The shurangama mantra The shurangama mantra | Page 226

【THE SHURANGAMA SUTRA _ EXTRACTION.】
”Therefore, the Thus Come One
proclaims this mantra as one which
will protect those of the future who
have just begun to study, as well as
all cultivators, so that they can enter
samadhi, be peaceful in body and
mind, and attain great tranquility.
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made obeisance together, and said to
the Buddha, “If indeed there be good
men who cultivate and study in this
way, we will do all we can to
earnestly protect them and cause
everything to be as they would wish
throughout their entire lives.” 6:155
Moreover measureless great yaksha
generals, rakshasa kings, putana
kings, kumbhanda kings, pishacha
kings, vinayaka, the great ghost
kings, and all the ghost commanders
came before the Buddha, put their
palms together, and made obeisance.
“We also have vowed to protect these
people and cause their resolve for
Bodhi to be quickly perfected.” 6:156
”Even less will any demon, ghost, or
spirit, or any enemy, calamity, or
misfortune due from former lives that
reach back to beginningless time, or
any old karma or past debts come to
vex and harm them. 6:153
”As to you and everyone in the
assembly who is still studying, and as
to cultivators of the future who rely
on my platform, hold the precepts in
accord with the dharma, receive the
precepts from pure members of the
Sangha, and hold this mantra-heart
without giving rise to doubts: should
such good men as these not obtain
mind-penetration in that very body
born of their parents, then the Thus
Come Ones of the ten directions have
lied!. 6:154
Further, measureless numbers of gods
of the sun and moon, lords of the
rain, lords of the clouds, lords of
thunder, lords of lightning who patrol
throughout the year, and all the
retinues of stars which were also in
the assembly bowed at the Buddha’s
feet and said to the Buddha, “We also
protect all cultivators, so that their
Bodhimandas are peaceful and they
attain fearlessness.” 6:156
When he finished this explanation,
measureless hundreds of thousands of
vajra power-knights in the assembly
came before the Buddha, placed their
palms together, bowed, and said,
“With sincere hearts we will protect
those who cultivate Bodhi in this
way, according to what the Buddha
has said.” 6:155
Moreover, measureless numbers of
mountain spirits, sea-spirits, and all
those of the earth - the myriad
creatures and essences of water, land,
and the air - as well as the king of
wind spirits and the gods of the
Formless Heavens, came before the
Thus Come One, bowed their heads,
and said to the Buddha, “We also will
protect these cultivators until they
attain Bodhi and will never let any
Then the Brahma King, the God
Shakra, and the four great heavenly
kings all came before the Buddha,
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