Om Mani Padme Hum Chinese characters are transliterated as OM (an), MA (ma), NI (ni), 巴 (ba) MI (mei) HUNG (hong). It is the most revered mantra in Tibetan Buddhism. Esoteric Buddhism believes that this is the fundamental mantra of the Secret Lotus Department, which is also the true teaching of Avalokitesvara of the Lotus Department, so it is called the Six-Character Mantra
Literal interpretation:
Literally interpreted, it is just an exclamation statement, "Oh wishfulfilling treasure, lotus!" It is an unfinished Buddhist sutra, or it just expresses the mood of praising Guanshiyin and longing for happiness.
Detailed explanation:
Om" means "Buddha mind". When reciting this word, the body, speech, and mind must become one with the Buddha in order to achieve success, "Well, what" The word "wishful thinking treasure" in Sanskrit means "treasure heart", and it is also called Mani treasure. It is said that this treasure is hidden in the head of the Sea Dragon King. With this treasure, all kinds of treasures will come to gather, so it is also called Mani treasure. "Collect treasures". The two words "Ba" and "Hum" mean "lotus" in Sanskrit, which means "lotus heart". It is a metaphor that the Dharma is as pure as the lotus, which means that prayers are fulfilled. This means that one must rely on the power of the Buddha to reach the state of "enlightenment", achieve everything, save all sentient beings, and finally become a Buddha. Tibetan Buddhism regards these six words as the source of all things, and chanting them repeatedly can eliminate disasters and accumulate virtue. , complete merits and virtues
Practical significance:
In the vast Tibetan areas, the six-character mantra can be seen everywhere, fully reflecting the Tibetan people's longing for happiness, their piety to the Buddha, and their beauty and kindness.
In Tibet, Tibetans believe that diligent chanting is the most important condition for practicing and enlightening. Therefore, not only the elderly place their hopes on chanting, but also middle-aged and young people. They chant sutras continuously when they are sitting, and they chant sutras continuously when they are walking, and even when they are riding horses and galloping, they chant sutras as much as possible at other times. There are many kinds of sutras, but the most recited is the famous six-character mantra: , ma, ni, ba, mi,
These six-character mantras can be found everywhere in Tibet. It can be heard, giving the religion on the snowy plateau a mysterious color. Those devout believers chant it from generation to generation, as if these six words contain everything about human life throughout the ages.
Other explanations of the six-word mantra. :
The six-character mantra: a Tibetan Buddhist term. It is said to be the "fundamental mantra" of the secret lotus part of Buddhism. It includes the Buddha's heart, the treasure heart, the lotus heart and the Vajra heart. " "" means the heart of the Buddha. When you recite this word, your body should correspond to the Buddha's body, your mouth should correspond to the Buddha's mouth, and your mind should correspond to the Buddha's mind. It is believed that body, speech, and mind should be integrated with the Buddha to achieve success. "Mani" in Sanskrit means "wish-fulfilling treasure" and means "treasure heart". It is said that this treasure comes from the mind of the Dragon King. If you get this treasure, you can enter the sea and gather all the treasures, and you can go up the mountain and gather all the treasures, so it is also called "Mani". "Pami" means "lotus" in Sanskrit, which means "lotus heart", which is a metaphor for the nature of the law being as pure and flawless as a lotus; "" means "Vajra heart", which means that prayers will come true, that is You must rely on the power of the Buddha to achieve "enlightenment", achieve everything, live your life, and finally achieve your desire to become a Buddha.
The status of the six-character mantra:
Tibetan Buddhism will. These six words are regarded as the source of all things, and it is advocated that believers must recite them repeatedly in order to accumulate merits, complete their merits, and achieve liberation.