Song · Source text translated by 法賢
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The *Dhāraṇī of Knowing Past Lives Spoken by the Buddha*, translated by the Dharma Master Faxian of the Northern Song Dynasty, is an important esoteric Buddhist scripture. This sutra emerged during the flourishing period of Indian Buddhist scripture translation in the Song Dynasty, with Faxian being a renowned translator of his time. Its core content transmits the dhāraṇī for knowing past lives; reciting it enables one to attain the supernatural power of knowing past lifetimes. This scripture embodies the esoteric teaching that emphasizes mantra practice and the cultivation of wisdom. It provides important evidence for the study of the dissemination of esoteric methods and the concept of past lives during the Song Dynasty, holding a unique position among Chinese esoteric Buddhist classics.