Summary

The Threefold Invocation Ritual invokes all the deities of the threefold world that have “entered the path of compassion” and are “held by the hook of the vidyāmantra” to gather, pay heed to the person reciting this text (or the person for whom it is recited), and bear witness to the proclamation of that person’s commitment to the Buddhist teachings. A profound aspiration to practice ten aspects of a bodhisattva’s activity is then followed by a dedication and a prayer for the teachings.

Summary

The Threefold Ritual contains a short liturgy for invoking the pantheon of worldly deities, inviting these beings to seize the rare opportunity to listen to the Dharma, and proclaiming the aspiration that all the worldly beings that have gathered to hear the Dharma receive their share of the merit one has generated.

Summary

The Dhāraṇī of the Jewel Torch belongs to an extremely diverse Mahāyāna scriptural genre sometimes misleadingly translated as “incantation.” It is quite long, making up four traditional bam po units or forty-eight folios in the Degé edition and possessing several chapters or chapter-length main sections. In this text, after the bodhisattva Dharma­mati enters the meditative absorption called the infinite application of the bodhisattva’s jewel torch (dkon mchog ta la la’i ting nge ’dzin), millions of buddhas are summoned, who bless him and encourage him to teach. Thus inspired, Dharma­mati teaches the “ten categories” of a bodhisattva. A number of wonders follow, after which Dharma­mati is inspired to summarize the ten categories that he has just expounded, this time in verse.

In response to several ensuing requests to teach and the gathering of a vast assembly, the Buddha goes on to teach the mantra of the dhāraṇī. Most of the remainder of the text consists of a very long versified passage, in which the Buddha encourages bodhisattvas. Those final teachings, which I have divided into two chapters, begin and end with narrative passages spoken by the bodhisattva Bhadraśrī. Toward the beginning of this section, we find a passage on the virtues of faith, the best known (and in Tibet the most widely quoted) passage of this scripture, which had been quoted already in India by Śāntideva in his Training Anthology.

Title variants

• འཕགས་པ་དཀོན་མཆོག་ཏ་ལ་ལའི་གཟུངས་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།
• ’phags pa dkon mchog ta la la’i gzungs zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo
• Āryaratnolkānāmadhāraṇīmahāyānasūtra
• The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra “The Dhāraṇī of the Jewel Torch”
• Ratnolkadhāraṇīsūtra
• dkon mchog sgron me’i mdo
• 寶燈陀羅尼經

Summary

The Dhāraṇī of the Tathāgata Jñānolka opens with a description of a group of four tathāgatas and four bodhisattvas, who are seated in the celestial palace of the Sun and the Moon. The deities of the Sun and Moon return to their celestial palace from elsewhere and, seeing these tathāgatas and bodhisattvas, both wonder whether they might obtain a dhāraṇī that would allow them to dispel the darkness and shine a light upon all beings. The tathāgatas, perceiving the thoughts of the Sun and Moon, provide them with the first dhāraṇī in the text. The bodhisattva Samanta­bhadra then provides a second dhāraṇī and instructs the deities of the Sun and Moon to use it to free beings who are bound for rebirth in the lower realms—even those who have been born in the darkest depths of the Avīci hell.

Title variants

• ’phags pa ye shes ta la la zhes bya’i gzungs ’gro ba thams cad yongs su sbyong ba
• Ārya­jñānolka­nāma­dhāraṇī­sarva­gatipariśodhanī
• The Noble Dhāraṇī of the Tathāgata Jñānolka that Purifies All Rebirths
• འཕགས་པ་ཡེ་ཤེས་ཏ་ལ་ལ་ཞེས་བྱའི་གཟུངས་འགྲོ་བ་ཐམས་ཅད་ཡོངས་སུ་སྦྱོང་བ།

Title variants

• 'phags pa tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryāparimitāyurjñāna­nāmamahāyānasūtra
• aparimitāyurjñānamahāyānasūtra
• 'phags pa tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryāparimitāyurjñāna­nāmamahāyānasūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa'i snying po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāparimitāyurjñāna­hṛdaya­nāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa'i snying po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāparimitāyurjñāna­hṛdaya­nāmadhāraṇī

Summary

The Dhāraṇī that Praises the Qualities of the Immeasurable One contains a short dhāraṇī mantra praising the tathāgata Amitābha and brief instructions on the benefits that result from its recitation.

Title variants

• ’phags pa yon tan bsngags pa dpag tu med pa zhes bya ba’i gzungs
• འཕགས་པ་ཡོན་ཏན་བསྔགས་པ་དཔག་ཏུ་མེད་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་གཟུངས།
• Āryāparimita­guṇānuśāṁsa­nāma­dhāraṇī
• Noble Dhāraṇī Praising the Qualities of the Immeasurable One

Summary

The Seven Buddhas opens with the Buddha Śākyamuni residing in an alpine forest on Mount Kailāsa with a saṅgha of monks and bodhisattvas. The Buddha notices that a monk in the forest has been possessed by a spirit, which prompts the bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha to request that the Buddha teach a spell to cure diseases and exorcise demonic spirits. The Buddha then emanates as the set of “seven successive buddhas,” each of whom transmits a dhāraṇī to Ākāśagarbha. Each of the seven buddhas then provides ritual instructions for using the dhāraṇī.

Title variants

• ’phags pa sangs rgyas bdun pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo
• འཕགས་པ་སངས་རྒྱས་བདུན་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།
• The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra “The Seven Buddhas”
• Ārya­sapta­buddhaka­nāma­mahāyāna­sūtra

Summary

The Twelve Buddhas opens at Rājagṛha with a dialogue between the Buddha Śākyamuni and the bodhisattva Maitreya about the eastern buddhafield of a buddha whose abbreviated name is King of Jewels. This buddha prophesies that when he passes into complete nirvāṇa, the bodhisattva Incomparable will take his place as a buddha whose abbreviated name is Victory Banner King. Śākyamuni then provides the names of the remaining ten tathāgatas, locating them in the ten directions surrounding Victory Banner King’s buddhafield Full of Pearls. After listing the full set of names of these twelve buddhas and their directional relationship to Victory Banner King, the Buddha Śākyamuni provides an accompanying mantra-dhāraṇī and closes with a set of thirty-seven verses outlining the benefits of remembering the names of these buddhas.

Title variants

• འཕགས་པ་སངས་རྒྱས་བཅུ་གཉིས་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།
• ’phags pa sangs rgyas bcu gnyis pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo
• The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra “The Twelve Buddhas”
• Ārya­dvādaśa­buddhaka­nāma­mahāyānasūtra

Summary

The Discourse of the Dhāraṇī of the Buddha’s Essence is a short work in which the Buddha Śākyamuni, addressing an immense gathering of bodhisattvas, teaches two dhāraṇīs to be recited as a complement to the practice of recollecting the Buddha, and then explains the beneficial results of reciting them. The significance of the teaching is marked by miraculous signs, and by the gods offering flowers and ornaments. The text also provides a set of correspondences between the eight ornaments offered by the gods and eight qualities that ornament bodhisattvas.

