- འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱི་མཚན་བརྒྱ་རྩ་བརྒྱད་པ།
- Mañjuśrīnāmāṣṭaśataka
Caravan leader, best of beings,
Revealing supreme nirvāṇa,
You are like the sky, earth, and water.
You are like fire and wind.
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One Hundred and Eight Names of Mañjuśrī belongs to a class of texts praising a select deity through a series of one hundred and eight names, each conveying a distinctive feature of the deity’s appearance, realization, or activity as supreme teacher.
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In response to a question from Śāriputra, the Buddha extols the benefits that result from the practice of circumambulating shrines, that is, walking around them while keeping them on the right-hand side. Such benefits include being reborn in beautiful and healthy bodies with intelligent minds and virtuous qualities, in fortunate and privileged circumstances, and in various heavenly realms.
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The text presents a single dhāraṇī for the attainment of the ten perfections.
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The text presents a series of dhāraṇīs for the attainment of each of the perfections.
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The text presents a simple dhāraṇī in the form of a mnemonic expression consisting of homages to the three bodies of a buddha, the six perfections, and their underlying philosophical understanding. The benefits of the dhāraṇī are also listed.
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The Dhāraṇī of Vajrabhairava is a short text presenting both a series of “vajra statements” (Tib. rdo rje tshig), which it calls the “essence of all vidyā and mantra,” and a dhāraṇī, followed by instructions for the dhāraṇī’s associated rites. These include rites for countering and repelling enemies, subjugating nāgas and preventing hail, curing illness, and even protecting liquor from spoilage.
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