The Dharani of Ushnisha Vijaya, taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, overcomes Six Types of Suffering in the Six Realms, which are manifested in the poisons afflicting the Six Realms, and overcomes Death itself. This is the Dharani Buddha taught, in his words:
“It can eliminate all evil karmic hindrances and eradicate the suffering of all evil paths.”
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Full List of Benefits described by Buddha in Sutra:
- Rescue from all dangers
- Protect from Calamities, including natural disasters such as drought, flood, wind, fire
- Purify negative karma, including from past lives
- Eliminate all karmic obstructions
- Increase merit and blessings
- Lengthen lifespan and quality of life
- Heal from diseases, illnesses, wounds or epidemics
- Attain anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi, or supreme perfect wisdom
- Relieve beings in the ghost or Preta realm or humans suffering in a state of Hungry Ghost Realm (excessive hunger for more)
- Benefit birds, animals and all crawling creatures or humans suffering in a state of Animal Realm (excessive fear)
- Destroy suffering in the Hell Realms or humans suffering in a state of Heal Realm (excessive anger)
- Relieve beings in the God Realms, beings with excessive attachment to pleasure, or humans suffering metaphorically as God Realm (excessively attached) beings.
- Relieve beings in the Demi-God or Asura Realms, beings with too much jealousy, or humans suffering metaphorically as Demi-God Realm beings.
- Increase wisdom
- Reverse the fixed karma
- Help minimize collective karma — for example, the karma of a country
- Harmonize relationships, including spouses, friends, associates
- Ultimately purifying us to be reborn in Sukhavati or other pure lands
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Buddha Weekly’s beautiful original vocals of this very powerful Dharani in Sanskrit. Chant along for benefits (no empowerment required) with the Dharani text below, as transmitted by Shakyamuni Buddha:
namo bhagavate trailokya prativiśiṣṭāya buddhāya
bhagavate tadyathā oṃ viśodhaya viśodhaya
asamasama samanta avabhāsa spharaṇa gati gahana svabhāva viśuddhe
abhiṣiñcatu māṃsugata vara vacana
amṛta abhiṣeke mahāmantra pāneāhara āhara āyuḥ sandhāraṇi
śodhaya śodhaya gagana viśuddhe
uṣṇīṣa vijaya viśuddhesahasraraśmi sañcodite
sarva tathāgata avalokana ṣaṭpāramitā paripūraṇi
sarva tathāgata mati daśa-bhūmi prati-ṣṭhitesarva tathāgata
hṛdaya adhiṣṭhāna adhiṣṭhita mahāmudre
vajrakāya saharaṇa viśuddhesarva āvaraṇa apāya
durgati pariviśuddhepratinirvartaya āyuḥ śuddhe
samaya adhiṣṭhite maṇi maṇi mahāmaṇitathātā bhūta koṭi pariśuddhe
visphuṭa buddhi śuddhe
jaya jaya vijaya vijaya smara smarasarva buddha adhiṣṭhita śuddhe
vajre vajra garbhe vajraṃ bhavatu mama śarīraṁ
sarva sattvānāṁ ca kāya pariviśuddhesarva gati pariśuddhe
sarva tathāgatāśca me sama āśvāsayantu
sarva tathāgata sama āśvāsa adhiṣṭhitebudhya budhya vibudhya vibudhya
bodhaya bodhaya vibodhaya vibodhaya
samanta pariśuddhe
sarva tathāgata hṛdaya
adhiṣṭhāna adhiṣṭhita mahāmudre svāhā
Then the Buddha told Lord Shakra , “The above Mantra is known as the ‘Purifying All Evil Paths’ Usnisa Vijaya Dharani’. It can eliminate all evil karmic hindrances and eradicate the suffering of all evil paths.
English Translation
Namo bhagavate, trailokya prativisistaya,
Adoration to the blessed, in the triple world the most excellent,
buddhaya bhagavate! Tadyatha Om!
to the enlightened! Adoration to the blessed! Namely: Om!