Title variants

• འཕགས་པ་སངས་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་སྙིང་པོ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་གཟུངས་ཀྱི་ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྣམ་གྲངས།
• ’phags pa sangs rgyas kyi snying po zhes bya ba’i gzungs kyi chos kyi rnam grangs
• The Noble Discourse of the Dhāraṇī of the Buddha’s Essence
• Ārya­buddha­hṛdaya­nāma­dhāraṇī­dharma­paryāya

Summary

The Dhāraṇī of the Buddha’s Essence is structured as a dialogue between the Buddha and a retinue of gods from the Śuddhāvāsa realm. The dialogue revolves around the Buddha’s parinirvāṇa and the role that the gods of Śuddhāvāsa can play in continuing to guide beings in his absence until the next tathāgata appears in the world. The Dhāraṇī of the Buddha’s Essence is then introduced as the specific instruction that the gods of Śuddhāvāsa should preserve and propagate after Śākyamuni has departed. The Buddha then provides a list of benefits that members of the saṅgha can accrue by reciting this dhāraṇī.

Title variants

• ’phags pa sangs rgyas kyi snying po zhes bya ba’i gzungs
• Ārya­buddha­hṛdaya­nāma­dhāraṇī
• འཕགས་པ་སངས་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་སྙིང་པོ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་གཟུངས།
• The Noble Dhāraṇī of the Buddha’s Essence

Title variants

• 'phags pa sangs rgyas thams cad kyi yan lag dang ldan pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvabuddhāṅgavatīnāmadhāraṇī
• The Incantation Endowed with the Limbs of All Buddhas
• The Incantation that has the Attributes of All Buddhas
• 'phags pa sangs rgyas thams cad kyi yan lag dang ldan pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvabuddhāṅgavatīnāmadhāraṇī
• The Incantation Endowed with the Limbs of All Buddhas

Title variants

• 'phags pa tsan+dan gyi yan lag ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacandanāṅganāmadhāraṇī
• tsan dan gyi yan lag gi gzungs/
• 'phags pa tsan+dan gyi yan lag ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacandanāṅganāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal po sgron ma mchog gi gzungs/
• āryāgrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārāja
• 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal po sgron ma mchog gi gzungs/
• āryāgrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārāja

Title variants

• 'phags pa dbang bskur ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryābhiṣecanīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa dbang bskur ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryābhiṣecanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa shAkya thub pa'i snying po'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa shAkya thub pa'i snying po'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa rnam par snang mdzad kyi snying po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa rnam par snang mdzad kyi snying po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa rgyal ba'i bla ma'i gzungs/
• The Incantation of the Bodhisattva “Supreme Conqueror”
• 'phags pa rgyal ba'i bla ma'i gzungs/

Title variants

• bcom ldan 'das snang ba mtha' yas kyi gzungs sngags/
• bhagavadamitābhadhāraṇīmantra
• bcom ldan 'das snang ba mtha' yas kyi gzungs sngags/
• bhagavadamitābhadhāraṇīmantra

Title variants

• 'phags pa pad+ma'i spyan zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the seventh.]

Title variants

• snang ba mtha' yas rjes su dran pa/
• snang ba mtha' yas rjes su dran pa/

Title variants

• zla ba'i 'od kyi mtshan rjes su dran pa/
• zla ba'i 'od kyi mtshan rjes su dran pa/

Title variants

• de bzhin gshegs pa'i spyi'i snying po rjes su dran pa/
• de bzhin gshegs pa'i spyi'i snying po rjes su dran pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• sangs rgyas rin chen gtsug tor can gyi mtshan rjes su dran pa/
• sangs rgyas rin chen gtsug tor gyi mtshan rjes dran/
• Recollecting the Names of the Buddha Śikhin
• sangs rgyas rin chen gtsug tor gyi mtshan rjes su dran pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa dri ma med pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryavimalanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa dri ma med pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryavimalanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa khyad par can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaviśeṣavatīnāmadhāraṇī
• The Incantation known as “Distinctive”
• 'phags pa khyad par can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaviśeṣavatīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• sangs rgyas bcom ldan 'das kyi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• sangs rgyas kyi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• The Hundred and Eight Names of Lord Buddha Along with the Incantation
• sangs rgyas bcom ldan 'das kyi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa /
• [Note: this and the following eight dhāraṇī (Toh. 873-881) give series of 108 names for the Buddha and eight bodhisattvas. The Sanskrit titles are not found here but in the duplicate texts in the Action Tantra section. The placement of nāma (name) in the titles varies and is questionable in many; the longer titles are to be understood as “The 108 names of ‚Ķ along with the dhāraṇī”.]

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryāvalokiteśvarāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• [Note: this and the following seven dhāraṇī (Toh. 634-641) give series of 108 names for the eight bodhisattvas. The placement of nāma (name) in the titles varies and is questionable in many; the longer titles are to be understood as “The 108 names of ‚Ķ along with the dhāraṇī”.]
• spyan ras gzigs kyii mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa'i gzungs sngags/
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Avalokiteśvara
• avalokiteśvarāṣṭottara­śataka­nāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryāvalokiteśvarāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'phags pa byams pa'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryamaitreyanāmāṣṭottara­śatakaṃ dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Maitreya
• maitreyanāmāṣṭottara­śatakaṃ dhāraṇī­mantrasahitam
• 'phags pa byams pa'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryamaitreya­nāmāṣṭottara­śatakaṃ dhāraṇī­mantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'phags pa nam mkha'i snying po'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryakhagarbhāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Khagarbha
• 'phags pa nam mkha'i snying po'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryakhagarbhāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• [Note: the bodhisattva Khagarbha = Ākāśagarbha]

Title variants

• 'phags pa kun tu bzang po'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryasamantabhadrāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Samantabhadra
• 'phags pa kun tu bzang po'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryasamanta­bhadrāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryavajrapāṇyaṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Vajrapāṇi
• 'phags pa phyag na rdo rje'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryavajrapāṇyaṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'jam dpal gzhon nur 'gyur pa'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryamañjuśrīkumāra­bhūtāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Youthful Mañjuśrī
• mañjuśrī­kumārabhūtāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇī­mantrasahitam
• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gzhon nur gyur pa'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryamañjuśrī­kumārabhūtāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇī­mantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'phags pa sgrib pa thams cad rnam par sel ba'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryasarvanīvaraṇaviṣkaṃbhi­nāmāṣṭottaraśatakaṃ dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Sarvanīvaraṇaviṣkambhin
• sarvanīvaraṇa­viṣkambhināmāṣṭottara­śatakaṃ dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• 'phags pa sgrib pa thams cad rnam par sel ba'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryasarvanīvaraṇa­viṣkaṃbhināmāṣṭottara­śatakaṃ dhāraṇīmantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'phags pa sa'i snying po'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa gzungs sngags dang bcas pa/
• āryakṣitigarbhāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• The Incantation of the Hundred and Eight Names of Kṣitigarbha
• kṣitigarbhāṣṭottaraśatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam
• āryakṣitigarbhāṣṭottara­śatakanāma dhāraṇīmantrasahitam

