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English version The Nectar Medicine Abundant wealth and servants, all five desires' pleasures, should be recited a hundred thousand times. If I and the Tathagata (Tathagata, title of the Buddha), in countless kotis (koti, Indian numerical unit, usually referring to ten million) of kalpas (kalpa, extremely long unit of time), expound the merits of this Tara (Tara, the Goddess Tara), it still cannot be exhausted. Those who hold this Tara (Tara, the Goddess Tara) should receive offerings from humans and gods. Tara (Tara, the Goddess Tara) is the great compassionate one, the compassionate mother of all beings. Gods, humans, and Yakshas (Yaksa, a type of deity), none are not her children, therefore she is called the mother of the world, both mundane and supramundane. Avalokitesvara (Avalokitesvara, name of a Bodhisattva), Mahasthamaprapta (Mahasthamaprapta, name of a Bodhisattva), Vajra (Vajra, Buddhist ritual implement or referring to Vajrapani Bodhisattva) and Sudhana (Sudhana, name of a youth), Manjusri (Manjusri, name of a Bodhisattva), Subhuti (Subhuti, name of a disciple of the Buddha), Maitreya (Maitreya, the future Buddha) and the fragrant elephant, Candraprabha (Candraprabha, name of a Bodhisattva), Aksayamati (Aksayamati, name of a Bodhisattva), Vimala (Vimala, name of a Bodhisattva) Akasagarbha (Akasagarbha, name of a Bodhisattva), Wonderful Eye and Great Wisdom, Vimalakirti (Vimalakirti, name of a layman) and other Bodhisattvas, are all children of Tara (Tara, the Goddess Tara), and also the mother of Prajna (Prajna, wisdom). All Tathagatas of the three times, all Mahasattvas (Mahasattva, great Bodhisattvas), none are not her children, all call her my mother, lovingly nurturing all sentient beings, securely supporting them like the earth. At that time, Avalokitesvara (Avalokitesvara, name of a Bodhisattva), having spoken this verse, then spoke the Dharani (Dharani, mantra) for Tara Bodhisattva (Tara, the Goddess Tara): Namo Ratna Trayaya Nama Arya Varokiteśvaraya Bodhisattvaya Mahasattvaya Mahakarunikaya Tadyatha Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha At that time, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara, name of a Bodhisattva), having spoken the Dharani (Dharani, mantra), by the majestic power of Tara Bodhisattva (Tara, the Goddess Tara), all sentient beings in all worlds, freed from all suffering, obtained peace and happiness, all aroused the supreme Bodhi mind, all corresponded with the essence of the Dharmadhatu, and entered the treasury of the door of boundless birth. All those present felt amazed and exclaimed that they had never seen such a thing before. The Second Chapter: The Mandala of the Sutra of Avalokitesvara and Tara Bodhisattva At that time, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mahasattva (Avalokitesvara, name of a Bodhisattva) said to Tara Bodhisattva (Tara, the Goddess Tara): 'If a woman desires to achieve all-knowing wisdom (sarvajna, the wisdom of the Buddha) and desires to fulfill the supreme wishes of the world, she should practice such secret essentials. This mandala (mandala, sacred space), is like Sakyamuni Tathagata (Sakyamuni, name of the Buddha) today in the Tushita Heaven, gathered with all the Bodhisattvas.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
