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Sep 5, 2014 · Some people believe that this dhāraṇī is told by the Eleven-Faced Avalokitesvara, an esoteric bodhisattva in Tibetan Buddhism, and that it is the equivalent Tibetan version of The Great ...
Sep 25, 2014 · Mantra of Avalokiteshvara When we sing along with the chant, our entire body, heart and mind gradually come into deep contemplation. Our innate wisdom is rev...
Avalokiteshvara (or Avalokiteśvara) is a Bodhisattva who represents compassion, and his mantra also symbolizes that quality. Avalokiteshvara means “The Lord Who Looks Down (in compassion)”. There are various forms of Avalokiteśvara ( Chenrezig in Tibetan). The four-armed form is shown here.
In Tibetan Buddhism, the central mantra is the six-syllable mantra oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, also called the Mani mantra. Due to his association with this mantra, one form of Avalokiteśvara is called Ṣaḍākṣarī ("Lord of the Six Syllables") in Sanskrit. The Mani mantra is also popular in East Asian Mahayana.
Feb 7, 2012 · Mantra: "musical instrument of thought", manner of speaking, religious writing or speech, a prayer or song of praise; a sacred formula came up to to whatever human god; an mysterious poetry or ...
Around the world, millions of Mahayana Buddhists chant the Maha Karuna Dharani, the Great Compassion Mantra of Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig, Guanyin) — famous for its benefits of healing, protection and purification. It is probably the second most chanted mantra, after Om Mani Padme Hum — which is a short mantra of Avalokitesvara.
The ritual is a kriy- atantra rite of the Lotus family, focusing on the one-thousand-armed, one-thousand-eyed Form of Avalokiteshvara according to the system of the nun Palmo: it also involves the stages of recitation of Mantra and Dharani.
