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The Great Compassion Mantra Of Avalokitesvara

Posted on July 2, 2011November 4, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries
This is a wonderful rendition of the third Great Compassion Mantra as found in the Chinese tradition with some beautiful images uploaded with the victims of the Japanese Tsunami in mind.

This is a wonderful rendition of the third Great Compassion Mantra as found in the Chinese tradition with some beautiful images compiled by Michiko. The video seems to have been uploaded with the victims of the Japanese Tsunami in mind, and we all remember the people swept away unawares on that dreadful April morning – hoping that they have all found a good rebirth and can make further progress through this fearful sa?sara.

As far as I have been able to find out this is the actual mantra that is being chanted:

namo ratnatrayāya ǀ
namaḥ āryajñānasāgara vairocanavyūha rājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya ǀ
namaḥ sarvatathāgatebhyaḥ arhatebhyaḥ samyaksaṁbuddhebhyaḥ ǀ
namaḥ āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahāsattvāya mahākāruṇikāya tadyathā ǀ
oṁ dhara dhara dhiri dhiri dhuru dhuru itte vatte cale cale pracale pracale kusume kusume vare ili mili citijvālam āpanāye svāhā ǁ

 

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Great Compassion Mantra

 

Great Compassion Mantra

 

Great Compassion Mantra

 

Great Compassion Mantra

 

Great Compassion Mantra

 

Great Compassion Mantra

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7 thoughts on “The Great Compassion Mantra Of Avalokitesvara”

  1. Octav says:
    January 24, 2012 at 9:56 am

    NAMO RATNA TRAYAYA / NAMO ARYA JNANA SAGARA, VAIROCHANA / BYUHARA JARA TATHAGATAYA / ARAHATE SAMYAKSAM BUDDHAYA / NAMO SARWA TATHAGATE BHYAY ARHATA BHYAH / SAMVAKSAM BUDDHE BHVAH / NAMO AVALOKITE / SHORAYA BODHISATTVAYA / MAHA SATTVAYA / MAHA KARUNIKAYA / TADYATA / OM DARA DARA / DIRI DIRI / DURU DURU / ITTE WE / ITTE CHALE CHALE / PURACHALE PURACHALE KUSUME KUSUMA WA RE / ILI MILLI CHITI JVALAM / APANAVE SHOHA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oazI_zsrlko

    Best wishes 🙂

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  2. Fabian Mander says:
    February 26, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Does anyone know the meaning of the mantra in English, please??? Thank-you!

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    1. Anandajoti says:
      February 26, 2012 at 9:15 pm

      See here: http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=5676#p62300

      Reply
  3. kim says:
    April 23, 2012 at 11:10 am

    I love this mantra but I don’t know where to get it. Can someone please tell me? Thank you very much!

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  4. Latifa says:
    August 21, 2013 at 11:49 pm

    General Translation: 1. Adoration the noble Avalokitesvara, bodhisattva, the great compassionate one. 2. Having paid adoration to One who Dispels all Fears, O noble Avalokitesvara, to You adoration, O Nilakantha. 3. I shall enunciate the ‘heart’ dharani which ensures all purposes, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence. 4. Thus: Lord of Effulgence, the World-Transcending One. Come, come, great bodhisattva, descend, descend. Bear in mind my heart-dharani. Do do the work. Hold fast, oh Victor, oh Great Victor. Hold on, hold on, oh Lord of the Dharani. Move, move oh my immaculate image, come come. Destroy every poison. Quick, bear in mind, quick, quick, descend, descend. Being enlightened, being enlightened, enlighten me, enlighten me. Oh merciful Nilakantha appear unto me. To you who eyes us, hail. To the Great Siddha hail. To the Great Siddha in Yoga hail. To Nilakantha hail. To the Boar-feaced hail. 5. Adoration to the Triple Gem. Adoration to the noble Avalokitesvara bodhisattva, hail. “ – See more at: http://yogaforthenewworld.com/om-ratna-trayaya-mantra-homage-to-the-triple-gem/#sthash.laWm9mek.dpuf

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  5. Tavini Perera says:
    November 3, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    This is a great manthra which calm my mind.I want to know the real meaning of this manthra in simple. Please help me to get to know about this manthra

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  6. Alexis says:
    July 15, 2022 at 5:21 am

    I think that is the translation above your comment. Amituofo.

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