Summary
s.1This short text narrates Ānanda’s nocturnal encounter in the Banyan Grove in Kapilavastu with a gruesome female preta, or “hungry ghost,” with a burning mouth. The ghost tells Ānanda that he will die imminently and be reborn in the realm of the pretas unless he satisfies innumerable pretas with offerings of food the following morning. Terrified, Ānanda goes quickly to the Buddha and asks for advice. The Buddha then teaches Ānanda a dhāraṇī and an associated food offering ritual that together will satisfy innumerable ghosts and will cause offerings to the Three Jewels to multiply. The Buddha then instructs Ānanda to memorize and widely propagate this practice.
s.1這部短篇經文敘述了阿難在迦毗羅衛尼俱陀樹園裡一個夜晚的經歷。他在那裡遇到了一個令人恐懼的女餓鬼，這個鬼的嘴裡燃燒著火焰。這個鬼告訴阿難，他將很快死亡，並且會投生到餓鬼的領域，除非他在第二天早上用食物供養無數的餓鬼來滿足它們。阿難感到恐懼，急忙去見佛陀並請求建議。佛陀隨後教導阿難一個陀羅尼和相應的食物供養儀式，這兩者結合在一起能夠滿足無數的餓鬼，並會使對三寶的供養增長倍增。佛陀然後指示阿難要牢記並廣泛傳播這個修行方法。