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From The Buddha's Crown Petition: “Bodhisattva virtues
are achieved depending on one's practice. Without practicing any
virtues and yet having them all is due to the power of Dharani,
which contains all virtues. This is true.”
From One Word Dharani in the Dharma Ending Stage
Sutra: “When I enter Nirvana, my body will become this
Dharani.” This means the gate of extra-strength.
From Great Precious Immense Palace Sutra: “Even though
I have practiced the ascetic way through countless cycles of life, I
did not get enlightenment. From hearing the Dharani I became
enlightened as my virtues have increased correspondingly.”
From Invocation from Five Words Dharani Sutra: “The
strength of the Buddha's original vow manifests holy deeds”, and
“One will become enlightened without having any good deeds or
having gone through the hardships of practice in many life
spans.”
From Great Magical Transformation Sutra: “Dharani is the
great indisputable vehicle, helping one become Buddha with
spiritual powers”. This means if one practices with methods other
than Dharani, it is like riding a goat to travel thousand of miles,
thus taking a very long time to arrive. Using the Dharani is like
covering thousands of miles with the supernatural force thus
reaching destination in a split second of a thought. The
destination is the same; the method could be either faster or
slower. Other methods are like grinding the stone to get to the
wish-fulfilling jade, while Dharani gets it easily with supernatural
power.
From Magical Transformation Petition: “The Bodhisattvas
cultivate the ascetic way and practice difficult virtues. They can
be as difficult as trying to put out a fire set on oil. They may be