T21n1262_佛說鬼子母經
大正藏第 21 冊 No. 1262 佛說鬼子母經
No. 1262
佛說鬼子母經
失譯人今附西晉錄
佛游大兜國。時國中有一母人。多子性極惡。常喜行盜人子殺啖之。亡子家亦不知何誰取者。行街里啼哭。人已還共議。如是非一日。阿難及眾沙門。出行輒見啼哭人。已還共議。傷哀亡子家。佛即知眾沙門議。佛到眾沙門所。佛問眾沙門。曏者何等議眾沙門。阿難白佛言。曏者出行分衛。見街里有啼哭人眾多。即問啼哭人。汝何為啼哭。報言。生亡我子。不知尸死處所。如是啼哭者非一家皆亡子。佛便為阿難眾沙門說。是國中盜人子者。非凡人故。現鬼子母。今生作人。喜行盜人子。是母有千子。五百子在天上。五百子在世間。千子皆為鬼王。一王者從數萬鬼。如是五百鬼王。在天上嬈諸天。五百鬼王。在世間嬈帝王人民如是。五百鬼王。天亦無奈何。阿難白佛言。鬼子母來在是國中。今寧可敕令不盜人子耶。佛言大善。可令不復盜人子。阿難問佛言。當用何等方便。使不復盜人子耶。佛便語阿難。到是母所居。眾沙門共伺是母出已。后悉斂取子。來著精舍中逃之。眾沙門即往。伺是母出行。隨後斂取子。得千數子。逃著精舍中。是母便復行盜人子。來入舍中。不見其子
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 《佛說鬼子母經》
（譯經者已佚名，現暫歸於西晉時期）
佛陀游化于大兜國（Mahā-Kapiśa，古代犍陀羅地區的一個國家）。當時，該國有一位婦人，生育眾多子女，但天性極其惡劣，經常偷盜他人之子並殺害食用。失去孩子的家庭也不知道是誰所為，只能在街巷裡啼哭。人們紛紛議論此事，這樣的情況不是一天兩天了。阿難（Ānanda，佛陀的十大弟子之一）和眾多的沙門（Śrāmaṇa，出家修道者）外出托缽乞食時，經常見到啼哭的人們，回來后也一起議論，為失去孩子的家庭感到悲傷。佛陀知道眾沙門的議論后，來到他們所在的地方。佛陀問眾沙門：『你們剛才在議論什麼？』阿難稟告佛陀說：『我們剛才外出乞食，見到街巷裡有很多人在啼哭。詢問他們為何啼哭，他們回答說：『我們生下的孩子夭折了，不知道屍體在哪裡。』像這樣啼哭的並非一家，而是家家戶戶都失去了孩子。』佛陀便為阿難和眾沙門解釋說：『在這個國家偷盜孩子的人，並非凡人，而是鬼子母（Hāritī，佛教護法神）所為。她現在轉生為人，喜歡偷盜別人的孩子。這位鬼子母有一千個孩子，五百個在天上，五百個在人間。這一千個孩子都是鬼王。一個鬼王統領數萬個鬼。像這樣的五百個鬼王，在天上騷擾諸天，五百個鬼王在世間騷擾帝王和人民。』對於這五百個鬼王，天上的諸天也無可奈何。 阿難稟告佛陀說：『鬼子母現在來到這個國家，現在可以命令她不再偷盜別人的孩子嗎？』佛陀說：『很好。可以讓她不再偷盜別人的孩子。』阿難問佛陀說：『應當用什麼方法，才能使她不再偷盜別人的孩子呢？』佛陀便告訴阿難：『到這位鬼子母所居住的地方，眾沙門一起等候她外出后，全部把她的孩子都帶走，放到精舍（Vihāra，佛教寺院）中藏起來。』眾沙門立刻前往，等候鬼子母外出后，隨後帶走了她的孩子，得到了一千多個孩子，藏在精舍中。鬼子母又去偷盜別人的孩子，回到家中，卻不見了自己的孩子。
【English Translation】 English version The Buddha Speaks the Hāritī Sūtra
(Translator lost, now tentatively attributed to the Western Jin Dynasty)
The Buddha was traveling in the country of Mahā-Kapiśa (an ancient country in the Gandhara region). At that time, there was a woman in the country who had many children, but her nature was extremely evil. She often stole other people's children and killed them to eat. The families who lost their children did not know who had taken them, and could only cry in the streets and alleys. People discussed this matter, and this situation did not happen for just one or two days. Ānanda (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples) and many Śrāmaṇas (monastics) often saw crying people when they went out to beg for alms. When they returned, they discussed it together and felt sad for the families who had lost their children. When the Buddha knew about the Śrāmaṇas' discussion, he came to where they were. The Buddha asked the Śrāmaṇas, 'What were you discussing just now?' Ānanda reported to the Buddha, 'We went out to beg for alms and saw many people crying in the streets and alleys. We asked them why they were crying, and they replied, 'Our children who were born have died, and we do not know where their corpses are.' It is not just one family crying like this, but every family has lost children.' The Buddha then explained to Ānanda and the Śrāmaṇas, 'The one who steals children in this country is not an ordinary person, but Hāritī (a Buddhist protective deity). She is now reborn as a human and likes to steal other people's children. This Hāritī has a thousand children, five hundred in the heavens and five hundred in the world. These thousand children are all ghost kings. One ghost king leads tens of thousands of ghosts. Like these five hundred ghost kings, they harass the heavens in the heavens, and five hundred ghost kings harass emperors and people in the world.' The heavens are helpless