Title variants

• 'phags pa dkyil 'khor brgyad pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryāṣṭamaṇḍalakanāmamahāyānasūtra
• aṣṭamaṇḍalakamahāyānasūtra
• 'phags pa dkyil 'khor brgyad pa zhes bya ba'i the pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryāṣṭamaṇḍalakanāmamahāyānasūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi byin gyi rlabs kyi snying po gsang ba ring bsrel gyi za ma tog ces bya ba'i gzungs theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryasarva­tathāgatādhiṣṭhānahṛdaya­guhyadhātukaraṇḍa­nāmadhāraṇīmahāyānasūtra
• sarvatathāgatādhiṣṭhāna­hṛdaya­guhyadhātukaraṇḍa­nāmadhāraṇīsūtra
• 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi byin gyis brlabs kyi snying po gsang ba ring bsrel gyi za ma tog ces bya ba'i gzungs theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryasarva­tathāgatādhiṣṭhāna­hṛdaya­guhyadhātukaraṇḍa­nāmadhāraṇī­mahāyānasūtra

Title variants

• shes pa thams cad mthar phyin par grub pa'i mchod rten zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• sarvaprajñāntapāramitā­siddhacaityanāmadhāraṇī
• sarvaprajñāntapāramitā­siddhacaitya­dhāraṇī
• shes pas thams cad mthar phyin par grub pa'i mchod rten zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• sarvaprajñāntapāramitā­siddhacaitya­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa nor bu chen po rgyas pa'i gzhal med khang shin tu rab tu gnas pa gsang ba dam pa'i gsang ba'i cho ga zhib mo'i rgyal po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamahāmaṇivipula­vimānasupratiṣṭhita­guhyaparamarahasyakalpa­rājānāmadhāraṇī
• nor chen po rgyas pa'i gzhal med khang shin tu gnas pa gsang ba dam pa'i gsang ba'i cho ga zhib mo'i gzungs/
• mahāmaṇivipulavimāna­supratiṣṭhitaguhya­paramarahasyakalparāja­dhāraṇī
• 'phags pa nor bu chen po rgyas pa'i gzhal med khang shin tu rab tu gnas pa gsang ba dam pa'i gsang ba'i cho ga zhib mo'i rgyal po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamahāmaṇivipulavimāna­supratiṣṭhitaguhya­paramarahasyakalparāja­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa me tog brtsegs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryapuṣpakūṭanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa me tog brtsegs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryapuṣpakūṭanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa sa'i dbang po chen po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamahāmahīndranāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa sa'i dbang po chen po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamahāmahīndranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa gzungs chen po/
• āryamahādhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gzungs chen po/
• āryamahādhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa byams pas dam bcas pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamaitreyapratijñānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa byams pas dam bcas pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs
• āryamaitreyapratijñānāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: Degé has maitreyapratijñādhāraṇī]

Title variants

• 'phags pa sgrib pa rnam par sel ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvaraṇaviśkambhināmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi zhal nas gsungs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamañjuśrīsvākhyātanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi zhal nas gsungs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamañjuśrīsvākhyātanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyis dmod btsugs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyis dmod btsugs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan/
• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi mtshan/

Title variants

• rje btsun 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi shes rab dang blo 'phel ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamañjuśrībhaṭṭārakaprājñā­buddhivardhananāmadhāraṇī
• 'jam dpal gyi shes rab dang blo 'phel ba'i gzungs/
• mañjuśrī­bhaṭṭārakaprājñā­buddhivardhana­dhāraṇī
• rje btsun 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi shes rab dang blo 'phel ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamañjuśrī­bhaṭṭārakaprājñā­buddhivardhana­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi sngags yi ge 'bru gcig pa'i cho ga/
• 'phags pa 'jam dpal gyi sngags yi ge 'bru gcig pa'i cho ga
• 'jam dpal gyi yi ge 'bru gcig pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa byang chub sems dpa' spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug phyag stong spyan stong dang ldan pa thogs pa mi mnga' ba'i thugs rje chen po'i sems rgya cher yongs su rdzogs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• The Incantation of the Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed, Avalokiteśvara
• 'phags pa byang chub sems dpa' spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug phyag stong spyan stong dang ldan pa thogs pa mi mnga' ba'i thugs rje chen po'i sems rgya cher yongs su rdzogs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• 千手千眼觀世音菩薩陀羅尼（千手千眼觀世音菩薩廣大圓滿無礙大悲心陀羅尼經）

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi gsang ba'i mdzod thogs pa med pa'i yid bzhin gyi 'khor lo'i snying po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi gsang ba'i mdzod thogs pa med pa'i yid bzhin gyi 'khor lo'i snying po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug zhal bcu gcig pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvalokiteśvaraikādaśa­mukha­nāmadhāraṇī
• The Incantation of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug zhal bcu gcig pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvalokiteśvaraikādaśa­mukha­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa/
• āryāvalokiteśvarasya nāmāṣṭaśatakam
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa/
• āryāvalokiteśvarasya nāmāṣṭaśatakam

Title variants

• 'phags pa don yod zhags pa'i snying po zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryāmoghapāśahṛdaya­nāmamahāyānasūtra
• 'phags pa don yod zhags pa'i snying po zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryāmoghapāśahṛdaya­nāmamahāyānasūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa don yod zhags pa'i pha rol tu phyin pa drug yongs su rdzogs par byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāmoghapāśa­pāramitāṣaṭparipūrakanāma­dhāraṇī
• [Note: title translated following the Tibetan. The Sanskrit's placement of ṣaṭ is questionable.]
• 'phags pa don yod zhags pa'i pha rol tu phyin pa drug yongs su rdzogs par byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāmoghapāśa­pāramitāṣaṭparipūraka­nāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: translated following the Tibetan. Skt. placement of ṣaṭ is questionable.]

