Day 30

Day 30 covers all of Chapter 26, Dhāraṇīs

Having last month heard Medicine-King Bodhisattva’s dharani spells, we come to Brave-In-Giving Bodhisattva.

Thereupon Brave-In-Giving Bodhisattva said to the Buddha:

World-Honored One! I also will utter dharanis in order to protect the person who reads, recites and keeps the Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma. If he keeps these dharanis, this teacher of the Dharma will not have his weak points taken advantage of by any yaksa, raksasa, putana, krtya, kumbhanda or hungry spirit.

Then he uttered spells before the Buddha:

Zarei, makazarei, ukki, mokki, arei, arahatei, netsureitei, netsureitahatei), ichini, ichini, shichini, netsureichini, netsurichihachi.

[He said to the Buddha:]

World-Honored One! These dharanis, these divine spells, have already been uttered by as many Buddhas as there are sands in the River Ganges. Those Buddhas uttered them with joy. Those who attack and abuse this teacher of the Dharma should be considered to have attacked and abused those Buddhas.

And now I have a chance again to play this jazz version of the dharanis.