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The Great Compassion Mantra

天籟梵音大悲咒唱頌

Why is it called the "Great Compassion Mantra"?

Because its compassion can relieve living beings of all their sufferings and difficulties. Because it relieves suffering and bestows happiness, it's called the Great Compassion Mantra. The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua.



The lyrics of The Great Compassion Mantra


Namo Ratna Trayaya
Namo Arya
Valokite Svaraya
Bodhisattvaya
Mahasattvaya
Mahakarunikaya
Om
Sarva Raviye
Sudhanadasya
Namas Krtva Imam Arya
Valokite Svara Ramdhava
Namo Narakindi
Hrih Mahavat Svame
Sarva Arthato Subham
Ajeyam
Sarva Sat Namo Vasat Namo Vaka
Mavitato
Tadyatha
Om Avaloki
Lokate
Krate
E Hrih
Mahabodhisattva
Sarva Sarva
Mala Mala
Mahima Hrdayam
Kuru Kuru Karmam
Dhuru Dhuru Vijayate
Maha Vijayate
Dhara Dhara
Dhrni
Svaraya
Cala Cala
Mama Vimala
Muktele
Ehi Ehi
Sina Sina
Arsam Prasali
Visa Visam
Prasaya
Hulu Hulu Mara
Hulu Hulu Hrih
Sara Sara
Siri Siri
Suru Suru
Bodhiya Bodhiya
Bodhaya Bodhaya
Maitreya
Narakindi
Dhrsnina
Vayamana
Svaha
Siddhaya
Svaha
Mahasiddhaya
Svaha
Siddhayoge
Svaraya
Svaha
Narakindi
Svaha
Maranara
Svaha
Sira Simha Mukhaya
Svaha
Sarva Maha Asiddhaya
Svaha
Cakra Asiddhaya
Svaha
Padma Kasiddhaya
Svaha
Narakindi Vagalaya
Svaha
Mavari Sankharaya
Svaha
Namo Ratna Trayaya
Namo Arya
Valokite
Svaraya
Svaha
Om Sidhyantu
Mantra
Padaya
Svaha

南无 喝罗怛那 哆罗夜耶
南无 阿唎耶
婆卢羯帝 烁钵罗耶
菩提萨陲婆耶
摩诃萨陲婆耶
摩诃迦卢尼迦耶

萨皤罗罚曳
数怛那怛写
南无悉吉栗陲 伊蒙阿唎耶
婆卢吉帝 室佛罗楞驮婆
南无 那罗谨墀
醯唎摩诃皤哆沙咩
萨婆阿他 豆输朋
阿逝孕
萨婆萨哆 那摩婆萨哆 那摩婆伽
摩罚特豆
怛侄他
唵 阿婆卢醯
卢迦帝
迦罗帝
夷醯唎
摩诃菩提萨陲
萨婆萨婆
摩罗摩罗
摩醯摩醯 唎驮孕
俱卢俱卢 羯蒙
度卢度卢 罚闍耶帝
摩诃罚闍耶帝
陀罗陀罗
地唎尼
室佛罗耶
遮罗遮罗
麽麽 罚摩罗
穆帝隶
伊醯伊醯
室那室那
阿罗参 佛罗舍利
罚沙罚参
佛罗舍耶
呼卢呼卢摩罗
呼卢呼卢醯利
娑罗娑罗
悉唎悉唎
苏嚧苏嚧
菩提夜 菩提夜
菩驮夜 菩驮夜
弥帝唎夜
那罗谨墀
地利瑟尼那
波夜摩那
娑婆诃
悉陀夜
娑婆诃
摩诃悉陀夜
娑婆诃
悉陀喻艺
室皤罗夜
娑婆诃
那罗谨墀
娑婆诃
摩罗那罗
娑婆诃
悉罗僧 阿穆佉耶
娑婆诃
娑婆摩诃 阿悉陀夜
娑婆诃
者吉罗 阿悉陀夜
娑婆诃
波陀摩 羯悉陀夜
娑婆诃
那罗谨墀 皤伽罗耶
娑婆诃
摩婆利 胜羯罗夜
娑婆诃
南无喝罗怛那 哆罗夜耶
南无阿利耶
婆罗吉帝
烁皤罗夜
娑婆诃
唵 悉殿都
漫多罗
跋陀耶
娑婆诃



