(Also known as:)
Maha Karuna Dharani Sutra
Maha Karunikacitta Dharani Sutra
Nilakantha Dharani Sutra


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(The full title is:)
Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Vast,
Perfect, Unimpeded, Great-Compassionate Heart Dharani Sutra

(Qian Shou Qian Yan Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa Guang Da Yuan Man Wu Ai Da
Bei Xin Tuo Luo Ni Jing)

(Tripitaka No. 1060)

(* The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is also known as: Contemplator of
the World's Sounds/Guan Shi Yin/Guan Zi Zai Bodhisattva)


Translated during the Tang Dynasty by Shramana Bhagavat-dharma from
west India.


(CONTENTS)

Thus I have heard, once the Buddha was in the honorable sublime Way-
place of Avalokitesvara's palace in Potalaka Mountain, sitting on a
noblest lion's throne decorated with various Mani-jewels. Hundreds
of jeweled streamers were hanging all around.

At that time, in order to explain a teaching of the Total-retention
Dharani, the Tathagata on the throne, along with innumerous
Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas whose names are: Dharani King Bodhisattva,
Precious King Bodhisattva, Bhaisajya-Raja(Medicine King)
Bodhisattva, Bhaisajya-Samudgata(Superior Medicine) Bodhisattva,
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Mahastamaprapta(Great Strength)
Bodhisattva, Avatamsaka Bodhisattva, Great Sublime Bodhisattva,
Precious Deposits Bodhisattva, Virtue Store Bodhisattva, Vajragarbha
Bodhisattva, Akasagarbha(Space Store) Bodhisattva, Maitreya
Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra(Universal Goodness) Bodhisattva, Manjusri
Bodhisattva, etc. Such Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas are all Abhiseka
(Empowerment) great dharma-princes; also along with innumerous great
Sravakas(voice-hearer) that all practise the ten-stages of Arhat,
headed by Maha-Kasyapa; also along with innumerous Devas of Brahma-
Heaven, headed by Sinza-Brahma; also along with innumerous Gods of
heavens of the desire realm, headed by Kubhagha-God; also along with
innumerous four-guardian-gods, headed by Dhritarastra; also along
with innumerous gods, dragons, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Asuras, Garudas,
Kinnaras, Mahoragas, human beings, Amanusyas, headed by the Heaven-
virtue great dragon king; also along with innumerous Devakanyas of
heavens of the desire realm, headed by the Virgin-Eyed Devakanya;
also along with innumerous Sunyatas(Gods of spaces), gods of rivers
and oceans, gods of fountains and spring, gods of natural pond, gods
of herb, gods of forest, gods of houses, gods of water, gods of
fire, gods of earth, gods of wind, gods of ground, gods of
mountains, gods of rocks, gods of palaces, etc, came together to
join the meeting.

At that time in the meeting, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva secretly
emitted his sacrosanct light, shined the realms of the ten
directions and made one billion worlds' color turned to golden.
Palaces of heavens, palaces of dragons and palaces of all gods were
all shaken. Rivers, oceans, Cakravada-parvata Mountains, Sumeru
Mountains, Earth Mountains, black mountains were also shaken. The
light of sun, moon, pearls, fire, and stars were all disappeared.

Witnessing this rare scene, the Dharani King Bodhisattva was
unprecedented surprised, so he arose from his seat, joined his palms
and asked the Buddha with a Gatha(verse):

"Who achieved correct-awakenment today,
can emit the great bright light universally?
Colors of realms of the ten directions are all become golden,
so do one billion worlds?

Who accomplished self-mastery today,
can show the rare great holy power,
innumerous pure lands of Buddhas are shaken,
so do palaces of dragons and gods?

Now the publics are all wondering,
don't know that it's caused by the power of whom.
Is he a Buddha, Bodhisattva, or great Sravaka,
or Brahman, or gods of heavens?

Bhagavat(World-honored One), please show your great mercy,
and tell us the cause of that great theurgy."


The Buddha told the Dharani King Bodhisattva: "Good man, you should
know that in this meeting there is a Bodhisattva whose name is
Avalokitesvara. He has achieved great kindness and great compassion
since uncountable Kalpas before, and good at practicing uncountable
Dharma-gates of Dharani. In order to comfort and please all living-
beings, he secretly emits that sacrosanct power.

After Buddha saying that, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva arose from
his seat, tidied up his clothes, joined his palms towards the Buddha
and said: "Bhagavat, I have a mantra of Great-Compassionate Heart
Dharani, now want to speak, for comforting and pleasing all living-
beings; for healing all illness; for living-beings to obtaining
additional lives; for living-beings to be rich; for extinguishing
all evil-karma and heavy crimes; for leaving hindrance and
disasters; for increasing merit of all undefiled-Dharmas; for
accomplishing all virtuous-roots; for being away from all fear; for
fulfilling all good wishes. Bhagavat, please allow me to speak."

