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disasters will be eliminated. Moreover there will be an abundance
of the five kinds of grains and the people will be safe and joyful.”
When disasters unrelentingly follow one another, such as
invasion from the enemy, disorder among the people, treason
from within the king's entourage, spreading plague, wrong
weather, erroneous orbiting of the sun and moon, and so forth,
the king must set up an altar, build a statue of the hundred eyes
Avalokitesvara and face it to the West: He must have incense,
flowers, banner, parasols, and hundred kinds of food and he must
have a pure mind and body and recite the mantra for seven days.
Then the enemy state will surrender, the political situation will be
secured, the neighboring country will be harmonious, the princes
and officers in the court will be loyal, the royal consorts and lady
servants will respect the king, celestial Dragons and Genies will
support the country by granting favorable weather and fruit.
Crops will be lushly green and the people will rejoice.
Troubles can be caused by ghosts and goblins, such as
having a home that is haunted, having sick family members,
losing money or property, or having bad people circulate gossips
and wrong accusations. When these troubles occur the head of
the family must build an altar, and facing the thousand-e y e d
statue, heartily recite the name of Avalokitesvara and this
Dharani one thousand times. This will end all the above problems
and the family will forever enjoy peace.
Ananda said to Buddha: “World Honored One! What is
the name of this Dharani? How do I receive and recite it?”