分类： Shurangama Dharma Hall
Ratana Sutta
- This Sutta was used by the Buddha and Venerable Ananda to dispel the pandemic in Vaishali during the Buddha’s time.
The contents of the Shurangama Sutra are classified into 4 main modules called Gateways. They are the Awakening Gateway, Cultivation Gateway, Attainment Gateway, and Samadhi Gateway. Together, they are the practitioner’s complete A-to-Z guide to supreme enlightenment.
How so? The Awakening Gateway points him to the correct conceptual view about all phenomena in the universe and the basis for distinguishing the True Mind from the illusory. He then gets onto the “highway” and heads for his destination. under guidance from the Cultivation Gateway. Along the way, he cross-checks his progress against explanations found in the Attainment Gateway. Finally, he reaches his destination at the Samadhi Gateway, and ensures that he remains there without retreating.
The Shurangama Sutra is among the most revered sutras in the Chinese Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Nicknamed “Mini Tripitaka” because of its wide coverage of the Buddha’s profound teachings, the Sutra was held in great esteem by many renowned patriarchs, like Master Xu Yun and Master Hsuan Hua.
Stathāgata-uṣṅiṣaṃ Sitātapatraṃ Aparājitaṃ Pratyaṅgiraṃ Dhāranī
Extracted from Jun-zi-zhi, Stone Scriptures of Fangshan, inscribed during Liao Dynasty Da-an 10th year.
Translated under the imperial decree by His Holiness Amogha Vajra, Royal-titled Daiguangzhi, Tripitaka Master of the Royal Religious Bureau of Daxingshansi, T’ang Dynasty.
Compiled by His Holiness Xinglin, Royal-titled Purple-robed, Surpass Enlightenment Tripitaka Master in Propagating Esoteric Buddhism of the Royal Religious Bureau of the Great An-guo-si, Capital City of the Great T’ang, T’ang Dynasty.
Reconstructed to ancient Sanskrit pronunciation with romanised Sanskrit – a joint project by Venerable Ᾱcārya Hong Bok, Venerable Shi Yan Du and Bodhisattva-preceptee Upāsaka Guo Bin, in early 2016.
Guo Bin, “The Three Great Mantras in T’ang Dynasty – Romanised Sanskrit Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou, ISBN 978-957-739-925-0
Guo Bin, “Precious Gripped Fangshanshijing version of Sanskrit Shurangama Mantra & Diamond Sutra Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou ISBN 978-957-739-934-2
Extracted from Jun-zi-zhi, Stone Scriptures of Fangshan, inscribed during Liao Dynasty Da-an 10th year.
Translated under the imperial decree by His Holiness Amogha Vajra, Royal-titled Daiguangzhi, Tripitaka Master of the Royal Religious Bureau of Daxingshansi, T’ang Dynasty.
Compiled by His Holiness Xinglin, Royal-titled Purple-robed, Surpass Enlightenment Tripitaka Master in Propagating Esoteric Buddhism of the Royal Religious Bureau of the Great An-guo-si, Capital City of the Great T’ang, T’ang Dynasty.
Reconstructed to ancient Sanskrit pronunciation with romanised Sanskrit – a joint project by Venerable Ᾱcārya Hong Bok, Venerable Shi Yan Du and Bodhisattva-preceptee Upāsaka Guo Bin, in early 2016.
Guo Bin, “The Three Great Mantras in T’ang Dynasty – Romanised Sanskrit Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou, ISBN 978-957-739-925-0
Guo Bin, “Precious Gripped Fangshanshijing version of Sanskrit Shurangama Mantra & Diamond Sutra Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou ISBN 978-957-739-934-2
Chanted by Venerable Ᾱcārya Hong Bok
Music Composed by Venerable Hong Bok (https://www.facebook.com/acarya.hongbok)
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Music by: Enlightening Sounds (Beijing) Pte. Ltd.
Music Composed by Venerable Hong Bok (https://www.facebook.com/acarya.hongbok)
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Music by: Enlightening Sounds (Beijing) Pte. Ltd.
Note：
This latest standardized edition of the Dharani was taken from the Stone Scriptures of Fangshan, and reconstructed to its original ancient Sanskrit pronunciation using romanised Sanskrit.
Esoteric terms (like those used in mantras) are not translatable. Instead, they are transliterated to preserve the sound of their original language. In ancient China, mantras were transliterated from Sanskrit based on the Chinese spoken at the time, ie during the Tang and Song periods. When these mantras are read using modern day spoken Chinese (putong hua), the sound produced is different from the originally intended sound, due to the fact that modern day spoken Chinese is derived from the Northern Chinese dialect spoken in the Imperial Courts of the Qing Dynasty and not from ancient Chinese of the Tang and Song periods. The outcome would have been inconsistent with the objective of transliteration and therefore, not in accord with Great Master Xuan Zhuang’s guidelines on translation.
By reconstructing the text with romanized Sanskrit, the sounds of the mantra are restored back to its original Sanskrit pronunciation without compromising on Great Master Xuan Zhuang’s guideline of not translating esoteric terms.
