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The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain Part 1 Anonymous Preface to The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the second year of the Chongning reign-period (1103), Chan master Puming of the Song dynasty (960–1278) was sitting alone in meditation in the Penance Hall at the Upper Tianzhu Monastery of Hangzhou. 1 In the light of the full moon he suddenly saw an old monk, who said to him: ‘‘You merely cultivate the Way of the Absolute Truth of the Unsurpassable Vehicle, forging connection solely with [those persons] of superior capacity. But how are you able to be of universal assistance? You should practice preaching on behalf of the Buddha. When the Three Vehicles are preached and glorified, and when the Sudden and Gradual [approaches] are both practiced, one can widely deliver sentient beings of the middle and lower [capacities]. 2 Only by acting in this manner will you be able to repay the grace of the Buddha!’’ The master asked the monk: ‘‘By what method should I deliver the people?’’ The monk replied: ‘‘I notice that the people of this land have a karmic affinity to the bodhisattva Guanshiyin. Tell them in brief the outline of the career of the bodhisattva so it will circulate throughout the world. The blessing of those who venerate her 3 and recite her name will be unassailable.’’ This monk thereupon fully expounded her origin, and once he had finished speaking, he disappeared. Chan master Puming had heard it only once, but he fully understood, and thereupon composed the scroll. All of a sudden he saw the bodhisattva Guanshiyin, who personally manifested her purple-gold form. Holding in her hands her pure vase and willow wand, she appeared riding a cloud, and only 45
46 ThePreciousScrollofIncenseMountain,Part1 after a long while did she return to the void. Everyone who saw her was filled with respect. When afterward people heard about this, they further increased their vigorous zeal. In this way [the scroll] has circulated throughout the wide world as a warning mirror for all eternity. The First Scroll of the New Printing of the Short Version of the Sutra of the Original Life of the Bodhisattva Guanshiyin The Opening Discourse on Ascending the Platform (The one charged with this task should purify and bathe and change into a fresh set of clothes, because then a reverential attitude will come naturally. To enhance respect toward the bodhisattva, that person should first offer incense and praise her, then pronounce the opening discourse, and only then should he enter into the main story.) On the nineteenth day of the second month of the year with the cyclical characters XX we respectfully celebrate the good occasion of the descent and birth of the GREATLY COMPASSIONATE BODHI- SATTVA GUANSHIYIN. I now ascend the platform to pronounce and expand upon the Precious Scroll of Guanyin. Congregation, you should sit up straight with an attentive mind, and show respectful reverence by your correct attitude. You are not allowed to talk and joke, and it is strictly forbidden to make any kind of noise. (Sound the ruler. 4 ) You must listen carefully to the recitation of the text; when you have heard it with clear and pure ears, you should then ponder it and cultivate the indivisible unity of the sacred and the profane. The SUTRA reads: ‘‘For what reason is the bodhisattva Guanshiyin called the One Who Contemplates the Cries of the World? If there are living beings who are subjected to all kinds of suffering and distress and who hear the name of this Bodhisattva Who Contemplates the Cries of the World, and with all their mind call upon that name, the Bodhisattva Who Contemplates the Cries of the World will instantly regard their cries, and all of them will be delivered. If there be any who keep to the name of the Bodhisattva Who Contemplates the Cries of the World, though they fall into a great fire, the fire will not be able to burn them. Yes, even if they are
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