161
III. Nine Ranks of Achievement from Dharani Practice
Upon successful cultivation, one will achieve one of the
following nine ranks:
1. LOW RANK:
a. Lowest: Ability to subdue all people, germs,
wild beasts and evil spirits. Fulfillment of
wishes. Heaven Dragons often visit the person.
b. Average: Ability to command the eight fold
divisions of Heaven Dragons. Freedom to go
in and out of Asuras and Dragon’s palace.
c. Superior: Achievement of the Immortal Way
(Rishi.). Ability to fly and be at ease in the sky
or on the ground. Achievement of all things in
or out of this world.2. MIDDLE RANK:
a. Lowest: One becomes a king as mentioned
in the Dharani of the Immortals. One’s
blessings, merits and intelligence are
unsurpassed in the three realms of heaven.
b. Average: One has supernatural power to
come and go in different worlds and becomes
Tchakravartin King whose longevity is one
lifecycle.
c. Superior: One is recognized to attain the 1st
position of the Bodhisattva and up.