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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 ...
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.
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The mantra appears in the Rudrashtadhyayi which is a part of the Shukla Yajurveda. [8] Whole Panchakshara Stotra is dedicated to this mantra. [9] [10] Tirumantiram, a scripture written in Tamil language, speaks of the meaning of the mantra. [11]
The literal meaning in English has been expressed as "praise to the jewel in the lotus", [4] or as a declarative aspiration, possibly meaning "I in the jewel-lotus". [5] Padma is the Sanskrit for the Indian lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ) and mani for "jewel", as in a type of spiritual "jewel" widely referred to in Buddhism. [ 6 ]
The authorship of the Mahishasura Mardini Stotra is attributed to the theologian Adi Shankara.This hymn is mentioned in the 53rd chapter of the 1st portion of the text Shivarahasya Purana. [5]
Shantideva (1997), The Way of the Bodhisattva, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, Boston: Shambala, ISBN 1-57062-253-1 Shantideva (2002), Guide to the Bodhisattva's way of life : how to enjoy a life of great meaning and altruism , translation from Tibetan into English by Neil Elliot, Ulverston (UK); Glen Spey, N.Y.: Tharpa, ISBN 0 ...
A Reader's Guide to the Works in English related to the Bodhicaryāvatāra, on Shambhala Publications; A Video Lecture Series by the Padmakara Translation Group's Wulstan Fletcher on the Bodhicaryāvatāra, on Shambhala.com; Multilingual edition of Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra, in the Bibliotheca Polyglotta