Title variants

• 'phags pa kun tu bzang po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasamantabhadranāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa kun tu bzang po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasamantabhadranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa nI la kaN+Tha zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryanīlakaṇṭhanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa nI la kaN+Tha zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryanīlakaṇṭhanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug ha ya grI ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvalokiteśvarahayagrīvadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug ha ya grI ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvalokiteśvarahayagrīvadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa me kha la zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamekhalānāmadhāraṇī
• mekhaladhāraṇī
• 'phags pa me kha la zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamekhalanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• snying rjes mi bshol ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryakaruṇānāvṛttanāmadhāraṇī
• snying rjes mi bshol ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryakaruṇānāvṛttanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvalokiteśvaramātānāmadhāraṇī
• spyan ras gzigs yum gi gzungs/
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāvalokiteśvaramātānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryāvalokiteśvaranāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug gi gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryāvalokiteśvaranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs kyi snying po/
• 'phags pa spyan ras gzigs kyi snying po/

Title variants

• snying rje'i mchog ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• karuṇāgranāmadhāraṇī
• snying rje'i mchog kyi gzungs/
• snying rje'i mchog ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• karuṇāgranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa sgo mtha' yas pa sgrub pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs
• āryānantamukhasādhakanāmadhāraṇī
• sgo mtha' yas pas bsgrub pa'i gzungs/
• The Incantation that Leads to Realization Via the Infinite Gate
• 'phags pa sgo mtha' yas pas bsgrub pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryānantamukhasādhakanāmadhāraṇī
• sgo mtha' yas pas sgrub pa'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa sgo mtha' yas pas sgrub pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryānantamukhasādhākanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa sgo bzang po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasumukhanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa sgo bzang po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasumukhanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa sgo drug pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs
• āryaṣaṇmukhanāmadhāraṇī
• The Incantation, the Six Gates
• 'phags pa sgo drug pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaṣaṇmukhanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa sgo drug pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaṣaṇmukhanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa yi ge drug pa'i rig sngags/
• āryaṣaḍakṣaravidyā
• The Six-Syllable Spell
• 'phags pa yi ge drug pa'i rig sngags/
• āryaṣaḍakṣaravidyā

Title variants

• tshigs bcad gnyis pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa lus kyi dbyibs mdzes zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaruciraṅgayaṣṭināmadhāraṇī
• rucirāṅgayaṣṭidhāraṇī
• 'phags pa lus kyi dbyibs mdzes zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryarucirāṅgayaṣṭināmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• byang chub kyi snying po'i rgyan 'bum gyi gzungs
• The Incantation of the One Hundred Thousand Ornaments of the Essence of Awakening

Title variants

• 'phags pa gtsug gi nor bu zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacūḍāmaṇināmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gtsug gi nor bu zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacūḍamaṇināmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa rgyal mtshan gyi rtse mo'i dpung rgyan ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryadhvajāgrakeyūranāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa rgyal mtshan gyi rtse mo'i dpung rgyan ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryadhvajāgrakeyūranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa gser can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryakāñcavatīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gser can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryakāñcavatīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa thams cad la mi 'jigs pa rab tu sbyin pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvābhayapradānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa thams cad la mi 'jigs pa rab tu sbyin pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvābhayapradānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa bar du gcod pa thams cad rnam par sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvāntarāyikaviśodhanī­nāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa bar du gcod pa thams cad rnam par sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvāntarāyika­viśodhanī­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'gro lding ba'i rig sngags kyi rgyal po/
• dramiḍavidyārāja
• dramiḍavidyārāja
• 'phags pa 'gro lding ba'i rig sngags kyi rgyal po/
• āryadramiḍavidyārāja

Title variants

• 'phags pa gzhan gyis mi thub pa mi 'jigs pa sbyin pa zhes bya ba/
• āryābhayapradā nāmāparājitā
• 'phags pa gzhan gyis mi thub pa mi 'jigs pa sbyin pa zhes bya ba/
• āryābhayapradā nāmāparājitā

Title variants

• 'phags pa gzhan gyis mi thub pa rin po che'i 'phreng ba zhes bya ba/
• āryaratnamālanāmāparājita
• gzhan gyis mi thub pa'i rin po che'i phreng ba/
• The Unsurpassed Garland of Aparājitā
• ratnamālāparājitā
• 'phags pa gzhan gyis mi thub pa'i rin po che'i phreng ba zhes bya ba/
• āryaratnamālānāmāparājita

Title variants

• stong 'gyur gyi gzungs/
• The Incantation “The Thousandfold”

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'jigs pa chen po brgyad las sgrol ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāṣṭamahābhayatārānīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'jigs brgyad sgrol pa'i gzungs/
• aṣṭamahābhayatāraṇī dhāraṇī
• 'phags pa 'jigs pa chen po brgyad las sgrol pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāṣṭamahābhayatāraṇīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa'i gzungs/
• The Incantation of the Perfection of Wisdom in a Hundred Thousand Lines
• 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag nyi shu lnga ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag nyi shu lnga pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa brgyad stong pa'i gzungs/
• sher phyin brgyad stong pa'i gzungs
• The Incantation of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines
• 'phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa brgyad stong pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• pha rol tu phyin pa drug gi snying po'i gzungs/
• phar phyin drug gi snying po'i gzungs/
• The Incantation, the Essence of the Six Perfections
• pha rol tu phyin pa drug gi snying po'i gzungs/

Title variants

• pha rol tu phyin pa drug bzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• phar phyin drug gzung ba'i gzungs/
• pha rol tu phyin pa drug gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• pha rol tu phyin pa bcu thob par 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• pha rol tu phyin pa bcu thob par 'gyur pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• tshad med bzhi thob par 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• tshad med pa bzhi thob par 'gyur pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa bzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• sher phyin stong phrag brgya pa gzung ba'i gzungs/
• The Incantation that Captures the Perfection of Wisdom in a Hundred Thousand Lines
• shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa phal po che bzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• phal po che gzung ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa phal po che gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa sdong po bkod pa'i snying po/
• 'phags pa sdong po bkod pa'i snying po/

Title variants

• 'phags pa ting nge 'dzin gyi rgyal po'i mdo gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• ting nge 'dzin gyi rgyal po'i mdo gzung ba'i gzungs/
• The Incantation that Captures the King of Meditative Equipoise Sūtra (samādhirājasūtra)
• 'phags pa ting nge 'dzin gyi rgyal po'i mdo gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa rma bya chen mo'i snying po/
• 'phags pa rma bya chen mo'i snying po/

Title variants

• 'phags ma so sor 'brang ba chen mo bzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• so sor 'brang ma chen mo gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa so sor 'brang ma chen mo gzung bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa lang kar gshegs pa'i mdo thams cad bklags par 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• lang dkar gshegs pa'i mdo'i gzungs sngags/
• The Incantation of the Descent to Laṅkā Sūtra (laṅkāvatārasūtra)
• 'phags pa lang dkar gshegs pa'i mdo thams cad bklags par 'gyur ba'i gzungs sngags/