位。其修行者先应择地。或于山峰或于河岸。或近大海华果泉池。寂静之处离诸危难。及蔑戾车怨贼毒虫。旃陀罗等杂秽之处。量取四肘或八肘乃至十六肘。掘深一肘去诸骨发灰炭荆棘不净之物。取河岸土及诸净土。先以五净洒已。即诵本尊陀罗尼一百八遍。加持其土用填其地。清净修筑极令平整。取黄牛粪不堕地者。亦诵陀罗尼而加持已。然后涂地。于神通月及吉宿日。或正月十五日二月八日十五日等。从夜起首。以青莲华印加持坛地。取五色彩线拼其界道。以五色粉捻画为之。或七宝粉随力而办。和诸香末诵陀罗尼。四方三院。先于中胎画释迦牟尼佛。坐宝师子座作说法相。右边应画观自在菩萨坐莲华上。瞻仰合掌持白莲华。身白红色严饰璎珞。首戴宝冠左络白神索。左边画金刚藏菩萨。左手持金刚杵身浅绿色。次后应画八大菩萨。所谓弥勒菩萨。大势至菩萨。曼殊室利菩萨。地藏菩萨。虚空库菩萨。除盖障菩萨。萨陀波仑菩萨。虚空藏菩萨。于金刚藏菩萨下。复画降三世明王菩萨。作忿怒形。及画月靥忿怒菩萨。作挼掌摧伏诸魔势。近观自在菩萨。画毗俱胝。白衣观世音。马头明王。各如本色。近马头菩萨。画大吉祥观世音。大白观世音。月观世音。丰财观世音。名称观世音。于释迦如来师子座下。画莲华池。 现代汉语译本： 位置。修行者首先应当选择地点，或者在山峰上，或者在河岸边，或者靠近有华美的果实、泉水和池塘，远离各种危险，以及蔑戾车（mleccha，指边境民族或野蛮人）的怨恨、盗贼、毒虫，旃陀罗（candala，指贱民）等污秽之处的寂静地方。量取四肘或八肘乃至十六肘的范围，挖掘一肘深，清除骨头、头发、灰烬、荆棘等不洁之物。取河岸的泥土以及各种干净的泥土，先用五净（牛的尿、粪、乳、酪、酥油）洒净后，就诵念本尊的陀罗尼一百零八遍，加持这些泥土用来填平这个地方，清净地修筑，务必使其极其平整。取不曾落地的黄牛粪，也诵念陀罗尼加以加持后，然后涂抹地面。在神通月以及吉祥的星宿日，或者正月十五日、二月八日、十五日等日子，从夜晚开始，用青莲花印加持坛的地面。取五种颜色的彩线拼出它的边界，用五色粉末捻成图画。或者用七宝粉，根据能力置办。和合各种香末，诵念陀罗尼。四方三院，先在中央的胎藏界画释迦牟尼佛（Sakyamuni Buddha），坐在宝师子座上，作出说法的姿态。右边应当画观自在菩萨（Avalokitesvara）坐在莲花上，瞻仰合掌，手持白莲花，身体呈白色和红色，用璎珞装饰，头上戴着宝冠，左边缠绕着白色的神索。左边画金刚藏菩萨（Vajragarbha Bodhisattva），左手持金刚杵，身体呈浅绿色。之后应当画八大菩萨，即弥勒菩萨（Maitreya Bodhisattva），大势至菩萨（Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva），曼殊室利菩萨（Manjusri Bodhisattva），地藏菩萨（Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva），虚空库菩萨（Akasagarbha Bodhisattva），除盖障菩萨（Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva），萨陀波仑菩萨（Sadāparibhūta Bodhisattva），虚空藏菩萨（Akasagarbha Bodhisattva）。在金刚藏菩萨下面，再画降三世明王菩萨（Trailokyavijaya），作出忿怒的形象，以及画月靥忿怒菩萨，作出挼掌摧伏各种魔的姿态。靠近观自在菩萨，画毗俱胝（Bhrikuti），白衣观世音（Pandara Vasini），马头明王（Hayagriva），各自如其本来的颜色。靠近马头菩萨，画大吉祥观世音（Mahasri Avalokitesvara），大白观世音（Mahasveta Avalokitesvara），月观世音（Candra Avalokitesvara），丰财观世音（Vasudhara Avalokitesvara），名称观世音（Yasas Avalokitesvara）。在释迦如来（Sakyamuni Tathagata）的师子座下，画莲花池。
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English version: location. The practitioner should first choose a location, either on a mountain peak or on a riverbank, or near a quiet place with beautiful fruits, springs, and ponds, away from all dangers, as well as the resentment of Mlecchas (mleccha, referring to border peoples or barbarians), thieves, poisonous insects, and the filthy places of Chandalas (candala, referring to outcastes). Measure a range of four cubits, or eight cubits, or even sixteen cubits, dig one cubit deep, and remove bones, hair, ashes, thorns, and other unclean things. Take soil from the riverbank and various clean soils, and after sprinkling it with the five pure substances (cow's urine, dung, milk, cheese, and ghee), recite the Dharani of the principal deity one hundred and eight times, bless the soil, and use it to fill the area, cleanly construct it, and make it extremely flat. Take yellow cow dung that has not fallen to the ground, also recite the Dharani to bless it, and then smear the ground. On the month of divine powers and auspicious star days, or on the fifteenth day of the first month, the eighth and fifteenth days of the second month, etc., starting from the night, use a blue lotus seal to bless the ground of the altar. Take five-colored threads to create its boundaries, and use five-colored powders to create drawings. Or use seven-treasure powders, according to one's