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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.<big>སྔགས་</big> ''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. | ||
==Subdivisions<ref>[[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''Light of Wisdom'' Vol. 1, page 59 & 244</ref>== | ==Subdivisions<ref>[[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''Light of Wisdom'' Vol. 1, page 59 & 244</ref>== | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 7 August 2011
Mantras (Tib.སྔགས་ 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.
Subdivisions[1]
- secret mantras
- knowledge mantras
- dharani mantras
References
- ↑ Jamgön Kongtrul, Light of Wisdom Vol. 1, page 59 & 244
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 21 July 2011
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002)