Whoever does practice her mantra will be reborn in amitabhas pureland, as well as gaining protection against supernatural danger and black magic. Summarized from teaching of master hsuan hua by kuojung chang. The shurangama sutra vietnamese translation blessings. Jan 02, 2016 surangama mantra set to a variety of east asian buddhist art. Ananda bowed down to receive the compassionate instruction humbly. The shurangama sutra 2003 based on audio recordings of lectures given at the buddhist lecture hall in san francisco during the summer of 1968 hardcover prices sutra text only. The shurangama mantra is the secret within the secret. In general, the mantra contains dharmas of auspiciousness. Names her name is composed of sita white and atapatra parasol or umbrella 2 mantras the shurangama mantra found in the 12 page long shurangama sutra is the most commonly practiced source of. Shurangama mantra meditation dharma talk 000 lines 19. Bdk english tripitaka 2511, 25111 the pratyutpanna samadhi sutra translated by lokaksema translated from the chinese taisho volume, number 418 by paul harrison the surarigama samadhi sutra translated by kumarajiva translated from the chinese taisho volume 15, number 642 by john mcrae numata center for buddhist translation and research.
The most important mantra in the world shurangama mantra is also the longest mantra and has the power to protect you from the negative forces in the world the entire title of this long mantra is great white canopy of light dharani mantra. Your own natureit is born from your own buddha nature. It is also known as great white canopy of light, brilliant buddhas crown, or unsurpassed spiritual mantra. Shurangama mantra text sanskrit and chinese versions. The shurangama sutra a commentary by venerable master hsuan hua when the buddha was sixtytwo, the venerable ananda, because he valued only erudition and neglected cultivation, was snared by matangis. Lectures on the shurangama sutra master sheng yen volume one. Shurangama mantra a tool for protection and purification. The shurangama mantra is the most wonderful, and it is also the longest mantra in buddhism, with about 2,320 words. Billions of eons pass and no one explains the shurangama mantra even once. If you do so, then your foundations for learning the buddhadharma will be very solid. The shurangama mantra 26 benefits from reciting it. The surangama shurangama sutra a new translation with. The coming into being of the world of illusion 3 2. Yen continued to give his sunday lectures on the shurangama sutra through at least the summer of 1996, when the chan newsletter was about to merge with the quarterly journal, chan magazine.
King of the foremost shurangama at the great buddhas crown replete with the myriad practices. The shurangama mantra is available in two versions, siddham romanized sanskrit and devanagari romanized sanskrit. This mantra prevents the world from coming to an end. Because of that, we buddhist disciples must use our lives to protect the shurangama sutra, must use vows and resolution to protect the shurangama sutra, and cause the shurangama sutra to be known far and wide, reaching every nook. Subgroup meetings throughout the week and published on the website every other week. He completed the sanskrit transliteration of the shurangama dharani from mandarin, with the revised standardised version in february 2016. Shurangama mantra sutra overview of the devanagari version lines 1 through 112. You should bring forth the resolve to learn the shurangama mantra and the shurangama sutra, and memorize them.
Lectures on the shurangama sutra master sheng yen volume. The mantra invokes all the buddhas, bodhisattvas and every guardian for the dissolving of all fears and obstacles, internal and external. N ow i am explaining the shurangama mantra for you and it is extremely difficult to encounter such a rare dharma assembly as this. Yup skull, it is, the other version of the dharani, although it doesnt correspond with the common version used in chinese mahayana temples and akin to the great compassion dharani where there are several versions. The buddha dharma will not be extinguished neither. The advantages of the mantra are so many that one could not even begin to express them in several years time. The shurangama mantra is a dharani long mantra of buddhist practice in china, japan, korea, and other buddhist countries. The surangama shurangama sutra a new translation with excerpts from the commentary by. Ebook free shurangama sutra buddhist text translation.
Here is the shurangama mantra section containing references to tara. The surangama shurangama sutra a new translation with excerpts from the commentary by the venerable master hsuan hua buddhist text translation society, venerable master hsuan hua, david rounds, ronald b. Although moderately unknown in modern tibet, there are several shurangama mantra sacred writings in the tibetan buddhist canon. The most important mantra in the world shurangama mantra is also the longest mantra and has the power to protect you from the negative forces in the world. Usnisha sitatapatra white umbrella canopy goddess dharani medicine buddha, akshobhya, amitabha, avalokiteshvara, vajrapani, shakyamuni, ksitigarbha, 5 dhyana buddhas, buddhist meditation vajrayana siddham hindu sanskrit mantra chanting highest yoga tantra. Shurangama mantra sanskrit version god and deities. Shurangama sutra vietnamese translation project dates. Although relatively unknown in modern tibet, there are several sura. Jan 12, 2010 the shurangama mantra is the most important of all mantras.
