Avalokitesvara bodhisattva Perfect and Unimpeded Great Compassion Dharani (Guanzizai Pusa Guangda Yuanman Wu'ai Dabei Xin Tuoluoni) 觀自在菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼

Taught by Dhyānabhadra

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第 20 冊　No. 1113A 觀自在菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼 高麗 指空校 共 1 卷
Volume 20, No. 1113A; Guanzizai Pusa Guangda Yuanman Wu'ai Dabei Xin Tuoluoni; Avalokitesvara bodhisattva Perfect and Unimpeded Great Compassion Dharani; Taught by Dhyānabhadra in the Korean Goryeo in 1 scroll

Notes

This text does not appear in the Korean canon. A Taishō footnote for this text reads: 朝鮮弘治九年刊眞言集.

English translation

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Summary

This text presents a Dharani, or a sacred incantation, associated with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, who embodies great compassion. The Dharani is a string of Sanskrit mantras intended to invoke the bodhisattva's power and offer protection from various fears and calamities. It includes praises and specific sounds designed to bring about auspiciousness and the fulfillment of wishes. It concludes with a section on offering food, signifying generosity and compassion towards all beings. (AI generated)

Primary Source

Dhyānabhadra, 《觀自在菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼》 'Guanzizai Pusa Guangda Yuanman Wu'ai Dabei Xin Tuoluoni,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 20, No. 1113A, Accessed 2016-10-08, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T20n1113A.

References

  1. Giebel 2011, pp. 27-36.

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