene, the Dharani King Bodhisattva was unprecedented surprised, so he arose from his seat, joined his palmsand asked the Buddha with a Gatha(verse):

"Who achieved correct-awakenment today,can emit the great bright light universally? Colors of realms of the ten directions are all become golden, so do one billion worlds?

Who accomplished self-mastery today,can show the rare great holy power, innumerous pure lands of Buddhas are shaken,so do palaces of dragons and gods?

Now the publics are all wondering, don't know that it's caused by the power of whom. Is he a Buddha, Bodhisattva, or great Sravaka,or Brahman, or gods of heavens?

Bhagavat(World-honored One), please show your great mercy,and tell us the cause of that great theurgy."

The Buddha told the Dharani King Bodhisattva: "Good man, you should know that in this meeting there is a Bodhisattva whose name is Avalokitesvara. He has achieved great kindness and great compassion since uncountable Kalpas before, and good at practicing uncountable Dharma-gates of Dharani. In order to comfort and please all living-beings, he secretly emits that sacrosanct power.

After Buddha saying that, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva arose from his seat, tidied up his clothes, joined his palms towards the Buddha and said: "Bhagavat, I have a mantra of Great-Compassionate Heart Dharani, now want to speak, for comforting and pleasing all living-beings; for healing all illness; for living-beings to obtaining additional lives; for living-beings to be rich; for extinguishing all evil-karma and heavy crimes; for leaving hindrance and disasters; for increasing merit of all undefiled-Dharmas; for accomplishing all virtuous-roots; for being away from all fear; forfulfilling all good wishes. Bhagavat, please allow me to speak."

The Buddha said: "Good man, you are greatly kind and compassionate, in order to comfort and please all living-beings, you want to speak the mantra, it's the right time now, please speak it soon, Tathagata compliantly rejoice, so do all Buddhas."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva then said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, I remember that incalculable billions Kalpas ago, there was a Buddha whose name is Thousand-rayed-King Motionless Tathagata. For mercy and mindfulness to me and all living-beings, he spoke this Vast-Perfect-Unimpeded Great-Compassionate-Heart Dharani, rubbed my crown with his golden hand and said: "Good man, you should hold this heart-mantra to give great benefit and happiness to all living beings in the future." At that time I was just at the first of the ten Bhumis(stages of Bodhisattva), right after hearing this mantra, I exceeded the eighth Bhumi, then I was happy and vowed: "If I will be able to give benefit and happiness to all living beings in the future, let me have thousand hands and thousand eyes immediately." right after the vow, I got thousand hands and thousand eyes on my body, six types of quakes occurred on grounds of the ten directions, thousands Buddhas of the ten directions emit their light to my body and lightened unlimited worlds of the ten directions. Since then, inuncountable Buddha realms and meetings, I repeatedly heard, accepted and held this Dharani, then was repeatedly pleased and joyful, thus I exceeded imperceptible births and deaths of countless billion skalpas. Since then, I always recite, hold and never forget this mantra. Because of holding this mantra, I was always born naturally from lotus in front of Buddhas, and was never born from wombs."

"If there are Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, Upasakas, Upasikas, pure youth and maidens who wish to recite and hold(keep reciting) this mantra,they should first have their merciful heart open for all livingbeings, and follow me to make these vows:

(* The pronunciation of "Namo" is [na:mo:] of international phoneticsymbols)

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly know all Dharmas;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soonobtain the wisdom-eyes;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly ferry all living beings to the shore of liberation;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon obtain good expedient-means;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly board the boat of Prajna;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon cross over the sea of suffering;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly attain precepts, Samadhi and the way;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon climb the mountain of Nirvana;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly dwell in the house of uncreated;

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon unite with the Dharma-nature body.

If I go towards the mountain of knives, the mountain of knives of itself breaks up;

If I go towards the boiling oil, the boiling oil of itself dries up;If I go towards the hells, the hells of themselves disappear;

If I go towards the hungry ghosts, the hungry ghosts by themselves become full.

If I go towards the Asuras, their evil thoughts by themselves are tamed.

If I go towards the animals, they by themselves attain great wisdom."

"After these vows, chant my name(Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) sincerely, also should chant the name of my teacher -- Amitabha Tathagata(Namo Amitabha) sincerely, then should chant this mantra, 5 times or more in a day, to extinguish heavy crimes of births and deaths of billions Kalpas in the body."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva then said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, if humans or Devas recite and hold the phrases of the Great CompassionDharani, upon their death, all the Buddhas of the ten directions will come to lend hands, they will be reborn in whichever Buddha-land as their wishes."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva continue to said the Buddha:"Bhagavat, Should any living beings who recites and holds the holy mantra of Great Compassion fall into the three evil paths, I vow not to achieved the correct-awakenment. Should any living being that recites and holds the holy mantra of Great Compassion not be reborn in any Buddha-land, I vow not to achieve the correct-awakenment.

Should any living being that recites and holds the holy mantra of Great Compassion not obtain unlimited Samadhis and eloquence, I vow not to achieve the correct-awakenment.

Should any living being who recites and holds the holy mantra of Great Compassion not obtain whatever he seeks in this present life,then it cannot be the Dharani of the Great Compassionate Heart,except those who are not virtuous or not sincere.

If any woman who recites and holds the holy mantra of Great Compassion dislike the troubles of female body and want to become male, but can not become male in the future, I vow not to achieved the correct-awakenment. But the one who disbelieve this Mantra will not take the effect.

If anyone had stolen foods or properties of Sanghas(group of monks), penitence to his crimes is useless even a thousand Buddhas come out,now chant this Great compassion Holy Mantra, his crimes will be extinguished. If one had stolen foods or properties of Sanghas, hemust repent to hierophants of the ten directions to extinguish his crime. Now when chanting this mantra, hierophants of the ten directions will come to bear witness, then all heavy crimes and hindrances will disappear.