The Buddha said: "Good man, you are greatly kind and compassionate,
in order to comfort and please all living-beings, you want to speak
the mantra, it's the right time now, please speak it soon, Tathagata
compliantly rejoice, so do all Buddhas."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva then said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, I
remember that incalculable billions Kalpas ago, there was a Buddha
whose name is Thousand-rayed-King Motionless Tathagata. For mercy
and mindfulness to me and all living-beings, he spoke this Vast-
Perfect-Unimpeded Great-Compassionate-Heart Dharani, rubbed my crown
with his golden hand and said: "Good man, you should hold this heart-
mantra to give great benefit and happiness to all living beings in
the future." At that time I was just at the first of the ten Bhumis
(stages of Bodhisattva), right after hearing this mantra, I exceeded
the eighth Bhumi, then I was happy and vowed: "If I will be able to
give benefit and happiness to all living beings in the future, let
me have thousand hands and thousand eyes immediately." right after
the vow, I got thousand hands and thousand eyes on my body, six
types of quakes occurred on grounds of the ten directions, thousands
Buddhas of the ten directions emit their light to my body and
lightened unlimited worlds of the ten directions. Since then, in
uncountable Buddha realms and meetings, I repeatedly heard, accepted
and held this Dharani, then was repeatedly pleased and joyful, thus
I exceeded imperceptible births and deaths of countless billions
kalpas. Since then, I always recite, hold and never forget this
mantra. Because of holding this mantra, I was always born naturally
from lotus in front of Buddhas, and was never born from wombs."

"If there are Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, Upasakas, Upasikas, pure youth
and maidens who wish to recite and hold(keep reciting) this mantra,
they should first have their merciful heart open for all living
beings, and follow me to make these vows:

(* The pronunciation of "Namo" is [na:mo:] of international phonetic
symbols)

Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly
know all Dharmas;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon
obtain the wisdom-eyes;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly
ferry all living beings to the shore of liberation;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon
obtain good expedient-means;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly
board the boat of Prajna;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon
cross over the sea of suffering;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly
attain precepts, Samadhi and the way;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon
climb the mountain of Nirvana;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will quickly
dwell in the house of uncreated;
Namo great compassionate Avalokitesvara, I vow that I will soon
unite with the Dharma-nature body.

If I go towards the mountain of knives, the mountain of knives of
itself breaks up;
If I go towards the boiling oil, the boiling oil of itself dries up;
If I go towards the hells, the hells of themselves disappear;
If I go towards the hungry ghosts, the hungry ghosts by themselves
become full.
If I go towards the Asuras, their evil thoughts by themselves are
tamed.
If I go towards the animals, they by themselves attain great wisdom."

"After these vows, chant my name(Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva)
sincerely, also should chant the name of my teacher -- Amitabha
Tathagata(Namo Amitabha) sincerely, then should chant this mantra, 5
times or more in a day, to extinguish heavy crimes of births and
deaths of billions Kalpas in the body."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva then said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, if
humans or Devas recite and hold the phrases of the Great Compassion
Dharani, upon their death, all the Buddhas of the ten directions
will come to lend hands, they will be reborn in whichever Buddha-
land as their wishes."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva continue to said the Buddha:
"Bhagavat, Should any living beings who recites and holds the holy
mantra of Great Compassion fall into the three evil paths, I vow not
to achieved the correct-awakenment.

Should any living being that recites and holds the holy mantra of
Great Compassion not be reborn in any Buddha-land, I vow not to
achieve the correct-awakenment.

Should any living being that recites and holds the holy mantra of
Great Compassion not obtain unlimited Samadhis and eloquence, I vow
not to achieve the correct-awakenment.

Should any living being who recites and holds the holy mantra of
Great Compassion not obtain whatever he seeks in this present life,
then it cannot be the Dharani of the Great Compassionate Heart,
except those who are not virtuous or not sincere.

If any woman who recites and holds the holy mantra of Great
Compassion dislike the troubles of female body and want to become
male, but can not become male in the future, I vow not to achieved
the correct-awakenment. But the one who disbelieve this Mantra will
not take the effect.

If anyone had stolen foods or properties of Sanghas(group of monks),
penitence to his crimes is useless even a thousand Buddhas come out,
now chant this Great compassion Holy Mantra, his crimes will be
extinguished. If one had stolen foods or properties of Sanghas, he
must repent to hierophants of the ten directions to extinguish his
crime. Now when chanting this mantra, hierophants of the ten
directions will come to bear witness, then all heavy crimes and
hindrances will disappear.

All the horrible crimes include Ten evil deeds, Five heinous crimes,
vilifications to people, vilifications to Dharma, breaking precepts,
destroying towers, wrecking temples, stealing properties of Sanghas,
unhallowing to pure practices, can be extinguished by chanting this
Mantra, except one thing, the one without belief in this Mantra can
not extinguish even small crimes and karmas, not to mention heavy
crimes. Though the heavy crimes don't disappear immediately, that
can still be the cause of Bodhi in the future."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva continue to said the Buddha:
"People and gods who recite and hold the Great Compassionate Heart
Mantra will obtain fifteen kinds of good birth and will not suffer
fifteen kinds of bad death. The bad deaths are:

1. They will not die of starvation or privation;
2. They will not die from having been yoked, imprisoned, caned or
otherwise beaten;
3. They will not die at the hands of hostile enemies;
4. They will not be killed in military battle;
5. They will not be killed by tigers, wolves, or other tough beasts;
6. They will not die from the venom of poisonous snakes, black
serpents, or scorpions;
7. They will not drown or be burned to death;
8. They will not be poisoned to death;
9. They will not be killed by poisonous insects;
10. They will not die of madness or insanity;
11. They will not be killed by landslides or falling trees;
12. They will not die of nightmares sent by evil people;
13. They will not be killed by deviant spirits or evil ghosts;
14. They will not die of evil illnesses that bind the body;
15. They will not commit suicide;

