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  1. Twenty-Eight Yaksha Generals Sutra (二十八藥叉大將名號)
  1. Twenty-Eight Yaksha Generals Sutra (二十八藥叉大將名號)
  2. Twenty-Eight Yaksha Generals Sutra (二十八藥叉大將名號)

Twenty-Eight Yaksha Generals Sutra (二十八藥叉大將名號)

About 二十八藥叉大將名號

Tang · Source text translated by 不空抄之

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The "Names of the Twenty-Eight Yaksha Generals," translated by the Tang Dynasty monk Amoghavajra, is an esoteric Buddhist scripture from the *Sovereign King of Golden Light Sutra*. It records the names and merits of twenty-eight guardian Yaksha generals. This scripture reflects the prevalence of esoteric Buddhist beliefs during the Tang Dynasty, emphasizing that reciting the names of these Yakshas can bring peace and protection in this present life. Centered on the Yaksha generals, each commands countless retinues and protects practitioners and lands devoted to the *Golden Light Sutra*. This text holds significant importance in Buddhism and is a key document for studying Tang Dynasty esotericism and the belief in guardian deities. It embodies the spirit of protecting the world and benefiting beings within the faith system of the *Golden Light Sutra*.


二十八藥叉大將名號
不空譯抄之
東方四藥叉名:
你你逸反􄖬伽去(一),􅖽蘇􈂼寗􄖯怛落二合(二),􄩞布羅􄪤拏􅚤迦(三),􄑀劫􄑈比􄖷攞(四)。􄙊
南方四藥叉名:
僧思孕反􈑁賀(一),􄚨𢞬􈏽跛􄖵僧􈑁賀(二),􄚨餉􄙢企􄑚攞(三),􄙊難上􆩮那(四)。􄖩
西方四藥叉名:
賀􄚨落(一),􄙀賀􄚨哩􄙀計􄑆爍(二),􄙢鉢羅二合􄪼僕(三),􈆥氷􈂸伽羅(四)。􄥟
北方四藥叉名:
駄􈍡羅􄗽拏(一),􈍙駄􈍡羅􄗽難􄖩弩(二),􆩮嗢􈏽你庾二合􈏅業􄑘播􄖶路(三),􄙊尾􄙘瑟弩􈓀(四)。
四維藥叉名:
半􄖵止􈓁脚(一),􄑀半􄖵者􈓂攞􄙊巘􄑘拏(二),􆧽娑􄙺跢􄕘儗􄑚哩(三),􄙀彥􄚯麼􄗥嚩􄙖多(四)。􄕗
地四藥叉名:
步􄗝莫(一),􄗰蘇上􈂼步􄗝莫(二),􄗰迦引􄑁落(三),􄙊𢞬􈏽波􄖵迦引􄑀羅(四)。􄙊
空四藥叉名:
素􈂼哩野二合(一),􅝩素􈂼謨(二),􄗥阿􆿅儗𩕳二合(三),􅍋嚩引􄗙庾(四)。􄗵
具如本經文略抄之。
師曰:護摩壇唱禮之時,可唱此二十八部藥叉之名(云云)。
或人云:半之迦是正了知也(云云),是極謬也。正了知與半只迦是遙異也,全不可云同。故最勝王經正了知之外列半之迦,故知是應別藥叉(云云),是極僻事也。
久安五年五月二十日,朝移點校勘了。
比丘彌伊記之

CBETA Code: X0184

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