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Om Mani
Padme Hum
Buddha Mantra of Love and Compassion
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Shakyamuni
Buddha himself said about this mantra, "This is the most
beneficial mantra. Even I made this aspiration to all the
million Buddhas and subsequently received this teaching from
Buddha Amitabha."
Translation
OM:
mystical sound, sacred and important in various Dharmic
religions
Mani: jewel or bead
Padma: Lotus, the Buddhist Sacred Flower
Hum: Indivisibility |
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Dalai Lama the 14th on the meaning of Om Mani Padme Hum
"It is very good to recite
the mantra Om mani padme hum, but while you are doing it, you should be
thinking on its meaning, for the meaning of the six syllables is great and
vast..."
"The first, Om symbolizes
the practitioner's impure body, speech, and mind; it also symbolizes the
pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha"
"The path is indicated by
the next four syllables. Mani, meaning jewel, symbolizes the factors of
method: an altruistic intention to become enlightened,
compassion, and
love."
"The two syllables, padme,
meaning lotus, symbolize wisdom."
"Purity must be achieved
by an indivisible unity of method and wisdom, symbolized by the final
syllable hum, which indicates indivisibility."
"Thus the six syllables,
om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which
is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure
body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a
Buddha"
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