Those who recite and hold the Great Compassion Holy Mantra will not
suffer any of these fifteen kinds of bad death and will obtain the
following fifteen kinds of good birth:

1. Their place of birth will always have a good king;
2. They will always be born in a good country;
3. They will always be born at a good time;
4. They will always meet good friends;
5. The organs of their body will always be complete;
6. Their heart will be pure and full in the way;
7. They will not violate the prohibitive precepts;
8. Their family will be kind and harmonious;
9. They will always have the necessary wealth and goods in abundance;
10. They will always obtain the respect and help of others;
11. They riches will not be plundered;
12. They will obtain everything they seek;
13. Dragons, gods, and good spirits will always protect them;
14. In the place where they are born they will see the Buddha and
hear the Dharma;
15. They will awaken to the profound meaning of that Proper Dharma
which they hear.

Those who recite and hold the Great Compassionate Heart Dharani will
obtain these fifteen kinds of good birth. All gods and people should
constantly recite and hold it without laze."

After saying that, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva joined his palms
and stood upright in front of the public, with his open great
compassionate heart for all living beings, he smiled and in this way
spoke the wonderful holy phrases of the Vast, Perfect, Unimpeded,
Great-Compassionate-Heart Great Dharani. The Dharani is:


Namo ratna-trayâya
Namo âriyâ-valokite-úvarâya
Bodhi-sattvâya Maha-sattvâya Mahâ-kârunikâya
Om sarva-raviye sudhanadasya
Namo skritvâ imam
âryâ-valotite-úvara ramdhava
Namo narakindi hrih Mahâ-vat-svâme
Sarva-arthato-úubham ajeyam
Sarva-sat Namo-vasat Namo-vâka mavitâto
Tadyathâ
Om avaloki-lokate-krate-e-hrih Mahâ-bodhisattva
Sarva sarva
Mala mala
Mahi Mahi ridayam
Kuru kuru karmam
Dhuru dhuru
vijayate Mahâ-vijayati
Dhara dhara dhrini
úvarâya cala cala
Mama vimala muktele
Ehi ehi úina úina
ârsam prasari
viúva viúvam prasaya
Hulu hulu mara
Hulu hulu hrih
Sara sara siri siri suru suru
Bodhiya Bodhiya Bodhaya Bodhaya
Maitreya narakindi dhrish-nina bhayamana svâhâ
Siddhâya svâhâ
Maha siddhâya svâhâ
Siddha-yoge-úvaraya svâhâ
Narakindi svâhâ
Mâranara svâhâ
úira simha-mukhâya svâhâ
Sarva mahâ-asiddhaya svâhâ
Cakra-asiddhâya svâhâ
Padma-kastâya svâhâ
Narakindi-vagalâya svaha
Mavari-úankharâya svâhâ
Namo ratna-trâyâya
Namo âryâ-valokite-úvaraya svâhâ
Om Sidhyantu mantra padâya svâhâ


When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva had finished speaking this mantra,
the earth shook in six ways. The heavens rained precious flowers of
beautiful colors. all the Buddhas of the ten directions were
delighted, while the heaven-demons and heretics were so afraid that
their hair stood on end. Members of the meeting achieved different
fruitions, including the fruitions of stream-enterer, once-returner,
non-returner, and Arhat, while others achieved the first Bhumi(stage
of Bodhisattva), the second Bhumi, the third, fourth, fifth ......
up to the tenth Bhumi. Innumerable living beings arouse their Bodhi-
Heart(The resolve to help all living beings to attain upmost
enlightenment).

Then the great Brahma king arose from his seat, tidied up his
clothes, joined his palms respectfully, and said to the
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva: "Great, Mahasattva! I had been in
innumerous Buddha-meetings and heard of many kinds of Dharanis, but
never heard of the wonderful holy phrases of this great Dharani of
the unimpeded great compassionate heart. Mahasattva, please tell us
the feature and figure of this Dharani, all of us will be pleased to
know that."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva told the Brahma king: "For convenience to
benefit all living beings, you asked me this question. Now you
listen carefully, I'll tell you in brief."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "The great kind and compassionate
heart, the fair heart, the uncreated heart, the unpolluted heart,
the heart of emptiness observation, the respectful heart, the humble
heart, the uncluttered heart, the heart without attachment to one's
own view, the upmost Bodhi-heart, is the feature of this Dharani.
You should practise in such manner."

