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

one travelling monk. The monk who managed miscellaneous matters was extremely irritated and he lost his temper, "All you travelling monks, why don't you just eat excrement and drink urine? Why must you ask and look for butter and fine food? Have your eyes gone blind? Did you see me hide and keep the delicacies?"

The Buddha told Lord Sakra, "The son of the Brahmin at that time is now Devaputra Susthita. Because he had made comparisons of his mother to animals with hatred, he has to continuously undergo seven lives in the form of animals now. And because when he was the monk who managed miscellaneous rnatters in the temple, he uttered filthy words of eating excrement and drinking urine, the karmic retribution would be that he would always eat food that was filthy. Owing to his greed for the food offered to the Sangha, he would therefore undergo the sufferings of hell. As a result of cursing the Sangha as blind, he would suffer the retribution of having no eyes. For seven hundred lives, he would always be blind and would live in darkness, and would experience great sufferings.

Lord of Heaven! You have to be aware that these offensive karma have a cause, and will definitely have an effect. They will never be destroyed. Secondly, Lord of Heaven! Devaputra Susthita can enjoy the bliss of heavenly life because he made offerings to the pratyekabuddha, set up a seat and presented fragrant flowers, respectfully shared his food and listened to the Buddha Dharma. Thus, he now enjoys the heavenly blessings. After countless kalpas, he will always enjoy great, unsurpassed and wonderful happiness. Also, he looked up and resolved his mind with respect and prostrated himself when the pratyekabuddha flew above in the sky. Owing to this merit and virtue, he heard the sound of god in space informing him in advance of his retribution. That god is actually the Palace God of Devaputra Susthita!"

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