Title variants

• 'phags pa rdo rje'i ri rab chen po'i rtse mo'i khang pa brtsegs pa'i gzungs/
• āryamahāvajrameru­śikharakūṭāgāra­dhāraṇī
• rdo rje ri rab chen po'i rtse mo'i khang pa brtsegs pa'i gzungs/
• mahāvajrameru­śikharakūṭāgāra­dhāraṇī
• 'phags pa rdo rje ri rab chen po'i rtse mo'i khang pa brtsegs pa'i gzungs/
• āryamahāvajrameru­śikharakūṭāgāra­dhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa stobs po che zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryamahābalanāmamahāyānasūtra
• 'phags pa stobs po che zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryamahābalanāmamahāyānasūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje gos sngon po can gyi cho ga zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryanīlāmbaradhara­vajrapāṇi­kalpanāmadhāraṇī
• lag na rdo rje gos sngon can gyi gzungs/
• nīlāmbaradharavajrapāṇi­kalpadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje gos sngon po can gyi cho ga zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryanīlāmbaradhara­vajrapāṇi­kalpanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• rdo rjes rnam par 'joms pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• vajravidāraṇānāmadhāraṇī
• rdo rje rnam par 'joms pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• vajravidāraṇānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje'i mtshan brgyad pa gsang sngags dang bcas pa/
• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje'i mtshan brgyad pa gsang sngags dang bcas pa/

Title variants

• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje bcu'i snying po/
• āryadaśavajrapāṇihṛdaya
• 'phags pa lag na rdo rje bcu'i snying po/
• āryadaśavajrapāṇihṛdaya

Title variants

• rmi lam mthong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• [Note: of the two instances of this short dhāraṇī, the one in the Action Tantra section (Toh 460a) is found in all printings of the Degé Kangyur but was not identified in the original Tōhoku catalogue.]

Title variants

• 'phags pa rdo rje mi 'pham pa me ltar rab tu rmongs byed ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryavajrājitānalapramohanī­nāmadhāraṇī
• rdo rje mi pham pa me ltar rab tu rmongs byed kyi gzungs/
• 'phags pa rdo rje mi pham pa me ltar rab tu rmongs byed ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryavajrājitānalapramohanī­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• rdo rje phra mo thogs pa med pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• vajrasūkṣmāpratihatānāmadhāraṇī
• rdo rje phra mo thogs pa med pa'i gzungs/
• rdo rje phra mo thogs pa med pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• vajrasūkṣmāpratihatānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryavajrabhairavadhāraṇīnāma
• rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi gzungs/
• 'phags pa rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryavajrabhairavadhāraṇīnāma

Title variants

• 'phags pa bdud rtsi thab sbyor gyi snying po bzhi pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryakuṇḍalyamṛta­hṛdayacatuṣṭaya­nāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa bdud rtsi thab sbyor gyi snying po bzhi pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryakuṇḍalyamṛta­hṛdayacatuṣṭayanāma­dhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa be con chen po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamahādaṇḍanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa be con chen po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamahādaṇḍanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa bgegs sel ba'i gzungs/
• āryavighnavināyakānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa bgegs sel ba'i gzungs/
• āryavighnavināyakanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa phyir zlog pa stobs can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryabalavatīnāmapratyaṅgirā
• zlog pa stobs can gyi gzungs/
• 'phags pa phyir zlog pa stobs can zhes bya ba/
• āryabalavatīnāmapratyaṅgirā

Title variants

• 'phags pa mi rgod rnam par 'joms pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacauravidhvaṃsanīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa mi rgod rnam par 'joms pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacauravidhvaṃsanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• gtsug tor 'bar ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• gtsug tor 'bar ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa mi g.yo ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryācalanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa khro bo mi g.yo ba'i gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryācalanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• rdo rje mchu zhes bya ba klu'i dam tshig/
• vajratuṇḍanāmanāgasamaya
• rdo rje mchu zhes bya ba klu'i dam tshig
• vajratuṇḍanāmanāgasamaya

Title variants

• rdo rje gnam lcags mchu zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• vajralohatuṇḍanāmadhāraṇī
• rdo rje gnam lcags mchu zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• vajralohatuṇḍanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa lcags mchu nag po/
• āryakṛṣṇāyauṣṭha
• 'phags pa lcags mchu nag po
• āryakṛṣṇāyauṣṭha

Title variants

• 'phags pa mdangs phyir 'phrog pa zhes bya ba'i mdo/
• āryaujaḥpratyañjanasūtra
• mdangs phyir 'phrog pa'i mdo/
• 'phags pa mdangs phyir 'phrog pa zhes bya ba'i mdo/
• āryaujaḥpratyañjanasūtra

Title variants

• phyir zlog pa 'phags pa rnam par rgyal ba can zhes bya ba/
• āryavijayavatīnāmapratyaṅgirā
• phyir zlog pa 'phags pa rnam par rgyal ba can/
• phyir zlog pa 'phags pa rnam par rgyal ba can zhes bya ba/
• āryavijayavatīnāmapratyaṅgirā

Title variants

• 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal po dbugs chen po zhes bya ba/
• 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal po dbugs chen po zhes bya ba/

Title variants

• 'phags pa nor bu bzang po'i gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryamaṇibhadranāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa nor bu bzang po'i gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryamaṇibhadranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa gnod 'dzin chu dbang snying rje can gyi gzungs bde byed ces bya ba/
• kāruṇikārya­jambhalajalendra­suśaṅkara­nāmadhāraṇī
• kāruṇikāryajambhala­jalendrasuśaṅkara­dhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gnod 'dzin chu dbang snying rje can gyi gzungs bde byed ces bya ba
• kāruṇikāryajambhala­jalendrasuśaṅkara­nāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: Degé has kāruṇikasyārya­jambhalajalendra­suśaṅkaradhāraṇī]

Title variants

• 'phags pa gnod 'dzin gyi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa zhes bya ba/
• āryajambhalanāmāṣṭaśatakam
• jambhalanāmāṣṭaśataka
• 'phags pa gnod 'dzin gyi mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa zhes bya ba/
• āryajambhalanāmāṣṭaśatakam

Title variants

• 'phags pa gnod 'dzin dpal zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryajaṃbhalaśrīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gnod 'dzin dpal zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryajambhalaśrīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa mtshan mo bzang po zhes bya ba'i mdo
• āryabhadrakarātrīnāmasūtra
• 'phags pa mtshan mo bzang po zhes bya ba'i mdo/
• āryabhadrarātrīnāmasūtra
• 'phags pa mtshan mo bzang po zhes bya ba'i mdo/
• āryabhadrakarātrīnāmasūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa chos kyi rgya mtsho zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryadharmasāgaranāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa chos kyi rgya mtsho zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryadharmasāgaranāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa bu mang po rton pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryabahuputrapratisaraṇa­nāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa bu mang po rton pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryabahuputra­pratisaraṇa­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa gdon mi za ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• niścayadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gdon mi za ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaniścayanāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• mahāvidyāparājita

Title variants

• 'phags pa rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba'i snying po'i cho ga'i gzungs/
• āryapratītyasamutpāda­hṛdayavidhidhāraṇī
• rten 'brel snying po'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa rten cing 'brel par 'byung ba'i snying po'i cho ga'i gzungs/
• āryapratītyasamutpāda­hṛdayavidhidhāraṇī

Summary

While the Buddha is residing in the Realm of the Thirty-Three Gods with a retinue of deities, great hearers, and bodhisattvas, Avalokiteśvara asks the Buddha how beings can gain merit from building a stūpa. The Buddha responds by stating the Buddhist creed on dependent arising:

The Buddha then explains that this dependent arising is the dharmakāya, and that whoever sees dependent arising sees the Buddha. He concludes the sūtra by saying that one should place these verses inside stūpas to attain the merit of Brahmā.

