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གཟུངས
retention, mantra, mystic formulas, memory, memorization, dharani 'that which holds'. dharani [mantra], recall, a hold, power, strength, memory, retentive mantras. a magic spell [RY]

dharani not forgetting the meaning of dharma words, by special memory and prajna action of grasping virtuous dharmas and clearing away unvirtuous ones, retention, mantra, mystic formulas, memory, memorization, that which holds, recall, a hold, power, strength, memory, retentive mantras [IW]

dharani, health, spiritual sustenance, that which seizes or holds, spell, mystic charm, recollections, recollection, long sacred verbal formula, instrument, restraining instrument [JV]

gzungs sngags dharani mantra/ formula; isc. (power of) (complete) recall [RB]

Sacred Incantation, Skt. dharani. A particular type of mantra, usually quite long [RY]

Sanskrit: धारणी, dhāraṇī or dhāraṇi. Sometimes the final 'i' is long and elsewhere short. Erick Tsiknopoulos