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taken an animal body and dont have a human body, this is the
only way we can help them. If they had a human body, when we
talked to them they could understand simple Dharma
explanations, or at least the Dharma words would stay in their
mind. But because they dont have a human body and have taken
an animal body at this time, it completely blocks their
understanding the meaning of Dharma. So, all thats left is to
chant the name and mantra of this powerful buddha, which has
unbelievable benefit. If we chant the Medicine Buddha mantra in
their ear or chant it and blow on their body, it purifies their
negative karma. Its an excellent thing to do to help them, to
liberate them from the sufferings of the lower realms. And because
it leaves a positive imprint on their mind, sooner or later they will
gain a higher rebirth, meet the Dharma, actualize the path, cease
their defilements and achieve enlightenment. Thats how, by
chanting mantras for animals, we liberate them from samsara and
bring them to enlightenment.
This tantra says that even hearing or remembering Medicine
Buddhas mantra purifies the five uninterrupted negative karmas.
Even seeing or touching a Medicine Buddha statue or the Medicine
Buddha mantra purifies negative karma, such as the ten
nonvirtuous actions. It also says that even seeing, touching or
remembering the holy body of a statue of Medicine Buddha
completely purifies kor, the pollution that comes from taking food
and other things that people have offered with devotion to the
Sangha community. Since those things belong to the Sangha,
taking them brings pollution. If you use something that belongs to
the Sangha without permission, the pollution obscures your mind;
it interferes with realization. Here pollution isnt referring to
external pollution in the Western sense; this is mental pollution. It
doesnt become pollution for buddhas or arya beings. Whether or
not it becomes pollution depends on the person. Its different if
youre a Sangha member who has studied very hard, offered
service in the monastery or lived in pure morality; otherwise,
using the Sanghas enjoyments obscures the mind and then makes
it difficult to have realizations. Thats the function of kor. So, the
stains of kor are purified by seeing, touching or remembering
Medicine Buddhas holy body or a statue of Medicine Buddha.
The heavy negative karma of causing disunity among the Sangha