The Heart of All Tathagatas: The Casket Seal Dharani

This is the Scripture of the Dharani of the Precious Casket Seal of the Secret Heart of the Whole-Body Relics of All Tathagatas original: Ciyi qie rulai xin mimi quanshen sheli baoqieyin tuoluoni jing. A Tathagata is an honorific title for a Buddha, meaning "One who has thus come.".

During the Song dynasty, Qian Chu, the King of the Wuyue Kingdom A coastal kingdom (907–978 AD) in what is now Zhejiang province, known for its devout patronage of Buddhism. and Grand Marshal of the Realm’s Armies, commissioned the creation of eighty-four thousand copies of this scripture. These were deposited within the West Gate Brick Pagoda to serve as an eternal offering.

This scroll is one of those very treasures once hidden within the Leifeng Pagoda A famous five-story tower in Hangzhou. It was completed in 975 AD; the "West Gate Brick Pagoda" mentioned above refers to this same structure.. Following the collapse of the tower, this scripture was revealed to the world. Having been granted the opportunity to read it through once, I feel my karmic blessing original: fuyuan. In Buddhist thought, this is the spiritual merit or "destined connection" that allows a person to encounter sacred objects. is indeed profound.

The fifteenth day of the twelfth month in the Year of the Wood Ox, the 2952nd year of the Buddhist Era This date corresponds to January 28, 1926, in the Gregorian calendar. The Leifeng Pagoda had collapsed just over a year prior, in September 1924..