against these five hundred ghost kings. Ānanda reported to the Buddha, 'Hāritī has now come to this country. Can we now order her not to steal other people's children?' The Buddha said, 'Very good. We can make her not steal other people's children again.' Ānanda asked the Buddha, 'What method should we use to make her not steal other people's children again?' The Buddha then told Ānanda, 'Go to the place where this Hāritī lives. The Śrāmaṇas should wait together for her to go out, and then take all her children away and hide them in the Vihāra (Buddhist monastery).' The Śrāmaṇas immediately went and waited for Hāritī to go out. Then they took her children away, obtained more than a thousand children, and hid them in the Vihāra. Hāritī went to steal other people's children again, but when she returned home, she did not see her own children.
。便舍他人子。不敢復殺。便行索其子。遍舍中不知其子處。便出行至街里遍城中不得。復出城外索不得。便入城行道啼哭。如是十日。母便狂。被髮入市。啼哭自擗撲仰天。大呼為狂梁語。亦不能復飲食。佛遣沙門。往視之。見母問。何為市中被髮啼哭。母即報沙門言。亡我子眾多故哭耳。沙門言。汝欲得汝子不。母報言。我欲得之。沙門言。汝審欲得者。是間有佛。可往問佛。佛者知當來已去之事。汝往則可得汝子。母聞是語則歡喜意解便隨沙門。去到佛所。歡喜前為佛作禮。佛即問母。何為市中啼哭。母報佛言。亡我子故。佛問母。汝舍汝子至何所而亡汝子。母即默然不言。佛復問母。汝舍子至何所而反。默然無語。母知盜人子為惡。母即起為佛作禮。頭面著地。我愚癡故。佛復問。汝有子愛之不。母言。我有子坐起常欲著我傍。佛復問。汝有子知愛之。何故日行盜他人子。他人有子。亦如汝愛之。亡子家。亦行道啼哭如汝。汝反盜人子殺啖之。死後當入太山地獄中。母聞是語。便恐怖。佛復問。汝寧欲得汝子不。母即起復持頭面著地。愿哀我。佛便語母言。汝子若在。汝寧能自悔不。若能自悔。當還汝子。母言。我能自悔。佛言。汝能自悔。當作何等自悔。母言。我聽佛教誡。當隨佛語自悔。佛還我子。我不
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：於是她放過了別人的孩子，不敢再殺。然後她開始尋找自己的孩子，在家裡到處尋找，卻不知道孩子在哪裡。她便出門到街上，在整個城裡尋找，也找不到。又出城外尋找，還是找不到。她便回到城裡，一邊走一邊哭泣。這樣過了十天，這位母親便瘋了，披散著頭髮跑到市場，哭喊著，捶胸頓足，仰天大叫，說一些瘋狂的胡話，也不能再吃喝。佛陀派一位沙門（Śrāmaṇa，出家男子）去看看她。沙門見到這位母親，便問：『你為何在市場披散著頭髮哭泣？』母親回答沙門說：『因為我失去了很多孩子，所以才哭啊。』沙門說：『你想要找回你的孩子嗎？』母親回答說：『我想要找回他們。』沙門說：『你真的想要找回他們嗎？這裡有一位佛陀（Buddha，覺悟者），你可以去問他。佛陀知道過去和未來的事情。你去了或許可以找回你的孩子。』母親聽到這些話，便感到高興，心情也平靜下來，便跟隨沙門去到佛陀那裡。她高興地走到佛陀面前，向佛陀行禮。佛陀便問這位母親：『你為何在市場哭泣？』母親回答佛陀說：『因為我失去了孩子。』佛陀問母親：『你把你的孩子放在哪裡，以至於失去了他們？』母親立刻沉默不語。佛陀又問母親：『你把孩子放在哪裡，然後又回來了？』她還是沉默不語。母親知道偷別人的孩子是罪惡的。母親立刻起身，向佛陀行禮，頭面著地，說：『我太愚癡了。』佛陀又問：『你愛你的孩子嗎？』母親說：『我愛我的孩子，他們總是想在我身邊坐著或站著。』佛陀又問：『你知道愛你的孩子，為何每天還要去偷別人的孩子？別人也有孩子，也像你一樣愛他們。失去孩子的家庭，也像你一樣在街上哭泣。你反而偷別人的孩子，殺了吃掉。死後應當進入太山地獄（Tai Shan Hell，佛教地獄名）中。』母親聽到這些話，便感到恐懼。佛陀又問：『你想要找回你的孩子嗎？』母親立刻起身，再次頭面著地，說：『請您可憐我。』佛陀便對母親說：『如果你的孩子還在，你能夠真心悔改嗎？如果能夠真心悔改，我就還給你孩子。』母親說：『我能夠真心悔改。』佛陀說：『你能夠真心悔改，打算如何悔改？』母親說：『我聽從佛陀的教誨，會按照佛陀的話語來悔改。佛陀如果還我孩子，我不會』 English version: Then she released the other person's child, daring not to kill again. Then she began searching for her own child, looking everywhere in the house, but did not know where the child was. So she went out to the streets, searching throughout the city, but could not find the child. Again, she went outside the city to search, but still could not find the child. Then she returned to the city, walking and weeping. After ten days, the mother went mad, letting her hair down and going to the market. She cried, beat her chest, and wailed to the sky, speaking crazy words. She could no longer eat or drink. The Buddha (Buddha, the awakened one) sent a Śrāmaṇa (Śrāmaṇa, a male renunciate) to see her. The Śrāmaṇa saw the mother and asked, 'Why are you weeping in the market with your hair down?' The mother replied to the Śrāmaṇa, 'Because I have lost many children, that is why I am crying.' The Śrāmaṇa said, 'Do you want to get your children back?' The mother replied, 'I want to get them back.' The Śrāmaṇa