Day 30

Day 30 covers all of Chapter 26, Dhāraṇīs

Having last month considered Brave-In-Giving Bodhisattva’s dhāraṇīs, we consider Vaiśravaṇa Heavenly-King’s dhāraṇīs.

Thereupon Vaiśravaṇa Heavenly-King, the Protector of the World, said to the Buddha, “World-Honored One! I also will utter dhārānis in order to protect this teacher of the Dharma out of my compassion towards all living beings.”

Then he uttered spells, “Ari (1), nari (2), tonari (3), anaro (4), nabi (5), kunabi (6).”

[He said to the Buddha:]

“World-Honored One! I will protect this teacher of the Dharma with these divine spells. I also will protect the person who keeps this sūtra so that he may have no trouble within a hundred yojanas’ distance [from here].”

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