Chapter 13: The Dhārani of Non-Attachment

Then, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror said to the Venerable Shāradvatiputra:

“Shāradvatiputra! It is like this: this section of Dharma known as the Dhārani of Non-Attachment is the mother of the bodhisattvas who meditate on all phenomena, it is the preliminary conduct of the bodhisattva, and it is thoroughly retained by the bodhisattvas.”

He spoke those words, and the Venerable Shāradvatiputra spoke the following words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Bhagavan, as for ‘Dhārani’, if it does not abide in an objective field, and indeed does not abide in a spatial direction, then Bhagavan, what is the meaning of the word of Dhārani which is said “Dhārani, Dhārani”?

He spoke those words, and the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror spoke the following words to the Venerable Shāradvatiputra:

“Shāradvatiputra, in this way, you abide in the Mahayana, have interest in the Mahayana, and perform altruistic acts for the Mahayana. Shāradvatiputra, in this way, although it is indeed taught, as you said, that ‘Dhārani’ is a dharma which does not abide in an objective field, and also does not abide in a spatial direction, is also not a phenomena, is also not a non-phenomena, is also not in the past, is also not in the future, is also not in the present, is also not a substantial entity, is also not a non-substantial entity, is also not arisen through conditions, is also not arisen from a lack of conditions, is also not arisen from a being, is also not arisen from a non-being,  is also not a production by any phenomena, and is also a not a cessation, in order to benefit the bodhisattvas, it is like this: the qualities of the Buddha, the ethical conduct of the Buddha, the practices of the Buddha, the intent of the Buddha, and the arising of the Buddha —  it is like this.”

“This section of Dharma called ‘The Dhārani of Non-Attachment’ is the understanding of the path of accomplishment, and the abode of power. Teacher, so it is, so it is.”

He spoke those words, and the Venerable Shāradvatiputra spoke the following words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Bhagavan, it is like this: through attaining this Dhārani, wherever one stays, one will never turn away from unexcelled perfectly complete enlightenment, one will hold commitments authentically, one will live fully with learned masters who have confidence in the nature of unstable phenomena, and one will abide intensely on the path. Please bestow the Dharma section of this Dhārani! Sugata, please explain it!”

He spoke those words, and the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror spoke the following words to the Venerable Shāradvatiputra:

“Shāradvatiputra, well done, well done; Shāradvatiputra, it is just like that. The bodhisattva that attains Dhārani should be called the Buddha himself. Shāradvatiputra, whoever renders service to a bodhisattva who attains Dhārani, treats them like a Guru, honors them, and make offerings, by that they render service to the Buddha.”

“Shāradvatiputra, whoever listens to this Dhārani, upholds this Dhārani, and venerates it will not be separate from Bodhichitta, and thus in that way they will be like an offering to the Buddha.”

“Shāradvatiputra, as for this Dhārani, it is this:

TADYATHĀ/ SANDHĀRANI UTDHĀRANI/ SUSAM PRATISHTITE/ SUNĀMA/ SUPRATISHTITE/ VIJAYA BALA/ SATTYAPRATIJÑĀ/ SUĀROHA/ JÑĀNAPRATI/ UTPADANI/ ABANĀPANI/ ABHISHIÑCHANI/ ABHIBYĀHĀRA/ SHUBHABATI/ SUNIH SHRITA/ PAHUGUMBHA/ ABHIPADĀ SVĀHĀ

“Shāradvatiputra, if any bodhisattva dwells intensely on the words of this Dhārani of Non-Attachment, and by retaining it well upholds it, then for an eon, or more than an eon, or a thousand eons, and even for one hundred thousand eons, their aspirations will not be exhausted. Moreover, the body of that one will not be harmed by weapons, will not be poisoned, and will not be harmed by snakes.”

“Why is that so? Shāradvatiputra, this Dhārani of Non-Attachment is the mother of the Buddhas of the past. It is the mother of the Buddhas of the future. It is the mother of the Buddhas of the present.”

“It is like this: it is the section of Dharma called ‘The Dhārani of Non-Attachment’.”

“Shāradvatiputra, whoever fills the ten uncountable worlds of the trichiliocosm with the seven precious substances, makes offerings of them to the Buddha Bhagavans, and for incalculable eons attends to them excellently with cloths and food, compared to them, whatever sentient beings retain even merely a single word from this Dharma section of the Dhārani of Non-Attachment will generate much greater merit.”

“Why is this so? Venerable Shāradvatiputra, it is because this Dharma teaching of the Dhārani of Non-Attachment is the Mother of all Buddhas.”

FROM THE KING OF POWERFUL SŪTRAS, THE SUBLIME GOLDEN LIGHT, THIS WAS THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER, ON THE DHĀRANI OF NON-ATTACHMENT.

Translated by the Sugatagarbha Translation Group.

Translated from the Tibetan by the Sugatagarbha Translation Group. We are in the process of translating this entire sutra. 

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