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permanence because bad karma and the three disasters cannot
damage him. He is the store of liberation because ghosts and the
infidels cannot oppress his mind. He is the store of the medicinal
King because he uses the Dharani to cure the sicknesses of
beings. He is the store of supernatural power because he can
leisurely walk through the ten directions of the Buddha realm.
His merits are to be praised endlessly!
O good person! Serious offenses, which result in countless
cycles of birth and death, will be eliminated once one hears the
name of the Dharani. So much more can be done for the one who
recites it. If anyone recites this Dharani, it means that he has
already performed offerings to numerous Buddhas and cultivated
m a n y good roots in his past lives. If he recites the Dharani
correctly and also helps others end their sufferings, one must
know that he has enough compassion and he will become
Buddha. Therefore, the practitioner should recite this Dharani for
all the creatures that he sees so that they too can develop the seed
of awakening. For this the practitioner will receive countless
merits. If the practitioner is able to observe the precepts with a
pure and sincere heart, and if he constantly recites the Dharani to
repent his own sins in the present and in the past as well as the
sins of others, he will attain the four fruitions of monkhood in his
lifetime. If the practitioner has good roots and possesses the
spiritual eye he can easily attain the tenth position, let alone small
blessings of this world. For such blessings he only has to wish
for them.
Buddha called Ananda over and said to him: “Ananda!
When the country has disasters, the king of this country must rule
with right principle and forgiveness so that his people do not
suffer injustice. He must release the prisoners. He must recite the
Dharani with a pure mind and body. I n seven days and nights, all