Then the great Brahma king said: "We now know the feature of this
Dharani, from now on, we'll recite and hold it and never forget or
give up.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said: "For welldoer who want to recite
and hold this Mantra, they should arouse their vast Bodhi-heart that
wish to ferry all living beings to the shore of liberation, and be
vegetarians. They should arouse their fair heart to all living
beings, keep reciting this Mantra, never give up. Reside in a clean
room, wash themselves clean, in clean dress, hang streamers and
light up lamps, make offering with fragrance, flowers, vegetable
foods of hundreds tastes, concentrate their mind, don't think about
others, recite and hold the mantra in correct manner. Then the
Sunshine Bodhisattva, Moonshine Bodhisattva and innumerous gods and
fairies will come to be witness and enhance the effect of the
Mantra. At that time, I will shine them with thousand eyes and
protect them with thousand hands, from then on, they will be able to
understand all books of the world, and also perfectly understand all
theurgy of other religions and all scriptures of Vedas. The one who
recites this mantra can heal 84000 categories of diseases of the
world, and also can command all ghosts and Devas, vanquish heaven-
demons, tame all heretics. For anyone who read sutras or practise
Zen in mountains and fields, if there are any mountain-spirits,
ghosts, demons, monsters or Devas come to disturb and make the
practitioner unable to concentrate, recite this mantra once, then
all those disturbers will be tied up. If one can recite this Mantra
in correct manner and have merciful heart to all living beings, I
will command all virtuous gods, dragon kings, Vajra secret-traces
deities to guard him, the guardians will always be with him and
protect him as their own eyes and lives. " Then Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva said the Gatha:

"I command the Vajra secret-traces deities, Ucchu, Kunda, Ankusa,
eight clans of celestials and ShangKalas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Mahesvaras and Narayanas, Kumbhirabas and Kapilas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Pajis, Sahassakkhas, perfect-virtuous chebuds and
Kimnaras,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Sajamahoras, Kumbhandas, Katabhutanas, and Banjras,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Bhipagara kings, and morality Vitasaharas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Brahma king Sambra, five clans of pure-abode heavens
and Yamarajas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Sakra Devanam indra, thirty-three celestials,
Sarasvatis and Vardhanas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Dhritarastra king, Haritis, goddess and great strength
Devas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Virudhaka king, Virupaksa king and Vaisravana king,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the golden peacock-king, and twenty-eight clans of great
fairies,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Manibhadra, and Pancika-imperator Phalava,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command Nanda, Upandanda, and the Sagara dragon-king Ibhra,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the Asuras, Gandharvas, Karunas, Kimnaras, Mahoragas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;

I command the gods of water, fire, thunder, lightning, Kumbhanda
king and Pisacas,
to guard the Mantra-holders constantly;


"Those virtuous gods, dragon-kings and goddess, each along with 500
retinues of great-strength Yaksas, will always follow and guard the
holders of the Great Compassion Holy Mantra. If the Mantra-holder
dwells alone in void mountain or weald, those virtuous gods will
guard him by turns to eliminate misfortunes. If the Mantra-holder
loses his way in remote mountain, because of reciting this Mantra,
virtuous gods and dragon-kings will transform to welldoers and tell
him the correct way. If the Mantra-holder lack of water and fire in
mountain, forest, or weald, the dragon-king will create water and
fire for him."

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva then said a misfortune-eliminating cool
Gatha:

"When walking in weald, mountain or marsh,
if encounter tigers, wolves, or other tough beasts,
or snakes, spirits, demons, monsters, ghosts,
they will be unable to harm the Mantra-holder when they hear this
Mantra;

When walking among river or sea,
poisoned dragons, flood dragons and Makaras,
Yaksas, Rakshas, fishes, and soft-shelled turtles,
will dodge when they hear this Mantra;

If besieged by battle arrays or heisters,
or being heisted by villains,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
those villains will show mercy and go back;

If one is enjailed by government official,
imprisoned, chained and locked,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
the officer will show mercy and set him free;

If entered a house of a poisonous insects breeding family in a field
lane,
the family purpose to envenom with drinks, foods or medicines,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
the poison will turn to amrita;

When a woman giving birth to a child,
evil demons comes to cumber and the woman suffers from oppressive
pain,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
the demons will quit and the birth will success;

If evil dragons or pestilence ghosts spread poison,
people are infected by pyrexia and about to die,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
diseases will be healed and lives of people will be lengthen;

If evil dragons or ghosts spread the tumescent diseases,
people are suffer from carbunculosis, sore, abscess, ulcer and
bleeding,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
then spit three times to the abscesses and it will be cured.

If suffering from nightmares or curse sent by evil persons,
recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
the nightmares and curse will return to the sender.

When Dharma is about to disappear,
the world is evil, feculent and disordered,
people are concupiscent and swear black is white,
have sex with others behind their spouses,
and think of lust days and nights.
if they can recite the Great Compassion Dharani sincerely,
the fire of eroticism will quench and the evil minds will go out.

If I glorify the effect of this Mantra in detail,
even one Kalpa is not enough for the glorification."


Then Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva told the Brahmas: "Recite this
Mantra 5 times, use threads of 5 colors to tie knots, then recite 21
times, tie 21 knots, wear it on neck. This Mantra has been spoken by
previous 9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas.

Those Buddhas spoke this Mantra for practitioners who practise the
Six-Perfections but not yet achieve the consummation, to make them
success quickly;

For those who have not yet aroused Bodhi-Heart, to make them arouse
Bodhi-Heart quickly;

For Sravakas who have not yet achieved fruitions, to make them
achieve fruitions quickly;

For all one billion worlds' gods and celestial being who have not
yet aroused the upmost Bodhi-Heart, to make them arouse upmost Bodhi-
Heart quickly;

For all living beings who have not yet gained the root of faith in
Mahayana, with the mighty holy power of this Mantra, their seeds of
Mahayana and Dharma-buds will grow quickly; with my expedient and
merciful power, All of their needs will be supplied.

