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...ten [deities] all protect the body.
The Cow-loving Child original: Niù-ài tóngzǐ (牛愛童子). Also known as Gogyo Doji, a protector deity in the Buddhist pantheon often associated with the Five Elements and the protection of children and cattle. and the saints will surely offer praise.
[Regarding] an unnatural death: if one listens and receives [this], [one will] not [suffer]... nor will that which is harmed...
[Even if] killing occurs, that which is obtained... can then obtain [the protection of] the Four Heavenly Kings...
Ten thousand [times] day and night, they guard and protect [along with] the Twenty-Eight original: Ershiba (二十八). Refers to the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions or constellations that govern the movements of the heavens and human destiny..
Human conduct, and the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Clouds...
Light follows in protection, and one... its essence-energy manifests when descending...
The Heavens and the Trayastrimsha Heaven original: Qieli tian (切利天). The "Heaven of the Thirty-Three," located at the peak of Mount Meru where the god Shakra (Indra) resides.—those of the three ranks descend...
Various offerings and worship at the traces of the pagoda...
Specially offering and revering the hanging image... the roots planted as the cause, along with various origins...
Arranged below, offering to its dwelling... the power of the Tathagata's original: Rulai (如來). An honorific for the Buddha meaning "the one who has thus come/gone." protective thought and empowerment...
Furthermore, [whether the pagoda is made of] stone, wood, gold, or silver... this essential Dharma should be placed within its [interior]...
Immediately, that pagoda becomes [as if made of] the Seven Treasures original: qibao (七寶). Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, seashell, agate, pearl, and carnelian....
The steps below, the dew-plate original: lùpán (露盤). A decorative plate at the base of a pagoda's spire, meant to collect "celestial dew.", and the umbrella canopy...
This constitutes the Seven Treasures within that pagoda... its phenomenal forms, names, and virtues are like...
With great divine power, [one] listens and maintains its... the whole-body sarira original: sheli (舍利). The sacred crystalline relics or remains of a Buddha or enlightened master. hidden high [within]...
The Vinaya? Heavenly Palace, one district, and all the various heavens... all said to Vajrapani...
Because of these causes and conditions, this Dharma is like... merit. The Buddha told Vajrapani...
The Dharani original: Tuoluoni (陀羅尼). A mystical chant or incantation believed to hold the concentrated essence of a Buddhist teaching. completes this divine power... the Treasure Pagoda and all Buddhas...
Praise this Dharma, which blends the ordinary and the Buddha universally... Holy hand, this is the future manifestation...
The whole-body relics? of the one who enters Nirvana... the Dharani...
All the Tathagatas... [the Buddha of Infinite] Life then spoke the Dharani:
The following lines are a phonetic transcription of a Sanskrit incantation using Chinese characters. The translation reflects the reconstructed meanings of these sacred sounds.
Deeply and completely known within...
There is an arrow as deep as...
Two tips, three parts, Vipula... original: weiboluo (尾婆羅). Meaning 'extensive' or 'vast.'
When added, formerly made of three bonds...
The ancestor formerly told the vessel...
Formerly many, eightfold form...
Muti-samvati... original: mujieshibofudi (姆結示婆縛底). Likely referring to the 'attainment of liberation.'
The ancestor of the tenth son, the lotus seat...
The virtue of the Immortals, so much more passing through...
The vessel of knots, receiving the most precious jewels...
Behold the Bodhi-manda... original: luokanweidimanda (羅看胃地滿摩). Referring to the 'place of enlightenment' under the Bodhi tree.
Leaving the ancient, chanting the sounds...
Nir-tathagata...
Truly, awake, awake! original: ti-qu-weidaye-weida (諦去胃駄野胃駄). From the Sanskrit 'Budhya budhya,' an exhortation to awaken to the truth.
The earth and the six branches, the original experience...
Entrusted to the Bodhaya... original: fuer-yuedaye (付二月駄野). Referring to the 'path of enlightenment.'
Move, move, all beings... original: lan-zhe-ling-qi-lan-sa-deng (兰者嶺起兰薩等). From 'Cala cala,' a command for spiritual energy to move.
Niranta-vapa...
To the deceased, all beings...