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Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of the Upanishads. They are believed to calm the mind and the environment of the reciter. Shanti Mantras always end with the sacred syllable om (auṃ) and three utterances of the word "shanti", which means "peace". The reason for the three utterances is regarded to be for the removal ...
The text is originally a Sanskrit Indian Buddhist work, and it is the most popular prayer to Tara in Tibetan Buddhism. [ 1 ] The Praise appears in the Derge Kangyur as "“Offering Praise to Tara through Twenty-One [verses] of Homage” ( Wylie : sgrol ma la phyag 'tshal ba nyi shu gcig gis bstod pa)."
The mantra in Tibetan script with the six syllables colored "Om mani padme hūṃ hrīḥ" "Om mani padme hūṃ", mani stone carved in Tibetan script outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa The largest mantra inscription in the world is located on Dogee Mountain in Kyzyl, Russia.
The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Hindu texts, such as the mantra listings of the Śrauta liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, [5] [6] Harivamsa, [7] and Manusmṛti. [8] The mantra and its associated metric form was known by the Buddha. [9] The mantra is an important part of the initiation ceremony.
A mangalacharana (Sanskrit: मङ्गलाचरणम्, romanized: maṅgalācaraṇam) [1] or a mangalashloka [2] is a benedictory verse traditionally ...
The Śūraṅgama Mantra of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra is the most commonly practiced mantra invoking her. [ citation needed ] According to Thubten Zopa Rinpoche , the "Great White Umbrella" is a sādhanā for healing illness, dispelling interferences and spirit possession , quelling disasters, and bringing auspiciousness .
The Sanskrit of Amoghavajra (T. 1113b; spelling as in the received text) [117] A fragmentary manuscript of the dhāraṇī from Dunhuang (Pelliot chinois 2778) [4] [118] A reconstruction of the standard text of the dhāraṇī based on Bhagavaddharma and Amoghavajra by Lokesh Chandra (1988) [93] The underlying Sanskrit of the Korean version [113]
Lokaksema or Lokakshema is a Sanskrit word meaning "global well-being". Loka means "world", and Kshema means "welfare" in Sanskrit. It is normally used in the context of various prayers and rituals performed in Hinduism. For example, there could be a big ritual yagna conducted for some common good such as a blessing for rains.