For three-evil-paths' living beings who living in gloomy regions of
the one billion worlds, when they heard this Mantra, they will get
away from suffering;

For Bodhisattvas who have not yet achieved the first Bhumi, to make
them achieve quickly; even make them achieve up to the tenth Bhumi,
even up to the Buddhahood, with the thirty-two marks and the eighty
minor marks achieved naturally.

If any Sravakas once heard of this Mantra, practise and write this
Mantra, settle down with straightforward heart in correct manner,
then they will achieve the four Sramana-fruits even they had not
seek for the fruitions.

Suppose all the mountains, rivers, cliffs, oceans of the one billion
worlds can be boiled; the Sumeru mountains and Cakravada-parvata
mountains can be shaken, and grinded to dust, for all living beings
of that number to arouse upmost Bodhi-Hearts.

If one impetrate for the present life, he should become vegetarian
and keep complying with pure precepts in 21 days, and recite this
Dharani, his wishes will be fulfilled for certain. From the verge of
the previous birth-and-death to the verge of the next birth-and-
death, all evil karmas will be cleaned up. All the Buddhas,
Bodhisattvas, Brahmas, Lord of the Heavens(Sakra Devanam-indra),
four guardian gods, fairies, dragon-kings, will bear witness."

"For any celestial or human being who recites and holds this
Dharani, if he bath in rivers or seas, the nearby living-beings
bedewed with his bath-water will have all their heavy crimes cleaned
and be reborn naturally from lotus in pure-lands other than this
world, will not be born from wombs, moistures, or eggs. And how much
more so those who recite and hold the Mantra themselves! If the
Mantra-holder is walking, a wind blow his hair and clothes, then the
living-beings blew by the wind that previously touched the Mantra-
holder will have all their heavy obstructions and evil karmas
cleaned, will not continue to suffer from karmas of three-evil-
paths, and often be born in front of Buddhas. The felicities and
meritorious-virtues that accomplished by the Mantra-holder are
unimaginable."

"If the Mantra-holder say anything, no matter good or bad words, are
sound like pure Dharma-sound for all heaven-demons, heretics, Devas,
dragons, ghosts, spirits, thus they will respect the Mantra-holder
as if he was a Buddha.

We should know that the one who recites and holds this Mantra is a
Buddha-bodies store, because he is cherished by 9.9 billions Ganges-
river-sands Buddhas;


We should know that the Mantra-holder is a light sore, because he is
shined by light of 9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas;


We should know that the Mantra-holder is a mercy store, because he
constantly saves living beings with this Dharani;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a wonderful-Dharmas store,
because this Dharani includes all Dharani-gates;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a Zen store, because
hundreds and thousands of Samadhis often appear in front of him;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a spaces store, because he
constantly observes living-beings with wisdom of emptiness;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is an intrepidity store,
because he is constantly guard by dragons, gods, and virtuous gods;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a wonderful-language store,
because sound of the Dharani from his mouth is uninterrupted;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is an eternally-abiding store,
because the three-disasters and evil-kalpas cannot harm him;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a liberation store, because
heaven-demons and heretics cannot detain him;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a medicine-king store,
because he constantly heals living beings with this Dharani;

We should know that the Mantra-holder is a theurgy store, because he
can freely travel round the Buddha-lands.

The glorifications for the meritorious-virtues of the Mantra-holder
are endless."

"Good men, if one tire of suffering of the world and seek for
happiness of long live, he should settle down in a tranquil place,
make a pure secure-boundary, recite this Mantra towards water, or
foods, or spices, or medicines, chant 108 times and eat them, then
he will get a long life for certain. If he can make secure-boundary
and hold the Mantra in correct manner, then all fruits can be
achieved.

The method of making secure-boundary is: Chant 21 times towards a
knife, then countermark the ground with the knife to make a
boundary; or chant 21 times towards white mustard seeds, then
sprinkle the seeds on the ground to make a boundary; or make a
boundary by mind; or chant 21 times towards clean ashes(of aromatic
sticks) and make a boundary; or chant 21 times towards five-colored
threads and then make a closed circle on the ground with the threads
as a boundary. If one can do that in correct manner, he will achieve
the goal naturally."

"If anyone heard of the name of this Dharani, his uncountable heavy
crimes of birth and death will be extinguished, and how much more so
those who recite and hold this Mantra themselves! If anyone can know
and recite this holy Mantra, we should know that he have already
offered and sustained to innumerous Buddhas and have widely plant
his good roots. If he can recite and hold the Mantra in correct
manner for relieving all suffering living beings, we should know
that he is the one with the great compassionate heart, and will
become a Buddha soon. If he chant for all the living beings that he
see, let them hear the Mantra, to be the cause of Bodhi for them,
then the meritorious-virtues that accomplished by this Mantra-holder
are incalculable and the glorifications for him are endless. If he
can be very sincere, be vegetarian and keep complying with pure
precepts, repent previous crimes for all living beings, and also
repent previous crimes from uncountable kalpas of himself, keep
chanting this Dharani, then he will achieve the four Sramana-fruits
in his present life; if he also has the means of wisdom-observing,
then achieving fruits of ten Bhumis is not difficult to him, not to
mention those little felicities of the world, all of his wishes will
be fulfilled. If he want to command ghosts, he should find a skull
in the field, wash it clean, set up a Mandala(altar) in front of a
statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva, offer and sustain it with fragrance, flowers, vegetable
foods, day after day, then 7 days later, the ghost will come and
obey his orders. If he want to command four guardian gods, chant
towards a sandalwood and then burn it, he can achieve the goal
because the power of the Bodhisattva's great compassionate vows are
deep and weighty, also because that the power of this holy Dharani
is mighty and vast."