Title variants

• འཕགས་པ་རྟེན་ཅིང་འབྲེལ་བར་འབྱུང་བ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།
• ’phags pa rten cing ’brel bar ’byung ba zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo
• The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra on Dependent Arising
• Ārya­pratītya­samutpāda­nāma­mahā­yāna­sūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba'i snying po zhes bya ba/
• āryapratītyasamutpādahṛdayanāma
• rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba'i snying po/
• āryapratītyasamutpādahṛdayanāma

Title variants

• 'phags pa 'od zer dri ma med pa rnam par dag pa'i 'od ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaraśmivimala­viśuddhaprabhā­nāmadhāraṇī
• 'od zer dri ma med pa rnam par dag pa'i 'od kyi gzungs/
• 'phags pa 'od zer dri ma med pa rnam par dag pa'i 'od ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryaraśmivimalaviśuddha­prabhā­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• kun nas sgor 'jug pa'i 'od zer gtsug tor dri ma med par snang ba de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi snying po dang dam tshig la rnam par lta ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• samantamukhapraveśaraśmi­vimaloṣṇīṣaprabhāsa­sarvatathāgata­hṛdayasamaya­vilokitanāmadhāraṇī
• de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi snying po dang dam tshig la rnam par lta ba'i gzungs/
• Observing the Essence and Commitments of All Tathāgatas
• uṣṇīṣaprabhāsasarva­tathāgatahṛdaya­samayavilokita­dhāraṇī
• kun nas sgor 'jug pa'i 'od zer gtsug gtor dri ma med par snang ba de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi snying po dang dam tshig la rnam par lta ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• samantamukhapraveśaraśmi­vimaloṣṇīṣaprabhāsa­sarva­tathāgatahṛdayasamaya-vilokita­nāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: in the Tantra section, this text is entitled "The Incantation of Vimaloṣṇīṣa" (gtsug tor dri ma med pa'i gzungs)]

Title variants

• 'phags pa ngan 'gro thams cad yongs su sbyong ba gtsug tor rnam par rgyal ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarva­durgatipariśodhany uṣṇīṣavijayā­nāmadhāraṇī
• sarva­durgatipariśodhany uṣṇīṣavijayānāma­dhāraṇī
• 'phags pa ngan 'gro thams cad yongs su sbyong ba gtsug tor rnam par rgyal ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarva­durgatipariśodhany uṣṇīṣavijayā­nāmadhāraṇī
• 最勝佛頂陀羅尼經

Title variants

• 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi gtsug tor nas byung ba gdugs dkar po can zhes bya ba gzhan gyis mi thub pa phyir bzlog pa'i rig sngags kyi rgyal mo chen mo/
• āryasarva­tathāgatoṣṇīṣasitātapatrā­nāmāparājitapratyaṅgirā­mahāvidyārājñī
• gtsug tor gdugs dkar gzhan gyi rig sngags/
• The Spell of Uṣṇīṣasitātapatrā
• 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi gtsug tor nas byung ba'i gdugs dkar po can zhes bya ba gzhan gyis mi thub ma phyir zlog pa'i rig sngags kyi rgyal mo chen mo
• āryasarva­tathāgatoṣṇīṣasitātapatrā­nāmāparājita­pratyaṅgirāmahā­vidyārājñī

Title variants

• 'phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa'i gtsug tor nas byung ba'i gdugs dkar po can gzhan gyis mi thub pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryatathāgatoṣṇīṣa­sitātapatrāparājitā­nāmadhāraṇī
• gdugs dkar gyi gzungs/
• The Incantation of Sitātapatrā
• 'phags ma de bzhin gshegs pa'i gtsug tor nas byung ba'i gdugs dkar po can gzhan gyis mi thub pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• ārya­tathāgatoṣṇīṣa­sitātapatrāparājitā­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• dpal lha mo gtsug tor rol pa'i tan+tra/
• śrīdevyuṣṇīṣalalitatantra

Title variants

• 'phags ma 'od zer can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamārīcīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags ma 'od zer can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryamārīcīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa lha mo skul byed ma zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacundadevīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa lha mo skul byed ma zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryacundadevīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa dug sel ces bya ba'i rig sngags/
• āryajāṅgulīnāmavidyā
• dug sel gyi rig sngags/
• 'phags pa dug sel ces bya ba'i rig sngags/
• āryajāṅgulīnāmavidyā

Title variants

• 'phags pa dbyig dang ldan pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryahiraṇyavatīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa dbyig dang ldan pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryahiraṇyavatīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa grags ldan ma'i gzungs/
• āryayaśovatīdhāraṇī
• 'phags pa grags ldan ma'i gzungs/
• āryayaśovatīdhāraṇī

Title variants

• bklags pas grub pa bcom ldan 'das ma 'phags ma sor mo can zhes bya ba rig pa'i rgyal mo/
• siddhipaṭhita­bhagavatyāryāṅgulī­nāmavidyārājñī
• aṅgulīnāmavidyārājñī
• bklags pas 'grub pa bcom ldan 'das ma 'phags ma sor mo can zhes bya ba rig pa'i rgyal mo/
• siddhipaṭhita­bhagavatyāryāṅgulī­nāmavidyārājñī

Title variants

• 'phags pa par+Na+Na sha ba ri'i mdo/
• 'phags pa par+Na sha ba ri'i mdo/

Summary

The Dhāraṇī of Parṇaśavarī is a short incantation dedicated to the piśācī Parṇaśavarī, who is renowned in Buddhist lore for her power to cure disease, avert epidemics, pacify strife, and otherwise protect those who recite her dhāraṇī from any obstacles they may face.

