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'''Mantras''' (Tib. ''ngak''; [[Wyl.]] ''sngags'') are sacred syllables used in [[Vajrayana]] practice to protect the minds of practitioners from negativity and ordinary impure perceptions (the root Sanskrit terms are ''manas'' meaning 'mind', and ''trai'' meaning 'protect'). They also serve to invoke the [[yidam]] deities and their retinues. | '''Mantras''' (Tib. ''ngak''; [[Wyl.]] ''sngags'') are sacred syllables used in [[Vajrayana]] practice to protect the minds of practitioners from negativity and ordinary impure perceptions (the root Sanskrit terms are ''manas'' meaning 'mind', and ''trai'' meaning 'protect'). They also serve to invoke the [[yidam]] deities and their retinues. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002) | |||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[Nine principles of mantra]] | |||
*[[Secret mantra]] | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Mantras]] | [[Category:Mantras]] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 16 November 2010
Mantras (Tib. ngak; Wyl. sngags) are sacred syllables used in Vajrayana practice to protect the minds of practitioners from negativity and ordinary impure perceptions (the root Sanskrit terms are manas meaning 'mind', and trai meaning 'protect'). They also serve to invoke the yidam deities and their retinues.
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002)