Summary
s.1The Dhāraṇī of Refuge for the Preta Flaming Mouth recounts the nocturnal encounter of the monk Nanda with a gruesome preta (“hungry ghost”) who predicts his imminent death. After recounting his experience to the Buddha, he is taught a dhāraṇī and an associated food offering ritual to allay the sufferings of pretas and avert his prophesied fate.
s.1《餓鬼焰口皈依陀羅尼》講述了比丘難陀在夜間遇到一隻可怕的餓鬼的故事，該餓鬼預言他即將死亡。難陀將自己的經歷告訴佛陀後，佛陀傳授了他一部陀羅尼和相應的施食儀軌，用來減輕餓鬼的苦難，並幫助他化解所預言的厄運。