Title variants

• འཕགས་མ་རི་ཁྲོད་ལོ་མ་གྱོན་མ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་གཟུངས།
• ’phags ma ri khrod lo ma gyon ma zhes bya ba’i gzungs
• The Noble Dhāraṇī of Parṇaśavarī
• Ārya­parṇa­śavarī­nāma­dhāraṇī
• ri khrod lo ma gyon ma’i gzungs/
• parṇa­śabarī­dhāraṇī
• ’phags ma ri khrod lo ma gyon pa’i gzungs/
• ārya­parṇa­śabari­dhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa chos thams cad kyi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvadharmamātṛkānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa chos thams cad kyi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryāsarvadharmamātṛkānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa gza' rnams kyi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryagrahamātṛkānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa gza' rnams kyi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryagrahamātṛkānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• gza' rnams kyi yum zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• grahamātṛkānāmadhāraṇī
• gza' rnams kyi yum zhes ba'i gzungs/
• grahamātṛkānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa lha mo brgyad kyi gzungs/
• āryāṣṭadevidhāraṇī
• The Incantation of the Eight Goddesses
• 'phags pa lha mo brgyad kyi gzungs/
• āryāṣṭadevīdhāraṇī

Title variants

• rje btsun ma 'phags ma sgrol ma'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa zhes bya ba/
• āryatārābhaṭṭārikānāmāṣṭaśatakam
• rje btsun ma 'phags ma sgrol ma'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa zhes bya ba/
• āryatārābhaṭṭārikānāmāṣṭaśatakam
• [Note: this text appears to be identical to Toh 727 earlier in the same volume, but is added at the end of volume 94 in late Degé printings only, not in Degé par phud.]
• rje btsun 'phags ma sgrol ma'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa zhes bya ba/
• āryatārābhaṭṭārikānāmāṣṭaśatakam

Title variants

• 'phags ma sgrol ma'i gzungs/
• 'phags ma sgrol ma'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags ma sgrol ma rang gis dam bcas pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryatārāsvapratijñānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags ma sgrol ma rang gis dam bcas pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryatārāsvapratijñānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal mo chen mo rgyal ba can zhes bya ba/
• āryajayavatīnāmamahāvidyārājñī
• 'phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal mo chen mo rgyal ba can zhes bya ba/
• āryajayavatīnāmamahāvidyārājñī

Title variants

• 'phags pa rgyal ba can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryajayavatīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa rgyal ba can zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryajayavatīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa dpal chen mo'i mdo/
• āryamahālakṣmīsūtra
• āryamahāśrīyaḥsūtra
• 'phags pa dpal chen mo'i mdo/
• āryamahālakṣmīsūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa nor gyi rgyun ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryavasudhārānāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa nor gyi rgyun ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryavasudhārānāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa mig rnam par sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i rig sngags/
• āryacakṣurviśodhana­nāmavidyāmantra
• 'phags pa mig rnam par sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i rig sngags/
• āryacakṣurviśodhana­nāmavidyāmantra

Title variants

• 'phags pa las kyi sgrib pa thams cad rnam par sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarva­karmāvaraṇaviśodhanī­nāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa las kyi sgrib pa thams cad rnam par sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarva­karmāvaraṇaviśodhanī­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa bar du gcod pa thams cad sel ba'i gzungs sngags/
• āryasarvāntarāyikasaṃgrāsa­dhāraṇīmantra
• bar gcod thams cad sel ba'i gzungs sngags/
• sarvāntarāyikasaṃgrāsa­dhāraṇī­mantra
• 'phags pa bar du gcod pa thams cad sel ba'i gzungs sngags/
• āryasarvāntarāyika­saṃgrāsa­dhāraṇīmantra

Title variants

• yon yongs su sbyong ba zhes bya ba/
• dakṣiṇīpariśodhanīnāma
• yon yongs su sbyong ba zhes bya ba/
• dakṣiṇīpariśodhanīnāma

Title variants

• ngan song thams cad yongs su sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• ngan song thams cad yongs su sbyong ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa nad thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/
• āryasarvarogapraśamanīnāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa nad thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasarvarogapraśamanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa nad thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/
• āryasarvarogapraśamanīnāmadhāraṇī
• nad rab tu zhi byed kyi gzungs/
• The Incantation for Assuaging Illnesses
• [no Sanskrit title]
• 'phags pa nad rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa rims nad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryajvarapraśamanīnāmadhāraṇī
• rims nad rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa rims nad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryajvarapraśamanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• 'phags pa mig nad rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i mdo/
• āryākṣirogapraśamanasūtra
• 'phags pa mig nad rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i mdo/
• āryākṣirogapraśamanasūtra

Title variants

• 'brum bu'i nad zhi bar 'gyur ba'i gzungs/
• 'brum bu'i nad zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa gzhang 'brum rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i mdo/
• āryārśapraśamanasūtra
• 'phags pa gzhang 'brum rab tu zhi bar byed pa'i mdo/
• āryārśapraśamanasūtra

Title variants

• 'phags pa sdang ba thams cad rab tu zhi ba zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa sdang ba thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• sdig pa thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• sdig pa zhi byed gzungs/
• sdig pa thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• bsdug bsngal thams cad rab tu zhi bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• sarva­duḥkhapraśamanakara­nāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• khro ba zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/
• khro ba zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa khros pa zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa khros pa zhi bar byed pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• bdag srung ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• don thams cad grub pa'i gzungs/
• don thams cad 'grub pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• The Incantation for Acquiring a Hundred Garments

Title variants

• 'phags pa yid du 'ong ba/
• 'phags pa yid du 'ong ba zhes bya ba/

Title variants

• [no Sanskrit title]
• 'phags pa mchog thob pa zhes bya ba/

Title variants

• shes rab bskyed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• prajñāvardhanīnāmadhāraṇī
• shes rab skyed pa'i gzungs/
• shes rab skyed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• prajñāvardhanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• shes rab bskyed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• prajñāvardhanīnāmadhāraṇī
• shes rab skyed pa'i gzungs/
• shes rab skyed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• prajñāvardhanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• shes rab skyed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• prajñāvardhanīnāmadhāraṇī
• shes rab skyed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• prajñāvardhanīnāmadhāraṇī

Title variants

• thos pa 'dzin pa'i gzungs/
• thos pa 'dzin pa'i gzungs/

Title variants

• 'phags pa rims dang srog chags kyis mi tshugs pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

Title variants

• mdangs phyir mi 'phrog pa zhes bya ba/

Title variants

• 'phags pa bdud thams cad skrag par byed pa zhes bya ba/
• 'phags pa bdud thams cad skrag par byed pa zhes bya ba/

Title variants

• rma 'byor bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs sngags/
• rma 'byor bar byed pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs sngags/

Title variants

• bad kan gyi nad sel ba'i gzungs sngags/
• bad kan gyi nad sel ba'i gzungs sngags/

Title variants

• [Note: a version of the Medicine Buddha mantra, appears in all Degé printings but not catalogued in Toh.]