Vishodhaya, vishodhaya – asama-sama,
Cleanse, cleanse – the always impartial,
samantavabhasa-spharana
being in possession of all-pervading, all-illuminating light,
gati gahana, svabhava vishuddhe abhisinchatu!
cleansed of the darkness of the five paths of existence, the pure in-himself
Mam, Sugata, vara vachana amirta abhisekai maha,
Consecrate us, Sugata, with an immortal consecration which consists of the best words,
mantra-padai! Ahara, ahara
the great true phrases! Remove disasters, remove disasters,
ayuh sam-dharani! Sodhaya, sodhaya,
holder of an eternal life! Cleanse us, cleanse us,
gagana visuddhe usnisa vijaya vishuddhe,
the as-pure-as-the-sky, as the victorious head-crown as pure,
sahashra-rasmi sam-chodite!
the inflamed with a thousand rays of light!
Sarva tathagata avalokani,
O One overseeing the thus-gone ones,
sat-paramita-paripurani!
the perfect in the six paramitas!
Sarva tathagata mati dasha-bhumi prati-sthite!
O One who has passed all ten stages of tathagata-consciousness!
Sarva tathagata hirdaya adhisthanadhisthita maha-mudre,
O One who from the heart of every tathagata the spiritual power emanating holds
maha-mudre, vujra kaya sam-hatana vishuddhe!
the great seal, whose body is as adamantine and pure as diamond!
Sarva varana apaya-durgati pari vishuddhe prati-nivartaya ayuh shuddhe!
O One who is thoroughly cleansed of all return-compelling karma!
Samaya adhisthite, mani, mani, maha mani! Tathata,
Keep your promise, jewel, jewel, great jewel! Suchness,
bhuta-koti parishuddhe visphuta buddhi shuddhe, jaya, jaya,
the absolute pinnacle of evolved purity of mind, be victorious, be victorious;
vijaya; vijaya! Smara; smara!
be ever victorious; be ever victorious! Bear in mind; bear in mind!
Sarva buddha adhisthita shuddhe!
O One who of all buddhas is the pure and appointed!
Vajri vajragarbhe, vajram bhavatu mama shariram!
Vajra-holding diamond-womb, let my body be like diamond!
Sarva sattva’am cha kaya –
O One who possesses a pure body –
pari vishuddhe sarva gati parishuddhe –
who is absolutely pure from all the paths of existence –
sarva tathagata singcha me samasvasayantu,
O One who consoles me by all the tathagatas,
sarva tathagata samasvasa adhisthite,
O One who is empowered with all the consoling power of the tathagatas,
budhiya, budhiya, vibudhiya, vibudhiya!
be enlightened, be enlightened, be ever enlightened, be ever enlightened!
Bodhaya, bodhaya, vibhodhaya,
Have them enlightened, have them enlightened, have them ever enlightened,
vibodhaya, samanta parishuddhe!
have them ever enlightened, the most pure in a thoroughgoing way!
Sarva tathagata hirdya adhisthanadhisthita
O One who from the heart of every tathagata the spiritual power emanating holds
maha-mudre, svaha!
the great seal, hail!
When you’re short on time, you can also chant the shorter mantra. We have a video of this beautiful chant here. This is called the Victory over Death mantra:
For a feature on Ushanisha Vijaya Dharani with the full Sutra text and Dharani, and what it means, see Buddha Weekly’s feature here: https://buddhaweekly.com/?p=2533
- The Dharani overcomes the poison of anger, supreme in the hell realms.
- It triumphs over greed, the poison of the Preta or Hungry Ghost Realm.
- It overcomes the poison of stupidity or ignorance, as represented by the Animal Realm.
- It neutralizes our paralyzing jealousy, the cause of wars and major suffering, allegorical of the Asura Realm.
- It overcomes excessive attachments to pride and also desires and habitual enjoyment, which are the poisons of the heavenly or Deva Realm.
Needless to say, we suffer from all of these in the Human Realm.
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