Buddhist Chants?
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Man got 7 qing(love) 6 yu(desires) . What are the rest??? 3 ji (urgency)??
Anyway, besides the buddhist chant of.. Se jiu shi kong, Kong Jiu shi se.. what else are there? -
Chinese/Tibetian version - I like Da Bei Zhou
Pali version - I like Metta Bhavana, Dhammapada etc.
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There are plenty of sutras, mantras, dharanis, that are chanted! In fact it is impossible for me to list them all now. Yes, Da Bei Zhou (great compassion mantra) is quite popular. Another popular one is 6 Syllabus mantra (om mani padme hum). It is also common to chant Namo Amituofuo. In fact you can chant any buddhas and bodhisattvas names - e.g Namo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa, Namo Wen Shu Shi Li Pu Sa (manjusri), so on.Originally posted by LoaferZ:Man got 7 qing(love) 6 yu(desires) . What are the rest??? 3 ji (urgency)??
Anyway, besides the buddhist chant of.. Se jiu shi kong, Kong Jiu shi se.. what else are there?
7 qing, 6 yu, hmm what else? I think of 2 right now:
8 Distresses
5 Skandhas (5 yun)*
*5 skhandas: form, sensation, cognition, formation and consciousness -
Different chants got different uses right?
Da bei Zhou has what use?
How about the Po Ye Po Lou Mi Dou Xin Jing? -
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.
The bad deaths are:
1. They will not die of starvation or privation
2. They will not die from having been yoked, imprisoned, caned or otherwise beaten
3. They will not die at the hands of hostile enemies
4. They will not be killed in military battle
5. They will not be killed by tigers, wolves, or other evil beasts
6. They will not die from the venom of poisonous snakes, black serpents, or scorpions
7. They will not drown or be burned to death
8. They will not be poisoned to death
9. They will not die as a result of sorcery
10. They will not die of madness or insanity
11. They will not be killed by landslides or falling trees
12. They will not die of nightmares sent by evil people
13. They will not be killed by deviant spirits or evil ghosts
14. They will not die of evil illnesses which bind the body
15. They will not commit suicide
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. -
Heart Sutra
: In English :
The Victorious Conqueror's Perfection of Wisdom Gone Yonder
In Sanskrit:
Bhagawati Prajnaparamita Hridaya.
In Tibetan :
Chomdendema Sherab kyi Pharol tu Chinpe Hnyingpo.
From the first sloka:
At one time I heard this speech: The Victorious Conqueror [Buddha] was at the King's castle on Vulture Hill in India, together with a great congregation of monks and a great congregation of bodhisattvas.
And at that time the great boddhisattva, exhalted Chenrezig the mighty, himself completely accomplished in the deep wisdom gone to the other side (prajnaparamita), saw the five earthly heaps, and saw that they were, by their very nature, completly empty.
Thereupon, by the power of Buddha, honorable Sariputra spoke thus to the great boddhisatva, the exalted Chenrezig the mighty:
"Noble son, how should a person be taught who will succeed in accomplishing the deep knowledge gone to the other shore?"
That having been said, Boddhisatva Avalokitesvara said to Sharadwatibu:
"Sharibu, noble men and noble women, a person who desires to succeed in the accomplishment of the deep wisdom gone to the other side (Prajnaparamita) shall see in exactly this way; for he will have seen that those five heaps are, in reality, by their very nature completely empty.
"Form is empty. Emptiness [sunyata] is form. The action [karma] of form is not other than emptiness, nor is the action of emptiness other than form. Of this nature are also feeling, cognition, conception, and consciousness.
"Sharibu, in this way all dharmas are empty; without essential characteristic, not born, not ceasing, without defilement or expiation of defilement, undiminished, uncompleted.
"Sharibu, in this way, in emptiness there is no form, no feeling, no cognition, no conception, no consciousness.
"There is no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind, no shape, no sound, no color, no flavor, no feeling, nor any property. There is no dhatu of eye...no dhatu of mind; nor is there mind-vijnana dhatu.
"No ignorance; from no cessation of ignorance to no old age and death; including no cessation of old age and death.
"Of that nature are also suffering, misery and sin, and cessation. There is no path, no wisdom, no attainment, and no non-attainment.
"Sharibu, in this way all buddhas, because of their non-attainment, abiding firmly by Prajnaparamita, are without mental obscurations ard are unafraid; they are truly passed beyond confusion, and are finally passed beyond suffering.
