Summary
s.1The Noble King of Spells, the Dhāraṇī of Agrapradīpa presents six distinct dhāraṇī formulas that can be used for protection from threatening forces and illness, to facilitate the path to awakening, and to bring the practitioner into harmony with other beings. As the Buddha Śākyamuni resides at Jeta’s Grove near the city of Śrāvastī, he is visited by two bodhisattvas sent as emissaries by the Buddha Agrapradīpa, who resides in a distant buddhafield named Infinite Flowers. These bodhisattvas present the first of the six dhāraṇīs as an offering to Śākyamuni from Agrapradīpa. Inspired by their example, additional dhāraṇīs are then presented: one each by Maitreya and Mañjuśrī, two by Śākyamuni himself, and a final formula recited by the Four Great Kings. After the presentation of each dhāraṇī, the Buddha tells Ānanda of the rarity of such dhāraṇīs and describes the benefits that accrue from their recitation.
s.1《聖號神咒：最勝燈陀羅尼》呈現了六個不同的陀羅尼咒語，可用於保護自己免受威脅力量和疾病的傷害、促進證得開悟的道路，以及使修行者與其他眾生相和諧。當佛陀釋迦牟尼駐錫在舍衛城附近的祇樹給孤獨園時，受到由佛陀最勝燈派遣作為使者的兩位菩薩的拜訪。最勝燈佛陀住在一個名為無量華世界的遠方佛土。這兩位菩薩將六個陀羅尼中的第一個作為來自最勝燈佛陀的禮物呈獻給釋迦牟尼。受到他們的啟發，其後又呈獻了多個陀羅尼：彌勒菩薩呈獻一個，文殊菩薩呈獻一個，釋迦牟尼佛陀本人呈獻兩個，最後由四大天王誦讀最後一個咒語。在呈獻每一個陀羅尼之後，佛陀告訴阿難這類陀羅尼的稀有之處，並描述誦讀這些陀羅尼所獲得的利益。