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

sounded rather different. Hence, I respectfully asked him the source of this Dharani. He also told me that one called Wang Kai Shi had taught him the Dharani. The Dharani was transmitted to Wang Kai Shi by the Tripitaka Dharma Master Vajrabodhi who had told Wang Kai Shi, "Even in India, it is very difficult to obtain such a complete copy of the Dharani. I have brought along an original Sanskrit copy, and hence can only transmit il secretly."

Jiang Xing stayed for a while but only talked about some strange efficacious incidences and then left. Unfortunately, I did not ask for a copy of the said Dharani. Soon after, he passed away. I always felt it was a great pity that I had not read the said Dharani. Hence, whenever I met any diligent and proficient cultivator, I would enquire about this complete edition of the Mantra, always holding on to the hope of finding it. Later, I met the monk Ji Gong who, to my surprise, had kept a complete copy of this Mantra.

In the years of Kai Yuan (713-741 AD), at the foot of Wu Tai Mountain, there lived an excellent cultivator - Upasaka Wang - who, because of some responsibility, had to visit places far away from his home. After he left, his father fell ill unexpectedly and passed away. When he returned home, being unable to see his father, he was filled with deep sorrow. Very sincerely he recited the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani, hoping to know where his late father was reborn and the state of his good or bad karmic retribution. However, even after reciting the Dharani for several hundred thousand times, he still did not encounter any response. Feeling very disappointed, he decided to stop his recitation and leave the mountain. On his way, he met an old man who said to him, "It cannot be denied that you have upheld and recited the divine Mantra most diligently. Unfortunately, many of the sentences of the Dharani you recited were missing and hence Its efficacy and merits were not notable. I shall now transmit the complete text to you."

Upasaka Wang was overjoyed. There and then he offered reverence

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