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 anusṛtāpāyagati 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 sevitavīryapāramitā yojaya virāga virajadharmajñāna prapūraya dhāraya dharaṇī samakha samajalanidhi samamerusa mahābodhisattva varada varada svāhā
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