Sutra of Twenty Divine Mantras with Supernatural Efficacy Including the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī (佛頂尊勝陀羅尼等靈異神咒二十道)

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The Twenty Mystic Mantras Including the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī is a Buddhist scripture from the Tang Dynasty, translated by the Tripitaka Master Amoghavajra. This sutra was compiled during the mid-Tang period when Esoteric Buddhism flourished. It contains twenty dhāraṇī mantras possessing extraordinary spiritual efficacy, with its core content centered on the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī. It emphasizes that reciting these mantras can purify karmic obstructions, avert calamities, prolong life, and liberate the deceased. As a significant text of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, it reflects the practical forms of mantra recitation during the Tang Dynasty. It holds a revered position within Buddhist rituals and has profoundly influenced later practices of mantra recitation and folk beliefs.