The Buddha told Ananda: "When there are catastrophes in a country,
if the king of the country can manage state affairs in correct
manners, be largehearted to his people, do not do anybody an
injustice, and absolve people from blames, in 7 days and 7 nights,
both his body and his mind can be sincere and diligent, to recite
and hold this Great Compassionated Heart Dharani Holy Mantra, then
all the catastrophes of his country will disappear, the five kinds
of crops will be abundant and the people will rest in peace and
happiness.

If a country is invaded by enemies from other countries, people are
unsafe and ministers are traitorous, pestilences are spreaded
everywhere, the rains and the droughts are inharmonic, the sun and
the moon lost their accuracy, when such disasters come, the people
should make a statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, face to west, offer and sustain the
statue sincerely with fragrance, flowers, streamers, ceremonial
canopies, or vegetable foods of hundreds tastes, then in 7 days and
7 nights, if the king of the country can recite and hold the Great
Compassionated Heart Dharani Holy Mantra, with both his body and
mind sincerely and diligently, then the foreign enemies will be
tamed and go back to their own countries and stop the intrusion,
other countries will be merciful to this country, the prince and the
officers will be loyal, the queen, the prince's wife, and the maids
will also be loyal to the king. Dragons, ghosts and spirits will
support this country, rains will be seasonal, fruits will be
abundant, and people will be happy.

If anyone in a family get a evil disease, hundreds of monsters
appear, ghosts, spirits, demons come to annoy and demolish the
family; being maligned by villains and the members of the family are
inharmonious. They should set up a Mandala(altar) in front of a
statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva, chant the name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sincerely,
and then chant this Dharani 1000 times, then all the misfortunes
above will disappear, the family will be peaceful forever."

Ananda asked the Buddha: "Bhagavat, what is the name of this Mantra?
how to uphold it?"

The Buddha told Ananda: "This holy Mantra has many names, one of
them is Vast Perfect, another is Unimpeded Great Compassion, another
is Relieve-Suffering Dharani, another is Extend-Life Dharani,
another is Extinguishing evil destinies Dharani, another is Break
hindrance of evil karmas Dharani, another is Fulfill-wishes Dharani,
another is Free and Self-master Dharani, another is Quickly exceed
the upper stages Dharani. Thus should you respectfully uphold it."

Then Ananda asked the Buddha: "Bhagavat, what is the name of this
Bodhisattva, so good that can told us this Dharani?"

The Buddha said: "This Bodhisattva is called Avalokitesvara, also
called Nimsor, also called Thousands light eyes. Good man, this
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has unimaginable mighty and holy powers.
Uncountable kalpas before, he had been a Buddha named True Dharma
enlightenment Tathagata. Because of the power of his great
compassionate vows, in order to call upon all Bodhisattvas to
comfort and please all living beings, he appear as a Bodhisattva.
All of you, including Bodhisattvas, Brahmas, Gods of 33 heavens,
dragons, Devas, should show respect to him, do not despise him. All
celestial and human beings should offer and sustain him constantly,
chant his name, then you will get infinite felicities and extinguish
incalculable crimes, and will be reborn in the pure-land of Amitabha
Buddha at the end of your lives.

The Buddha told Ananda: "The Mantra spoke by Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva is veracious. If want to invite this Bodhisattva to
come, chant the Mantra 21 times towards a Guggula and burn it, then
this Bodhisattva will come."

"If being attached by a soul of cat, find a skull of a defunct cat,
burn it to ashes, mix the ashes with clean soil, then use it to
shape a cat. In front of a statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-
Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 108 times towards a wrought
iron knife, then cut the model into 108 pieces with the knife. Chant
once and cut once and say his name once, then the cat's soul will
leave."

"If harmed by poisonous insects, mix Karpura with same bulk of
Guggula, add 1 bowl of Well-flower-water and decoct them into 1 bowl
of decoction; when done, chant 108 times towards the decoction In
front of a statue of Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, then take the decoction, the illness
will be healed."

(*[Note] Well-flower-water: the purest water from the well; each
morning, the very first bucket of water from the well)

"If stung by snakes or scorpions, chant 7 times towards some powder
of dry gingers, apply the powder on the sores and they will be
healed."

"If being hated by someone, find some clean soil, or flour, or wax,
to shape the enemy's body. In front of a statue of Thousand-Handed
and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 108 times
towards a wrought iron knife, then cut the model into 108 pieces
with the knife. Chant once and cut once and say his name once, and
then burn all 108 pieces out. After that, the enemy will be happy
and will respect you and like to be you friend for his whole life."

"For eye-diseases, find a Haritaki, a Amatakis, a Vihetaki, grind
them into powder. When grinding, one must be careful, do not be seen
by women who just gave birth the babies, nor pig, nor dogs. Chanting
Amitabha, mix the powder with white-honey, or human milk. The human
milk must from a mother of a boy, not from mothers of girls. When
the medicine is done, in front of a statue of Thousand-Handed and
Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 1008 times towards
the medicine, then apply it on the sick eye for 7 days, stay in room
and do not be blew by wind, then the eye will be reborn and
functions well."

