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Dhāraṇī sutras are Mahayana sutras that focus on specific dhāraṇīs (recitations, chants, incantations, spells), which are mostly in some form of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Dhāraṇīs are understood as having various magical powers, including protection against evil, purification, promotion of good rebirth, generation of merit, and even ...
The sutra states that during the age of Dharma decline, the Mahayana sutras will be lost (including the Nirvana sutra itself), false teachings will spread, and monks will act unethically, owning servants, cattle and horses, and engaging in lay jobs like farming, smithing, painting, sculpture and divination (instead of focusing on the Dharma). [4]
[4] [5] The texts of the sutra seem to have been collected over a number of centuries, and their varying subject matter is suggestive of historical transitions between major eras of Buddhist thought. [1] The collection may have developed from a "Bodhisattva pitaka" attributed to some of the early Mahayana schools. [1]
The MBhS also shows doctrinal similarities with the Lotus Sutra (Saddharmapuṇḍarīka), including: a similar presentation of dharmabhāṇakas (dharma reciters / preachers), both include incredulous hinayana monks who leave the assembly before the sutra is taught, both texts say that "the recitation of the sūtra constitutes the Buddha’s ...
The sutra contains a long introduction (nidana) which lists a huge assembly of many types of beings, bodhisattvas, etc. [2] [1] The first main part of the Mahāmegha Sūtra is a dialogue between a bodhisattva named Great Cloud Essence (Skt: *Mahāmeghagarbha, Ch: 大雲密藏) and the Buddha which touches on over a hundred topics related to the ...
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It also omits the "Sagāthakam", the last chapter in the long version of the sutra, which is considered by many scholars to be a later addition. Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. The Lankavatara Sutra: A Mahayana Text Translated for the first time from the original Sanskrit. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., 1932 (originally published); 1956 (reprint).
Chanting: Buddhist chanting or recitation of sutras, prayers, mantras, and dhāraṇīs is another major ritual element in Mahayana. [168] One text which seems to have been popular in India was the Aspiration Prayer for Good Conduct (Bhadracaryā-praṇidhāna or Samantabhadra-caryā-praṇidhāna). [ 169 ]