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Mani stones are stone plates, rocks, or pebbles inscribed with the six-syllabled mantra of Avalokiteshvara [1] (Om mani padme hum, hence the name mani stone) as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. The term mani stone may also be used to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs (such as ashtamangala ) are inscribed or painted.
14th century Goryeo painting of Ksitigarbha holding a cintamani Mani stone In Buddhism, the wish fulfilling jewel (Skt. maṇi , cintā-maṇi , cintāmaṇi-ratna ) is an important mythic symbol indicating a magical jewel that manifests one's wishes, including the curing of disease, purification of water, granting clothing, food, treasure etc.
The Gsumge Mani Stone Castle, or Songge Mani-Sutra City [3] (traditional Chinese: 松格瑪尼石經城; simplified Chinese: 松格玛尼石经城; pinyin: Sōnggé mǎní shíjīngchéng; lit. 'Gsumge Mani Stone Sutra City'; also referred to as 松格嘛呢石經城 / 松格嘛呢石经城 ) is a massive complex built out of Tibetan mani stone ...
Lochen Rinchen Zangpo (958–1055; Tibetan: རིན་ཆེན་བཟང་པོ་, Wylie: rin-chen bzang-po), also known as Mahaguru, was a principal lotsawa or translator of Sanskrit Buddhist texts into Tibetan during the second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet, variously called the New Translation School, New Mantra School or New Tantra Tradition School.
In Tibetan Buddhism, the central mantra is the six-syllable mantra oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ (Sanskrit: ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ, also called the Mani mantra. Due to his association with this mantra, one form of Avalokiteśvara is called Ṣaḍākṣarī ("Lord of the Six Syllables") in Sanskrit .
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Tibetan Buddhist architecture, in the cultural regions of the Tibetan people, has been highly influenced by Nepal, China and India. For example, the Buddhist prayer wheel, along with two dragons, can be seen on nearly every temple in Tibet. Many of the houses and monasteries are typically built on elevated, sunny sites facing the south.
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