The shurangama mantra devanagari Shurangama Mantra devanagari | Page 265

【THE SHURANGAMA SUTRA _ EXTRACTION.】
will not linger in the Triple Realm.
8:317
”And yet if he could explain this
Dharma-door for just the space of a
thought to those in the Dharma-
ending Age who have not yet studied
it, his obstacles from offenses would
be eradicated in response to that
thought, and all the hells where he
was to undergo suffering would
become lands of peace and bliss.
8:322
”Ananda, suppose someone were to
fill up all the space in the ten
directions with the seven precious
things and then present them as an
offering to Buddhas as numerous as
motes of dust, with his mind set on
serving and making offerings to them
in thought after thought. Do you
think this person would reap many
blessings from making such an
offering to the Buddhas?” 8:320
”The blessings he would obtain
would surpass those of the person
previously mentioned by hundreds of
thousands of millions of billions of
times, indeed by so many times that
no calculations or analogies could
express it. 8:323
Ananda answered, “Since space is
limitless, the precious things would
be boundless. In the past, someone
gave the Buddha seven coins and
consequently was reborn as a Wheel-
turning King in his next life. As to
this person who now fills up all of
space and all the Buddhalands with
an offering of precious things that
could not be reckoned through
endless eons, how could there be a
limit to his blessings?” 8:321
”Ananda, if living beings are able to
recite this Sutra and uphold this
mantra, I could not describe in
endless eons how great the benefits
will be. Rely on the teaching I have
spoken. Cultivate in accord with it,
and you will directly realize Bodhi
without encountering demonic
karma.” 8:324
The Buddha told Ananda, “All
Buddhas, Tathagatas, speak words
which are not false. There might be
another person who had personally
committed the four major offenses
and the ten parajikas so that, in an
instant he would have to pass through
the Avichi Hells in this world and
other worlds, until he had passed
through all the Relentless Hells in the
ten directions without exception.
8:322
When the Buddha finished speaking
this Sutra, the Bhikshus, Bhikshunis,
Upasakas, Upasikas, and all the gods,
humans, and asuras in this world, as
well as all the Bodhisattvas, those of
the Two Vehicles, sages, immortals,
and pure youths in other directions,
and the mighty ghosts and spirits of
initial resolve all felt elated, made
obeisance, and withdrew. 8:327
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