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English version: Such a person will never suffer the pain of birth, old age, sickness, and death, nor the pain of separation from loved ones, and will attain inconceivable corresponding recitation. Now, this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani is spoken as follows. The Sutra of the Great Vehicle King of Sublime Adornment, Volume 3 Taisho Tripitaka Volume 20 No. 1050 The Sutra of the Great Vehicle King of Sublime Adornment The Sutra of the Great Vehicle King of Sublime Adornment, Volume 4 Translated by the Shramana-Minister Tian Xizai of the Secret Forest Temple in Jalandhara, Central India, Western Heaven, bestowed with the Purple Robe by Imperial Decree At that time, Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva (meaning the Bodhisattva who eliminates all obstacles) said to the Buddha: 'World Honored One, how can I now obtain this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani (Om Mani Padme Hum, meaning Om Mani Padme Hum)? If one obtains it, one will attain inconceivable, immeasurable samadhi (meditative absorption), which is equivalent to attaining Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (meaning unsurpassed, complete, perfect enlightenment), entering the gate of liberation, seeing the land of Nirvana (meaning cessation), greed and hatred will be forever extinguished, the Dharma treasury will be complete, the cycle of the five destinies will be destroyed, all hells will be purified, afflictions will be cut off, sentient beings will be saved, the flavor of the Dharma will be perfected, and all-knowing wisdom will be endlessly expounded. World Honored One, I need this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani. For this reason, I am willing to donate the seven treasures filling the four continents as the cost of writing it down. World Honored One, if paper and pen are lacking, I will pierce my body and use blood as ink, peel off my skin as paper, and dissect my bones as a pen. In this way, World Honored One, I have no regret or stinginess, and I respect it as I respect my parents.' At that time, the Buddha told Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva: 'Good man, I recall in past lives, for the sake of this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani, I traveled through worlds as numerous as dust motes. I made offerings to countless hundreds of thousands of kotis (a unit of large number) of nayutas (another unit of large number) of Tathagatas (meaning Thus Come One). I did not obtain it nor hear of it at those Tathagatas' places. At that time, there was a Buddha named Treasure Supreme Tathagata, worthy of offerings, perfectly enlightened, complete in knowledge and conduct, well-gone, understanding the world, unsurpassed, taming hero, teacher of gods and humans, Buddha, World Honored One. I wept bitterly before that Buddha. At that time, that Tathagata, worthy of perfect enlightenment, said: Good man, leave and do not weep. Good man, go there and see the Lotus Supreme Tathagata, worthy of perfect enlightenment, is there. That Buddha knows this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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善男子我当辞离宝上如来所。往诣莲华上如来佛刹。到已顶礼佛足合掌在前。唯愿世尊与我六字大明陀罗尼。彼真言王一切本母忆念其名罪垢消除疾证菩提。为于此故我今疲困。我往无数世界而不能得。今回来于此处。 是时莲华上如来。即说此六字大明陀罗尼功德言。善男子所有微尘我能数其数量。善男子若有念此六字大明陀罗尼一遍。所获功德而我不能数其数量。善男子又如大海所有沙数。我能数其一一数量。善男子若念六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能数其数量。善男子又如天人造立仓廪。周一千逾缮那高一百逾缮那。贮积脂麻盈满其中而无容针。彼守护者不老不死。过于百劫掷其一粒脂麻在外。如是仓内掷尽无余。我能数其数量。善男子若念六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能数其数量。善男子又如四大洲种植种种谷麦等物。龙王降澍雨泽。以时所植之物悉皆成熟。收刈俱毕。以南赡部洲而为其场。以车乘等般运场所。治践俱毕都成大聚。善男子如是我能数其一一粒数。善男子若念此六字大明一遍所获功德。我则不能数其数量。善男子此南赡部洲所有大河昼夜流注。所谓枲多河弶誐河。焰母那河嚩刍河。设多噜㮈啰(二合)河赞㮈啰(二合)婆蘖河。爱啰嚩底河苏摩誐驮河。呬摩河迦攞戍那哩河。此一一 现代汉语译本： ‘善男子，我将要辞别宝上如来（Ratnaśikhara-tathāgata），前往莲华上如来（Padmottara-tathāgata）的佛刹。