Spells Taught by the Magician Bhadra (Huan Shi Ba Tuo Shen Zhou Jing) 幻師颰陀神呪經

Translated by Tan Wulan

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第 21 冊　No. 1378b 幻師颰陀神呪經 東晉 曇無蘭譯 共 1 卷
Volume 21, No. 1378B; Huan Shi Ba Tuo Shen Zhou Jing; Spells Taught by the Magician Bhadra; Translated by Tan Wulan in the Eastern Jin in 1 scroll

Summary

The Buddha was in a bamboo grove when a monk was attacked by a snake, harassed by spirits, and robbed. A wizard named Bhadra offered to use spells, but the Buddha cautioned against harm. Bhadra then recited a spell to protect monks and disciples from various dangers, enemies, and malevolent spirits, promising safety and freedom from illness, ultimately urging reliance on the Buddha for liberation. (AI generated)

Notes

A Taishō footnote for this text reads: ＜原＞麗本 Source: Korean Canon.

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Primary Source

Tan Wulan, 《幻師颰陀神呪經》 'Huan Shi Ba Tuo Shen Zhou 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. 1378b, Accessed 2016-10-09, http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T21n1378b.

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