Tập Định Lăng Nghiêm

（5-9）

弟子法名XX，持誦楞嚴神

咒：唵，阿那隸，昆舍提，鞞

囉跋閒囉陀唎，槃陀槃陀你，

跋圈囉謗尼泮，虎吽都嚧甕泮

，莎婆訶。（7-21遍，三禮）

弟子法名XX，持念諸佛菩

薩鴻名：南無釋迦牟尼佛（7-

21 聲）南無阿彌陀佛（7-21聲）南無觀世音菩薩（3-7聲）南

無大勢至菩薩（3-7聲）南無金

剛藏菩薩（3-7聲，三禮）。

（6-10）

弟子法名xX，誓願制止兩

種內魔，不許再續穿鼻強引。

此是，其一，妄思之復續；其

二，色欲與名利之望求。（一禮）

（7- 11）

弟子法名XX，修習之後，

平常之中願嚴密奉行《正念》。

其一，是無時忘却，不念於

佛。佛蔭覆弟子之一生，制止弟子之放逸，接引弟子之勝進。

其二，是無時忘却我已發大

願修習之楞嚴大定。至少亦以 如刻之記憶而明記楞嚴明心之文曲。明記此心是楞嚴大定之主体，明記此大定是我一生之所向方。

其三，是無時忘却，不念本

身是佛之子女，本具出家之好心，習定之大願，深願應如何生活可以不負佛，不負本身。

其四，是無時忘却，不念警

覺，制止其色欲與名利之望求，令定有力，魔須止。（一禮）

（8-12）

願以此功德

普及於一切

我等與眾生

皆共成佛道。

一心頂禮佛部部主釋迦牟尼世尊，與一切世尊。（一禮）一心頂禮蓮花部部主觀世音大士，與一切大士。（一禮）一心頂禮金剛部部主金剛藏大士，與一切金剛。（一禮）

In English Based on the previous chapter, this chapter is compiled to produce an account of the ritual to observe and to recite. It is also numbered, but here each number refers to a number of the previous chapter. For example, 1-4 means that article 1 of this chapter relates to article 4 of the previous chapter. The practitioner has to collate an article of this chapter with the article from the previous chapter to be able to understand the ritual better.

(1 - 4)

My religious name is ..., I whole-heartedly prostrate myself before the Head of the Buddha section who is Sakyamuni the Blessed One and before all other Blessed Ones (1 prostration).
My religious name is ... ..., I whole-heartedly prostrate myself before the Head of the Lotus section who is Avalokitesvara the Great One and before all other Great Ones. (1 prostration).
My religious name is ... ..., 1 whole-heartedly prostrate myself before the Head of the Diamond section who is Diamond Womb the Great One and before all other Diamond Lords. (1 prostration).

(2 - 5)

My religious name is ... ..., after solemnly and severely raising awareness about and examining myself, I decide to make my great vow of practicing the Great Suramgama samadhi throughout my life. May Sakyamuni the Blessed One, Avalokitesvara the Great One, Diamond Womb the Great One and innumerable Blessed Ones, Great Ones, Diamond Lords love me, acknowledge my sincerity and protect and help me. (3 times, 1 prostration).

(3 - 6)

My religious name is و. ..

respect-fully recite the four great precepts, knowing that anyone who observes these four great precepts will bear the Buddha's seal of approval.

The first precept is not to have any desire for sexuality. This is a decisive instruction of the Buddha and the Buddhas before Him. To be able to practice the Great Suramgama samadhi, one must observe this precept strictly. (1 prostration).

The second precept is not to kill. This is a decisive instruction of the Buddha and the Buddhas before Him. To be able to practice the Great Suramgama samadhi, one must observe this precept strictly. (1 prostration).

The third precept is not to take possession of ownership. This is a decisive instruction of the Buddha and the Buddhas before Him. To be able to practice the Great Suramgama samädhi, one must observe this precept strictly. (1 prostration).

The fourth precept is not to cheat. This is a decisive instruction of the Buddha and the Buddhas before Him. To be able to practice the Great Suramgama samädhi, one must observe this precept strictly. (1 prostration).

(4 - 8)

My religious name is ... ..., I respect-fully recite a paragraph in the Suramgama sutra telling about the Mind which is the essence of the Great Suramgama samädhi.