"If infected by paludism and about to die, find a peach-glue as big
as a normal peach, add 1 bowl of clean water and decoct them into
half bowl of decoction. When done, chant 7 times towards the
decoction, take them all, than the disease will be heal. The
medicine should not be decocted by women."

"If being attached by ghosts, chant 21 times towards a Guggula and
burn it to fume the nostrils, also find 7 Guggulas as big as rabbit
dung, chant 21 times towards each of them and take them, do not
drink alcohol, do not eat meat or five-pungencies, do not abuse
others, and find some realgar, mix it with white mustard seeds and
YanSheng-salt, then chant 21 times towards the mixture and burn it
under the bed of the patient, then the attaching ghost will run away
and not dare to stay.

(*[Note] Five-pungencies are: onions, leeks, garlic, chives or
shallots)

"For deafness, chant towards sesame oil and drop the oil into ears,
then the disease will be healed."

"If suffering from hemiplegias, or having noses or ears stopped up,
or being unable to move hands and feet because of apoplexy, mix
sesame oil with Green-wood-spiceries and decoct, chant 21 times
towards the mixture, and apply it on the body, then the diseases
will be healed. Another prescription: Chant 21 times towards some
ghee, and apply it on the body, then the diseases will be healed."

"For dystocias, chant 21 times towards sesame oil and apply on both
the navel and the jade-gate of the lying-in woman, then will be easy
to born."

"If a baby died in womb, find 1 Liang of hyssops, mix with 2 bowls
of clean water, and decoct into 1 them bowl of decoction. Chant 21
times towards the decoction and take it, then the dead baby will
come out, the woman will not be painful. If the placenta could not
come out, take the decoction again, then will be fine."

"For cardiodynias, find a fume-yird-spicery with mature papillas,
chant 21 times towards it, chew and swallow it. After a while, the
medicine swallowed will transform, then spue them out, the disease
will be healed. Do not eat Five-pungencies or meat, do not drink
alcohol."

"If burned by fire, chant 21 times towards some dung of black cows,
apply them on the sores, the pain will be healed."

"If one's heart is being bit by ascarids, chant 21 times towards
some urine of white horses and take it, then the disease will be
healed. If the disease is serious, take more medicine up to 1 bowl,
then the ascarids will come out sinuously."

"For Ding-sores, find some Ling-Xiu-leaves, grind them and get the
juice, chant 21 times towards the juice, apply the juice to the
sores, then the disease will be healed."

"If one's eyes were bit by flies, find some new dung of donkey,
filtrate it and get the liquid, chant 21 times towards the liquid,
drop it into the eyes when lying on bed at night, then the disease
will be healed."

"For bellyaches, mix Well-flower-water with YanSheng-salt to make 21
pellets, chant 21 times towards them, take them, then the disease
will be healed."

"For red-eyed diseases, or neoplasms in eyes, or nebulas, find some
medlar leaves, grind them and get their juice, chant 21 times
towards the juice, put some bronze coppers into the juice for a
night, chant 7 times more, drop the juice into the eyes, then the
disease will be healed."

"For phobias, make a rope with white threads, chant 21 times towards
it, tie 21 knots, and wear it on neck, then the fear will disappear.
Not only the fear disappear, crimes will also be extinguished."

"If there are calamities in home, find a guava branch, cut it into
1008 segments, apply ghee-honey on both ends of them, chant once and
burn one segment, burn all 1008 segments out, then all calamities
will disappear. This must be done in front of Buddhas.
"

"If the Mantra-holder chant 21 times towards a white flagleaf, wear
it on the right arm, then he will win in all lists and polemical
places."

"If the Mantra-holder find some leaves and branches of SiaSiaMi, cut
them into 1008 segments, apply true-ghee and white-honey-ghee on
both ends of them, chant once and burn one segment, burn all 1008
segments out. Do that 3 times each day, for 7 days, then the Mantra-
holder will apprehend the through-Wisdom of himself."

"If want to tame powerful ghosts or spirits, find some Wood-Wan-Zis,
chant 49 times towards them, apply ghee-honey on them, and burn them
out. This must be done in front of a statue of Great Compassionate
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva."

"If put 1 Liang of bezoar into a lapis-lazuli bottle, then put the
bottle in front of a statue of Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva, chant 108 times toward it, apply the bezoar on the body
and the middle of the forehead, then All gods, dragons, ghosts,
spirits, human and non-human beings, will be pleased."

"If being chained and locked, find some dung of white pigeons, chant
108 times towards them, apply them on the hand and rub the chain and
lock, then they will break off."

"If husband and wife hate each other, just like water and fire, find
some feathers of tail of mandarin ducks, in front of a statue of
Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, chant 1008 times
towards the feathers and wear them, then the husband and the wife
will love and respect each other for their whole lives."

"If seeds of fruits in farm are being eaten by insects, find some
clean ashes, or clean sands, or clean water, chant 21 times towards
them, sprinkle them around the farm and the seeds, then the insects
will quit. For fruit trees, sprinkle the Mantra-water on the trees,
then the insects will not dare to eat the fruits."

The Buddha told Ananda: "
For richness and treasures, use the Wish-fulfilling pearl Mudra
(gesture).

