The
purpose of this sūtra is said to be to help sentient beings in a troubled and
tumultuous world. According to this sūtra, beings will leave suffering and
obtain happiness, increasing in their prosperity and longevity, remove karmic
obstacles, eliminate disasters and calamities, remove enmity and hatred, fulfill
all wishes, and quickly be led onto the Buddha's way. It is held by some
that when the dhāraṇī is heard, it can imbue the alaya consciousness with pure seeds that will
help to lead one to buddhahood.
According
to the text, major applications of this dhāraṇī include:
· Destroy
calamities and rescue those in difficulties
· Eliminate
offenses and create good deeds
· Purify all
karmic obstructions
· Increase
blessings and lengthen lifespan
· Relieve
beings in the ghost realm
· Benefit
birds, animals and all crawling creatures
· Increase
wisdom
· Revert the
fixed karma;
· Eliminate
various illness;
· Destroy
hells;
· Ensure the
safety of the households, and having children to inherit the family pride;
· Harmonise
husbands and wives;
· Be able to
reborn in pure lands;
· Heal
sickness inflicted by pretas;
· Request for
rain etc.
Mantra
"NAMO BHAGAVATE TRAILOKYA PRATIVISISTAYA
BUDDHAYA BHAGAVATE. TADYATHA, OM, VISUDDHAYA-VISUDDHAYA, ASAMA-SAMA SAMANTAVABHASA-
SPHARANA GATI GAHANA SVABHAVA VISUDDHE, ABHINSINCATU MAM. SUGATA VARA VACANA
AMRTA ABHISEKAI MAHA MANTRA-PADAI. AHARA-AHARA AYUH SAM-DHARANI.
SODHAYA-SODHAYA, GAGANA VISUDDHE. USNISA VIJAYA VISUDDHE. SAHASRA-RASMI,
SAMCODITE, SARVA TATHAGATA AVALOKANI, SAT-PARAMITA, PARIPURANI, SARVA TATHAGATA
MATI DASA-BHUMI, PRATI-STHITE, SARVA TATHAGATA HRDAYA ADHISTHANADHISTHITA
MAHA-MUDRE. VAJRA KAYA, SAM-HATANA VISUDDHE. SARVAVARANA APAYA DURGATI,
PARI-VISUDDHE, PRATI-NIVARTAYA AYUH SUDDHE. SAMAYA ADHISTHITE. MANI-MANI MAHA
MANI. TATHATA BHUTAKOTI PARISUDDHE. VISPHUTA BUDDHI SUDDHE. JAYA-JAYA,
VIJAYA-VIJAYA, SMARASMARA. SARVA BUDDHA ADHISTHITA SUDDHE. VAJRI VAJRAGARBHE,
VAJRAM BHAVATU MAMA SARIRAM. SARVA SATTVANAM CA KAYA PARI VISUDDHE. SARVA GATI
PARISUDDHE. SARVA TATHAGATA SINCA ME SAMASVASAYANTU. SARVA TATHAGATA SAMASVASA
ADHISTHITE, BUDDHYA-BUDDHYA, VIBUDDHYA-VIBUDDHYA, BODHAYA-BODHAYA,
VIBODHAYA-VIBODHAYA. SAMANTA PARISUDDHE. SARVA TATHAGATA HRDAYA
ADHISTHANADHISTHITA MAHA-MUDRE SVAHA."
In
addition to the long dharaniī, there is the much shorter Uṣnisa Vijaya
heart-mantra:
Om Amrita Teja Vate Svaha
Recite the long dharani or shorter heart mantra minimum 21
times or 108 times according to your convenience.
