Toh 768The Dhāraṇī of Jambhalaśrī
Pāli / Sanskrit:Jambhalaśrīdhāraṇī
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Sacred Wealth Deity Mantra—The Dhāraṇī of Jambhalaśrī
Context
This scripture is recorded in the Kangyur, the translated collection of the Buddha Dharma, and belongs to Vajrayāna Tantra, continuing the profound tradition of Tibetan Buddhist practice. Jambhala, the Wealth Deity, is a bodhisattva who protects wealth and abundance within the tantric pantheon and is widely revered in countries that follow Vajrayāna.
The Wealth Deity is not a worldly god, but an expression of the Buddha’s power of wisdom—specifically, the transformation of the mind of loving-kindness toward sentient beings. The preservation in the Buddha Dharma of dhāraṇīs—mantras and all-encompassing protective formulas—associated with this deity expresses the tantric view that all material phenomena possess Buddha-nature, and that the needs of sentient beings—including wealth and prosperity—can be transformed into a path of awakening. This scripture, recorded as Toh 768, is one of the specialized Dharma works for invoking the protection of Jambhalaśrī, the revered Wealth Deity.
Main Content
The Dhāraṇī of Jambhalaśrī is a secret mantra formula—a sacred sequence of sounds regarded as the direct expression of the wisdom and power of the Wealth Deity. In Tantra, a dhāraṇī is not a simple prayer of petition, but a spiritual code capable of bringing the practitioner’s mind into resonance with a current of energy imbued by the Buddha.
This scripture instructs one to invoke Jambhala’s presence through reciting sacred sounds, accompanied by visualizing the bodhisattva in the form of the Wealth Deity—usually described as golden-yellow in color, adorned with ornaments, and holding symbols of wealth and abundance. This is not a superficial act of petitioning, but a profound process of practice: the practitioner learns to recognize that obstacles and deprivation in life arise because desire and craving obscure the mind, while the power of the Wealth Deity—namely openness, generosity, and wisdom—is inherently present in the Buddha-nature of every sentient being.
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