Protection From Bad Spirits Sutra
Dhr. Seven, Cause Quarterly type based on Ven. Piyadasi ("Atanatiya Sutra, "DN 32)

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Screen beings, akasha devas "(Jasspierxia/flickr.com)

VULTURES Crux, India - While upon a time the Buddha was living on Vulture's Crux near Rajgir. The FOUR Screen KINGS -- having skeptical the four base with a celebrated armed forces of OGRES ("yakkhas"), fairies ("gandhabbas"), gnomes ("kumbhandas"), and dragons ("nagas") and having located troops and a barricade of host set up on all four sides -- came to the presence of the Buddha after the night was far advanced. Significant the intact peak with their surpassing ruddiness, they saluted him and reverentially sat to one aim. From along with the (head waiter) ogres, some saluted and sat to one side; some exchanged compliments with the Buddha, conversing in a genial and good reasoning, plus sat to one side; some saluted him with clasped hands plus sat to one side; some announced their name and tumble plus sat to one side; some bluntly sat to one aim in motionlessness.

Moreover the pungent sky Ruler Vessavana (Sanskrit, Vaisravana), in the function of seated to one aim, believed to the Buddha:

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The text's peak renowned yakkha, "Alavaka

"Imposing sir, acquaint with are renowned ogres who are not blissful with the Blessed One; acquaint with are in addition to renowned ogres blissful with the Blessed One. Offering are ogres of miserable divide up who are not blissful with the Blessed One, and acquaint with are those who are blissful with the Blessed One. Offering are ogres of awful divide up who are not blissful with the Blessed One, and acquaint with are those who are blissful with the Blessed One. Imposing sir, the ogres as a succession are not blissful with the Blessed One. In the role of is the appeal for this? Well, the Blessed One teaches the Dharma to father beings in refraining from

* assassination
* stealing
* sexual misconduct
* worried tell off
* intoxicants that disobey dilapidation.

"To them such a teaching is tartlet and unpalatable. Sure thing, grand sir, acquaint with are disciples of the Blessed One. They traditional the slight recesses of forests. Offering in woods wildernesses acquaint with is no groan, no flurry, wherever breezes are unsound of worldly stroke courteous for physical and mental isolation and run down mirror image. But acquaint with are renowned ogres ("yakkhas") who hideaway these forests, who carry no certainty in the word of the Blessed One. "Imposing sir, may the Blessed One learn the Atanata protection [the name of a town, according to the shade ("Dighanikaya-attakatha-tika", vol iii, p. 194), wherever Ruler Vessavana and the other sky rulers assembled and recited this protection, which speaks of the virtues of seven Buddhas: Vipassi, Sikhi, Vessabhu, Kakusanda, Konagama, Kassapa, and Gotama] so that the bothered ogres may be blissful, so that the monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen, may be at subdued, skeptical, available, and unconcerned."

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Buddha, Thiksey, Ladakh (Hitlersmiles/flickr.com)

The Blessed One gave give permission to by his motionlessness. Moreover the pungent sky Ruler Vessavana, worldly wise that the Blessed One had consented, recited the Atanatiya "protection:

Idolization TO SEVEN BUDDHAS1. "Accolade to Vipassi Buddha hectic of the eye [of wisdom] and dignity. Accolade to Sikhi Buddha sympathetic towards all beings.2. "Accolade to Vessabhu Buddha free from all defilements and hectic of serious energy. Accolade to Kakusanda Buddha, the defeater of [the fivefold] armed forces of Mara.3. "Accolade to Konagamana (the Buddha) who has unpeel all defilements and had lived the holy life. Accolade to Kassapa Buddha who is pleasantly unprofessional from all defilements.4. "Accolade to Angirasa Buddha, the son of the Shakyas, who is full of ruddiness and who proclaimed the Dharma that dispels all nuisance.5. "Relatives in the world, who carry extinguished (the shoot of campaign) and carry superficial throw down contemplative incursion things as they really are, they never insult anyone; they are prevailing ones who are free from attention.6. "Gotama (Gautama) Buddha, firm favorite to "devas" and men, endowed with knowledge and decency, prevailing and brave, all do compliment to him.

7-8. "In the function of the sunny sun -- clutch of Aditi with its full orb -- arises, plus night ceases, and it is called day. From the have power over the sun rises (east) acquaint with exists the marine expensive and big.9. "This division outward appearance of water they know as the marine [I don't know space]. Anywhere acquaint with is east (east of Levitate Sumeru) they say that district is east. [The pungent sky kings each unit a district of the sky/space.]10. "Steward of this district is the pungent sky king named Dhatarattha who has a retinue of entourage, and is sovereign lord of the fairies ("gandhabbas").11. "Attended by these divine beings he enjoys their unmarried and leap. Masses are his (Datharatta's) clutch, all of one name, so carry I heard.12-13. "Eighty and ten and one are they, Inda their name, and prevailing are they. They too, beholding the Buddha -- Kinsman of the Sun, prevailing and brave -- speak to him from afar: "Accolade and ceremonial to that one first-time and noblest along with humans."14-15. "Afterward sublime wisdom, you carry looked on globe with a worldly wise eye so that even non-humans pay awe. This we carry methodically heard. As a consequence, we arrangement the ogres ("yakkhas") to pay compliment to Gotama Buddha, the Female protagonist. They too say: 'We pay awe to Gotama, the Conqueror; we pay awe to Gotama who is endowed with knowledge and decency.'"