said, 'If you truly want to get them back, there is a Buddha (Buddha, the awakened one) here. You can go and ask the Buddha. The Buddha knows about past and future events. If you go, you may be able to get your children back.' Upon hearing these words, the mother felt happy and her mind calmed down. She then followed the Śrāmaṇa to the Buddha's place. She happily went before the Buddha and paid her respects. The Buddha then asked the mother, 'Why are you weeping in the market?' The mother replied to the Buddha, 'Because I have lost my children.' The Buddha asked the mother, 'Where did you leave your children that you lost them?' The mother immediately became silent and did not speak. The Buddha again asked the mother, 'Where did you leave your children and then return?' She remained silent and without words. The mother knew that stealing other people's children was evil. The mother immediately got up, paid her respects to the Buddha, and prostrated with her head to the ground, saying, 'I am too foolish.' The Buddha then asked, 'Do you love your children?' The mother said, 'I love my children; they always want to sit or stand by my side.' The Buddha then asked, 'You know you love your children, so why do you steal other people's children every day? Other people also have children and love them just as you do. The families who lose their children also weep in the streets like you. You, on the contrary, steal other people's children, kill them, and eat them. After death, you should enter Tai Shan Hell (Tai Shan Hell, a Buddhist hell).' Upon hearing these words, the mother became terrified. The Buddha then asked, 'Do you want to get your children back?' The mother immediately got up and again prostrated with her head to the ground, saying, 'Please have mercy on me.' The Buddha then said to the mother, 'If your children are still alive, can you sincerely repent? If you can sincerely repent, I will return your children to you.' The mother said, 'I can sincerely repent.' The Buddha said, 'You can sincerely repent; how do you plan to repent?' The mother said, 'I will listen to the Buddha's teachings and will repent according to the Buddha's words. If the Buddha returns my children, I will not'
【English Translation】 English version: Then she released the other person's child, daring not to kill again. Then she began searching for her own child, looking everywhere in the house, but did not know where the child was. So she went out to the streets, searching throughout the city, but could not find the child. Again, she went outside the city to search, but still could not find the child. Then she returned to the city, walking and weeping. After ten days, the mother went mad, letting her hair down and going to the market. She cried, beat her chest, and wailed to the sky, speaking crazy words. She could no longer eat or drink. The Buddha (Buddha, the awakened one) sent a Śrāmaṇa (Śrāmaṇa, a male renunciate) to see her. The Śrāmaṇa saw the mother and asked, 'Why are you weeping in the market with your hair down?' The mother replied to the Śrāmaṇa, 'Because I have lost many children, that is why I am crying.' The Śrāmaṇa said, 'Do you want to get your children back?' The mother replied, 'I want to get them back.' The Śrāmaṇa said, 'If you truly want to get