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t21n1376 buddha speaks holy adornment dharani sutra.g2.0f

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English version: Beings are attached and bound by various afflictions and disturbances. Whether on the ground, in the sky, on the mountainside, or on the mountaintop, and in all places, they are all destroyed by the majestic power of my Ārya-alaṃkāra-dhāraṇī (Holy Adornment Dharani), and cannot harm sentient beings. The Buddha then said to Ānanda: 'The Buddha's true Dharma, the true Saṃgha (community), the true Devas (gods), and the true Ṛṣis (sages) – these five are irreversible. Ānanda, you should receive and uphold well what I have said, so that it may circulate in the world in the future and bring great benefit to all beings.' When the Buddha finished speaking this Sutra, the boy Rāhula, having heard the Great Adornment Dharani spoken by the World-Honored One, and being protected by all the mantras, obtained peace and happiness without leaving the assembly, his mind was cheerful, joyful, and leaping. He touched the ground with his head and prostrated himself at the feet of the Tathāgata (Thus Come One), and returned to the royal palace with his attendants. Maitreya Bodhisattva (Loving-kindness Bodhisattva), Ānanda, and even the Devas (gods), Nāgas (dragons), Yakṣas (demons), and all humans and non-humans, having heard what the Buddha said, rejoiced, believed, accepted, and retreated after bowing to the Buddha. The End of the Lower Scroll of the Sutra of the Holy Adornment Dharani Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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