New Publication: The Dhāraṇī of the Six Gates

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Toh 141

སྒོ་དྲུག་པའི་གཟུངས།
The Dhāraṇī of the Six Gates
Ṣaṇmukhī­dhāraṇī

While the Buddha is abiding in the space above the Śuddhāvāsa realm with a retinue of bodhisattvas, he urges them to uphold The Dhāraṇī of the Six Gates and presents these gates as six aspirations that vanquish the causes of saṃsāric experience. He then presents the dhāraṇī itself to his listeners and instructs them to recite it three times each day and three times each night. Finally, he indicates the benefits that come from this practice, and the assembly praises the Buddha’s words. This is followed by a short dedication marking the conclusion of the text.

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