Disaster-Dispelling Auspicious Mantra
The “Disaster-Dispelling Auspicious Mantra” (also called the Disaster-Dispelling Auspicious Dhāraṇī) comes from the Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Great, Mighty, and Brilliant Light Disaster-Dispelling Auspicious Dhāraṇī.
Core Source and Background:
- Scriptural source: The full title is the Sutra Spoken by the Buddha on the Great, Mighty, and Brilliant Light Disaster-Dispelling Auspicious Dhāraṇī.
- Translator: Translated into Chinese by the Tang-dynasty Tripiṭaka Master Amoghavajra.
- Speaker of the teaching: Śākyamuni Buddha.
- Scriptural background: According to tradition, when Śākyamuni Buddha was in the Pure Abode Heaven, he saw the stars and planets manifest strange transformations, and in order to eliminate disasters in the world and dispel the calamities caused by inauspicious stars, he proclaimed this dhāraṇī.
Main Benefits
- Eliminating disasters and obstacles: The sutra records that if one encounters evil stars and strange transformations, a year of poor fortune, accidental calamities, or physical illness and other obstacles, sincerely reciting this mantra can cause disasters to be dispelled.
- Increasing auspiciousness and favorable conditions: The sutra says that those who uphold and recite it can accomplish eighty-four thousand kinds of auspicious deeds, helping attract favorable conditions and making life and practice smoother.
- Dispelling negative energy: It helps calm the mind, resolve fear and unease within, and bring inner peace and harmony.
The original text is as follows:
Namo samanta. Buddhānām. Apratihata.
Sānānām. Tadyathā. Oṃ. Khakha. Khahi. Khahi. Hūṃ hūṃ.
Jvala. Jvala. Prajvala. Prajvala.
Tiṣṭha. Tiṣṭha. Sthiri. Sthiri.
Sphoṭa. Sphoṭa. Śāntika. Śrīye. Svāhā.