One million shurangama mantra recitations program gold. The shurangama mantra is the longest and most important mantra to be found in the chinese tripitaka. Therefore i always emphasise that as long as there is one person in this world who can recite this mantra, the world will not be destroyed. May 10, 2020 the shurangama mantra is a dharani long mantra of buddhist practice in china, japan, korea, and other buddhist countries. The most sacred syllable, the first sound of almighty. This scared syllable appears as a mystic sound, regarded as the basis of every other mantra. The entire title of this long mantra is great white canopy of light dharani mantra. Those of offcenter persuasions and externallyoriented ways, weird demons and strange freaks, are unable to stand it. Leng yen jing was translated into chinese under the guidance of master paramiti of central north india at chih chih monastery, canton, china, in 705 ce. The buddha dispatched manjushri bodhisattva to rescue the venerable ananda with the shurangama mantra. Ananda, let any living being of any country in the world copy out this mantra in writing on materials native to his region, such as birch bark, pattra, plain paper, or white cotton cloth, and store it in a pouch containing incense.
In the shurangama sutra the buddha says of the shurangama mantra. The shurangama mantra is a dharani or long mantra of east asian mahayana and tibetan vajrayana buddhist origin that is popular in china, japan, and korea, although relatively unknown in modern tibet, even though there are several shurangama mantra texts sadhana, shastra in the tibetan buddhist canon. Shurangama mantra sutra overview of the devanagari version. These five lines are the strongest in the shurangama mantra for dispelling black magic, voodoo, curses, mantras of externalists and. It is also known as great white canopy of light, brilliant buddhas crown, or. Vairochana is the lord who anoints the crown of ones head. The shurangama sutra text the shurangama sutra with commentary by venerable master hsuan hua you may like to start with the contents page or the detailed outlines from the pdf files below for topics of interest such as. Shurangama sutra speaks too truly, especially in the sections on the four decisive deeds, the twentyfive sages describing perfect penetration, and the states of the fifty skandha demons. Surangama mantra set to a variety of east asian buddhist art. The shurangama mantra the efficacious language of heaven. The classical outline for the shurangama sutra was compiled by dharma master yuan ying shurangama sutra, volume i, page xii and categorizes the various parts of the sutra text consisting of over 2,700 paragraphs to 1,676 entries.
Every line of the shurangama mantra contains infinite meanings as well as infinite functions. An explanation verses and prose commentary by tnpitaka master hua mantra. The result is that between 1985 and 1996, only 39 of master sheng yens lectures on the shurangama sutra were published in chan newsletter. Hubert nearman translated the shurangama mantra into english for rev. This means that when you recite the shurangama mantra, everything goes just as youd like it to. This is a fan made video and the art and music in this video are not related in any way to. If you ever get stuck on a line or need help, feel free to contact a branch wayplace near you. Shurangama mantra is the auspicious mantra that supports the continued existence of heaven and earth. The shurangama mantra is the most important of all mantras. These entries are presented in the form of a treelike structure, dividing the various parts of the sutra text into groups, those. Shurangama mantra the most powerful mantra in the world. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc.
Shurangama mantra project gutenberg selfpublishing. The shurangama mantra found in the 12 page long shurangama sutra is the most commonly practiced source of the great white canopy goddess white umbrella deity form of shakyamuni according to lama zoparinpoche, great white umbrella is the practice for healing illness, dispelling interferences and spirit harms. The shurangama mantra is the longest mantra in buddhism listen to the shurangama mantra as audio also read it as text in english and chinese the latest version from a research of the shurangama sanskrit devanagari version sidebyside with the more ancient and more commonly chanted siddham sanskrit version in audio format. More specifically, the shurangama sutra has traditionally been regarded as a complete and practical manual for spiritual practice that will eventually lead to enlightenment. Free shurangama sutra buddhist text translation society. Shurangama mantra in sanskrit buddhist monks chanting. It has taken others days, weeks, months, or in some cases, even years to learn shurangama mantra by heart. It is associated with chinese esoteric buddhism and shingon buddhism the mantra was, according to the opening chapter of the sura.
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