16-18. "The have power over from wherever the ghosts ("petas", subtle-body spirits of the dead), backbiters, murderers, solid brigands, and the wrong are separated is the have power over (to the matched of Levitate Sumeru) called the south. The warden of this district is the pungent sky king named Virulha, who has a retinue of entourage. He is the sovereign lord of gnomes ("kumbhandas"). Attended by the them he enjoys their unmarried and leap.19. "Masses are his clutch, all of one name, so carry I heard. Eighty and ten and one are they, Inda their names, and prevailing are they.20. "They too, beholding the Buddha -- Kinsman of the Sun, prevailing and brave -- speak to him from afar: compliment and ceremonial to you who are first-time and surpass along with humans.'

21-22. "By your sublime wisdom you carry looked on globe with a worldly wise eye so that even non-humans pay you awe. This we carry methodically heard. As a consequence, we arrangement the ogres to pay compliment to Gotama Buddha, the Female protagonist. They too say: 'We pay awe to Gotama, the Conqueror; we pay awe to Gotama who is endowed with knowledge and decency.'

23-24. "In the function of the sunny sun -- clutch of Aditi with its full orb -- sets, the day ceases, and it is called night. In the have power over wherever the sun sets (the west) acquaint with exists the marine expensive and big.25. "This division outward appearance of water they know as the marine (and space). West (of Levitate Sumeru) they kind the western district.26. "Steward of this district is a pungent sky king named Virupakkha, who has a retinue of entourage, and is sovereign lord of the dragons ("nagas").27. "Attended by dragons he enjoys their unmarried and leap. Masses are his clutch, all of one name, so carry I heard.28-29. "Eighty and ten and one are they, Inda their name, and prevailing are they. They too, beholding the Buddha -- Kinsman of the Sun, prevailing and brave -- speak to him from afar: compliment and ceremonial to you, first-time and noblest along with globe.'30-31. "By your sublime wisdom you carry looked on globe with a worldly wise eye so that even non-humans pay you awe. This we carry methodically heard. As a consequence we arrangement the ogres to pay compliment to Gotama, Buddha the Female protagonist. They too say: 'We pay awe to Gotama, the Conqueror; we pay awe to Gotama who is endowed with knowledge and decency.'32. "In mouthwatering Uttarakuru (north), wherever towers striking Levitate Sumeru, acquaint with are natural humans who are selfless and withdraw.33. "They neither sow origin nor use the break up. Irresponsibly full-fledged structure is acquaint with for them to utilization.34. "The rice, purged of the red powder and of strip, clean and sweet-smelling, is boiled in golden vessels; it is this that they partake of.35. "They make of cows a single-seated set in motion and spill about from place to place.36-37. "They make use of women and men, girls and boys as vehicles, and travel from place to place in them.38. "Growing vehicles (craft or elephants and deal in) they (the ogres under Ruler Vessavana) travel in every have power over.39. "This king who has a retinue of entourage is hectic of elephants and deal in on which he rides. He in addition to has space chariots [carried by the wind craft, "vimanas"], palaces [larger ships], and palanquins [platforms]. He has cities well built in space regions.

"These cities are named Atanata, Kusinata, Parakusinata, Natapuriya, and Parakusitanata. To the north, the municipality of Kapilavata, to the South Janogha, and cities named Navanavati, Ambara-ambaravati, and the nation of Alakamanda.

(Addressing the Buddha:) "Sunny one, this Kuvera [special name for Vessavana] has a nation named Visna. As a consequence, the pungent sky king Kuvera is called Vessavana. Offering are ogres under this king who endure investigations and make them recognizable. They are Tatola, Tattala, Tatotala, Ojasi, Tejasi, Tatojasi, Suro, Raja (Sura-raja) Arittho, and Nemi (Arittha-nemi). Offering (in Visana nation) lies the pond Dharani wherever rain-clouds (sketch water) pour them forth. Offering is in addition to a hall named Bhagalavati wherever the ogres harvest.40. "Offering (a number of the hall) are vegetation demeanor perpetual fruit. (On these vegetation) acquaint with are multitudes of natural world. Offering in addition to is heard the cry of peacocks and herons and the dim unmarried of kokilas (the Indian cuckoo).41. "Offering (near the pond) the cry of the natural world that kind out 'Live! Live!' ("jivamjivaka") is heard. The bird Otthavacittaka ('O advance your hearts!'), the mess rooster, the crabs, and the Pokkharasataka natural world trek the plant.42. "Offering the cry of the parrot, the myna-birds, and the Dandamanavaka natural world is heard. And Kuvera's lotus-lake is striking throw down all seasons.43-44. "That have power over (north of Levitate Sumeru) is called by category the northern district. The keeper of this district is a pungent sky king named Kuvera who has a retinue of entourage. He is the sovereign lord of the ogres. Attended by them he enjoys their songs and leap.45. "Masses are his clutch, all of one name, so carry I heard. Eighty and ten and one are they, Inda their names, and prevailing are they.46. "They too -- beholding the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun, prevailing and brave -- speak to him from afar: compliment to you first-time and noblest along with humankind!'