them back, there is a Buddha (Buddha, the awakened one) here. You can go and ask him. The Buddha knows about past and future events. If you go, you may be able to get your children back.' Upon hearing these words, the mother felt happy and her mind calmed down. She then followed the Śrāmaṇa to the Buddha's place. She happily went before the Buddha and paid her respects. The Buddha then asked the mother, 'Why are you weeping in the market?' The mother replied to the Buddha, 'Because I have lost my children.' The Buddha asked the mother, 'Where did you leave your children that you lost them?' The mother immediately became silent and did not speak. The Buddha again asked the mother, 'Where did you leave your children and then return?' She remained silent and without words. The mother knew that stealing other people's children was evil. The mother immediately got up, paid her respects to the Buddha, and prostrated with her head to the ground, saying, 'I am too foolish.' The Buddha then asked, 'Do you love your children?' The mother said, 'I love my children; they always want to sit or stand by my side.' The Buddha then asked, 'You know you love your children, so why do you steal other people's children every day? Other people also have children and love them just as you do. The families who lose their children also weep in the streets like you. You, on the contrary, steal other people's children, kill them, and eat them. After death, you should enter Tai Shan Hell (Tai Shan Hell, a Buddhist hell).' Upon hearing these words, the mother became terrified. The Buddha then asked, 'Do you want to get your children back?' The mother immediately got up and again prostrated with her head to the ground, saying, 'Please have mercy on me.' The Buddha then said to the mother, 'If your children are still alive, can you sincerely repent? If you can sincerely repent, I will return your children to you.' The mother said, 'I can sincerely repent.' The Buddha said, 'You can sincerely repent; how do you plan to repent?' The mother said, 'I will listen to the Buddha's teachings and will repent according to the Buddha's words. If the Buddha returns my children, I will not'
敢遠離佛所語。佛言。審如汝語不。母言。我審如佛語。佛便授以五戒。第一不殺生。第二不盜。三不淫。四不兩舌。五不飲酒。報能悉還其子。佛便為說汝有千子。皆為說千子名字。五百子在天上。皆是鬼中王。將鬼官屬。嫉害嬈天民。五百子在世間。嬈諸人民。汝子作鬼王。將數萬鬼。如是五百子。將鬼官屬。一不可稱數。極嫉害惡。或自稱作樹木神者。或作地神者。或作水神者。或詐為人兄弟妻子。自怨枉家室內外者。或作海神者。或作船車神者。或作舍宅神者。或自稱夜在冥中神者。或使人夢寤者。或使人恐怖。為人作怪者。或自稱星死者。自稱病死者。如是耗亂人。適不在一處。極嫉害惡。如是矯稱。令人祠祀烹殺。人不知多為烹殺。飲食是鬼。是鬼亦不肯食。端嫉害欲使人犯殺。欲使人入地獄中。要不食之。見人祠祀喜。如是鬼亦不能護活人命。但益罪。愚癡人不知。坐鬼貧窮。鬼子母聞佛說是語。即一心自悔。即得須陀洹道。知方來去事。長跪白佛言。我愚癡不知。世世有惡乃爾。今我得持戒。思惟中正之道。我心皆徹視。還見我千子。今我乃知。佛所至至語成。愿佛哀我。我欲止佛精舍傍。我欲呼千子王。我欲使與佛結要。我欲報復天上天下人恩。佛言善哉。如汝有是意大善。佛言。汝從是已去。當
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 有人敢於遠離佛陀所說的話嗎？佛陀說：『你確實像你所說的那樣嗎？』 母親說：『我確實像佛陀所說的那樣。』 佛陀便授予她五戒：第一，不殺生；第二，不偷盜；第三，不邪淫；第四，不妄語（不兩舌）；第五，不飲酒。告訴她如果能持守這些戒律，就能找回她的孩子。佛陀便為她說：『你有千個兒子，我將說出他們所有千個兒子的名字。』 五百個兒子在天上，都是鬼中的王者，率領著鬼的官屬，嫉妒、加害、騷擾天上的民眾。五百個兒子在世間，騷擾著世間的人民。你的兒子們作為鬼王，率領著數萬的鬼。這五百個兒子，率領著鬼的官屬，數量不可計數，極其嫉妒、兇惡。他們或者自稱是樹木神，或者自稱是土地神，或者自稱是水神，或者假裝是人的兄弟、妻子，自己抱怨、冤枉家庭的內外。或者自稱是海神，或者自稱是船車神，或者自稱是住宅神，或者自稱是夜晚在黑暗中的神，或者使人做夢，或者使人恐怖，為人制造怪異的事情。或者自稱是星辰死後所化，或者自稱是因病而死。像這樣耗費、擾亂人，常常不在一個地方，極其嫉妒、兇惡。像這樣虛假地宣稱，令人為他們祭祀、烹殺。人們不知道大多是為鬼烹殺，這些飲食是給鬼的，但鬼也不肯吃，只是嫉妒、想要使人犯下殺業，想要使人墮入地獄之中，根本不吃祭品。見到人們祭祀就高興，像這樣的鬼也不能保護人的性命，只會增加罪業。愚癡的人不知道，因為鬼而貧窮。鬼子母聽到佛陀說這些話，立刻一心懺悔，當下證得須陀洹果（Sotapanna，入流果），知道了未來的去向。她長跪合掌，對佛陀說：『我愚癡無知，世世代代作惡竟然到了這種地步。現在我得以持戒，思惟中正之道，我的心都能徹見。還能看見我的千個兒子。現在我才知道，佛陀所說的話真實不虛。愿佛陀憐憫我，我想住在佛陀的精舍旁邊，我想呼喚我的千子之王，我想讓他們與佛陀結下誓約，我想報答天上天下所有人的恩情。』 佛陀說：『好啊，如果你有這樣的想法，那就太好了。』 佛陀說：『你從今以後，應當……』
