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The six syllable mantra of [[Avalokiteshvara]] '''oṃ mani padme hūṃ'''. In the [[terma]] tradition '''hrīḥ''' is added to make seven syllables. | The six syllable mantra of [[Avalokiteshvara]] '''oṃ mani padme hūṃ''' (pronounced by om mani pémé hung by Tibetans). In the [[terma]] tradition '''hrīḥ''' is added to make seven syllables. | ||
==Benefits of the Mani mantra== | ==Benefits of the Mani mantra== | ||
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It is said:<br> | It is said:<br> | ||
"Reciting | "Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ one hundred or one thousand times is of equal merit to reciting the whole of the Kangyur.<br> | ||
Reciting | Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ ten thousand times closes the door to rebirth in the lower realms.<br> | ||
Reciting | Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ one million times one will reach the level of an irreversible bodhisattva.<br> | ||
Reciting | Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ ten million times one will attain perfect buddhahood."<br> | ||
[[Category:Mantras]] | [[Category:Mantras]] | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 24 February 2007
The six syllable mantra of Avalokiteshvara oṃ mani padme hūṃ (pronounced by om mani pémé hung by Tibetans). In the terma tradition hrīḥ is added to make seven syllables.
Benefits of the Mani mantra
It is said:
"Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ one hundred or one thousand times is of equal merit to reciting the whole of the Kangyur.
Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ ten thousand times closes the door to rebirth in the lower realms.
Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ one million times one will reach the level of an irreversible bodhisattva.
Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ ten million times one will attain perfect buddhahood."