Summary
s.1The Sovereign Tantra “Praises to Śrīdevī Kālī” opens in the Pāruṣyaka grove on the summit of Mount Sumeru, where the bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi has assembled with a large retinue of divine and demonic beings. Vajrapāṇi introduces the goddess Śrīdevī Kālī and implores the members of his retinue to make offerings to her and praise her. Twelve members of the assembly then praise Śrīdevī Kālī in turn, with each praise providing a fresh perspective on how the goddess’s physical features and virtuous qualities reflect her status as a distinctively Buddhist deity.
s.1《主尊怛特羅「讚頌吉祥黑女神」》在須彌山頂的波樓沙迦林開始。菩薩金剛手菩薩在那裡集合了眾多神聖和魔鬼的眷屬。金剛手菩薩介紹了女神吉祥黑女神，並懇求眷屬們向她供養和讚頌。集會中的十二位成員依次讚頌吉祥黑女神，每一讚頌都從不同的角度說明女神的身體特徵和美德如何反映了她作為獨特佛教女神的地位。