Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum

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Here, in the photo, we can see how the mantra is imprinted using stones in the Old Slavonic alphabet -Cyrillic in the Buryat Republic of Russia in the village of Ivolginsk on one of the slopes of the Bayan-Togod mountains:

In Tibetan, the mantra is written as follows:

Meaning and translation of the

Mantra exists with a multitude of meaningsfirst, basically all interpretations are based on the explanation of the meaning of the combination of its constituent sounds and syllables. The literal translation of the mantra is as follows:

Oh, the pearl that shines in the lotus flower.

The Dalai Lama 14( XIV) explained that the mantra is the embodiment of the purity of the body, mind and speech of the Buddha. The next word "Mani" or "jewel" has a relation with bodhichitta - a firm desire for enlightenment, awakening of the Spirit, compassion, love. The word "Padme", or "lotus flower" - and this is Wisdom. And the word "Hum" is understood as the indivisibility of the method( practice) and wisdom.

The Buddhist mantra has its own independent name "Six-syllable", in connection with the ability of the six constituent syllables of the mantra to save all living beings in the flesh of beings from rebirth in six samsara yudoles( worlds of hell, hunger spirits, animals, people, demigods, gods)each syllable of the mantra symbolizes the above-mentioned definite world.

When dharani( Tibetan practice) is read, it is customary to read the "six-syllable" mantra to facilitate the liberation of all beings. This practice is also called "Avalokiteshvara's Celestial Activity").Here:

1. syllable "OM" - leads to neutralization of pride and conceit,
2. syllable "MA" - relieves feelings of jealousy and envy,
3. syllable "NO" - frees from attachment and selfish desires,
4. syllable "PAD" - dispels confusion and ignorance,
5. syllable "ME" - dissolves greed and greed,
6. syllable "HUM" - transforms anger and hatred.

Reading the mantra gives self-sufficiency, prosperity in the areas of life necessary for man and abundance. In this sense meaning:

1. The sound "Om" symbolizes Brahma, which is beyond all undeveloped world,
2. "Mani" syllable - a precious crystal or stone,
3. "Padme" syllable symbolizes lotus,
4. And the syllable "Hum" is a spiritual heart.

Here in the photo the mantra is written on the stones near the Potala Palace, Lhasa:

Simultaneously, not only one interpretation of the mantra coexist, but several. Here are just some of them, I will quote a piece of Wikipedia text:

"All( Om) jewels( Mani) thrive( Padmé is a blooming lotus) from me, having an open heart( Hum is the heart)";

"The universe gives prosperity and abundance to me, accepting them with an open heart";

"Wealth( God, Everything - Om) in all its forms( precious, valuable, significant - Mani) comes( who grows, a blooming lotus - Padme) to one who is ready to accept it with all of his being( heart is Hum)";

"Universal abundance fills my heart" - that is, the following understanding is embedded in the mantra: "I take abundance with all my nature";

"Jewel in the lotus."

Quotation source: https: //ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Om_mani_damme_hum.

Video: chanting mantra

Performed by Buddhist monks

In the performance of the Virgin of Premele

The Use of the Repetition of the

Mantra Lama Sopa Rinpoche relentlessly tells us of the boundless benefit of repeating this mantra of the Buddha of Charity and Compassion. Even in cases where there is no deep mental understanding of the Dharma, the presence of only one verbal knowledge of Om Mani Padme Hum, allows one to live with an attitude that is free from all 8 worldly concerns: acquisitions and losses, pleasures and pains, praise and blasphemy,superiority and neglect. The life of such a person is already filled with happiness.