All the horrible crimes include Ten evil deeds, Five heinous crimes,vilifications to people, vilifications to Dharma, breaking precepts,destroying towers, wrecking temples, stealing properties of Sanghas,unhallowing to pure practices, can be extinguished by chanting this Mantra, except one thing, the one without belief in this Mantra cannot extinguish even small crimes and karmas, not to mention heavy crimes. Though the heavy crimes don't disappear immediately, that can still be the cause of Bodhi in the future."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva continue to said the Buddha:"People and gods who recite and hold the Great Compassionate HeartMantra will obtain fifteen kinds of good birth and will not suffer fifteen kinds of bad death. The bad deaths are:

1. They will not die of starvation or privation;

2. They will not die from having been yoked, imprisoned, caned or otherwise beaten;

3. They will not die at the hands of hostile enemies;

4. They will not be killed in military battle;

5. They will not be killed by tigers, wolves, or other tough beasts;

6. They will not die from the venom of poisonous snakes, black serpents, or scorpions;

7. They will not drown or be burned to death

8. They will not be poisoned to death;

9. They will not be killed by poisonous insects;

10. They will not die of madness or insanity;

11. They will not be killed by landslides or falling trees;

12. They will not die of nightmares sent by evil people;

13. They will not be killed by deviant spirits or evil ghosts;

14. They will not die of evil illnesses that bind the body;

15. They will not commit suicide;

Those who recite and hold the Great Compassion Holy Mantra will not suffer any of these fifteen kinds of bad death and will obtain the following fifteen kinds of good birth:

1. Their place of birth will always have a good king;

2. They will always be born in a good country;

3. They will always be born at a good time;

4. They will always meet good friends;

5. The organs of their body will always be complete;

6. Their heart will be pure and full in the way;

7. They will not violate the prohibitive precepts;

8. Their family will be kind and harmonious;

9. They will always have the necessary wealth and goods in abundance;

10. They will always obtain the respect and help of others;

11. They riches will not be plundered;

12. They will obtain everything they seek;

13. Dragons, gods, and good spirits will always protect them;

14. In the place where they are born they will see the Buddha and hear the Dharma;

15. They will awaken to the profound meaning of that P roper Dharmawhich they hear.

Those who recite and hold the Great Compassionate Heart Dharani will obtain these fifteen kinds of good birth. All gods and people should constantly recite and hold it without laze."

After saying that, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva joined his palms and stood upright in front of the public, with his open great compassionate heart for all living beings, he smiled and in this way spoke the wonderful holy phrases of the Vast, Perfect, Unimpeded,Great-Compassionate-Heart Great Dharani. The Dharani is:

Namo ratna-trayâya

Namo âriyâ-valokite-úvarâya

Bodhi-sattvâya Maha-sattvâya Mahâ-kârunikâya

Om sarva-raviye sudhanadasya

Namo skritvâ imam

âryâ-valotite-úvara ramdhava

Namo narakindi hrih Mahâ-vat-svâme

Sarva-arthato-úubham ajeyam

Sarva-sat Namo-vasat Namo-vâka mavitâto

Tadyathâ

Om avaloki-lokate-krate-e-hrih Mahâ-bodhisattva

Sarva sarva

Mala mala

Mahi Mahi ridayam

Kuru kuru karmam

Dhuru dhuru

vijayate Mahâ-vijayati

Dhara dhara dhrini

úvarâya cala cala

Mama vimala muktele

Ehi ehi úina úina

ârsam prasari

viúva viúvam prasaya

Hulu hulu mara

Hulu hulu hrih

Sara sara siri siri suru suru

Bodhiya Bodhiya Bodhaya Bodhaya

Maitreya narakindi dhrish-nina bhayamana svâhâ

Siddhâya svâhâ

Maha siddhâya svâhâ

Siddha-yoge-úvaraya svâhâ

Narakindi svâhâ

Mâranara svâhâ

úira simha-mukhâya svâhâ

Sarva mahâ-asiddhaya svâhâ

Cakra-asiddhâya svâhâ

Padma-kastâya svâhâ

Narakindi-vagalâya svaha

Mavari-úankharâya svâhâ

Namo ratna-trâyâya

Namo âryâ-valokite-úvaraya svâhâ

Om Sidhyantu mantra padâya svâhâ

When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva had finished speaking this mantra,the earth shook in six ways. The heavens rained precious flowers of beautiful colors. all the Buddhas of the ten directions were delighted, while the heaven-demons and heretics were so afraid that their hair stood on end. Members of the meeting achieved different fruitions, including the fruitions of stream-enterer, once-returner,non-returner, and Arhat, while others achieved the first Bhumi(stage of Bodhisattva), the second Bhumi, the third, fourth, fifth ......up to the tenth Bhumi. Innumerable living beings arouse their Bodhi-Heart(The resolve to help all living beings to attain upmost enlightenment).

Then the great Brahma king arose from his seat, tidied up his clothes, joined his palms respectfully, and said to the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva: "Great, Mahasattva! I had been ininnumerous Buddha-meetings and heard of many kinds of Dharanis, but never heard of the wonderful holy phrases of this great Dharani ofthe unimpeded great compassionate heart. Mahasattva, please tell us the feature and figure of this Dharani, all of us will be pleased toknow that."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva told the Brahma king: "For convenience to benefit all living beings, you asked me this question. Now you listen carefully, I'll tell you in brief."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "The great kind and compassionate heart, the fair heart, the uncreated heart, the unpolluted heart,the heart of emptiness observation, the respectful heart, the humble heart, the uncluttered heart, the heart without attachment to one's own view, the upmost Bodhi-heart, is the feature of this Dharani.You should practise in such manner."

Then the great Brahma king said: "We now know the feature of this Dharani, from now on, we'll recite and hold it and never forget orgive up.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "For welldoer who want to recite and hold this Mantra, they should arouse their vast Bodhi-heart that wish to ferry all living beings to the shore of liberation, and be vegetarians. They should arouse their fair heart to all living beings, keep reciting this Mantra, never give up. Reside in a cleanroom, wash themselves clean, in clean dress, hang streamers and light up lamps, make offering with fragrance, flowers, vegetable foods of hundreds tastes, concentrate their mind, don't think about others, recite and hold the mantra in correct manner. Then the Sunshine Bodhisattva, Moonshine Bodhisattva and innumerous gods and fairies will come to be witness and enhance the effect of the Mantra. At that time, I will shine them with thousand eyes and protect them with thousand hands, from then on, they will be able t ounderstand all books of the world, and also perfectly understand all theurgy of other religions and all scriptures of Vedas. The one whore cites this mantra can heal 84000 categories of diseases of theworld, and also can command all ghosts and Devas, vanquish heaven-demons, tame all heretics. For anyone who read sutras or practise Zen in mountains and fields, if there are any mountain-spirits,ghosts, demons, monsters or Devas come to disturb and make the practitioner unable to concentrate, recite this mantra once, then all those disturbers will be tied up. If one can recite this Mantra in correct manner and have merciful heart to all living beings, I will command all virtuous gods, dragon kings, Vajra secret-tracesdeities to guard him, the guardians will always be with him and protect him as their own eyes and lives. " Then AvalokitesvaraBodhisattva said the Gatha:

"I command the Vajra secret-traces deities, Ucchu, Kunda, Ankusa,eight clans of celestials and ShangKalas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Mahesvaras and Narayanas, Kumbhirabas and Kapilas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Pajis, Sahassakkhas, perfect-virtuous chebuds and Kimnaras,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Sajamahoras, Kumbhandas, Katabhutanas, and Banjras,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Bhipagara kings, and morality Vitasaharas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Brahma king Sambra, five clans of pure-abode heavens and Yamarajas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Sakra Devanam indra, thirty-three celestials,Sarasvatis and Vardhanas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Dhritarastra king, Haritis, goddess and great strength Devas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Virudhaka king, Virupaksa king and Vaisravana king,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the golden peacock-king, and twenty-eight clans of great fairies,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Manibhadra, and Pancika-imperator Phalava,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command Nanda, Upandanda, and the Sagara dragon-king Ibhra,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Asuras, Gandharvas, Karunas, Kimnaras, Mahoragas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the gods of water, fire, thunder, lightning, Kumbhanda king and Pisacas,to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

"Those virtuous gods, dragon-kings and goddess, each along with 500 retinues of great-strength Yaksas, will always follow and guard the holders of the Great Compassion Holy Mantra. If the Mantra-holder dwells alone in void mountain or weald, those virtuous gods will guard him by turns to eliminate misfortunes. If the Mantra-holder loses his way in remote mountain, because of reciting this Mantra,virtuous gods and dragon-kings will transform to welldoers and tell him the correct way. If the Mantra-holder lack of water and fire inmountain, forest, or weald, the dragon-king will create water and fire for him."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva then said a misfortune-eliminating cool Gatha:

"When walking in weald, mountain or marsh,if encounter tigers, wolves, or other tough beasts,or snakes, spirits, demons, monsters, ghosts,they will be unable to harm the Mantra-holder when they hear this Mantra;

When walking among river or sea,poisoned dragons, flood dragons and Makaras,Yaksas, Rakshas, fishes, and soft-shelled turtles,will dodge when they hear this Mantra;

If besieged by battle arrays or heisters,or being heisted by villains,recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,those villains will show mercy and go back;

If one is enjailed by government official,imprisoned, chained and locked,recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,the officer will show mercy and set him free;

If entered a house of a poisonous insects breeding family in a field lane, the family purpose to envenom with drinks, foods or medicines, recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,the poison will turn to amrita;

When a woman giving birth to a child,evil demons comes to cumber and the woman suffers from oppressive pain, recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,the demons will quit and the birth will success;

If evil dragons or pestilence ghosts spread poison,people are infected by pyrexia and about to die,recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,diseases will be healed and lives of people will be lengthen;

If evil dragons or ghosts spread the tumescent diseases,people are suffer from carbunculosis, sore, abscess, ulcer andbleeding, recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,then spit three times to the abscesses and it will be cured.

If suffering from nightmares or curse sent by evil persons,recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,the nightmares and curse will return to the sender.

When Dharma is about to disappear,the world is evil, feculent and disordered, people are concupiscent and swear black is white,have sex with others behind their spouses,and think of lust days and nights.if they can recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,the fire of eroticism will quench and the evil minds will go out.

If I glorify the effect of this Mantra in detail,even one Kalpa is not enough for the glorification."

Then Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva told the Brahmas: "Recite this Mantra 5 times, use threads of 5 colors to tie knots, then recite 21times, tie 21 knots, wear it on neck. This Mantra has been spoken by previous 9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas.

Those Buddhas spoke this Mantra for practitioners who practise theSix-Perfections but not yet achieve the consummation, to make themsuccess quickly;

For those who have not yet aroused Bodhi-Heart, to make them arouse Bodhi-Heart quickly;

For Sravakas who have not yet achieved fruitions, to make them achieve fruitions quickly;

For all one billion worlds' gods and celestial being who have not yet aroused the upmost Bodhi-Heart, to make them arouse upmost Bodhi-Heart quickly;

For all living beings who have not yet gained the root of faith inMahayana, with the mighty holy power of this Mantra, their seeds of Mahayana and Dharma-buds will grow quickly; with my expedient and merciful power, All of their needs will be supplied.

For three-evil-paths' living beings who living in gloomy regions of the one billion worlds, when they heard this Mantra, they will get away from suffering;

For Bodhisattvas who have not yet achieved the first Bhumi, to make them achieve quickly; even make them achieve up to the tenth Bhumi,even up to the Buddhahood, with the thirty-two marks and the eighty minor marks achieved naturally.

If any Sravakas once heard of this Mantra, practise and write this Mantra, settle down with straightforward heart in correct manner,then they will achieve the four Sramana-fruits even they had notseek for the fruitions.

Suppose all the mountains, rivers, cliffs, oceans of the one billion worlds can be boiled; the Sumeru mountains and Cakravada-parvata mountains can be shaken, and grinded to dust, for all living beings of that number to arouse upmost Bodhi-Hearts.

If one impetrate for the present life, he should become vegetarian and keep complying with pure precepts in 21 days, and recite this Dharani, his wishes will be fulfilled for certain. From the verge of the previous birth-and-death to the verge of the next birth-and-death, all evil karmas will be cleaned up. All the Buddhas,Bodhisattvas, Brahmas, Lord of the Heavens(Sakra Devanam-indra),four guardian gods, fairies, dragon-kings, will bear witness."

