The shurangama mantra devanagari Shurangama Mantra devanagari | Page 261

【THE SHURANGAMA SUTRA _ EXTRACTION.】
karmic retribution as externalists and
deviant demons comes to an end,
they will fall into the Relentless
Hells. The Hearers and Those
Enlightened by Conditions cannot
make further progress. 8:273
”It will be like pure Vaidurya that
contains a precious moon, and in that
way you will transcend the Ten
Faiths, the Ten Dwellings, the Ten
Practices, the Ten Transferences, the
Four Additional Practices, the Vajra-
like Ten Grounds of a Bodhisattva’s
practice, and the perfect brightness of
Equal Enlightenment. 8:279
All of you should cherish the resolve
to sustain the Way of the Tathagata.
After my Nirvana, transmit this
Dharma-door to those in the Dharma-
ending Age, universally causing
living beings to awaken to its
meaning. Do not let the demons of
views cause them to create their own
grave offenses and fall. Protect,
comfort, and compassionately rescue
them and dispel evil conditions.
Enable them to enter the Buddhas’
knowledge and understanding with
body and mind so that from the
beginning to the final
accomplishment they never go astray.
8:275
”You will enter the Tathagata’s sea
of wondrous adornments, perfect the
cultivation of Bodhi, and return to the
state of non-attainment. 8:279
”These are subtle demonic states that
all Buddhas, World Honored Ones, of
the past, discerned with their
enlightened clarity while in the state
of shamatha and vipashyana. 8:280
”If you can recognize a demonic state
when it appears and wash away the
filth in your mind, you will not
develop wrong views. 8:282
”It is by relying on this Dharma-door
that the Tathagatas of the past, as
many as fine motes of dust in eons as
many as the Ganges’ sands, have
enlightened their minds and attained
the Unsurpassed Way. 8:277
”The demons of the skandhas will
melt away, and the demons from the
heavens will be destroyed. The
mighty ghosts and spirits will lose
their wits and flee. And the li, mei,
and wang liang will not dare to show
themselves again. 8:283
”When the consciousness skandha
ends, your present sense faculties will
function interchangeably. Within that
interchangeable functioning, you will
be able to enter the Bodhisattvas’
Vajra Dry Wisdom. In your perfect,
bright, pure mind, there will be a
transformation. 8:278
”You will directly arrive at Bodhi
without the slightest weariness,
progressing from lower positions to
Great Nirvana without becoming
confused or discouraged. 8:283
”If there are beings in the Dharma-
ending Age who delight in cultivating
samadhi, but who are stupid and dull,
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