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上人正为一尊护佑、庄严译经院的四十二手眼观世音菩萨圣像开光。上人教我们念的咒语是：“什佛啰.什佛啰。陀啰.陀啰。频陀啰.频陀啰。瞋陀.瞋陀。虎信.虎信。”此是〈楞严咒〉第四会开始的一段咒语。
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The Venerable Master is shown “opening the light" on the forty-two hands and eyes Guanyin Bodhisattva image that adorned and protected the Institute during the Grand Opening Ceremonies. The mantra he taught us to recite was shi fo la shi fo la / to la tuo la / pin tuo la pin tuo la / chen tuo chen tuo / hu xin hu xin” which is a section at the beginning of the Fourth Assembly of the Shurangama Mantra.
The Venerable Master’s verse for shi fo la shi fo la says:
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上人为“什佛啰. 什佛啰”所作的偈颂曰：“佛宝普放无量光，照遍法界虚空藏，开示悟入正知见，无上菩提大觉王。” |
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The Buddha Jewel universally illumines,
emitting immeasurable light
That shines throughout the Dharma Realm and
the treasury of
empty space.
Having opened, revealed, awakened to,
and entered proper
knowledge and views,
They are the greatly enlightened kings
who have attained
unsurpassed Bodhi.
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