【English Translation】 English version Dare to stray from what the Buddha has said? The Buddha said, 'Is it truly as you say?' The mother said, 'It is truly as the Buddha says.' The Buddha then bestowed upon her the five precepts: first, not to kill; second, not to steal; third, not to commit adultery; fourth, not to lie (not to speak with a double tongue); fifth, not to drink alcohol. He told her that if she could uphold these precepts, she could recover her children. The Buddha then said to her, 'You have a thousand children, and I will speak all of their names.' Five hundred children are in the heavens, all of them kings among ghosts, leading the ghost retinues, envying, harming, and disturbing the people of the heavens. Five hundred children are in the world, disturbing the people of the world. Your children, as ghost kings, lead tens of thousands of ghosts. These five hundred children, leading ghost retinues, are countless, extremely envious and wicked. They either claim to be tree spirits, or claim to be earth spirits, or claim to be water spirits, or pretend to be people's brothers and wives, complaining and falsely accusing the family inside and outside the home. Or they claim to be sea gods, or claim to be ship and vehicle gods, or claim to be house gods, or claim to be gods in the darkness of night, or cause people to dream, or cause people to be terrified, creating strange things for people. Or they claim to be the spirits of dead stars, or claim to be those who died of illness. Like this, they waste and disturb people, often not staying in one place, extremely envious and wicked. Like this, they falsely claim, causing people to make sacrifices and slaughter for them. People do not know that they are mostly slaughtering for ghosts, and these foods are for the ghosts, but the ghosts are unwilling to eat them, only envying and wanting to make people commit the act of killing, wanting to make people fall into hell, and do not eat the offerings at all. They are happy to see people making sacrifices, but such ghosts cannot protect people's lives, only increasing their sins. Foolish people do not know, and become poor because of ghosts. When the Hariti (鬼子母) heard the Buddha say these words, she immediately repented wholeheartedly, and instantly attained the Sotapanna (須陀洹果) stage, knowing where she would go in the future. She knelt with palms together and said to the Buddha, 'I am foolish and ignorant, and have done evil in lifetimes to such an extent. Now I am able to uphold the precepts, contemplate the path of righteousness, and my mind can see through everything. I can also see my thousand children. Now I know that what the Buddha says is true and not false. May the Buddha have mercy on me, I want to live next to the Buddha's monastery, I want to call my thousand child kings, I want to make them make a vow with the Buddha, I want to repay the kindness of all people in heaven and earth.' The Buddha said, 'Good, if you have such thoughts, that is very good.' The Buddha said, 'From now on, you should...'
