檢視 Mani mantra 的原始碼

[[Image:Avalokiteshvara.JPG|frame|[[Avalokiteshvara]] thangka, courtesy of Lama Tsondru Sangpo]]
The '''Mani mantra''' is the six syllable mantra of [[Avalokiteshvara]]: '''oṃ mani padme hūṃ''' (pronounced by ''om mani pémé hung'' by Tibetans). In the [[terma]] tradition, Avalokiteshvara's seed syllable '''hrīḥ''' is added to the end of the mantra, making seven syllables.

==Benefits of the Mani Mantra==
It is said:<br>
:Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ one hundred or one thousand times is of equal merit to reciting the whole of the [[Kangyur]].<br>
:Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ ten thousand times closes the door to rebirth in the lower realms.<br>
:Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ one million times one will reach the level of an irreversible [[bodhisattva]].<br>
:Reciting oṃ mani padme hūṃ ten million times one will attain perfect [[buddhahood]].<br>

==Further Reading==
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', Appendix Four, pages 396-398.

[[Category:Mantras]]