Title variants

• mdo chen po kun tu rgyu ba dang / kun tu rgyu ba ma yin pa dang mthun pa'i mdo zhes bya ba/
• āṭānāṭīyasūtranāmamahāsūtra
• [Note: cf Toh 33 for the Theravādin version]
• mdo chen po kun tu rgyu ba dang / kun tu rgyu ba ma yin pa dang mthun pa'i mdo zhes bya ba/
• āṭānāṭīyasūtranāmamahāsūtra
• [Note: cf Toh 33 for the Theravādin version]

Title variants

• mdo chen po 'dus pa chen po'i mdo zhes bya ba/
• mahāsamājasūtranāmamahāsūtra
• [Note: cf Toh 34 for the Theravādin version]
• mdo chen po 'dus pa chen po'i mdo zhes bya ba/
• mahāsamājasūtranāmamahāsūtra
• [Note: cf Toh 34 for the Theravādin version]

Title variants

• 'phags pa sprin chen po
• āryamahāmegha
• 'phags pa sprin chen po/
• āryamahāmegha
• 'phags pa sprin chen po/
• āryamahāmegha

Title variants

• 'phags pa sprin chen po rlung gi dkyil 'khor gyi le'u klu thams cad kyi snying po zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo
• āryamahāmeghavāyumaṇḍala­parivartasarva­nāgahṛdaya­nāmamahāyānasūtra
• [Note: the Sanskrit titles of Toh 658 and 1064 have °vātu° instead of °vāyu°]
• klu thams cad kyi snying po theg pa chen po mdo/
• The Mahāyāna Sūtra, Essence of All the Nāgas
• mahāmeghavātamaṇḍala­sarvanāgahṛdaya
• 'phags pa sprin chen po rlung gi dkyil 'khor gyi le'u klu thams cad kyi snying po zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryamahāmeghavātamaṇḍala­sarvanāgahṛdayanāma­mahāyānasūtra
• āryamahāmeghavāyumaṇḍalaparivartasarvanāgahṛdayanāmamahāyānasūtra
• [Note: the Sanskrit title of Toh 234 has °vātu° instead of °vāyu°]
• The Sūtra of the Essence of All the Nāgas, The Great Cloud Chapter on the Maṇḍala of Wind
• mahāmeghavāta­maṇḍalasarva­nāgahṛdayasūtra
• 'phags pa sprin chen po rlung gi dkyil 'khor gyi le'u klu thams cad kyi snying po zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo/
• āryamahāmeghavāta­maṇḍala­sarvanāgahṛdaya­nāmamahāyānasūtra
• āryamahāmeghavāyumaṇḍalaparivartasarvanāgahṛdayanāmamahāyānasūtra
• [Note: the Sanskrit title of Toh 234 has °vātu° instead of °vāyu°]

Title variants

• 'phags pa klu'i rgyal po gzi can gyis zhus pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryatejasvināgarāja­paripṛcchānāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: D. & Toh. have tapasvināgarāja­paripṛcchādhāraṇī]
• klu'i rgyal po gzi can gyis zhus pa'i gzungs/
• 'phags pa klu'i rgyal po gzi can gyis zhus pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryatejasvināgarāja­paripṛcchā­nāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: D. and Toh. have tapasvināgarāja°, unlikely as this is bka’ thub can, as in e.g. Mvyut. 1617, 6805]

Title variants

• 'phags pa sdong po rgyan gyi mchog ces bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryagulmālaṃkārāgranāmadhāraṇī
• āryagaṇḍālaṃkārāgranāmadhāraṇī
• [Note: Degé, Yunglo and Peking have gaṇu-ālaṃkārāgra°]

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• sangs rgyas kyi chos gsal zhing yangs pa snang brgyad ces bya ba'i mdo/

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• mchod pa'i sprin zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• pūjameghanāmadhāraṇī

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• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the first.]

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• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the second.]

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• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the third.]

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• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the fourth.]

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• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the fifth.]

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• [Note: the Tōhoku catalogue lists 7 short dhāraṇīs that it includes under the single Toh catalogue number, 539; this is the sixth.]
• The Incantation, Polished Jewels
• rin po che bdar ba'i gzungs/
• The Incantation, Polished Jewels

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• 'phags pa dkon mchog gi rten la bskor ba bya ba'i gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryapradakṣināratna­trayanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa dkon mchog gi rten la bskor ba bya ba'i gzungs zhes bya ba/
• āryapradakṣinā­ratnatraya­nāmadhāraṇī

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• The Essence of Meteoric Gnosis

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• su rU pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• surūpanāmadhāraṇī
• su rU pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• surūpanāmadhāraṇī

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• yi dags mo kha 'bar ma dbugs dbyung ba'i gtor ma'i cho ga/
• yi dags kha 'bar dbyugs dbyung gtor cho ga
• The Oblation Ritual which Comforts Female Ghosts whose Mouths are Aflame
• yi dags mo kha 'bar ma dbyugs dbyung ba'i gtor ma'i cho ga

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• yi dags kha nas me 'bar ba la skyabs mdzad pa'i gzungs/
• yi dags kha nas me 'bar ba la skyabs mdzad pa'i gzungs/

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• 'jur 'gegs zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• 'jur 'gegs zhes bya ba'i gzungs/

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• lus kyi zag pa sbyin par btang ba'i gzungs/

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• 'phags pa ro langs bdun pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasaptavetāḍakanāmadhāraṇī
• 'phags pa ro langs bdun pa zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• āryasaptavetāḍakanāmadhāraṇī

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• 'phags pa tshogs kyi bdag po'i snying po/
• āryagaṇapatihṛdaya
• 'phags pa tshogs kyi bdag po'i snying po/
• āryagaṇapatihṛdaya

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• dpal mgon po nag po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• śrīmahākālanāmadhāraṇī
• dpal mgon po nag po zhes bya ba'i gzungs/
• śrīmahākālanāmadhāraṇī

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• 'phags pa nag po chen po'i gzungs/ rims nad thams cad las thar bar byed pa/
• 'phags pa nag po chen po'i gzungs rims nad thams cad las thar bar byed pa/

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• lha mo nag mo chen mo'i gzungs/
• devīmahākālīnāmadhāraṇī
• The Incantation of Mahākālī
• lha mo nag mo chen mo'i gzungs/
• devīmahākālīnāmadhāraṇī

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• dpal lha mo nag mo'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa/
• śrīdevīkālīnāmāṣṭaśatakam
• dpal lha mo nag mo'i mtshan brgya rtsa brgyad pa/
• śrīdevīkālīnāmāṣṭaśatakam

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• lha'i dbang po brgya byin gyis bstod pa/
• lha'i dbang po brgya byin gyis bstod pa/

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• dpal lha mo sgra dbyangs la bstod pa/
• In Praise of Sarasvatī
• dpal lha mo sgra dbyangs la bstod pa/

Summary

Invited to visit the city of Vaiśālī, which has been ravaged by a terrible epidemic, the Buddha instructs Ānanda to stand at the city’s gate and recite a proclamation, a long mantra, and some verses that powerfully evoke spiritual well-being. Ānanda does so, and the epidemic comes to an end. One of the mahāsūtras related to the literature of the Vinaya, this text, like other accounts of the incident, has traditionally been recited during times of personal or collective illness, bereavement, and other difficulties.

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• ’phags pa yangs pa’i grong khyer du ’jug pa’i mdo chen po
• འཕགས་པ་ཡངས་པའི་གྲོང་ཁྱེར་དུ་འཇུག་པའི་མདོ་ཆེན་པོ།
• The Noble Mahāsūtra “On Entering the City of Vaiśālī”
• Ārya­vaiśālī­praveśa­mahā­sūtra