"For any celestial or human being who recites and holds this Dharani, if he bath in rivers or seas, the nearby living-beings bedewed with his bath-water will have all their heavy crimes cleaned and be reborn naturally from lotus in pure-lands other than this world, will not be born from wombs, moistures, or eggs. And how much more so those who recite and hold the Mantra themselves! If the Mantra-holder is walking, a wind blow his hair and clothes, then the living-beings blew by the wind that previously touched the Mantra-holder will have all their heavy obstructions and evil karmas cleaned, will not continue to suffer from karmas of three-evil-paths, and often be born in front of Buddhas. The felicities and meritorious-virtues that accomplished by the Mantra-holder are unimaginable."

"If the Mantra-holder say anything, no matter good or bad words, are sound like pure Dharma-sound for all heaven-demons, heretics, Devas,dragons, ghosts, spirits, thus they will respect the Mantra-holderas if he was a Buddha.

We should know that the one who recites and holds this Mantra is a Buddha-bodies store, because he is cherished by 9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a light sore, because he is shined by light of 9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a mercy store, because he constantly saves living beings with this Dharani;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a wonderful-Dharmas store,because this Dharani includes all Dharani-gates;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a Zen store, because hundreds and thousands of Samadhis often appear in front of him;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a spaces store, because he constantly observes living-beings with wisdom of emptiness;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is an intrepidity store, because he is constantly guard by dragons, gods, and virtuous gods;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a wonderful-language store,because sound of the Dharani from his mouth is uninterrupted;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is an eternally-abiding store,because the three-disasters and evil-kalpas cannot harm him;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a liberation store, because heaven-demons and heretics cannot detain him;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a medicine-king store,because he constantly heals living beings with this Dharani;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a theurgy store, because he can freely travel round the Buddha-lands.

The glorifications for the meritorious-virtues of the Mantra-holderare endless."

"Good men, if one tire of suffering of the world and seek for happiness of long live, he should settle down in a tranquil place,make a pure secure-boundary, recite this Mantra towards water, orfoods, or spices, or medicines, chant 108 times and eat them, thenhe will get a long life for certain. If he can make secure-boundary and hold the Mantra in correct manner, then all fruits can bea chieved.

The method of making secure-boundary is: Chant 21 times towards aknife, then counter mark the ground with the knife to make aboundary; or chant 21 times towards white mustard seeds, then sprinkle the seeds on the ground to make a boundary; or make aboundary by mind; or chant 21 times towards clean ashes(of aromatic sticks) and make a boundary; or chant 21 times towards five-colored threads and then make a closed circle on the ground with the threads as a boundary. If one can do that in correct manner, he will achieve the goal naturally."

"If anyone heard of the name of this Dharani, his uncountable heavy crimes of birth and death will be extinguished, and how much more so those who recite and hold this Mantra themselves! If anyone can know and recite this holy Mantra, we should know that he have already offered and sustained to innumerous Buddhas and have widely plant his good roots. If he can recite and hold the Mantra in correct manner for relieving all suffering living beings, we should know that he is the one with the great compassionate heart, and will become a Buddha soon. If he chant for all the living beings that he see, let them hear the Mantra, to be the cause of Bodhi for them,then the meritorious-virtues that accomplished by this Mantra-holderare incalculable and the glorifications for him are endless. If he can be very sincere, be vegetarian and keep complying with pure precepts, repent previous crimes for all living beings, and also repent previous crimes from uncountable kalpas of himself, keep chanting this Dharani, then he will achieve the four Sramana-fruitsin his present life; if he also has the means of wisdom-observing,then achieving fruits of ten Bhumis is not difficult to him, not to mention those little felicities of the world, all of his wishes willbe fulfilled. If he want to command ghosts, he should find a skullin the field, wash it clean, set up a Mandala(altar) in front of astatue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, offer and sustain it with fragrance, flowers, vegetable foods, day after day, then 7 days later, the ghost will come and obey his orders. If he want to command four guardian gods, chant towards a sandalwood and then burn it, he can achieve the goal because the power of the Bodhisattva's great compassionate vows are deep and weighty, also because that the power of this holy Dharaniis mighty and vast.

"The Buddha told Ananda: "When there are catastrophes in a country,if the king of the country can manage state affairs in correct manners, be large hearted to his people, do not do anybody an injustice, and absolve people from blames, in 7 days and 7 nights,both his body and his mind can be sincere and diligent, to reciteand hold this Great Compassionated Heart Dharani Holy Mantra, then all the catastrophes of his country will disappear, the five kindsof crops will be abundant and the people will rest in peace and happiness.

If a country is invaded by enemies from other countries, people are unsafe and ministers are traitorous, pestilences are spreaded everywhere, the rains and the droughts are inharmonic, the sun and the moon lost their accuracy, when such disasters come, the people should make a statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, face to west, offer and sustain the statue sincerely with fragrance, flowers, streamers, ceremonial canopies, or vegetable foods of hundreds tastes, then in 7 days and7 nights, if the king of the country can recite and hold the Great Compassionated Heart Dharani Holy Mantra, with both his body and mind sincerely and diligently, then the foreign enemies will be tamed and go back to their own countries and stop the intrusion,other countries will be merciful to this country, the prince and the officers will be loyal, the queen, the prince's wife, and the maids will also be loyal to the king. Dragons, ghosts and spirits willsupport this country, rains will be seasonal, fruits will beabundant, and people will be happy.

If anyone in a family get a evil disease, hundreds of monsters appear, ghosts, spirits, demons come to annoy and demolish the family; being maligned by villains and the members of the family are inharmonious. They should set up a Mandala(altar) in front of astatue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant the name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sincerely,and then chant this Dharani 1000 times, then all the misfortunes above will disappear, the family will be peaceful forever."

Ananda asked the Buddha: "Bhagavat, what is the name of this Mantra?how to uphold it?"

The Buddha told Ananda: "This holy Mantra has many names, one of them is Vast Perfect, another is Unimpeded Great Compassion, another is Relieve-Suffering Dharani, another is Extend-Life Dharani,another is Extinguishing evil destinies Dharani, another is Break hindrance of evil karmas Dharani, another is Fulfill-wishes Dharani,another is Free and Self-master Dharani, another is Quickly exceedthe upper stages Dharani. Thus should you respectfully uphold it."

Then Ananda asked the Buddha: "Bhagavat, what is the name of this Bodhisattva, so good that can told us this Dharani?"

