Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This fragmentary text serves as the introductory portion of a sādhana, a ritual manual for the practice of a specific dhāraṇī associated with the deity Hārītī in her form as the Ear-Ring Wearer (Apacāra Kārītī Kuṇḍala). The text begins by establishing the bilingual identity of the practice, providing both the Sanskrit title and the Tibetan translation. It frames the ritual as a specialized discipline intended for a specific class of practitioner: the accomplished yogi who possesses the necessary signs of spiritual attainment. By specifying these prerequisites, the text commits the reader to a framework of esoteric qualification, suggesting that the efficacy of the dhāraṇī is contingent upon the practitioner's existing level of realization and adherence to a prescribed ritual methodology.
Provenance
About this text
A ritual manual for the practice of a specific dhāraṇī associated with the deity Hārītī in her form as the Ear-Ring Wearer, the Hārītīkuṇḍaladhāraṇīsādhana belongs to the genre of mantra and dhāraṇī. The work is attributed to the Indian author Prajñārakṣita. It was translated into the Tibetan language by Dānaśīla (III) and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཙི, as part of the canonical collection known as The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri. This classical Tibetan text enacts a specialized discipline intended for an accomplished yogi possessing the necessary signs of spiritual attainment. The practice requires the practitioner to recite the mantra ten thousand times daily on a mountain peak, specifically timing certain elements of the ritual to the hour of the full moon. A scholar or serious reader consults this one-page fragment today to examine the esoteric qualifications and prescribed ritual methodology required for the efficacy of the dhāraṇī, as well as the bilingual framing that establishes the identity of the practice across the Indian and Tibetan traditions.
Sanskrit title
Hārītīkuṇḍaladhāraṇīsādhana
Indian author
Prajñārakṣita
Tibetan translators
Dānaśīla (III)
Canonical collection
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri
Cite thisAnuvāda, “A Dhāraṇī Practice for the Apacāra Kārītī Kuṇḍala” (Toh 2059), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh2059
Summary & commentary
Significance
The work is significant for illustrating the transmission of Indian ritual technology into the Tibetan tradition, specifically regarding the transformation of Hārītī from a demoness into a protectress. It highlights the importance of practitioner qualification in Vajrayāna ritualism, where specific spiritual 'signs' are required for the successful execution of a sādhana.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1
Introduction
Provides the bilingual title and specifies the required qualifications for the practitioner.
Themes
Ritual Qualification (1)
Hārītī Iconography (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
AnuvādaA Dhāraṇī Practice for the Apacāra Kārītī Kuṇḍala·
In the language of India: Haritikundaladharanisādhana. In the language of Tibet: 'Phrog ma rna cha 'dzin ma'i sgrub thabs (The Sādhana of the Ear-Ring Wearer, Hārītī). Oṃ hrīḥ.
Regarding the sādhana of the one called Hārītī Kundaladhārī, an accomplished yogi possessing the signs should recite [the mantra] ten thousand times every day on a mountain peak. On the night of the full moon, at the hour of midnight, she will arrive. Then, she will grant hundreds of thousands of riches. Carrying them on her back, she will show him the four continents and bestow elixirs and so forth. This concludes the sādhana of the Ear-Ring Wearer, Hārītī.
Translation status: Not among 84000's published translations, and not in progress there. Translations published elsewhere have not been searched for, so one may exist. (source: 84000 catalogue + registry; checked 2026-11-10).
Set in Newsreader and EB Garamond; Tibetan in Noto Serif Tibetan; Chinese in Noto Serif SC.