CONTENTS 23--Preface 1 25--Preface 2 29--Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra 39--Mantra and Sutra of Usnisa Vijaya Dharani that Eradicates Karmic
Obstruction 42--The Tang Dynasty Records of Buddhapala in Wu Tai Mountain 44--The Miracle Stories of the Revised Usnisa Vijaya Dharani 51--Efficacious Records of Usnisa Vijaya Dharani
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old man told him. Very respectfully, Zhang Yi bowed to offer reverence, but when he looked up, the old man was nowhere to be found. "Who was the wise sage that appeared to guide me?" he thought to hirnself. He was very surprised, but became even more sincere and concentrated all his attention towards upholding and reciting the version taught by the old man. At the beginning of the sixth day, his late parents appeared before him; they were still as loving as they had been when they were alive. Hugging and crying, they were both happy and sad, completely overcome with emotion, at a meeting of beings between the two realms (spiritual and human). His father told Zhang Yi, "After death, we fell into the big hell and suffered all types of pain and miseries. In these past few years, the transference of merits from your sincere and whole-hearted recitation of the Mantra has gradually reduced our sufferings. Only recently were we reborn in heaven. Now we have come from the higher realm to see you." Although the powerful aura radiating from their celestial bodies caused them to look rather different, their original appearance could still be recognised. The father clearly explained the causes and conditions of their present existence, just as when he was alive. When any filial son hears of this miraculous incident, how could he not place his heart in this saintly teaching? However, what good will there be in indulging in the six desires under the delusion of seeking pleasure and enjoyment? Moreover, the story of how the Buddha's great disciple Maudgalyayana saved his mother from the realm of hungry ghost was all recorded in the Sutras. Now Official Zhang's sincerity, too, had such efficacious results. Later, a monk who recited this divine Dharani transmitted that if one recited this Dharani in thc presence of relics, one would experience many levels of realms. This monk came to Dongdu and all these efficacious incidents were recorded and were madc known to many people. Many Buddhist followers propagated and spread this information. In mid-April in the 3rd year of Chang Qing (823 AD), the retired
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