The Buddha said: "This Bodhisattva is called Avalokitesvara, also called Nimsor, also called Thousands light eyes. Good man, this Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has unimaginable mighty and holy powers.Uncountable kalpas before, he had been a Buddha named True Dharma enlightenment Tathagata. Because of the power of his great compassionate vows, in order to call upon all Bodhisattvas to comfort and please all living beings, he appear as a Bodhisattva. All of you, including Bodhisattvas, Brahmas, Gods of 33 heavens,dragons, Devas, should show respect to him, do not despise him. All celestial and human beings should offer and sustain him constantly,chant his name, then you will get infinite felicities and extinguish incalculable crimes, and will be reborn in the pure-land of Amitabha Buddha at the end of your lives.

The Buddha told Ananda: "The Mantra spoke by Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is veracious. If want to invite this Bodhisattva toc ome, chant the Mantra 21 times towards a Guggula and burn it, then this Bodhisattva will come."

"If being attached by a soul of cat, find a skull of a defunct cat,burn it to ashes, mix the ashes with clean soil, then use it to shape a cat. In front of a statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 108 times towards a wrought iron knife, then cut the model into 108 pieces with the knife. Chantonce and cut once and say his name once, then the cat's soul will leave."

"If harmed by poisonous insects, mix Karpura with same bulk of Guggula, add 1 bowl of Well-flower-water and decoct them into 1 bowlof decoction; when done, chant 108 times towards the decoction Infront of a statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, then take the decoction, the illness will be healed."

(*[Note] Well-flower-water: the purest water from the well; each morning, the very first bucket of water from the well)"If stung by snakes or scorpions, chant 7 times towards some powderof dry gingers, apply the powder on the sores and they will be healed."

"If being hated by someone, find some clean soil, or flour, or wax,to shape the enemy's body. In front of a statue of Thousand-Handedand Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 108 timestowards a wrought iron knife, then cut the model into 108 pieces with the knife. Chant once and cut once and say his name once, andthen burn all 108 pieces out. After that, the enemy will be happy and will respect you and like to be you friend for his whole life."

"For eye-diseases, find a Haritaki, a Amatakis, a Vihetaki, grindthem into powder. When grinding, one must be careful, do not be seen by women who just gave birth the babies, nor pig, nor dogs. Chanting Amitabha, mix the powder with white-honey, or human milk. The human milk must from a mother of a boy, not from mothers of girls. When the medicine is done, in front of a statue of Thousand-Handed andThousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 1008 times towardsthe medicine, then apply it on the sick eye for 7 days, stay in roomand do not be blew by wind, then the eye will be reborn andfunctions well."

"If infected by paludism and about to die, find a peach-glue as bigas a normal peach, add 1 bowl of clean water and decoct them intohalf bowl of decoction. When done, chant 7 times towards the decoction, take them all, than the disease will be heal. The medicine should not be decocted by women."

"If being attached by ghosts, chant 21 times towards a Guggula and burn it to fume the nostrils, also find 7 Guggulas as big as rabbitdung, chant 21 times towards each of them and take them, do not drink alcohol, do not eat meat or five-pungencies, do not abuse others, and find some realgar, mix it with white mustard seeds and YanSheng-salt, then chant 21 times towards the mixture and burn itunder the bed of the patient, then the attaching ghost will run awayand not dare to stay.

(*[Note] Five-pungencies are: onions, leeks, garlic, chives or shallots)

"For deafness, chant towards sesame oil and drop the oil into ears,then the disease will be healed."

"If suffering from hemiplegias, or having noses or ears stopped up,or being unable to move hands and feet because of apoplexy, mix sesame oil with Green-wood-spiceries and decoct, chant 21 times towards the mixture, and apply it on the body, then the diseases will be healed. Another prescription: Chant 21 times towards someghee, and apply it on the body, then the diseases will be healed."

"For dystocias, chant 21 times towards sesame oil and apply on both the navel and the jade-gate of the lying-in woman, then will be easy to born."

"If a baby died in womb, find 1 Liang of hyssops, mix with 2 bowlsof clean water, and decoct into 1 them bowl of decoction. Chant 21 times towards the decoction and take it, then the dead baby will come out, the woman will not be painful. If the placenta could notcome out, take the decoction again, then will be fine."

"For cardiodynias, find a fume-yird-spicery with mature papillas, chant 21 times towards it, chew and swallow it. After a while, the medicine swallowed will transform, then spue them out, the disease will be healed. Do not eat Five-pungencies or meat, do not drink alcohol."

"If burned by fire, chant 21 times towards some dung of black cows, apply them on the sores, the pain will be healed."

"If one's heart is being bit by ascarids, chant 21 times towardssome urine of white horses and take it, then the disease will behealed. If the disease is serious, take more medicine up to 1 bowl,then the ascarids will come out sinuously."

"For Ding-sores, find some Ling-Xiu-leaves, grind them and get the juice, chant 21 times towards the juice, apply the juice to thesores, then the disease will be healed."

"If one's eyes were bit by flies, find some new dung of donkey,filtrate it and get the liquid, chant 21 times towards the liquid,drop it into the eyes when lying on bed at night, then the disease will be healed."

"For bellyaches, mix Well-flower-water with YanSheng-salt to make 21 pellets, chant 21 times towards them, take them, then the diseasewill be healed."

"For red-eyed diseases, or neoplasms in eyes, or nebulas, find some medlar leaves, grind them and get their juice, chant 21 times towards the juice, put some bronze coppers into the juice for a night, chant 7 times more, drop the juice into the eyes, then the disease will be healed."

"For phobias, make a rope with white threads, chant 21 times towardsit, tie 21 knots, and wear it on neck, then the fear will disappear.Not only the fear disappear, crimes will also be extinguished."

"If there are calamities in home, find a guava branch, cut it into 1008 segments, apply ghee-honey on both ends of them, chant once and burn one segment, burn all 1008 segments out, then all calamitieswill disappear. This must be done in front of Buddhas."

"If the Mantra-holder chant 21 times towards a white flag leaf, wear it on the right arm, then he will win in all lists and polemicalplaces."

"If the Mantra-holder find some leaves and branches of SiaSiaMi, cut them into 1008 segments, apply true-ghee and white-honey-ghee on both ends of them, chant once and burn one segment, burn all 1008 segments out. Do that 3 times each day, for 7 days, then the Mantra-holder will apprehend the through-Wisdom of himself."