ability. Mix various incense powders, and recite the Dharani. In the four directions and three courtyards, first draw Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) in the central womb, sitting on a jeweled lion throne, making the gesture of teaching the Dharma. On the right side, draw Avalokitesvara (Avalokitesvara) sitting on a lotus flower, looking up with palms together, holding a white lotus flower, with a white and red body, adorned with necklaces, and wearing a jeweled crown, with a white divine rope wrapped around the left side. On the left side, draw Vajragarbha Bodhisattva (Vajragarbha Bodhisattva), holding a vajra in his left hand, with a light green body. After that, draw the Eight Great Bodhisattvas, namely Maitreya Bodhisattva (Maitreya Bodhisattva), Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva), Manjusri Bodhisattva (Manjusri Bodhisattva), Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva), Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (Akasagarbha Bodhisattva), Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva (Sarvanivaranaviskambhin Bodhisattva), Sadāparibhūta Bodhisattva (Sadāparibhūta Bodhisattva), and Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (Akasagarbha Bodhisattva). Below Vajragarbha Bodhisattva, draw Trailokyavijaya (Trailokyavijaya), making an angry appearance, and draw Candraprabha (Candraprabha), making a gesture of crushing all demons with his palms. Near Avalokitesvara, draw Bhrikuti (Bhrikuti), Pandara Vasini (Pandara Vasini), and Hayagriva (Hayagriva), each in their original colors. Near Hayagriva, draw Mahasri Avalokitesvara (Mahasri Avalokitesvara), Mahasveta Avalokitesvara (Mahasveta Avalokitesvara), Candra Avalokitesvara (Candra Avalokitesvara), Vasudhara Avalokitesvara (Vasudhara Avalokitesvara), and Yasas Avalokitesvara (Yasas Avalokitesvara). Below the lion throne of Sakyamuni Tathagata (Sakyamuni Tathagata), draw a lotus pond. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
于其池中有妙宝莲华。作赤光色如红颇梨放大光明。其莲华中坐多罗菩萨。左手持青莲华。右手仰安脐上如坐禅势。眼亦如是。严饰璎珞披纱縠朝霞衣。怡然而住。其坛四门幢幡华盖。栏槛陛楯难提商佉。诸天音乐赞咏圣众。坛东面画阿迦尼吒天众。少光天子。无热天子。北边画妙见天子。善现天子。其门两边画梵天梵辅天。光音天大梵天。四方各画二天。皆戴宝冠披赤色衣。或黄或白身无璎珞。坐禅而住。各以右手安于顶上作敬礼相。外院门侧。画讫哩瑟拏槃图魔王。璎珞庄严少年之貌。次画化乐天及兜率夜摩帝释天子等。近门而住。次画四天王天迦楼罗天伊舍那鬼神主。及画毗纽天持轮而住。次画半支迦大药叉将。次画染婆罗大药叉。及满贤宝贤药叉王等。及画诃利底大药叉女。日月星宿四姊妹。割底迦童子。并二龙王难陀跋难陀等。如是圣众皆须一心迎请以心发遣。取白华置遏伽钵中。供养一切诸佛菩萨缘觉声闻一切咒仙。世出世间皆须观尽心供养。以白檀龙脑郁金而为香水。散洒圣众。复以此香为末烧之。当白是言。唯愿诸佛诸大菩萨一切圣者与我悉地。令我速出生死淤泥。三称是已。随力所办而为供养。心常系请世出世间一切咒天。愿加持我。一一各结其本印而相应之。以八新瓶盛满香水。并置一切种子及 在其池中，有美妙的宝莲花。呈现出红色的光芒，如同红色的颇梨（一种宝石）般，绽放出巨大的光明。多罗菩萨（度母）坐在莲花之中，左手持着青莲花，右手仰放在脐上，如同禅坐的姿势。眼睛也是如此。她佩戴着华丽的璎珞，披着轻纱和朝霞般的衣裳，安详地居住在那里。坛城的四门装饰着幢幡、华盖，以及栏杆、台阶和难提商佉（两种法器）。诸天演奏着音乐，赞颂着圣众。坛城的东面画着阿迦尼吒天众（色界顶天天众）、少光天子、无热天子。北边画着妙见天子、善现天子。其门的两边画着梵天、梵辅天、光音天、大梵天。四方各画着二天，都戴着宝冠，披着红色的衣服，有的穿着黄色或白色的衣服，身上没有璎珞，禅坐而住。各自用右手安放在头顶上，作出敬礼的姿势。外院的门侧，画着讫哩瑟拏槃图魔王（黑天魔王），以璎珞庄严，呈现出少年的模样。其次画着化乐天以及兜率夜摩帝释天子等，靠近门而居住。其次画着四天王天、迦楼罗天、伊舍那鬼神主，以及画着毗纽天（遍入天），手持轮宝而住。其次画着半支迦大药叉将。其次画着染婆罗大药叉，以及满贤、宝贤药叉王等。以及画着诃利底大药叉女（鬼子母）、日月星宿四姊妹、割底迦童子，以及二龙王难陀、跋难陀等。像这样的圣众，都需要一心一意地迎接和请来，以心意恭敬地遣送。取用白色的花朵，放置在遏伽钵（装水的器皿）中，供养一切诸佛、菩萨、缘觉、声闻，以及一切咒仙。世间和出世间的一切，都需要观想周尽，用心供养。用白檀、龙脑、郁金作为香水，散洒在圣众身上。又用这些香料磨成粉末焚烧。应当说这样的话：‘唯愿诸佛、诸大菩萨、一切圣者，赐予我悉地（成就），令我迅速脱离生死淤泥。’这样称念三遍之后，随自己的能力而进行供养。心中常常系念和祈请世间和出世间的一切咒天，愿他们加持我。一一各自结其本来的手印，并与之相应。用八个新的瓶子盛满香水，并且放置一切种子及 现代汉语译本 English version