Translated by Imperial Command by the Translation Tripiṭaka Master of the Western Heaven, Court Attendance Grand Master, Probationary Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, Doctrine Comprehension Master, His Majesty’s Servant Fa Xian
I prostrate to the Supreme-Universal-Wisdom-One, the Tathāgata, the Worthy of Offerings, the Perfectly Awakened One.
His mind is pure and unequaled. His unimpeded supernormal powers are unprecedented.
He pervades the realms of the ten directions, and transforms and delivers all sentient beings according to their faculties.
I prostrate to Mañjuśrī, the Great Guide. He has well removed the dust and grime of the mind and is already pure.
His body is adorned with immeasurable merit. He extensively expounds the wondrous Dharma to save all classes of beings.
The devas, nāgas, powerful asuras, and others, all together hold his feet and pay homage.
Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva’s Dhāraṇī is:
namo mañjughoṣāya | mahābodhisattvāya | mahākāruṇikāya | vividha-apāyagati | duḥkhavidāraṇāya | tadyathā | oṃ bho bho | mahāmaṇi | rucirakalāpa | vicitramuktā | nama-ālaṃkṛtaśarīra | paramasattvamocaka | tathāgatakośadhara | pravaradharmalabdhavijaya | suratasaṃbhogopadarśaka | kleśabhārapraśamaka | śūnyatādharmasvabhāvānusārī | mahābodhisattva | varada varanandada | oṃ mahāpāśa prasara | samasamānantā samantabhadra | samantaprasara | sara sara | ho ho | mañjuvara | mahāvajrakhaḍga | cchinda cchinda | bhinda bhinda | viraja viraja | kukarmopaśama | kara kara | kuru kuru | dhuru dhuru | dhara dhara | duḥ duḥ duḥ duḥ | mahā mahā | mohaya mohaya | bho bho | bhīma bhīma | nanda nanda | sara sara | mahābodhisattva | mocaya | māmanātha | manusṛtā | pāyagati | duḥkha sukhaṃdada | mahākāruṇika | duḥkhito haṃ | manātho haṃ | sarajo haṃ | vivikto haṃ | kusīdo haṃ | maraṇadharmo haṃ | tvaṃ bhagavān | duḥkhitānāṃ | sukhada anāthānāṃ | sāmarthakara | sarajasānāṃ | virajaskara | upadrutānāṃ | sarvopadravaduḥkha | praśamaka | viviktānāṃ | sarvakuśaladharmasaṃbhāra | paripūrayatā kusīdānāṃ | mahāvīryadātā | maraṇadharmāṇā | amṛtapādadātā | mamāpi bhagavan | nātho bhava | śaraṇa | parāyaṇa | trātā | sarvaduḥkhāni me nāśaya | sarva kleśarajāsi me | apanaya | sarvakarmāvaraṇa | parvatāni me | vikīraṇa | sarvakuśaladharmasaṃbhāra | paripūrī kuru | mahābodhisattva | sevitavīrya | pāramitā yojaya | virāga | virajadharmajñāna | prapūraya | dhāraya dharaṇī samakha | samajalanidhi | samamerusa | mahābodhisattva | varada varada | svāhā