"If want to tame powerful ghosts or spirits, find some Wood-Wan-Zis,chant 49 times towards them, apply ghee-honey on them, and burn them out. This must be done in front of a statue of Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva."

"If put 1 Liang of bezoar into a lapis-lazuli bottle, then put thebottle in front of a statue of Great Compassionate AvalokitesvaraB odhisattva, chant 108 times toward it, apply the bezoar on the bodyand the middle of the forehead, then All gods, dragons, ghosts,spirits, human and non-human beings, will be pleased."

"If being chained and locked, find some dung of white pigeons, chant 108 times towards them, apply them on the hand and rub the chain andlock, then they will break off."

"If husband and wife hate each other, just like water and fire, find some feathers of tail of mandarin ducks, in front of a statue of Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 1008 timestowards the feathers and wear them, then the husband and the wife will love and respect each other for their whole lives."

"If seeds of fruits in farm are being eaten by insects, find some clean ashes, or clean sands, or clean water, chant 21 times towards them, sprinkle them around the farm and the seeds, then the insects will quit. For fruit trees, sprinkle the Mantra-water on the trees,then the insects will not dare to eat the fruits."

The Buddha told Ananda:

"For richness and treasures, use the Wish-fulfilling pearl Mudra(gesture).

If life is unstable and seeks for stable life, use the Pasa Mudra.

For diseases in abdomen, use the Precious bowl Mudra.

For vanquishing all demons, monsters, ghosts, spirits, use thePrecious glave Mudra.

For vanquishing all heavenly demons and Devas, use the Vajra Mudra.

For taming all enemies, use the Vajra pestle Mudra.

For eliminating fears, use the Abhayam-dada Mudra.

For healing dim eyes, use the Sun-prime Mani Mudra.

For healing pyrexias, use the Moon-prime Mani Mudra.

For high post, use the Precious bow Mudra.

For meeting all good friend earlier, use the Precious arrow Mudra.

For healing various diseases on one's body, use the Poplar branchMudra.

For extinguishing evil obstacle and misfortunes, use the White whisk Mudra.

For pacification of kinfolks, use the Precious bottle Mudra.

For evading all tigers, wolves, jackals, panthers, and other tough beasts, use the Pong Pie Mudra.

For keeping away from jails, use the Axe-tomahawk Mudra.

For commanding men and women, use the Jade bracelet Mudra.

For meritorious virtues, use the White lotus Mudra.

For rebirth in pure-land of the ten directions, use the Green lotusMudra.

For great wisdom, use the Precious mirror Mudra.

For meeting all Buddhas of the ten directions, use the Purple lotus Mudra.

For underground precious deposits, use the Precious box Mudra.

For celestial Way(Tao), use the Five colored cloud Mudra.

For rebirth as a Brahma, use the Bath bottle Mudra.

For rebirth in heavenly palaces, use the Red lotus Mudra.

For vanquishing traitors, use the Precious halberd Mudra.

For summoning all virtuous gods, use the Precious trumpet shell Mudra.

For commanding all ghosts and spirits, use the Skull staff Mudra.

For Buddhas of the ten directions coming to lend hands quickly, use the Prayer beads Mudra.

For achieving all wonderful Brahma sounds, use the Precious bell Mudra.

If want to be able to speak flowery languages, use the Ratna Mudra.

If want to be guarded by virtuous gods and dragon kings, use the Kushi cleek Mudra.

For mercifully protect all living beings, use the Khakkhara Mudra.

For all living beings to respect and love each others, use the Joining palms Mudra.

If want to be always reborn beside Buddhas for all lives, use the Nirmana-Buddha Mudra.

If want to be always reborn in palaces of Buddhas, never be born from wombs, use the Nirmana-palace Mudra.

For eruditely, use the Precious Sutra Mudra.

For never to retrogress or lose the Bodhi-Heart from this present life to the life being a Buddha, use the Non-retrogression gold wheel Mudra.

If want to be rubbed on crown and conferraled by Buddhas of the ten directions, use the Crown Nirmana-Buddha Mudra.

For fruits, melons and corns, use the Grape Mudra.

There are thousands of Mudras totally, now I just said a little bit of them."

The Sunshine Bodhisattva then spoke a great holy Mantra for supporting the Mantra-holders of the Great Compassionate Heart Dharani:

"Namo Buddha Kunami, Namo Dharma Mahadi, Namo Samgha Tayeni,DhriBhuBhi Sattva Yam Namo"

"This Mantra can extinguish all crimes. also can evade demons and disasters. If one can chant once and bow to Buddhas once, 3 times daily, chant and bow to Buddhas, then on the next life, he will get the delightful result that all of his facial features are handsome."

The Moonshine Bodhisattva also spoke a Dharani Mantra for supporting practitioners:

"Sumdhidi Tusuza Ahjamidi Uduza SumKiza Bolaidi Yemijaza UduzaKuladiza Kimoza Svaha"

"Make a rope with five colored threads, chant this Mantra 5 times toward the rope, and wear on the sore. This Mantra had been spokenby the previous 40 Ganges-river-sands Buddhas, now I also speak it,for supporting all practitioners, for eliminating all obstacles and calamities, for healing all diseases, for relieving all sufferings,for accomplishing all virtuous Dharmas, for keeping away from all fears."

The Buddha told Ananda: "You should accept and uphold this Great

Compassion Dharani with a deeply pure heart, spread it abroad widely throughout Jambudvipa and never allow it to be cut off. This Dharanican bring great benefit for all living beings of the three realms of Samsara, all living beings suffering from diseases can use this Dharani to heal their diseases. Even sere trees can grow new branches and fruits when being chanted towards with this great holy Mantra. Thus, it's impossible that diseases of sentient and conscious beings cannot be healed by this Mantra. Good man, the mighty and holy power of this Dharani is unimaginable, unimaginable,the glorifications for it are endless. Haven't widely planted good roots from long before, one can not hear even the name of this Dharani, not to mention the contents. You public, gods, human beings, dragons, spirits, should also glorify it while hearing my glorifications. Slander to this Mantra is equal to slander to those 9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas. If anyone don't believe inthis Dharani, he is missing a great benefit.