"Thereupon, Venerable Ananda and all the great assembly, having received this wonderful instruction from the Buddha, became perfectly free in both body and mind. Each of them understood clearly that their Mind can reach all the ten directions. And to them, the space of the ten directions seemed like a leaf held in their hand. They saw that all phenomena were nothing but their own wonderful and bright Mind, that their Mind was all-embracing and that their physical bodies begotten from their parents were like specks of dust blowing about in the space. These bodies, whether existing or gone, were just like specks of foams floating on then vanishing into the ocean. All of them understood very clearly that their own pure Mind was permanent and indestructible."

(Reciting the paragraph 3 times by heart and aloud, listening to the voice and focusing on the meaning of the words. Making one prostration, sitting cross-legged, reading the paragraph again 3 times quietly, and pausing for some seconds after each small section to think about its general meanings. Refer to the following.)

Thereupon, Venerable Ananda and all the great assembly, having received this wonderful instruction from the Buddha, became perfectly free in both body and mind. Each of them understood clearly that their Mind can reach all the ten directions. And to them, the space of the ten directions seemed like a leaf held in their hand the general meaning is that the Mind itself is pure and bright). They saw that all phenomena were nothing but their own wonderful and bright Mind, that their Mind was all-embracing, and that their physical bodies begotten from their parents were like specks of dust blowing about in the space. These bodies, whether existing or gone, were just like specks of foams floating on then vanishing into the ocean (the general idea is that our body and mind is only the Mind). All of them understood very clearly that their own pure Mind was permanent and indestructible (the general idea is that the Mind is an indestructible essence) [reciting the paragraph then making prostrations from once to 3 times. Then sitting cross-legged, body relaxed, breaths lightened, con-sidering the following three small subjects which relate to the whole paragraph.]

The first subject to consider is the "Mind": the Mind is the "Tathagata Womb". The second one to consider is the "phenomena" : All phenomena are the "capacities for becoming a Buddha". The third one to consider is the "body": the body is the "highest capacity for becoming a Buddha." (3 prostrations).

(5 - 9)

My religious name is ...

whole-heartedly recite the holy Suramgama dharani : "Om, anale, pishade, vaira vajradhãri, bhandha bhandhani, vajrapani phat, hum trum phat, svãha." (from 7 to 21 times, 3 prostrations).

My religious name is う whole-heartedly recollect the great names of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas : Namo Sakyamuni Buddha (7~21 times), Namo Amitabha Buddha (7~21 times), Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (3~7 times), Namo Mahasthäna Bodhisattva 13~7 times), Namo Vajragarbha Bodhisattva (3~7 times, 3 prostrations).

(6 - 10)

My religious name is ... ..., I vow to control two kinds of evil spirits and not to let them lead me by the nose. They are : first, the continuation of wrong thoughts ; second, the desire for sexuality, fame and wealth.
prostration).

(7 - 11)

My religious name is ... ..., I vow to observe the "right collection" strictly after the time of my religious practice and in my other daily activities :

Firstly, I never forget to remember the Lord Buddha who embraces my whole life, hinders me from my self-indulgence and leads me to go forward. (1 prostration)

Secondly, I never forget to remember the Great Surangama samädhi that I have made the vow to practice. At the least, I always remember exactly the paragraph extracted from the Surangama sutra which speaks of the essential Mind of this kind of samadhi. I always remember that this kind of samadhi is the orientation for my whole life. (1 prostration).

Thirdly, I never forget to remember that I am myself the son of the Buddha who has the good intention to leave my family and makes the great vow to live and make my own body worthy of the Buddhahood and itself. (I prostration).

Fourthly, I never forget to remember that I must heighten my vigilance, trace and stop the desire for sexuality, fame and wealth in order to increase the power of samädhi and drive back evil spirits. (I prostration)

(8 - 12)

May this merit
Be transferred everywhere
May we and living beings
All attain the Buddha's Way.
I whole-heartedly prostrate myself before the Head of the Buddha section who is Sakyamuni the Blessed One and before all other Blessed Ones.
(1 prostration).

I whole-heartedly prostrate myself before the Head of the Lotus section who is Avalokitesvara the Great One and before all other Great Ones. (1 prostration).

I whole-heartedly prostrate myself before the Head of the Diamond section who is Vajragarbha the Great One and before all other Diamond Lords. (1 prostration).

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