The Great Compassion Mantra

The Vast, Great, Perfect, Full, Unimpeded Great Compassion Heart Dharani

By The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

The great mantra of great compassion penetrates heaven and earth. One hundred recitations for one thousand days causes ten kings to rejoice. Its great compassion and kindness cure all disease. And so an announcement is projected high upon the offense screen.

When you recite the Great Compassion Mantra, the heavens quake and the earth trembles as the mantra penetrates heaven and earth. If you recite it 108 times every day for a thousand days (that's about three years) reciting at the same time everyday without missing a day no matter how busy you are, then the ten kings who are directors in the hells in the courts of Yama are delighted.

Why is it called the "Great Compassion Mantra"?

Because its compassion can relieve living beings of all their sufferings and difficulties. Because it relieves suffering and bestows happiness, it's called the Great Compassion Mantra.

Most important, it can cure ilness. No matter what your illness, if you recite the Great Compassion Mantra, you will be cured.

Someone asks, "I recite it. Why haven't I been cured?"

You haven't been cured because your heart is not sincere.

With a sincere heart, you will certainly obtain a response from the mantra. When you have recited 108 times every day for a thousand days, the ten directions in the courts of Yama will be delighted and all illness will be cured. You will have earned a great deal of merit because for three years: while reciting the mantra, you were not creating offences, you weren't drinking wine, eating meat, or eating the five pungent plants.

In the hells there is a platform on which stands everything you've ever done like killing, stealing, arson, reliving all those experiences again. But you have no karma, then nothing will show up on the screen.

Because you are devoid of karmic obstacles, they hang a sign up in the hells which says, "So and So recites the Great compassioon Mantra and has already detroyed his offense-karma."

All ghosts and spirits in the hells must bow down in respect to him if they were meeting the Buddhas of the past, present and future. They protect him as they would the Buddhas and they must inform all other ghosts and spirits not to give him any trouble. So the power of the Great Compassion Mantra is inconceivable.


Benefits in Reciting and Holding The Great Compassion Mantra

Excerpts from The Dharani Sutra

English translation by the Buddhist Text Translation Society,

Dharma Realm Buddhist University, USA

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.

Should any living beings who recites and holds the spiritual mantra of Great Compassion fall into the three evil paths, I vow not to realise 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 realise 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 realise 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 Dharani of the Great Compassion Heart.

People and gods who recite and hold the Great Compassion Mantra will obtain fifteen kinds of good birth and will not suffer fifteen kinds of bad death.

Those who recite and hold the spiritual Mantra of Great Compassion will not suffer any of these fifteen kinds of bad death and will obtain the following fifteen kinds of good birth:

1. Their place of birth will always have a good king
2. They will always be born in a good country
3. They will always be born at a good time
4. They will always meet good friends
5. The organs of their body will always be complete
6. Their heart will be pure and full in the way
7. They will not violate the prohibitive precepts
8. Their family will be kind and harmonious
9. They will always have the necessary wealth and goods in abundance
10. They will always obtain the respect and help of others
11. They riches will not be plundered
12. They will obtain everything they seek
13. Dragons, gods, and good spirits will always protect them
14. In the place where they are born they will see the Buddha and hear the Dharma
15. They will awaken to the profound meaning of that Proper Dharma which they hear.

Those who recite and hold the Great Compassion Mantra will obtain these fifteen kinds of good birth. All gods and people should constantly recite and hold it, without carelessness.

Great Compassion Dharani Sutra : http://www.fodian.net/world/dabei_sutra.htm