What is the meaning of the Great Compassion Mantra?
Blazing understanding, Hail! Great Compassion Mantra in English (or Nilakantha Dharani), also known as the Da Bei Zhou (Chinese) or as Maha Karuṇa Dharani is a dharani (similar to a mantra, but longer) of Mahayana Buddhist origin. According to the Mahakarunikacitta Sutra, it was first mentioned by the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.
What is Dharani mantra?
From the Story of the Great Compassion Dharani: After reciting this Mantra five times a day or more to remove from the body the weighty sins of births and deaths accumulated in hundreds of thousands of billions of Kaplas.
What is Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī (Dharani)?
I am not talking about semantics, but as if creaters of the page accidentaly placed incorrect material. The Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī or Great Compassion Mantra (or dharani) of Avalokitesvara is known all around the world. It is popular in Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, English and several other language versions.
Why chant the Great Dharani in Sanskrit?
Sankrit is a language of Holy syllables, where not just words are formed, but sacred sounds that have layers of meaning. For this reason, the Great Dharani Mantra should be chanted in Sanskrit. Ani Choling with the monks live, chanting/singing Great Compassion Mantra:
What is the Great Compassion Mantra of Avalokitesvara?
The Great Compassion Mantra of Avalokitesvara (Kuan Yin) is a dharani to be recited for purification, protection, and healing. A consecrated copy of the text is considered a powerful protection talisman.
What is the best translation of the Great Compassion Dharani?
Mantrapadaya svaha. A translation of the Great Compassion Dharani for those who may be curious. As I understand it, the sanskrit language is very intricate and offers many potential translations, but the following is one possible translation, given to us by the Japanese Zen master, D.T. Suzuki:
Where are sounds and mantras located?
Sounds and mantras, as with all other forms of manifestation, are located in the relative realm that arises from emptiness. In the relative realm, sounds, although devoid of their own entity, have the power to designate, name, and act on the mind.