到达后，我将顶礼佛足，合掌在佛前，恳请世尊赐予我六字大明陀罗尼。这真言之王，是一切本母，忆念其名，罪垢消除，迅速证得菩提。为了这个缘故，我如今感到疲惫困顿。我前往无数世界，却不能得到此陀罗尼，如今返回到这里。’ 这时，莲华上如来便说了这六字大明陀罗尼的功德：‘善男子，所有微尘，我能数清其数量。善男子，若有人念诵此六字大明陀罗尼一遍，所获得的功德，我却不能数清其数量。善男子，又如大海中所有的沙子，我能数清其每一粒的数量。善男子，若念诵六字大明一遍所获得的功德，我却不能数清其数量。善男子，又如天人建造仓廪，周围一千逾缮那（yojana，古印度长度单位），高一百逾缮那，贮藏芝麻，盈满其中，没有一丝空隙。有守护者不老不死，经过一百劫的时间，每次向外掷出一粒芝麻。像这样，仓内的芝麻全部掷尽无余，我能数清其数量。善男子，若念诵六字大明一遍所获得的功德，我却不能数清其数量。善男子，又如四大洲种植各种谷物麦类等物，龙王降下及时雨，所种植的谷物全部成熟，收割完毕，以南赡部洲（Jambudvīpa，四大洲之一）作为场地，用车辆等搬运到场地，经过整治践踏，都堆积成大堆。善男子，像这样，我能数清其每一粒的数量。善男子，若念诵此六字大明一遍所获得的功德，我则不能数清其数量。善男子，这南赡部洲所有的大河昼夜流淌，所谓枲多河（Sitā River）、弶誐河（Gaṅgā River，恒河）、焰母那河（Yamunā River，亚穆纳河）、嚩刍河（Vakṣu River，阿姆河）、设多噜㮈啰河（Śatadru River， Sutlej River，萨特莱杰河）、赞㮈啰婆蘖河（Candrabhāgā River，杰纳布河）、爱啰嚩底河（Irāvatī River，拉维河）、苏摩誐驮河（Somagadhā River）、呬摩河（Hima River）、迦攞戍那哩河（Kālāśunārī River）。这每一条河…
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English version: ‘Good man, I shall take leave of Ratnaśikhara-tathāgata (宝上如来) and go to the Buddha-land of Padmottara-tathāgata (莲华上如来). Having arrived, I shall prostrate at the Buddha's feet, join my palms, and stand before him. I beseech the World-Honored One to grant me the Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani. This king of mantras is the mother of all, remembering its name eliminates sins and swiftly attains Bodhi. For this reason, I am now weary and exhausted. I have gone to countless worlds but could not obtain it. Now I have returned here.’ At that time, Padmottara-tathāgata then spoke of the merits of this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani: ‘Good man, I can count the number of all the dust motes. Good man, if someone recites this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani once, the merits obtained I cannot count their number. Good man, also like the number of sands in the great ocean, I can count each and every one of their numbers. Good man, if one recites the Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani once, the merits obtained I cannot count their number. Good man, also like the Devas building granaries, one thousand yojanas (逾缮那) in circumference and one hundred yojanas in height, storing sesame seeds, filled to the brim without any space for a needle. The guardians are immortal and undying. After one hundred kalpas, they throw one sesame seed outside. Like this, all the sesame seeds in the granary are thrown out without remainder, I can count their number. Good man, if one recites the Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani once, the merits obtained I cannot count their number. Good man, also like the four great continents planting various grains, wheat, and other things, the Dragon Kings send down timely rain, and all the planted things ripen. After harvesting, Jambudvīpa (南赡部洲) is used as the threshing ground. Carriages and other vehicles transport the harvest to the threshing ground. After threshing and trampling, they are all piled up into great heaps. Good man, like this, I can count the number of each and every grain. Good man, if one recites this Six-Syllable Great Bright Dharani once, the merits obtained I cannot count their number. Good man, all the great rivers of this Jambudvīpa flow day and night, namely the Sitā River (枲多河), the Gaṅgā River (弶誐河), the Yamunā River (焰母那河), the Vakṣu River (嚩刍河), the Śatadru River (设多噜㮈啰河), the Candrabhāgā River (赞㮈啰婆蘖河), the Irāvatī River (爱啰嚩底河), the Somagadhā River (苏摩誐驮河), the Hima River (呬摩河), the Kālāśunārī River (迦攞戍那哩河). Each of these rivers… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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河各有五千眷属小河。于其昼夜流入大海。如是善男子彼等大河。我能数其一一滴数。善男子若念此六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能数其数量。善男子又如四大洲所有四足有情。师子象马野牛水牛。虎狼猴鹿羖羊豺兔。如是等四足之类。我能数其一一毛数。善男子若念六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能数其数量。善男子又如金刚钩山王。高九万九千逾缮那。下八万四千逾缮那。彼金刚钩山王。方面各八万四千逾缮那。彼山有人不老不死。经于一劫旋绕彼山而得一匝。如是山王我以憍尸迦衣。我能拂尽无余。