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'''Vajra Guru mantra''' - the twelve syllable [[mantra]] of Guru [[Padmasambhava]].
[[Image:Vajra Guru.JPG|frame|'''Vajra Guru mantra''']]
'''Vajra Guru mantra''' — the twelve syllable [[mantra]] of Guru [[Padmasambhava]] is:


See ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' Appendix Four, pp.393-6.
'''oṃ āḥ hūṃ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṃ'''


===External Links===
It is pronounced '''om ah hung benza guru péma siddhi hung''' by Tibetans.
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/vajra_guru.html The Benefits of the Vajra Guru Mantra and An Explanation of Its Syllables: A Treasure Text Revealed by Tulku Karma Lingpa]
 
==Commentary==
[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] writes:
:It begins with '''OM AH HUNG''', which are the seed syllables of the [[three vajras]] (of body, speech and mind).
:'''VAJRA''' signifies the [[dharmakaya]] since [like the adamantine vajra] it cannot be “cut” or destroyed by the elaborations of conceptual thought.
:'''GURU''' signifies the [[sambhogakaya]], which is “heavily” laden with the qualities of the [[seven aspects of union]].
:'''PADMA''' signifies the [[nirmanakaya]], the radiant awareness of the [[wisdom of discernment]] arising as the [[lotus family]] of enlightened speech.
 
:Remembering the qualities of the great Guru of Oddiyana, who is inseparable from these [[three kayas]], pray with the continuous devotion that is the intrinsic display of the nature of mind, free from the elaboration of conceptual thought.
 
:All the supreme and ordinary accomplishments—'''SIDDHI'''—are obtained through the power of this prayer,
:and by thinking, “'''HUNG'''! May they be bestowed upon my mindstream, this very instant!”<ref>''[[Illuminating the Excellent Path to Omniscience]]''</ref>
 
[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]] writes:
:Our master, Guru Rinpoche, and the mantra are inseparable. So when we utter the name of the guru by reciting the mantra, it's as if we are calling out repeatedly to someone who simply cannot fail to reply. The guru cannot but turn his compassion towards us, and so, if we pray one-pointedly like this, there is absolutely no doubt that Guru Rinpoche will come at once to grant us his blessings<ref>Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, ''Guru Yoga'' (Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1999), 'The Vajra Guru Mantra'</ref>.
 
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes:
:The Vajra Guru Mantra is the very heart essence of Padmasambhava. It is also the mantra of all the masters, [[buddha]]s, [[yidam]]s, [[daka]]s, [[dakini]]s, and [[Dharma Protectors|protector]]s. When you chant it, you are invoking the very embodiment of Padmasambhava. <ref>[[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]]</ref>
:The essential meaning of the mantra is: “I invoke you, the Vajra Guru, Padmasambhava, by your blessing may you grant us ordinary and supreme siddhis.”<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', Appendix Four</ref>
 
==Benefits of the Vajra Guru Mantra==
 
[[Trulshik Rinpoche]] says:<br>
 
:"For the practice of [[nyenpa|approach]] it is generally said that one should recite the mantra of Guru Rinpoche 1,200,000 times. If we can accomplish these 1,200,000 recitations, it is said that we will receive the [[blessing]] of Guru Rinpoche. It is also said, “With ten million [[siddhi]]s, you will reborn in a place of [[vidyadhara]]s.” This means if you recite the Vajra Guru mantra ten million times, you will be reborn in a realm of vidyadharas. It is even said that if you recite the 1,200,000 accumulation seven times, you will become the same as Guru Rinpoche in this very life. By reciting the mantra ten million times (literally ‘one hundred times one hundred thousand times’) you will reach the stage from which you can never turn back. So the benefits of reciting the Vajra Guru mantra are truly inconceivable."
 
==Notes==
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==Further Reading==
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'' Appendix Four, pages 393-396.
*[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Guru Yoga'' (Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1999), 'The Vajra Guru Mantra', pages 51-54.
 
==External Links==
*{{LH|topics/ngagyur-nyingma/benefits-vajra-guru-mantra|''The Benefits of the Vajra Guru Mantra and An Explanation of Its Syllables: A Treasure Text Revealed by Tulku Karma Lingpa''}}
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/dodrupchen-III/garland-of-night-blooming-water-lilies|''Garland of Night-Blooming Water Lilies:A Commentary on the Guru Siddhi Mantra by Jigmé Tenpé Nyima''}}
*[https://youtu.be/4StW56jBLEA Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche chants the Vajra Guru mantra]


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Latest revision as of 20:39, 23 November 2023

Vajra Guru mantra

Vajra Guru mantra — the twelve syllable mantra of Guru Padmasambhava is:

oṃ āḥ hūṃ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṃ

It is pronounced om ah hung benza guru péma siddhi hung by Tibetans.

Commentary

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo writes:

It begins with OM AH HUNG, which are the seed syllables of the three vajras (of body, speech and mind).
VAJRA signifies the dharmakaya since [like the adamantine vajra] it cannot be “cut” or destroyed by the elaborations of conceptual thought.
GURU signifies the sambhogakaya, which is “heavily” laden with the qualities of the seven aspects of union.
PADMA signifies the nirmanakaya, the radiant awareness of the wisdom of discernment arising as the lotus family of enlightened speech.
Remembering the qualities of the great Guru of Oddiyana, who is inseparable from these three kayas, pray with the continuous devotion that is the intrinsic display of the nature of mind, free from the elaboration of conceptual thought.
All the supreme and ordinary accomplishments—SIDDHI—are obtained through the power of this prayer,
and by thinking, “HUNG! May they be bestowed upon my mindstream, this very instant!”[1]

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche writes:

Our master, Guru Rinpoche, and the mantra are inseparable. So when we utter the name of the guru by reciting the mantra, it's as if we are calling out repeatedly to someone who simply cannot fail to reply. The guru cannot but turn his compassion towards us, and so, if we pray one-pointedly like this, there is absolutely no doubt that Guru Rinpoche will come at once to grant us his blessings[2].

Sogyal Rinpoche writes:

The Vajra Guru Mantra is the very heart essence of Padmasambhava. It is also the mantra of all the masters, buddhas, yidams, dakas, dakinis, and protectors. When you chant it, you are invoking the very embodiment of Padmasambhava. [3]
The essential meaning of the mantra is: “I invoke you, the Vajra Guru, Padmasambhava, by your blessing may you grant us ordinary and supreme siddhis.”[4]

Benefits of the Vajra Guru Mantra

Trulshik Rinpoche says:

"For the practice of approach it is generally said that one should recite the mantra of Guru Rinpoche 1,200,000 times. If we can accomplish these 1,200,000 recitations, it is said that we will receive the blessing of Guru Rinpoche. It is also said, “With ten million siddhis, you will reborn in a place of vidyadharas.” This means if you recite the Vajra Guru mantra ten million times, you will be reborn in a realm of vidyadharas. It is even said that if you recite the 1,200,000 accumulation seven times, you will become the same as Guru Rinpoche in this very life. By reciting the mantra ten million times (literally ‘one hundred times one hundred thousand times’) you will reach the stage from which you can never turn back. So the benefits of reciting the Vajra Guru mantra are truly inconceivable."

Notes

  1. ↑ Illuminating the Excellent Path to Omniscience
  2. ↑ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Guru Yoga (Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1999), 'The Vajra Guru Mantra'
  3. ↑ Dzogchen and Padmasambhava
  4. ↑ Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Appendix Four

Further Reading

External Links

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