Attribute : Acrylic
Size : 7.5＂ x 3＂
 

Namgyalma (Usnisa Vijaya) Dharani Sutra inscribed on the outside of the stupa. The inside opens to hold relics. It stands 7.5" tall and is 3" wide.

The purpose of this sūtra is said to be to help sentient beings in a troubled and tumultuous world. According to this sūtra, beings will leave suffering and obtain happiness, increasing in their prosperity and longevity, remove karmic obstacles, eliminate disasters and calamities, remove enmity and hatred, fulfill all wishes, and quickly be led onto the Buddha's way.[1] It is held by some that when the dharani is heard, it can imbue the alaya consciousness with pure seeds that will help to lead one to buddhahood.

According to the text, major applications of this dharani include:

Destroy calamities and rescue those in difficulties

Eliminate offenses and create good deeds

Purify all karmic obstructions

Increase blessings and lengthen lifespan

Attain Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi

Relieve beings in the ghost realm

Benefit birds, animals and all crawling creatures

Increase wisdom

Revert the fixed karma;

Eliminate various illness;

Destroy hells;

Ensure the safety of the households, and having children to inherit the family pride;

Harmonise husbands and wives;

Be able to reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss or various Buddhalands;

Heal sickness inflicted by ghosts and spirits;

Request for rain etc.