若有念此六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子又如大海深八万四千逾缮那。穴口广阔无量。我能以一毛端滴尽无余。善男子若有念此六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子又如大尸利沙树林。我能数尽一一叶数。善男子若有念此六字大明一遍所获功德。而我不能说尽数量。善男子又如满四大洲所住。男子女人童子童女。如是一切皆得七地菩萨之位彼菩萨众所有功德。与念六字大明一遍功德而无有异。善男子又如除十二月年。遇闰一十三月。以余闰月算数为年。足满天上一劫。于其昼夜常降大雨。善男子如是我能数其一一滴数。若有念此六字大明陀罗尼一遍。功德数量甚多于彼于意云何。 现代汉语译本 每条河流都有五千条支流小河。它们日夜不停地流入大海。善男子，这些大河，我能数清每一滴水的数量。善男子，如果念诵一遍这六字大明咒（Om Mani Padme Hum，嗡嘛呢呗咪吽），所获得的功德，我却无法计算其数量。 善男子，又比如四大洲所有四足的众生，如狮子、象、马、野牛、水牛、老虎、狼、猴子、鹿、山羊、豺、兔子，等等这些四足动物，我能数清它们每一根毛的数量。善男子，如果念诵一遍六字大明咒所获得的功德，我却无法计算其数量。 善男子，又比如金刚钩山王（Mount Vajra Hook），高九万九千由旬（Yojana，古印度长度单位），下八万四千由旬。这座金刚钩山王，每个方面各有八万四千由旬。那座山上住着不老不死的人，他们用一劫（Kalpa，极长的时间单位）的时间绕山一周。这样一座山王，我可以用憍尸迦（Kaushika，一种丝绸）衣拂拭干净。如果有人念诵一遍这六字大明咒所获得的功德，我却无法说尽其数量。 善男子，又比如大海，深八万四千由旬，广阔无边。我能用一根毛端的容量将海水滴尽。善男子，如果有人念诵一遍这六字大明咒所获得的功德，我却无法说尽其数量。 善男子，又比如大尸利沙树林（Great Shirisha Tree Forest），我能数清每一片树叶的数量。善男子，如果有人念诵一遍这六字大明咒所获得的功德，我却无法说尽其数量。 善男子，又比如充满四大洲所居住的男子、女人、童子、童女，如果他们都证得七地菩萨的果位，这些菩萨众所拥有的功德，与念诵一遍六字大明咒的功德没有差别。 善男子，又比如除了十二个月的年份，遇到闰年增加一个闰月，用这个闰月来计算年份，这样足足经过天上的一劫时间，在这期间日夜不停地降下大雨。善男子，像这样我能数清每一滴雨水的数量。如果有人念诵一遍这六字大明咒陀罗尼（Six-Syllable Great Brightness Dharani），其功德数量之多，你认为如何呢？
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English version Each river has five thousand smaller tributary rivers. They flow into the great ocean day and night. O noble son, I can count every single drop of water in those great rivers. O noble son, if one recites the Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra (Om Mani Padme Hum) once, the merit obtained is something I cannot count. O noble son, furthermore, consider all the four-legged sentient beings in the four continents, such as lions, elephants, horses, wild oxen, water buffaloes, tigers, wolves, monkeys, deer, goats, jackals, rabbits, and so on. I can count every single hair on them. O noble son, if one recites the Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra once, the merit obtained is something I cannot count. O noble son, furthermore, consider Mount Vajra Hook, which is ninety-nine thousand yojanas (Yojana, an ancient Indian unit of distance) high and eighty-four thousand yojanas deep. Each side of that Mount Vajra Hook is eighty-four thousand yojanas. On that mountain live people who do not age or die, and they take one kalpa (Kalpa, an extremely long period of time) to circle the mountain once. I could dust off such a mountain completely with a Kaushika (Kaushika, a type of silk) cloth. If someone recites this Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra once, I cannot express the full extent of the merit obtained. O noble son, furthermore, consider the great ocean, which is eighty-four thousand yojanas deep and immeasurably vast. I could empty it completely with the tip of a single hair. O noble son, if someone recites this Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra once, I cannot express the full extent of the merit obtained. O noble son, furthermore, consider the Great Shirisha Tree Forest. I can count every single leaf. O noble son, if someone recites this Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra once, I cannot express the full extent of the merit obtained. O noble son, furthermore, consider all the men, women, boys, and girls living in the four continents. If they all attain the level of Seventh Ground Bodhisattvas, the merit of all those Bodhisattvas is no different from the merit of reciting the Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra once. O noble son, furthermore, consider a year with an extra leap month added to the twelve months, and use that leap month to calculate the year. If this continues for a kalpa in the heavens, during which time it rains heavily day and night, O noble son, I can count every single drop of rain. If someone recites this Six-Syllable Great Brightness Dharani once, how much merit do you think they would obtain? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------