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'''Compendium of Dharanis''' (Tib. གཟུངས་འདུས།, [[Wyl.]] ''gzungs 'dus'') is a collection of | The '''Compendium of Dharanis''' (Tib. གཟུངས་འདུས།, [[Wyl.]] ''gzungs 'dus'') is a collection of 249 [[dharani]] texts ([[Toh]] 846-1093) in the [[Dharani section]] of the [[Kangyur]]. They are short [[sutra]] or [[tantra]] texts used mainly for ritual purposes, mostly structured around a dharani formula in Sanskrit, its uses and the story of its origin.<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> | ||
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The Compendium of Dharanis (Tib. གཟུངས་འདུས།, Wyl. gzungs 'dus) is a collection of 249 dharani texts (Toh 846-1093) in the Dharani section of the Kangyur. They are short sutra or tantra texts used mainly for ritual purposes, mostly structured around a dharani formula in Sanskrit, its uses and the story of its origin.[1]
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.