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上人正為一尊護佑、莊嚴譯經院的四十二手眼觀世音菩薩聖像開光。上人教我們念的咒語是：「什佛囉.什佛囉。陀囉.陀囉。頻陀囉.頻陀囉。瞋陀.瞋陀。虎信.虎信。」此是〈楞嚴咒〉第四會開始的一段咒語。
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The Venerable Master is shown “opening the light" on the forty-two hands and eyes Guanyin Bodhisattva image that adorned and protected the Institute during the Grand Opening Ceremonies. The mantra he taught us to recite was shi fo la shi fo la / to la tuo la / pin tuo la pin tuo la / chen tuo chen tuo / hu xin hu xin” which is a section at the beginning of the Fourth Assembly of the Shurangama Mantra.
The Venerable Master’s verse for shi fo la shi fo la says:
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上人為「什佛囉. 什佛囉」所作的偈頌曰：「佛寶普放無量光，照遍法界虛空藏，開示悟入正知見，無上菩提大覺王。」 |
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The Buddha Jewel universally illumines,
emitting immeasurable light
That shines throughout the Dharma Realm and
the treasury of
empty space.
Having opened, revealed, awakened to,
and entered proper
knowledge and views,
They are the greatly enlightened kings
who have attained
unsurpassed Bodhi.
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