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  1. Twenty-Eight Yaksa Army King Names Sutra (二十八夜叉大軍王名號)
  1. Twenty-Eight Yaksa Army King Names Sutra (二十八夜叉大軍王名號)
  2. Twenty-Eight Yaksa Army King Names Sutra (二十八夜叉大軍王名號)

Twenty-Eight Yaksa Army King Names Sutra (二十八夜叉大軍王名號)

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Liang · Source text translated by 僧伽婆羅抄之

432 · about 1 min

The Names of the Twenty-Eight Yaksa Generals Translated during the Liang Dynasty by the Tripiṭaka Master Saṅghapāla of Funan. Thus have I heard. At one time the Buddha was dwelling in the city of Śrāvastī, in the Jeta Grove, the garden of Anāthapiṇḍada, together with a great assembly of twelve hundred fifty monks. All were great Arhats, well-known to the assembly... Then the World-Honored One addressed the assembly: "There are twenty-eight great Yaksa generals, each dwelling in a different direction, who constantly protect and uphold the righteous Dharma, guarding those who recite and uphold the sutras. Their names are as follows: The first is named Vajra-Pāṇi. The second is named Durjaya. The third is named Kumbhīra. The fourth is named Vajra-Ghṛta. The fifth is named Mahābala. The sixth is named Śaṅkha-Pāla. The seventh is named Indra. The eighth is named Vajra-Sena. The ninth is named Ku


二十八夜叉大軍王名號

Twenty-Eight Yaksa Great Army Kings

三藏法師僧伽婆羅譯抄之

Translated and Extracted by Tripiṭaka Master Sanghabhara

佛告阿難:「汝當受持二十八夜叉大軍王名,守護十方國土。阿難!有四夜叉大軍主,住在東方,常守護東方,其名如是:地珂(梁言長)、修涅多羅(梁言善眼)、分那柯(梁言滿)、迦毗羅(梁言青色)。

The Buddha told Ananda, "You should uphold the names of the twenty-eight great Yaksha army kings to protect the lands of the ten directions. Ananda, there are four great Yaksha army lords dwelling in the east, ever protecting the east. Their names are as follows: Dike(Liang commentary: 'Long'), Xiunieduoluo(Liang commentary: 'Good eye'), Fennake(Liang commentary: 'Full'), and Jiapiluo(Liang commentary: 'Dark blue')."

「阿難!南方復有四夜叉,住在南方,常守護南方,其名如是:僧伽(梁言師子)、優婆僧伽(梁言師子子)、償起羅(梁言螺)、旃陀那(梁言栴檀)。

Ānanda! In the south, there are four yakshas dwelling in the south, constantly protecting the south. Their names are as follows: Sengjia(Meaning "lion"), Youposengjia(Meaning "lion's cub"), Changqiluo(Meaning "conch"), Zhantuona(Meaning "sandalwood").

「阿難!西方復有四夜叉,住在西方,守護西方,其名如是:訶利(梁言師子)、訶利枳舍(梁言師子髮)、波羅赴(梁言自在)、冰伽羅(梁言蒼色)。

Ananda! In the west, there are also four yakshas, dwelling in the west and guarding the west. Their names are: Hali(meaning "lion" in Liang language), Halijishe(meaning "lion's mane" in Liang language), Boluofu(meaning "sovereign" in Liang language), and Bingjialuo(meaning "dark blue" in Liang language).

「阿難!北方復有四夜叉,住在北方,常守護北方,其名如是:陀羅那(梁言持)、陀羅難陀(梁言歡喜)、鬱庾伽波羅(梁言勤守)、別他那(梁言圍)。
「阿難!四維有四夜叉,住在四維,常守護四維,其名如是:般止柯遮(梁言五)、般遮羅旃陀(梁言五可畏)、莎多祁梨(梁言七山主)、𨢸遮波多(梁言雪山主)。
「阿難!下方有四夜叉大軍主,住在下方,常守護下方,其名如是:部摩(梁言地)、修部摩(梁言善地)、柯羅(梁言黑)、優波柯羅(梁言小黑)。
「阿難!上方有四夜叉大軍主,住在上方,常守護上方,其名如是:蘇摩(梁言月)、修利(梁言日)、惡祁尼(梁言火)、婆牖(梁言風)。」
佛為阿難說二十八部夜叉大軍主大威神利益相已,此法名為鎮護國法。
二十八夜叉大軍王名號

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