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A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) [1] is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like Sanskrit or Avestan) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.
It is usually recited 21, 27 or 49 times per day. [2] In one type of group practice, participants usually recite this mantra three times after reciting the Heart Sutra or the Amitabha Sutra . The word "rebirth" tends to make people think that this mantra is only about "being reborn", and that it can only serve the particular purpose of going to ...
Om emerged in the Vedic corpus and is said to be an encapsulated form of Samavedic chants or songs. [ 1 ] [ 10 ] It is a sacred spiritual incantation made before and during the recitation of spiritual texts, during puja and private prayers, in ceremonies of rites of passage ( samskara ) such as weddings, and during meditative and spiritual ...
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 Founder, Lekhraj Kriplani. The Brahma Kumaris organisation was founded in Hyderabad, Sindh, in northwest India (present-day Pakistan). [5] They were initially known as Om Mandali, as the members would together chant Om before engaging in a spiritual discourse in traditional satsangs (meetings).
All the grievous sins are removed for one who worships Lord Hari, the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Maha-mantra. — Padma Purana , 3.50.6 When the sixteen names and thirty-two syllables of the Hare Krishna mantra are loudly vibrated, Krishna dances on one's tongue
The regular liturgical chanting starts at 4:00 AM with half an hour of mantras and Dharanis, then includes chanting of sutras, praises, Buddha's names, invocations, repentances, dedications, blessings, and protection verses. The tunes and music modes are in some cases 1400 years old.
Initiation includes introducing the student to a specific mandala (which may be made from flowers, colored powders, grains, paint and a mental mandala). [50] One is not allowed to practice tantra without having received the particular initiation. [51] Some simpler mantra methods, such as reciting the mani mantra, are open to all however.