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sabotage the Aquilaria (Camphor) trees in the forest as much as
he could, the nice fragrance of those trees still stay on him”.
Therefore the Buddha's Crown Sutra says: “The Magical
Transformation Powers of the Dharani gate is truly the highest.”
From Immaculate Peaceful Light, Amogha-pasa
Bodhisattva, The Buddha's Crown, W i s h-Fulfilling Sutras:
“When a person with bad karma dies, he will fall into the three
jails of hell. If the Dharani practitioner calls the first and last
name and the age of the dying person and devotedly recites the
Dharani, that person’s soul will depart from the realm of wild
beasts to be reborn in the superior heaven. If the practitioner
recites the Dharani to the soil surrounding the grave, or to the
lotus flower on the grave or on the dead body, the latter will be
instantly reborn in the Pure Land of the Buddhas. In addition, if
the shadow of the practitioner is cast upon the clothing or
anything pertaining to the dead, or the corpse itself, the latter will
be born in the Pure Lands of Buddhas. If the Dharani is copied
then put on the skeleton, his soul will be reborn in the heaven’s
palace”.
Therefore, the sage of the past said: “Dust falling down
from the practitioner and his shadow allows one to stroll the
heaven's palace. His scattering and sprinkling of holy water help
the soul out of wild beasts' realms”.
*Question: If a dead person had bad karma that led him to
the three jails in hell, why would the saying of his name or
reciting Dharani to the soil, the grave or to his remains help him
avoid sufferings and enjoy Buddha's land? This is hard to believe
for the laymen as well as the monks.
*Answer: People can prohibit the voodoos, stop the fire
from burning, stop the knife from causing injuries, and stop the