結 (gyeol) means “knot” or “tied up”. 制 (je) means “control” or “regulate”. During the three-month retreat period every minute of every day is tightly controlled….
So “Kyol Che” doesn’t literally mean “tight dharma”. But that does give a good feel for what Kyol Che is. The literal meaning is “tightly controlled”.
마 하 반 야 바 라 밀 다 심 경
ma ha ban ya ba ra mil ta shim gyeong
관 자 재 보 살 행 심 반 야
gwan ja jae bo sal haeng shim ban ya
念彼觀音力
Sino-Japanese: nen pi kan-non riki (ねん ぴ かん おん りき)
Sino-Korean: yeom pi gwan eum ryeok (염 피 관 음 력)
Watson translation:
Think on the power of that Perceiver of Sounds
Kubo and Yuyuma translation:
If you contemplate the power of Avalokitesvara
木鐸
목탁
mok tak
wood bell
Here is the original Chinese for the Sutra that contains the “Dhāraṇī Spoken by the Buddha to Avert Disasters and Bring Good Fortune” aka 佛說 消災 吉祥 陀羅尼, aka bulseol sojae gilsang darani.
https://tripitaka.cbeta.org/mobile/index.php?index=J19nB044_001
The commonly encountered “myor op chang darani” is almost certainly wrong. This appears to be a mistake due to the mantra with a similar title associated with Kwanseum Bosal ……
“Mistake, doesn’t matter. Only make correct.”
Zen Master Seung Sahn (Primary Point VOLUME THREE, NUMBER 3 OCTOBER 1986)
The seven stars of the Northern Dipper are mighty gods in Heaven.
Rising, they (assemble) in the morning at the Golden Palace (of the Emperor of Heaven),
Setting, they cover the Kunlun Mountains.
They harmonize the principle with (human) law and moral order and control heaven and earth.
