.All evil karma and weighty sins such as the ten evil deeds, the five rebellious sins, slandering people, slandering the Dharmas, breaking the Abstinent-precepts (*), breaking other precepts, destroying stupas (holy towers), wrecking temples, stealing properties of Sanghas, and profaning Brahma (pure) practices, can be completely eliminated (by reciting this Dharani)
But then it goes on to say:
I was wondering, if it says all evil karma can be completely eliminated, wouldn't that mean that any consequences of said karma would not ripen? How do the weighty sins not disappear right away if this is the case, and what does it mean when it says that the reciting can still be the cause of Bodhi in the future? I feel like this part of the Sutra sounds kind of contradictory so can someone explain what it's supposed to mean?Although the weighty sins do not disappear immediately, the reciting can still be the cause of Bodhi in the future.”