Summary
s.1Mañjuśrī’s Sworn Oath provides instruction in an incantatory practice focused on Mañjuśrī, in the form of a vidyā that Mañjuśrī himself pronounces. The vidyā unfolds in a series of forceful imperatives suggestive of battle, conquest, and celebration, and after enunciating it, Mañjuśrī explains that its recitation will lead to virtuosity in the memorization of scriptural verses. The benefits of recitation are then enumerated in more detail, relative to the number of times it is recited and whether the recitation is accompanied by ritual performance. As indicated by the title, Mañjuśrī then swears an oath to assure the vidyā’s efficacy, pledging to take on the karmic burden of the five misdeeds with immediate retribution should its promised benefits fail to ensue.
s.1《文殊菩薩的誓言》提供了一種以文殊菩薩為中心的咒語修行指導，其形式是由文殊菩薩親自宣誦的明咒。這個明咒以一系列強有力的命令展開，暗示著戰鬥、征服和慶祝，文殊菩薩在宣誦後解釋說，誦持它將導致在記憶經文偈頌方面的嫻熟。誦持的利益隨後被詳細列舉，取決於誦持的次數以及誦持是否伴隨儀軌的執行。如題目所示，文殊菩薩隨後宣誓以確保明咒的效力，承諾若其所許諾的利益未能實現，則將承擔五無間業的業報負擔。