"Heard that the Buddha glorified this Dharani, Public of the meeting:Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas, Vajra secret-traces deities, Brahmas, gods,four heavenly kings, dragons, ghosts, spirits, are all pleased, andpractise as teaches.

(End of Translation)(Translated into English by Silfong Chen)

Thank you Mr.Chen, Thanks for sharing

Sorry Cousin D

Sorry Cousin D

For Not Be Able

To Go Jalan Jalan

With You These Days.

I Will Try To Make

Time For You.

Thank You Cousin D.

Simple Vegetrian Food

For the past few months, I have to be the chef at home as my MIL wasnt in town. Hence, everyday I have to surf the internet for new food receipe. Today is 15th day of 7th month, VEGETRIAN DAY. I have cooked

Dish One - Stir-fried Cabbage

Ingredients
Half a cabbage, washed and sliced or chopped into bite size
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon of vegetarian mushroom sauce (act as ‘oyster’ sauce)
1 packet enokitake aka golden needdle mushrooms, trimmed and cut away root edge
Pinch of salt and grounded white pepper to taste
⅓ small cup of water (or less)
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

Method
1)Heat wok with oil over high heat. Add cabbage and carrot, and stir-fry for 1 minute.
2)Then, add mushrooms and water. Reduce heat to low - medium fire. Cover wok with lid, and simmer for 3 minutes, or
until carrot soften.
3)Then, add in salt and white pepper. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add in mushroom sauce, and stir-fry for another 1
minute, before heat off. Serve.

Dish Two - Mock Lunchon Meat With Potato & Cucumber In Tomato Sauce

Ingredients
1 japanese cucumber, remove the seeds & cut into cubes
1 potato, remove skins & cut into cubes
1 cup of mock lunchon meat
3 tablespoon of tomato sauce
Pinch of salt and grounded white pepper to taste
⅓ small cup of water (or less)
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

Method
1)Heat wok with oil over high heat. Add potato and mock lunchon meat, and pan-fry till the potato turn slighty
golden colour.
2)Add tomato sauce & water. Reduce heat to low - medium fire.
3)Then, add in salt and white pepper. Add in cucumber & stir-fry for 1 minute.Then heat off. Serve.

Well,hope the above two dishes are tasty :P

Touching Story

Last night, Channel 8 broadcasted 星期二特写: 不平凡的人 Tuesday Report: Extraordinary People. I didnt get to watch the full episode but i get the glimpse of the story of a loving couple. The couple who are in their 40s-50s, take care of each other for more than 10 over years although they arent married. 2 years ago, the lady was diagnosed with breast cancer and was in critical stage. She was warded to Hospice Hospital. Her partner quited his job as a cab-driver and took care of her everyday. He said that he would try to cook her favourite dishes for her. That lady had a last wish and thats to get married to her partner. Hence the hospital and those volunteer workers had arranged a marriage ceremony for them. That lady got her last wish fulfilled but she past away 2 weeks later.

The story was so touching that I cried. Please cherise your time with your love ones, family members and friends. Life is short.

Wish i could grow old with "My Meow"........."till death do us apart"......

May all sentient beings rebirth in the Pure Land.

Someone Is Missing You Just Too Much

How can I make you believe...

You are the one for whom I feel in a special way...

You are the one for whom I can go against

All odds of this world?

I want you to know what I feel for you.

I want you to know that I feel for you.

In the same way as You have been feeling for me.

Since we met.

You have to believe it.

I am standing before you.

Head down to be accepted.

As your beloved. Please don’t stay away.

This separation is leaving me

Out of breath.

Can you hear me?

You have to believe it.

You have to believe that

Someone can live just for you…..

Someone is living just for you.

Someone is missing you

Just too much.

By Brishti Mazumdar

*** Wish I could write such a beautiful and touching poem. This is how I felt and would like to express to "My Meow".

Maha-Cundi Dharani Sutra╲Translated during Tang Dynasty by Tripitaka Master Divakara from India

Buddha spoken Sutra on Maha-Cundi Dharani -- The Heart of Mothers of 70 billion Buddhas
(Tripitaka No. 1077)

Once, the Buddha was dwelling near Shravasti, at the Anathapindada Garden in the Jeta Forest. At that time the World-Honoured One was contemplating and observing the sentient beings of the future. Out of great compassion for them, the Buddha decided to expound on the Dharani of Cundi, the heart of the mother of seven kotis of buddhas. Thus, the Buddha revealed the mantra:

NAMO SAPTANAM SAMYAKSAMBUDDHA KOTINAM. TADYATHA: OM, CALE, CULE, CUNDI SVAHA.

If any bhiksu(monk), bhisuni(nun), upasaka(layman), or upasika(laywoman) upholds and recites this dharani 800,000 times, all his or her deadly karmic transgressions created since beginningless time shall be eliminated. The individual shall earn the opportunity to meet all buddhas and bodhisattvas wherever he or she is born, and shall be endowed with all accumulations of merit as the individual wishes. The individual shall gain the opportunity to renounce worldly existence in every lifetime, maintaining all the precepts and vows of a bodhisattva.

The individual will always be born in the human and heavenly realms and avoid encountering rebirth in the evil paths, and will always be protected by heavenly beings. If any layperson should uphold and recite this dharani or mantra, his or her household shall be free from affliction and harm of calamity and illness. Everything the person does shall be auspicious; his or her words shall gain the trust and acceptance of others.
If one completes a recitation of this mantra 200,000 times, he will dream of the buddhas, bodhisattvas, pratyekabuddhas and sravakas, and see a black substance being vomited out of one's mouth.

Should an individual commit a heavy karmic transgression, upon reciting the mantra 200,000 times he or she shall dream of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and will also, in his or her dreams, vomit a black substance.

If the individual has committed one of the five deadly transgressions, and is unable to receive this auspicious dream, it is advisable that he or she recite the mantra 700,000 times. After this, the individual shall receive the auspicious dream and signs. When the individual dreams of vomiting a white substance such as a thick paste of rice, it clearly indicates that he or she has gained the pure sign of karmic purification.

