Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra

CONTENTS

23--Preface 1
Emperor Yong Le of the Ming Dynasty

25--Preface 2
Sramana Zhi Jing

29--Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra
Buddhapala

39--Mantra and Sutra of Usnisa Vijaya Dharani that Eradicates Karmic Obstruction
Tripitaka Master Divakara

42--The Tang Dynasty Records of Buddhapala in Wu Tai Mountain
Volume 2 of Records of High Priests in the Song Dynasty

44--The Miracle Stories of the Revised Usnisa Vijaya Dharani
Wu Che

51--Efficacious Records of Usnisa Vijaya Dharani
Wu che

54--Glossary

causing him hunger and thirst. With feelings of anger, he continuously and accusingly questioned while waiting for his mother, "What has happened today that Mother still hasn't brought me my food?" He then cursed angrily, "My mother is not even fit to be compared to an animal. I know that the mothers of pigs, dogs, jackals, monkeys, pythons, crows and vultures take care of their young with such love and care, never letting the young ones be starved or thirsty, and not even straying away for a while from their young ones. Why hasn't my mother come? I am so hungry and thirsty and yet she hasn't even brought the food!"

Not long after he had these accusing thoughts, his mother managed to beg for some food and hurried back to the farm. She consoled the son. Just as they were sitting down to have the meal, a pratyekabuddha suddenly appeared in the form of a bhiksu, and flew in the sky from the south to the northern direction. The boy saw this strange phenomenon and was full of respect and admiration. He immediately stood up and putting his palms together, prostrated and requested the pratyekabuddha to descend. The pratyekabuddha accepted his request. The boy excitedly and happily set up a seat from white cogongrass, presented wonderful flowers that were clean and pure, and also with both hands, offered part of his food to the pratyekabuddha respectfully. After the meal, the bhiksu proclaimed the core teaching of Buddha Dharma to him and he was happy. Owing to this cause and affinity, the boy later became a monk and was appointed as the monk who managed miscellaneous matters in the temple.

At that time, there was a Brahmin who built a temple for the Sangha and there was a donor who offered the Sangha a lot of butter and fine food. Coincidentally, there were many travelling monks who were having their meals in the temple at that time. When the monk who managed miscellaneous matters saw the situation, his feelings of greed and hatred arose. He regarded those travelling monks as pests and troublemakers, and kept the delicacies, not allowing them to eat.
"These offerings were made by the donor to the existing Sangha. Why did you keep the offerings and not let anyone eat them?", asked

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