Summary

s.1This text presents a spell ( vidyā ) featuring the female deity Sitātapatrā (White Umbrella Goddess), which issues from the uṣṇīṣa of the Buddha Śākyamuni as he rests in samādhi among the gods of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. The text details a litany of dangers, illness, and threats and provides spell formulas that can be recited to avert them. Sitātapatrā and her spell have enjoyed a long history and sustained popularity as a source of security against illness and misfortune, and her spell is widely used in contemporary Buddhist communities to this day.

s.1本文介紹一部明咒,其中的女性本尊是白傘蓋,她從釋迦牟尼佛的頂髻中應運而生。釋迦牟尼佛正在三十三天與眾天神一起安住於三昧之中。本文詳細列舉了各種危險、疾病和威脅,並提供了可以誦持的明咒公式來消除這些災厄。白傘蓋及其明咒歷史悠久,深受歡迎,被視為對抗疾病和不幸的有力保護,其明咒至今仍被當代佛教界廣泛使用。

Summary - Sitātapatrā Born from the Uṣṇīṣa of All Tathāgatas - 84001