Hello everyone,
it is a great pleasure to virtually meet you again.
Today I would like to share with you
the implication of mantras in Buddhism.
Many people have asked
if reciting the mantras and the
holy names of Buddhas and bodhisattvas would have the same effects
Actually, the sacred recitations
are coming from the Sanskrit term Dharani
which is translated as TuoLuoNi in Chinese
Dharanis are the mnemonic codes or sacred incantations in Buddhism
There are also implications to these mantra recitations
Why do Buddhist devotees have a special correspondence to mantra recitations?
The mantra are the so-called the sacred or true words, that is,
it remains unchanged throughout time.
This is an incredible secret
language of the Buddhas or Bodhisattvas,
it's coming from the body, speech and mind, arisen from the great compassion,
the great vow, and the great wisdom.
Dharanis in plain word are something permanent and unchangeable
If you think about it, anything that happens are changeable
The seas may dry up and the rocks may crumble
as time flies by things can change
But the mantras of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
contain secret blessing power and enormous merit
such great protective power will
not change
it is so eternal
Mantra means that the
recitation is not going to change with time
and space in the whole universe,
It can also be referred to as the secret language
as it contains the secret words of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
it has a sacred meaning to the body and mind, from the inner self to the outer self
So many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have
their own mantras,
such as Avalokitesvara having the six-word mantra
which the relatively simple and short
there are also long mantras such as
the Great Compassion Dharani
Amitabha also has his innermost heart mantra
There are also the heart mantra of the Aksobhya
and the Medicine Buddha.
These mantras or secret words are
the produce of
the great compassion that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
have for all living beings.
Therefore when we recite the mantras
in fact we are integrating our body speech and mind
with that of
of the Buddhas and the Bodhisattvas
This way, when we recite mantras
and Buddhist chant, we will obtain benefits and merits
Today I want to share with you about Dharanis and mantras
and I hope you would be inspired by this video
Thank you and
Amitabha!