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This mantra, composed by Somasen Bhattaraka, is a great mantra, a destroyer of all sins.
... Recited one hundred and eight times, it fulfills all desires. || 84 || .. This invincible mantra is called the great mantra. It destroys all sins and by reciting it one hundred and eight times, all kinds of work are accomplished. || 84 ||
Violence, falsehood, stealing, lust, and attachment are the five sins that are extremely painful in the cycle of birth and death. || 85 || There are one hundred and eight divisions of each of these five. For example, violence: there is violence that was done in the past, violence that is being done now, and violence that will be done in the future. Thus, there are three divisions of violence. || 86 || Again, multiplying these three by mind, speech, and body, there are nine divisions. Multiplying these nine by action, causing action, and approval, there are twenty-seven divisions. And multiplying these twenty-seven by the four passions: anger, pride, deceit, and greed, there are one hundred and eight divisions of violence. Similarly, there are one hundred and eight divisions of falsehood, one hundred and eight divisions of stealing, one hundred and eight divisions of lust, and one hundred and eight divisions of attachment. Thus, there are five hundred and forty divisions of the five sins. || 85-86-87-88 ||
... It is said in the Tattvartha that the divisions of the five sins are: beginning, commencement, and initiation, multiplied by mind, speech, and body, there are nine divisions. Multiplying these nine by action, causing action, and approval, there are twenty-seven divisions. And multiplying these twenty-seven by the four passions: anger, pride, deceit, and greed, there are one hundred and eight divisions. Multiplying these one hundred and eight by the five sins, there are five hundred and forty divisions.
Another way to explain the one hundred and eight divisions: earth, water, fire, air, and space are the five elements. There are five bodies: stationary, mobile, and the three subtle bodies. There are two types of time: eternal and non-eternal. There are four types of knowledge: knowledge of the self, knowledge of the world, knowledge of the scriptures, and knowledge of the path. There are four types of attachment: attachment to the self, attachment to the world, attachment to the scriptures, and attachment to the path. There are four types of aversion: aversion to the self, aversion to the world, aversion to the scriptures, and aversion to the path. There are four types of ignorance: ignorance of the self, ignorance of the world, ignorance of the scriptures, and ignorance of the path. There are four types of karma: karma of the self, karma of the world, karma of the scriptures, and karma of the path. There are four types of liberation: liberation from the self, liberation from the world, liberation from the scriptures, and liberation from the path. There are four types of happiness: happiness of the self, happiness of the world, happiness of the scriptures, and happiness of the path. There are four types of sorrow: sorrow of the self, sorrow of the world, sorrow of the scriptures, and sorrow of the path. There are four types of fear: fear of the self, fear of the world, fear of the scriptures, and fear of the path. There are four types of hope: hope of the self, hope of the world, hope of the scriptures, and hope of the path. There are four types of doubt: doubt of the self, doubt of the world, doubt of the scriptures, and doubt of the path. There are four types of faith: faith in the self, faith in the world, faith in the scriptures, and faith in the path. There are four types of effort: effort of the self, effort of the world, effort of the scriptures, and effort of the path. There are four types of knowledge: knowledge of the self, knowledge of the world, knowledge of the scriptures, and knowledge of the path. There are four types of action: action of the self, action of the world, action of the scriptures, and action of the path. There are four types of result: result of the self, result of the world, result of the scriptures, and result of the path. There are four types of liberation: liberation from the self, liberation from the world, liberation from the scriptures, and liberation from the path. There are four types of happiness: happiness of the self, happiness of the world, happiness of the scriptures, and happiness of the path. There are four types of sorrow: sorrow of the self, sorrow of the world, sorrow of the scriptures, and sorrow of the path. There are four types of fear: fear of the self, fear of the world, fear of the scriptures, and fear of the path. There are four types of hope: hope of the self, hope of the world, hope of the scriptures, and hope of the path. There are four types of doubt: doubt of the self, doubt of the world, doubt of the scriptures, and doubt of the path. There are four types of faith: faith in the self, faith in the world, faith in the scriptures, and faith in the path. There are four types of effort: effort of the self, effort of the world, effort of the scriptures, and effort of the path. There are four types of knowledge: knowledge of the self, knowledge of the world, knowledge of the scriptures, and knowledge of the path. There are four types of action: action of the self, action of the world, action of the scriptures, and action of the path. There are four types of result: result of the self, result of the world, result of the scriptures, and result of the path. There are four types of liberation: liberation from the self, liberation from the world, liberation from the scriptures, and liberation from the path. There are four types of happiness: happiness of the self, happiness of the world, happiness of the scriptures, and happiness of the path. There are four types of sorrow: sorrow of the self, sorrow of the world, sorrow of the scriptures, and sorrow of the path. There are four types of fear: fear of the self, fear of the world, fear of the scriptures, and fear of the path. There are four types of hope: hope of the self, hope of the world, hope of the scriptures, and hope of the path. There are four types of doubt: doubt of the self, doubt of the world, doubt of the scriptures, and doubt of the path. There are four types of faith: faith in the self, faith in the world, faith in the scriptures, and faith in the path. There are four types of effort: effort of the self, effort of the world, effort of the scriptures, and effort of the path. There are four types of knowledge: knowledge of the self, knowledge of the world, knowledge of the scriptures, and knowledge of the path. There are four types of action: action of the self, action of the world, action of the scriptures, and