If life is unstable and seeks for stable life, use the Pasa Mudra.

For diseases in abdomen, use the Precious bowl Mudra.

For vanquishing all demons, monsters, ghosts, spirits, use the
Precious glave Mudra.

For vanquishing all heavenly demons and Devas, use the Vajra Mudra.

For taming all enemies, use the Vajra pestle Mudra.

For eliminating fears, use the Abhayam-dada Mudra.

For healing dim eyes, use the Sun-prime Mani Mudra.

For healing pyrexias, use the Moon-prime Mani Mudra.

For high post, use the Precious bow Mudra.

For meeting all good friend earlier, use the Precious arrow Mudra.

For healing various diseases on one's body, use the Poplar branch
Mudra.

For extinguishing evil obstacle and misfortunes, use the White whisk
Mudra.

For pacification of kinfolks, use the Precious bottle Mudra.

For evading all tigers, wolves, jackals, panthers, and other tough
beasts, use the PongPie Mudra.

For keeping away from jails, use the Axe-tomahawk Mudra.

For commanding men and women, use the Jade bracelet Mudra.

For meritorious virtues, use the White lotus Mudra.

For rebirth in pure-land of the ten directions, use the Green lotus
Mudra.

For great wisdom, use the Precious mirror Mudra.

For meeting all Buddhas of the ten directions, use the Purple lotus
Mudra.

For underground precious deposits, use the Precious box Mudra.

For celestial Way(Tao), use the Five colored cloud Mudra.

For rebirth as a Brahma, use the Bath bottle Mudra.

For rebirth in heavenly palaces, use the Red lotus Mudra.

For vanquishing traitors, use the Precious halberd Mudra.

For summoning all virtuous gods, use the Precious trumpet shell
Mudra.

For commanding all ghosts and spirits, use the Skull staff Mudra.

For Buddhas of the ten directions coming to lend hands quickly, use
the Prayer beads Mudra.

For achieving all wonderful Brahma sounds, use the Precious bell
Mudra.

If want to be able to speak flowery languages, use the Ratna Mudra.

If want to be guarded by virtuous gods and dragon kings, use the
Kushi cleek Mudra.

For mercifully protect all living beings, use the Khakkhara Mudra.

For all living beings to respect and love each others, use the
Joining palms Mudra.

If want to be always reborn beside Buddhas for all lives, use the
Nirmana-Buddha Mudra.

If want to be always reborn in palaces of Buddhas, never be born
from wombs, use the Nirmana-palace Mudra.

For eruditely, use the Precious Sutra Mudra.

For never to retrogress or lose the Bodhi-Heart from this present
life to the life being a Buddha, use the Non-retrogression gold
wheel Mudra.

If want to be rubbed on crown and conferraled by Buddhas of the ten
directions, use the Crown Nirmana-Buddha Mudra.

For fruits, melons and corns, use the Grape Mudra.

There are thousands of Mudras totally, now I just said a little bit
of them."

The Sunshine Bodhisattva then spoke a great holy Mantra for
supporting the Mantra-holders of the Great Compassionate Heart
Dharani:

"Namo Buddha Kunami, Namo Dharma Mahadi, Namo Samgha Tayeni,
DhriBhuBhi Sattva Yam Namo"

"This Mantra can extinguish all crimes. also can evade demons and
disasters. If one can chant once and bow to Buddhas once, 3 times
daily, chant and bow to Buddhas, then on the next life, he will get
the delightful result that all of his facial features are handsome."

The Moonshine Bodhisattva also spoke a Dharani Mantra for supporting
practitioners:

"Sumdhidi Tusuza Ahjamidi Uduza SumKiza Bolaidi Yemijaza Uduza
Kuladiza Kimoza Svaha"

"Make a rope with five colored threads, chant this Mantra 5 times
toward the rope, and wear on the sore. This Mantra had been spoken
by the previous 40 Ganges-river-sands Buddhas, now I also speak it,
for supporting all practitioners, for eliminating all obstacles and
calamities, for healing all diseases, for relieving all sufferings,
for accomplishing all virtuous Dharmas, for keeping away from all
fears."

The Buddha told Ananda: "You should accept and uphold this Great
Compassion Dharani with a deeply pure heart, spread it abroad widely
throughout Jambudvipa and never allow it to be cut off. This Dharani
can bring great benefit for all living beings of the three realms of
Samsara, all living beings suffering from diseases can use this
Dharani to heal their diseases. Even sere trees can grow new
branches and fruits when being chanted towards with this great holy
Mantra. Thus, it's impossible that diseases of sentient and
conscious beings cannot be healed by this Mantra. Good man, the
mighty and holy power of this Dharani is unimaginable, unimaginable,
the glorifications for it are endless. Haven't widely planted good
roots from long before, one can not hear even the name of this
Dharani, not to mention the contents. You public, gods, human
beings, dragons, spirits, should also glorify it while hearing my
glorifications. Slander to this Mantra is equal to slander to those
9.9 billions Ganges-river-sands Buddhas. If anyone don't believe in
this Dharani, he is missing a great benefit."

Heard that the Buddha glorified this Dharani, Public of the meeting:
Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas, Vajra secret-traces deities, Brahmas, gods,
four heavenly kings, dragons, ghosts, spirits, are all pleased, and
practise as teaches.


(End of Translation)
(Translated into English by Silfong Chen