Sutra on the Spell for the Teeth (Fo Shuo Zhou Chi Jing) 佛說呪齒經

Translated by Tan Wulan

Colophon

第 21 冊　No. 1327 佛說呪齒經 東晉 曇無蘭譯 共 1 卷
Volume 21, No. 1327; Fo Shuo Zhou Chi Jing; Sutra on the Spell for the Teeth; Translated by Tan Wulan in the Eastern Jin in 1 scroll

Summary

This text invokes the names of the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, and prominent disciples, focusing on a dental ailment. The text addresses a "worm king" residing in a tooth, commanding it and its followers to cease afflicting the tooth and root. Disobedience is threatened with dire consequences, invoking a curse to ensure compliance. The ultimate goal is to achieve the desired outcome through the recited mantra, blessed by the divine. (AI generated)

Notes

Korean parallel from Lancaster (2004, s.v. K 438f). One of a group of texts relating to healing sickness (T 1324-1330).

English translation

Salguero, C. Pierce 2017, “Healing Dhāraṇīs: A Collection of Medieval Spells from the Taishō Tripiṭaka,” In: P. Salguero (ed.), Buddhism and Medicine - An Anthology of Premodern Sources, New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 292-303.

Primary Source

Tan Wulan, 《佛說呪齒經》 'Fo Shuo Zhou Chi Jing,' in Taishō shinshū Daizōkyō 《大正新脩大藏經》, in Takakusu Junjiro, ed., (Tokyo: Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō Kankōkai, 1988), Vol. 21, No. 1327, Accessed 2016-10-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T21n1327.

Parallels

K 438f

References

1. Lancaster 2004, 'K 438f'.

Collection vocabulary analysis