稱是語。便止佛精舍邊。其國中人民。無子者來求子。當與之子。自在所愿。我當敕子姓。與使隨護人。不得復妄嬈之。欲從鬼子母求愿者。名浮陀摩尼缽。姊名炙匿。天上天下鬼屬。是摩尼缽主四海內。船車治生有財產。皆屬摩尼缽。摩尼缽與佛結要。受戒主護人財物。炙匿主人若有產生當救之。有天王名毗沙門。主四天地。護人命。出入常從毗沙門。求愿有大鬼王。名阿須倫。主諸龍王。諸毒氣人。從求愿令毒不幹人。求愿當慈心無所用謝。亦無所啖食人。從求愿者在人何求與耳。要無所求索。亦不責人。人至浮陀摩尼缽前為作禮。
佛說鬼子母經
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：她用這樣的言語答應了，便停止在佛陀的精舍旁邊。那個國家中的人民，沒有孩子的來向她求子，應當給予他們孩子，讓他們隨心所愿。我應當告誡我的子孫，派人跟隨保護他們，不得再胡亂地騷擾他們。想要從鬼子母那裡求愿的人，要稱念『浮陀摩尼缽』（Putamānipaṭa，鬼子母的名字）。她的姐姐名叫『炙匿』（Jrenī，鬼子母姐姐的名字）。天上天下所有的鬼類，都歸『摩尼缽』管轄。她是四海之內船隻車輛、經營生計的財產的主管者，都屬於『摩尼缽』。『摩尼缽』與佛陀結下誓約，受持戒律，主管保護人們的財物。『炙匿』主管人們的生產，應當救助他們。有一位天王名叫『毗沙門』（Vaiśravaṇa，四大天王之一），主管四方天地，護衛人們的性命，出入常常跟隨著『毗沙門』。求愿還可以向一位大鬼王，名叫『阿須倫』（Asura，阿修羅），他主管著各位龍王和各種有毒氣的人，向他求愿可以使毒氣不侵犯人。求愿應當心懷慈悲，不需要任何謝禮，也不需要吃食人。向他們求愿，人們有什麼要求都會給予滿足，重要的是不要有所求索，也不要責怪人。人們到『浮陀摩尼缽』面前，為她作禮。
《佛說鬼子母經》
【English Translation】 English version: She agreed with these words and stopped near the Buddha's vihara (monastery). If people in that country who have no children come to her seeking children, she should grant them children, according to their wishes. I should instruct my descendants to send people to follow and protect them, and they must not disturb them recklessly again. Those who wish to seek wishes from Kishimojin (Hārītī, demoness who became a protector of children), should invoke the name 'Putamānipaṭa' (Putamānipaṭa, name of Hārītī). Her elder sister is named 'Jrenī' (Jrenī, name of Hārītī's sister). All the ghosts in heaven and earth are under the jurisdiction of 'Mānipaṭa'. She is the master of ships, vehicles, and the property of livelihoods within the four seas, all belonging to 'Mānipaṭa'. 'Mānipaṭa' made a vow with the Buddha, received precepts, and is in charge of protecting people's property. 'Jrenī' is in charge of people's childbirth and should help them. There is a heavenly king named 'Vaiśravaṇa' (Vaiśravaṇa, one of the Four Heavenly Kings), who is in charge of the four directions and protects people's lives. People often follow 'Vaiśravaṇa' when going in and out. You can also seek wishes from a great ghost king named 'Asura' (Asura, a type of demigod), who is in charge of the dragon kings and various poisonous people. Seeking wishes from him can prevent poison from harming people. When seeking wishes, one should have a compassionate heart, without needing any gifts, nor eating people. When people seek wishes from them, they will be granted whatever they ask for, the important thing is not to ask for anything in return, nor to blame people. People come before 'Putamānipaṭa' and pay homage to her.
'The Buddha Speaks the Hārītī Sutra'