"All buddhas residing in the past, present, and future, through firmness in Prajnaparamita, have become buddhas of supreme and complete enlightenment.
"Thus the Prajnaparamita mantra, the mantra of great knowledge, the unexceeded mantra, the unequaled mantra, the mantra that truly assuages all suffering, true and wise.
"The Prajnaparamita mantra spoken:
"Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi swaha.
"Sharibu, this is how boddhisattvas teach Prajnaparamita."
Thereupon, the Victorious Conqueror arose from deep meditation and blessed Boddhisattva Avalokitshvara thus: Well done, well done!
"Noble son, that is so; noble son, that is ever so.
"By thus adhering to Prajnaparamita you shall become accomplished. You will look at everything this way, and therefore rejoice."
The Buddha having thus spoken, Saradwatibu and Boddhisattva Avalokitshvara and the sangha and the gods and men and asuras and devas were joyful, and praised the Buddha's speech.
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When we do mantra chanting, or Buddha name chanting, we must chant sincerely, single mindedly without confusion (mind thinking of other things). We should 'empty' our minds, or else mantra would not work.
One thing to add: Da Bei (Great Compassionate) Water is known to be very effective on healing. It involves chanting sincerely the Great Compassionate Mantra and requesting the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to bless the water. -
hmm, the great compassionate mantra is so hard to chant though i have lyrics for it...Originally posted by An Eternal Now:When we do mantra chanting, or Buddha name chanting, we must chant sincerely, single mindedly without confusion (mind thinking of other things). We should 'empty' our minds, or else mantra would not work.
One thing to add: Da Bei (Great Compassionate) Water is known to be very effective on healing. It involves chanting sincerely the Great Compassionate Mantra and requesting the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to bless the water. -
Practise makes perfectOriginally posted by gamesharkuser:hmm, the great compassionate mantra is so hard to chant though i have lyrics for it...
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One thing to ask, I dun really understand Chinese or Sanskrit well,
if I chat by following the chantings in the CD, will it be meaningful too? -
There is no need to go and research and find out the meaning of the mantra.Originally posted by Arena:One thing to ask, I dun really understand Chinese or Sanskrit well,
if I chat by following the chantings in the CD, will it be meaningful too?
Just sincerely, singlemindedly, chant the mantra.. then it will work well.
If you found out the meaning, then when you are chanting you keep thinking about the meaning, then it will not work. -
How abt chanting by listening to the CD and chat word by word following the CD?
Will it work then? -
Yes, sure, that is how my mother learnt. From listening.Originally posted by Arena:How abt chanting by listening to the CD and chat word by word following the CD?
Will it work then?
She can memorise it in no time. Surely must have practised chanting that mantra previous life
btw, there was once my mother suddenly chanted very loudly and energetically.. and to her it was actually natural. I believe it is some form of absorption on the mantra chanting.
I heard my dharma teacher even more 'scary' in the past. there was once she chanted (same mantra, da bei zhou) to a stage where she was 'naturally' 'shouting' the mantra... very energetic and loud. Her neighbours complained. But to her it was absolutely normal.
but i dont mean everyone should follow them lah
just do normally.. -
I suggest chanting Buddha's or Bodhisattva's Name, if you have difficulty remembering the chant from CD. It is easy and effective. A sincere 100 recitings of Buddha's name is a lot simplier and easier to recite 100 times of Da Bei Zhou or Jin Gang Jing or Di Zhang Jing (which I did on-the-surface study and it was excellent - My life became a lot clearer with a sense of purpose - POWER! ).Originally posted by Arena:How abt chanting by listening to the CD and chat word by word following the CD?
Will it work then?
Personally, Now I prefer and focus more towards NaMoAMiTuoFo. Nevertheless, I felt good reciting Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva name everytime time.
Have a great day.
Cheers, -
Yes, I chant Buddha names most of the timeOriginally posted by concerned_man:I suggest chanting Buddha's or Bodhisattva's Name, if you have difficulty remembering the chant from CD. It is easy and effective. A sincere 100 recitings of Buddha's name is a lot simplier and easier to recite 100 times of Da Bei Zhou or Jin Gang Jing or Di Zhang Jing (which I did on-the-surface study and it was excellent - My life became a lot clearer with a sense of purpose - POWER! ).
Personally, Now I prefer and focus more towards NaMoAMiTuoFo. Nevertheless, I felt good reciting Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva name everytime time.
Have a great day.
Cheers,