Summary
s.1Mañjuśrī’s Increasing of Insight and Intelligence is a short dhāraṇī scripture centered on the figure of Mañjuśrī. It opens with a salutation to the Three Jewels, followed by the Sanskrit dhāraṇī proper, and concludes with an enumeration of the benefits accrued by its memorization. These include the swift attainment of intelligence, a melodious voice, and a beautiful appearance. It also extols physical contact with the material text, which is said to enable recollection of one’s former lives. The scripture concludes with a brief statement of the benefits accrued by extensive recitation, which culminate in beholding the very face of Mañjuśrī.
s.1《文殊菩薩增長智慧和聰慧的陀羅尼》是一部以文殊菩薩為中心的短篇陀羅尼經典。它以向三寶禮敬開始,隨後是梵文陀羅尼本身,最後列舉通過誦持所獲得的利益。這些利益包括快速獲得智慧、擁有悅耳的聲音和美好的外表。它還讚揚與文本經籍的身體接觸,據說這可以使人回憶起前世的記憶。經典以簡要說明廣泛誦持所獲得的利益作為結尾,這些利益最終達到親眼見到文殊菩薩的境地。