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

Glossary

Apasmara. One of the fifteen malevolent demons which disturbs young children.

Arhat. One of the fruition of the path of cultivation. Arhats have attained the cessation of involuntary physical birth and death. The word has three meanings, which are as follows:
1) Worthy of offerings.
2) Killer of thieves. Arhats have killed the thieves of afflictions and outflows.
3) Without birth. An Arhat dwells in the forbearance of the non-arising of dharmas. They have ended birth and death of the body.

Asamkhyeyas of eons. Asamkhyeya is a Sanskrit word that means "uncountable". Eon is a translation of the Sanskrit term kalpa.
1 kalpa = 139,600years
1,000 kalpas = 1 small kalpa
20 small kalpas = 1 middle-sized kalpa
4 middle-sized kalpas = 1 great kalpa

Asura. Spirits or titanic demons. There are four classes named according to their manner of rebirth: egg-born, womb-born, transformation-born and spawn or water-born. Generally, their abode is in the ocean, north of Mount Sumeru.

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva of great compassion who regards the sounds of the world. Also known as 'Guanyin Bodhisattva' or 'Guanshiyin Bodhisattva'.

Avici Hell. Avici is a Sanskrit term that means "relentless" or "unintermittent". There are many relentless hells, but only the most severe one is called Avici.

Bhagavan. One of the ten titles that all Buddhas have. It means "World
Honoured One".

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