Toh 580The Dhāraṇī for Retaining the Six Perfections

Summary

This text presents a series of dhāraṇīs for the attainment of each of the
perfections.

Acknowledgements

This publication was completed under the patronage and supervision of
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.

The text was translated, edited, and introduced by the 84000 translation
team. Paul G. Hackett produced the translation and wrote the introduction. Rory
Lindsay edited the translation and the introduction, and Dawn Collins copyedited
the text. Sameer Dhingra was in charge of the digital publication process.

Introduction

This text presents a series of dhāraṇīs for the
attainment of each of the perfections, with no additional explanation.
Although a common theme, there are no obvious parallels with other texts in
the canon. No Sanskrit title is provided for this text, and its title is
given on the basis of the Tibetan alone.

This translation of the text into English relied primarily on the
Degé recension while making reference to variant readings in other
recensions as noted in the Comparative Edition (dpe
bsdur ma) and validated in the source texts—notably Narthang—as
well as the Stok Palace and Phukdrak recensions. No previous translation of this text into a language outside the
Tibetan sphere of influence is known. Meisezahl (1957) provides a diplomatic
edition of the dhāraṇīs found in the Linden Museum Tibetan collection.

The Translation

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The Dhāraṇī for Retaining the Six Perfections

Homage to the Three
Jewels.

By hearing this essence mantra of giving, even one time, one will
obtain the perfection of giving:

oṃ namas tasyai
bhagavati dānādhipataye svāhā |

By hearing this essence mantra of ethics, even one time, one will
obtain the perfection of ethics:

By hearing this essence mantra of patience, even one time, one will
obtain the perfection of patience:

By hearing this essence mantra of effort, even one time, one will
obtain the perfection of effort:

namaḥ sarvatathāgatānām
acintya visayānām | namo stute bhagavate viryapāramitā | viryan kuru
vīrye vīrye mahāvīrye tathāgata sarvājñānam apayati svāhā |

By hearing this essence mantra of meditative concentration, even one
time, one will obtain the perfection of meditative concentration:

namaḥ sarvatathāgatānām | oṃ
vimale nirmale dhyāne dhyāne dhyānapriye hūṃ phaṭ |

By hearing this essence mantra of wisdom, even one time, one will
obtain the perfection of wisdom:

namas tathāgatāya
aparimitājñānagocarāya | namo bhagavate jñānapāramitā | ye jñānam | me
kuru kuru vigaṇa  | tathāgatasya samayam anusmara | hi
hi hi hi jñā jñā jñā jñā hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ |

This completes “The Dhāraṇī for Retaining
the Six Perfections.”

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