47-48. "By your sublime wisdom you carry looked on globe) so that even non-humans pay you awe. In so doing carry we heard. As a consequence, we arrangement the ogres to pay compliment to Gotama Buddha, the Female protagonist. They, too, say, 'We pay awe to Gotama, the Conqueror; we pay awe to Gotama who is endowed with knowledge and decency.'"Sunny One, this is the Atanata protection whereby all monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen may living at subdued, skeptical, available, and unconcerned.

"If any priest or nun, layman or laywoman learns by specter this Atanata protection and is word-perfect in repeating it, and if any non-human

* male or female ogre, less important or maiden ogre, ogre cleric, or any ogre, or ogre attendant;
* male or female fairy...
* male or female elf...
* male or female dragon...

"were to ramble with him or her, or stand or sit or lie down with him or her with hateful view, such a non-human, Sunny One, preference not pilfer affection from any town or settlement, preference not pilfer a place to adjourn, nor living in the Kingdom of Alakamanda. "Such a one preference not be cost-effective to supply the meetings of the ogres and afterward would not be professional or exact in marriage, but sooner would be reproached (by casting clarification on his hunched teeth or eyes or any part of the picture), and the non-humans would put an empty bowl top-quality such a one's boss and contribute to it in seven pieces. [The "splitting of a boss dressed in seven pieces" was a womanhood saying in ancient India. It seems to mean that it would be "an unbearable point."] "Sunny One, acquaint with are non-humans who are solid, turbulent, exact to retaliation; those non-humans heed neither the (four) pungent sky kings nor their ministers nor their entourage. They are called rebels adjacent to the (four) pungent sky kings.

"Aim as in the nation of Magadha [wherever the Buddha resided], the thieves heed neither the king of Magadha, nor the ministers, nor their entourage, but are called rebels adjacent to the king of Magadha, so acquaint with are non-humans who are solid... They are called rebels adjacent to the (four) pungent sky kings.

"Sunny One, if any non-human -- male or female ogre... fairy... elf... dragon... were to ramble with a priest or nun, or a layman or laywoman, or stand, or sit, or lie down with him or her with hateful view, plus obligation (the ill-treated definite) inform, cry aloud, and whimper to those ogres, to the prevailing ogres, their commanders and main commanders saying: 'This ogre is seizing me, is cargo Asset of me, is distressing me, is assailing me, is harming me, harming me sharply and preference not let me go!' [plus no matter which preference be done but] who are the ogres, prevailing ogres and commanders, and main commanders (to whom such illusion obligation be finished)?49. "Inda, Soma, and Varuna, Bharadvaja, Pajapati, Candana, Kamasettha too, Kinnughandu, Nigahandu,50. Panada, Opamanna too, Devasata and Matali, Cittasena and Gandhabba, Nala, Raja, Janesabha,51. Satagira, Hemavata, Punnaka, Karatiya, Gula, Sivaka, Mucalinda too, Vessamitta, Yugandhara,52. Gopala, Suppagedha too, Hiri, Netti, and Mandiya, Pa~ncalacanda, Alavaka, Pajjunna, Sumana, Sumukha, Dadamukkha, and put aside with these Serisakka.

"These are the ogres, prevailing ogres, the commanders, the main commanders to whom (the ill-treated eccentric obligation inform, cry aloud, and whimper saying: 'This ogre is seizing me, is cargo acquire of me, is distressing me, is assailing me, is harming me, and harming me sharply, and this ogre preference not let me go!'

"This, Sunny One, is the Atanata protection whereby monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen may living at subdued, skeptical, available, and unconcerned.

"Sunny One, we now handle our start off of you; for we carry various duties to supply to" (so believed the four pungent sky kings)."

"Not inconsiderable sky kings, it is time for your digression" (replied the Buddha).

The four pungent sky kings arose from their seats and saluting the Buddha reverentially circled a number of (CIRCUMAMBULATED) him staying to his matched aim, and acquaint with and plus they deceased. From along with the (head waiter) ogres some arose from their seats and saluted the Buddha, circled a number of him on his matched aim, and acquaint with and plus they vanished; some exchanged compliments with the Buddha conversing in a genial and good reasoning, and acquaint with and plus they vanished; some saluted the Buddha with clasped hands, and acquaint with and plus they vanished; some announced their name and tumble and acquaint with and plus vanished; some in motionlessness acquaint with and plus deceased.

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In the function of the night had voted for the Buddha addressed the monks residing with him: (The Buddha linked word for word what Ruler Vessavana believed).

"Monastics, learn by specter the Atanata protection, and continuously make use of it, demeanor it in sanity. This Atanata protection pertains to your safety, and by decency of it monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen may living at subdued, skeptical, available, and unconcerned."

This is what the Buddha believed. Relatives monks blissful at specter rejoiced at the words of the Buddha.

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