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ཟླ་བའི་མདོ།
The Sūtra of the Moon (1)
《月經》（1） （大正藏 《雜阿含經》第五百八十三經）
Candrasūtra

這部簡短的經文描述了佛教觀點中的月蝕。一時，佛住舍衛國，阿修羅王羅睺羅攫取月輪，導致月蝕。月天請求皈依佛陀，爾後佛令羅睺羅速放彼月。另一阿修羅王婆稚詢問此事，羅睺羅解釋道：「佛陀說咒偈，不速舍月者，頭當破七分。」本經廣為傳誦至今，是藏文守護經咒中的一種。

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