Shurangama
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The Śūraṅgama mantra (Chinese: 楞嚴咒, Lèngyán zhòu; Japanese: 楞厳呪, Ryōgon shu; Vietnamese: Chú Lăng Nghiêm; Korean: 능엄주, Neung-eom ju), also known as the Sitātapatroṣṇīṣa dhāraṇī, is a dhāraṇī or long mantra of Buddhist practice in East Asian Buddhism. Although relatively unknown in modern Tibet, there are several Śūraṅgama mantra texts in the Tibetan Buddhist canon. It has strong associations with the Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition.
The mantra was, according to the opening chapter of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, historically transmitted by Gautama Buddha to Manjushri to protect Ananda before he had become an arhat. It was again spoken by the Buddha before an assembly of monastic and lay adherents. Like the popular six-syllable mantra "Om mani padme hum" and the Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī, the Śūraṅgama mantra is synonymous with practices of Avalokiteśvara, an important bodhisattva in both East Asian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism. The Śūraṅgama Mantra also extensively references Buddhist deities such as Sitātapatrā, Vajrapāṇi, Mahākāla, the Five Tathāgatas and Bhaiṣajyaguru. It is often used for protection or purification, as it is often recited as part of the daily morning session in monasteries.
The Śūraṅgama mantra is well-known and popularly chanted during daily liturgical services in many East Asian Buddhist traditions, where it is very much related to the practice of the dhāraṇī of Sitātapatrā (Chinese: 大白傘蓋陀羅尼, pinyin: Dàbái sǎngài tuóluóní, lit: "White Parasol Dhāraṇī"). In Tibetan Buddhism, it is the "White Umbrella" (Wylie: gdugs dkar)..
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The Śūraṅgama Sūtra (Chinese: 首楞嚴經; pinyin: Shǒuléngyán jīng, Sūtra of the Heroic March) (Taisho no. 945) is a Mahayana Buddhist Sūtra that has been influential across most forms of East Asian Buddhism, where it has traditionally been included as part of Chinese-language Tripitakas. In the modern Taisho Tripitaka, it is placed in the Esoteric Sūtra category (密教部). The sūtra's Śūraṅgama Mantra is widely recited in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam as part of temple liturgies.
In Chinese Buddhism, it is a major subject of doctrinal study and the mantra revealed within the sūtra remains a regular part of the daily liturgy chanted in all Chinese Buddhist monasteries. It is particularly important in the Chinese Chan tradition, including both Linji and Caodong lineages, and the Chinese Pure Land Buddhist tradition (where it is considered a central scripture). In Korean Buddhism, it also remains a major subject of study in Sŏn monasteries). In Japanese Buddhism, the mantra revealed in the sūtra is chanted across the three main Zen traditions of Rinzai, Sōtō and Ōbaku. The doctrinal outlook of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra is that of Buddha-nature, Yogacara thought, and esoteric Buddhism.
The sūtra was translated into Tibetan during the late eighth to early ninth century and other complete translations exist in Tibetan, Mongolian and Manchu languages (see Translations).