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Great Compassion Mantra 大悲咒

One of the most widely used and most efficacious of all Buddhist mantras, the Great Compassion Mantra is a Dharma taught by the Bodhisattva Who Regards the World's Sounds (AVALOKITEŚVARA (BODHISATTVA)). The teachings on the Great Compassion Mantra are found in the DHĀRAṆĪ SUTRA. [The text of the mantra can be found in the Dhāraṇī Sutra, pp. 40-43, and in the City of Ten [[Thousand Buddhas]] Recitation Handbook]], pp. 30-33.]

The Bodhisattva Who Regards the World's Sounds again addressed the Buddha, saying, "World Honored One, if humans and gods recite and hold the phrases of the Great Compassion Mantra, then when they approach the end of life, all the Buddhas of the ten [[directions]] will come to take them by the hand to rebirth in whatever Buddhaland they wish according to their desire."

He further said to the Buddha, "World Honored One, should any living being who recites and holds the spiritual mantra of Great Compassion fall into the three evil paths, I vow not to realize the Right Enlightenment]]. Should any living being who recites and holds the Spiritual Mantra of Great Compassion not be reborn in any Buddhaland, I vow not to realize the Right Enlightenment]]. Should any living being who recites and holds the Spiritual Mantra of Great Compassion not obtain unlimited samadhis and eloquence, I vow not to realize the Right Enlightenment]]. Should any living being who recites and holds the Spiritual Mantra of Great Compassion not obtain the fruits of whatever is sought in this very life, then he cannot have been making proper use of the Dhāraṇī of the Great Compassion Heart." (DS 30-31)

SEE ALSO: Dhāraṇī Sutra, mantra, dhāraṇī, Avalokiteśvara (Bodhisattva)


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