Translated by Śubhakarasiṃha of Tang Dynasty by Imperial Command
Independent division and practice specially
namaḥ saptanāṃ samyaksaṃbuddhā koṭināṃ tadyathā oṃ cale cule cundī svāhā
The mudra that comprehensively gathers the Twenty-Five Divisions of the Great Maṇḍala: using both hands, cross the ring fingers and little fingers inward; the two middle fingers stand upright and lean together; the two index fingers rest upon the first joint of the two middle fingers; the two thumbs pinch the middle joint of the ring fingers of the left and right hands. If there is a summons, the two index fingers move back and forth.
The Buddha said: “This mantra and mudra can extinguish the ten evils, the five heinous offenses, and all heavy sins, and it accomplishes all white dharma and merits, maintains pure moral precepts, and swiftly attains Bodhi. If a householder drinks wine and eats meat, and has wives and offspring, whether pure or impure, as long as one follows my method, there will be none who fail to accomplish.”
The Buddha said: “If one seeks accomplishment, one should first perform the altar method. It is not the same as other divisions which, one must broadly cultivate offerings, dig the ground to make an altar, and smear it with fragrant clay. For this, only a single new and clean mirror is used, one that has never been used before. Before the Buddha image, on the night of the fifteenth day of the month, make offerings according to one’s own capacity, burn guggal incense, and offer pure water. One should first quiet the mind, without any thought or contemplation, then form the mudra and recite the mantra. Recite the mantra one hundred and eight times to the mirror, then place the mirror in a pouch and always carry it. When one wishes to recite later, one only needs to place this mirror before oneself, form the mudra, recite the mantra, and take the mirror as the altar; then accomplishment will occur.”
The Buddha said: “One who wishes to uphold this method should, on the night of the fifteenth day, bathe in purity, put on new clean garments, face the east, and sit upright in half-lotus. Place the mirror before oneself, and prepare incense, flowers, pure water, and other items. One should first quiet the mind and cut off thought, then form the mudra and press it upon the heart, and recite this mantra one hundred and eight times. When upholding this mantra, it can cause those of short life to have long life. Even the kāmalā illness can be removed and cured—how much more the remaining illnesses? If an illness cannot be eliminated and cured, it is impossible.
The Buddha said: “If a person single-mindedly and quietly reflects, and completes two hundred thousand, four hundred thousand, or six hundred thousand recitations, there will be nothing—whether in worldly matters or supramundane matters—that does not accord with their wishes.”
The Buddha said: “If a householder who, in the early morning, before eating the pungents and meat, to recite and uphold this mantra one hundred and eight times. By cultivating in this manner without interruption for forty-nine days, whenever matters of good or evil, auspiciousness or calamity arise, the Bodhisattva Cundī will dispatch two holy ones to follow and guard that person. Whatever thought arises in the person’s mind, those holy beings will explain it in full by speaking directly at the person’s ear.”
The Buddha said: “If there are living beings who are short-lived or long-ill, then on the night of the fifteenth day of the month, burn guggal incense and recite this mantra one thousand times. Māras and ghosts lost their minds and fox-spirits fell seriously ill. They all manifest their forms within the mirror. At the one’s will, kill or release, and they will never return, and lifespan increases without measure.”
The Buddha said: “If there are persons without fortune and without auspicious signs, who seek official rank but are not promoted, then constantly recite this mantra before the mirror, and fortune official posts sought will be fulfilled as wished.”
The Buddha said: “If a person has something he desires to undertake or desires to do, he should first contemplate the Cundī, the Holy One, and mentally recite this mantra seven times. If the matter can be carried out, then by sitting upright for a moment, the body naturally moves, and one knows it can succeed, and that there will be auspiciousness. If the body becomes stiff and leans forward or backward, one then knows the matter cannot succeed and that there must be calamity.”
The Buddha said: “If one wishes to know whether this method accomplishs or not, then reciting the mantra according to the method for seven days, if within a dream one sees Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, flowers, and fruits, and the practitioner expelled black things and ate white things, then the practitioner thereby knows accomplishment.”
The Buddha said: “This dhāraṇī has great power. By reciting and upholding it with utmost sincerity, one will certainly realize the fruit personally. It can make dried and withered trees to bloom again, how much more so the karmic results within the human world? If one is able to constantly recite, the water, fire, weapons, armies, enemies and poisons cannot harm him. If someone is suddenly harmed and killed by spirits or demons, form the mudra and recite the mantra seven times, then press the mudra against the person’s heart, that person can immediately revive. When a dwelling is disturbed or haunted by spirits, use four pieces of earth empowered by the mantra to suppress the four sides, and the spirits immediately depart. ”
The Buddha said: “If someone’s six kin are not harmonious, or if he is not loved or cherished by others, then if he is able to uphold the mantra according to the method, wherever he goes, natural harmony arises; as soon as others hear his name or see his form, they give rise to joy and are unwilling to part from him. How much more if one further forms the mudra, keeps the precepts, with pure mind, and recites according to the method? Without even needing to transform the physical body, It directly leads the one to the realization of Bodhi and possesses great power.”
The Buddha said: “If one seeks long life, then before an ancient stūpa, or within deep mountains, or within a pure room, use the mirror as the altar and cultivate for two hundred thousand, four hundred thousand, or six hundred thousand recitations, and burn blue lotus flowers and guggal incense. Within the dream one obtains and eats the medicine, or one obtains the formula of the immortals’ medicine. Or within the mirror one sees five-colored radiance, and within the radiance appears the medicine; take and eat it according to one’s intention, and one thereby obtains long life.”
The Buddha said: “If one recites and upholds it in accordance with the method, single-mindedly and diligently, its merit and power cannot be fully expressed. This mirror altar must not be seen by others; if it is seen, it will be inauspicious and will not be accomplished—it must be kept secret. This method cannot be explained; one must verify it directly for oneself. Whatever one seeks at will will quickly be accomplished, and one will receive sublime and wondrous bliss.”
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