The Bodhisattva Chundi or Cundi or Chunda
Chundi or Chunda, is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of the Chundi Dharaṇi. Chundi appears with eighteen arms on a lotus flower and is sometimes referred to as the “Goddess of the Seventy Million Buddhas”.
According to the Chundi Dharaṇi Sutra, the dharaṇi associated with Chundi is the following:
namaḥ saptānāṃ samyaksaṃbuddha koṭīnāṃ tadyathā oṃ cale cule cundī svāhā
In the sūtra, the Buddha speaks extensively about the various effects and benefits of reciting the Chundī dhāraṇī. Many of the effects are purifying and uplifting in nature. For example, after pronouncing the dhāraṇī, the Buddha then says:
If there are bhikṣus, bhikṣuṇīs, upāsakas, or upāsikās who memorize and recite this dhāraṇī 800,000 times, their deadly karma in every place, created over innumerable eons, will be completely annihilated. In every place where they are born or reside, they will always meet Buddhas and bodhisattvas. They will always have adequate resources and abilities to do as they wish. In any birth, they will always be able to leave the home life, and will have the ability to maintain the pure precepts of a bodhisattva. They will be born in human or heavenly realms, they will not fall into evil destinies, and they will always be protected by all the heavenly guardians.
The dhāraṇī is also closely associated with buddhahood and complete enlightenment. At the end of the sūtra, the Buddha closes the teaching by saying:
This great dhāraṇī of Chundī is a great brilliant mantra teaching that is spoken by all Buddhas of the past, all Buddhas of the future, and all Buddhas of the present time. I also now speak it thusly to benefit all sentient beings, causing them to attain Anuttarā Samyaksaṃbodhi. If there are sentient beings with little merit, who lack the roots of goodness, natural ability, and the Factors of Bodhi, if they obtain hearing of this dhāraṇī method, they will quickly realize the attainment of Anuttarā Samyaksaṃbodhi. If there are people who are always able to remember, recite, and maintain this dhāraṇī, they will all obtain immeasurable roots of goodness.
It is widely held that the dhāraṇī can bring about many benefits, even for lay practitioners. Some of the dhāraṇī’s functions include praying for success in career; harmony in marriage and relationships; and academic achievements. It is particularly helpful for young adults looking for a job, a partner in life or hoping to be successful academically. However, the wishes you make must be reasonable and legitimate. Generally, a practitioner can recite the dhāraṇī 21, 27 or 49 times per day.
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