I shall now elucidate what this great dharani may achieve. One may stand before a statue of a buddha or find some clear ground before a stupa. Pour gomaya (cow dung, considered in India as clean and purifying) over the ground and create a square mandala shrine, adorning it with offerings of flowers, incense, canopies, food, lamps and candles, according to the size of the mandala. Make these offerings within one's capacity. Then recite the mantra and spray perfume in the four directions, as well as above and below, to set a protective spiritual boundary. Place a bottle of perfume in each of the four corners and also in the center of the mandala shrine. The practitioner should enter the mandala, kneel and face the East. Recite the mantra 1080 times and the perfume bottles shall rotate on their own. Hold a variety of flowers with both hands, which are overlapped in a crossed position, and recite the mantra 1080 times to empower the flowers. Upon completion, cast the flowers at a mirror. After this, face the mirror and recite the mantra 1080 times. One should then be able to see the appearance of buddhas and bodhisattvas. Recite the mantra again 108 times over some flowers and cast them in the air as an offering. Ask any questions and they shall be answered.

If someone should contract an illness traced to spiritual entities, recite the mantra over some cogon grass and sweep the cogon grass over the patient. The patient shall be healed. If a child is possessed by spirits, take five different colored strands of thread and have a young girl weave them into a single thread. Take the weaved five-colored thread and tie a knot with each recitation of the mantra and complete 21 knots. Tie the thread of 21 knots over the neck of the child, recite the mantra 7 times over a handful of mustard seeds and cast the mustard seeds over the face of the child and the child shall be cured of the possession.

Other applications of this mantra include the following methods:

1) For a sick person who is possessed by spirits, while the person is present, draw the body features of the sick person on a piece of paper. Recite the mantra over a willow stick and strike the drawing of the sick person with the stick. This may cure the sick person of his or her illness. If a sick person affected by spirits resides in a distant place, recite the mantra over the willow stick seven times, and send another person with the stick. Have him or her draw the illustration before the sick person and strike the illustration of the sick person with the stick. This should heal the person of his or her illness.

2) If one recites this mantra while traveling, there shall be no fear of meeting thieves, robbers or wild beasts.

3) If one should constantly recite this mantra, he or she shall be on the winning end of any dispute. If one should cross the ocean, recite this mantra and one shall not meet any harm caused by the evil beings of the ocean.

4) If one is being locked up and handcuffed, recite this mantra and one shall be freed.

5) If a country suffers from a flood, drought, or a prevailing epidemic, prepare cream, sesame seeds and polished non-glutinous rice. Using any three fingers, grab a portion of each to prepare one mixture. Recite the mantra once over the mixture, and cast it into a fire. Do this continuously for 12 hours over a period of seven days and all calamities shall be eliminated.

6) Seal an imprint of a stupa image into the sand beside a river bank with each recitation of the mantra. Do this 600,000 times. One should either see the appearance of Guan Yin Bodhisattva or Tara herself. Or perhaps, one will see the appearance of Vajrapani. Whatever you pray for shall be fulfilled. One might even be given spiritual medicine or receive a prediction of attaining enlightenment.

7) If you circumambulate the image of a bodhi tree clockwise and recite the mantra up to ten million times, you shall witness a bodhisattva preaching the Dharma to you and be allowed to follow the bodhisattva.

8) If you make offerings of food and recite this mantra often, you shall be out of danger from any evil person or fierce dogs. If you should first complete 300,000 recitations of this mantra in front of a pagoda, or a statue of a buddha, or a stupa, and subsequently make a very large offering of food on the fifteenth of suklapaksa (the bright, first half of the month), reciting the mantra for a day while fasting from food, you shall gain an audience with Vajrapani and receive an invitation to go to his palace.

9) If you should stand before the stupa erected to mark where the dharma wheel was first turned, or the stupa erected to mark where the Buddha was born, or the stupa built to mark where the Buddha descended the precious steps from Trayastrimsas Heaven, or any stupa containing relics, circumambulate the stupa clockwise and recite the mantra. You shall see the Aparajita Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva Hariti. Your wishes shall then be fulfilled. If you should need any spiritual medicine, it shall be given to you, and you will also receive a spiritual discourse on the bodhisattva way.

10) If an individual who recites this mantra is not in a spiritual place, he shall receive a visit from all the bodhisattvas, regardless of where he or she is. This great dharani of Cundi is a great luminous mantra that has been expounded by the buddhas of the past, and shall be expounded by the buddhas of the future. In fact, all buddhas of the present expound this mantra, as I do today. This is done to benefit all sentient beings so that they may attain Supreme Enlightenment. Should any sentient being who is lacking in merits and has little good karmic root, and has none of the natural capacity and factors of enlightenment be so fortunate to receive this dharani, he or she shall swiftly attain the Supreme and Perfect Enlightenment (Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi). If one constantly remembers to recite this mantra, infinite good karmic roots shall ripen into accomplishments.

When the Buddha spoke of the Dharani of Cundi, infinite sentient beings were elevated from their impurities, and they received the merits of the Great Dharani of Cundi, the Great Luminous Mantra, and witnessed the presence of the buddhas, bodhisattvas and holy beings of the ten directions before they prostrated and left.

**End of Sutra**

If you are interested and wanted to know/learn more about "Mother of Seven Kotis of Buddhas - 准提佛母", please surf this website : http://www.cunde.org/ (In Chinese).

願以此功德

莊嚴佛淨土

上報四重恩

下濟三塗苦

普願盡法界

沈溺諸有情

悉發菩提心

盡此一報身

同生極樂國

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Ammolite

My ammolite was given to me by Cousin A. It is a small shell (about 4cm long & 3cm wide) with some colours.

We have been told that ammolite is derived from the ammonite fossil. It has been buried for the past 71 million years absorbing a substantial amount of both the Earth’s and the universe’s positive cosmic energy. It radiates this energy in every colour of the visible spectrum. Many feng shui experts believe that all matter is energy or qi. Ammolite have been a symbol of good luck and prosperity . They are a symbol of abundance and are believed to attract and store wealth and prosperity. They also enhance clarity and promote cooperation along with encouraging wisdom in decision making.

Since I knew that it will bring good luck, I have kept the shell in my pocket these days. Hopefully it will bring good luck into my life. I need good luck to help me to overcome some difficulties....

Wish making : Hold the shell to your heart and make wishes. Then put it to your right ears, tell the shell that you wish to hear good news.