In addition, in order to prevent missing phonetic effects during chanting, the “o” sound has been split into the original form “a-u” before Sandhi contraction, to be consistent with the translation practice adopted for other sutras. This is so that when “a-u” are chanted at a fast speed, the effect of Sandhi-ed “o” could still be sounded as desired. Hence, splitting “o” into “a-u” is consistent with other Sutra texts and should not pose any technical problem in the Sanskrit pronunciation.
There are instances where the Sanskrit-Chinese pairings in the Fangshan stone inscription were not standardized, in which cases, the reconstruction using romanised Sanskrit could not fully comply with today’s Sanskrit grammar and phonetic rules. We seek your forbearance on this.
This standardized edition has also eliminated omissions found in earlier versions circulated since the Song Dynasty.
This latest standardized edition of the Dharani was taken from the Stone Scriptures of Fangshan, and reconstructed to its original ancient Sanskrit pronunciation using romanised Sanskrit.
Esoteric terms (like those used in mantras) are not translatable. Instead, they are transliterated to preserve the sound of their original language. In ancient China, mantras were transliterated from Sanskrit based on the Chinese spoken at the time, ie during the Tang and Song periods. When these mantras are read using modern day spoken Chinese (putong hua), the sound produced is different from the originally intended sound, due to the fact that modern day spoken Chinese is derived from the Northern Chinese dialect spoken in the Imperial Courts of the Qing Dynasty and not from ancient Chinese of the Tang and Song periods. The outcome would have been inconsistent with the objective of transliteration and therefore, not in accord with Great Master Xuan Zhuang’s guidelines on translation.
By reconstructing the text with romanized Sanskrit, the sounds of the mantra are restored back to its original Sanskrit pronunciation without compromising on Great Master Xuan Zhuang’s guideline of not translating esoteric terms.
In addition, in order to prevent missing phonetic effects during chanting, the “o” sound has been split into the original form “a-u” before Sandhi contraction, to be consistent with the translation practice adopted for other sutras. This is so that when “a-u” are chanted at a fast speed, the effect of Sandhi-ed “o” could still be sounded as desired. Hence, splitting “o” into “a-u” is consistent with other Sutra texts and should not pose any technical problem in the Sanskrit pronunciation.
There are instances where the Sanskrit-Chinese pairings in the Fangshan stone inscription were not standardized, in which cases, the reconstruction using romanised Sanskrit could not fully comply with today’s Sanskrit grammar and phonetic rules. We seek your forbearance on this.
This standardized edition has also eliminated omissions found in earlier versions circulated since the Song Dynasty.
Extracted from Jun-zi-zhi, Stone Scriptures of Fangshan, inscribed during Liao Dynasty Da-an 10th year.
Translated under the imperial decree by His Holiness Amogha Vajra, Royal-titled Daiguangzhi, Tripitaka Master of the Royal Religious Bureau of Daxingshansi, T’ang Dynasty.
Compiled by His Holiness Xinglin, Royal-titled Purple-robed, Surpass Enlightenment Tripitaka Master in Propagating Esoteric Buddhism of the Royal Religious Bureau of the Great An-guo-si, Capital City of the Great T’ang, T’ang Dynasty . Reconstructed to ancient Sanskrit pronunciation with romanised Sanskrit – a joint project by Venerable Ᾱcārya Hong Bok, Venerable Shi Yan Du and Bodhisattva-preceptee Upāsaka Guo Bin, in early 2016.
Guo Bin, “The Three Great Mantras in T’ang Dynasty – Romanised Sanskrit Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou, ISBN 978-957-739-925-0
Guo Bin, “Precious Gripped Fangshanshijing version of Sanskrit Shurangama Mantra & Diamond Sutra Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou ISBN 978-957-739-934-2
Translated under the imperial decree by His Holiness Amogha Vajra, Royal-titled Daiguangzhi, Tripitaka Master of the Royal Religious Bureau of Daxingshansi, T’ang Dynasty.
Compiled by His Holiness Xinglin, Royal-titled Purple-robed, Surpass Enlightenment Tripitaka Master in Propagating Esoteric Buddhism of the Royal Religious Bureau of the Great An-guo-si, Capital City of the Great T’ang, T’ang Dynasty . Reconstructed to ancient Sanskrit pronunciation with romanised Sanskrit – a joint project by Venerable Ᾱcārya Hong Bok, Venerable Shi Yan Du and Bodhisattva-preceptee Upāsaka Guo Bin, in early 2016.
Guo Bin, “The Three Great Mantras in T’ang Dynasty – Romanised Sanskrit Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou, ISBN 978-957-739-925-0
Guo Bin, “Precious Gripped Fangshanshijing version of Sanskrit Shurangama Mantra & Diamond Sutra Chanting Manual”, Wanjuanlou ISBN 978-957-739-934-2
Chanted by Venerable Ᾱcārya Hong Bok(Original Chanter)
Music Composed by Venerable Hong Bok (https://www.facebook.com/acarya.hongbok)
1Buddhism: https://www.facebook.com/1Buddhism-322453851771490
Music Composed by Venerable Hong Bok (https://www.facebook.com/acarya.hongbok)
1Buddhism: https://www.facebook.com/1Buddhism-322453851771490