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Mantra Music: Heart Sutra Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya in Sanskrit in Sanskrit For Recitation

Lee Kane — Sun, 19 May 2024 15:38:22 +0000

Cultivating a daily practice of reciting the Heart Sutra, one of the paramount teachings in the Mahayana canon, has been extolled by Buddhist teachers as a pathway filled with profound transformative benefits. As a faithful Mahayana Buddhist, one reason you might incorporate the Heart Sutra into your daily ritual is its immense potential for fostering wisdom and compassion – qualities that lie at the heart of Buddhist practice.

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Chant Daily for Wisdom, Compassion, Blessings (text below the player with Sanskrit in Bold):

Oṁ! Namo Bhagavatyai Ārya-Prajñā pāramitāyai!

Hail! Reverence to the Fortunate and Noble Perfection of Wisdom

Heart Sutra

Ārya-Avalokiteśvaro Bodhisattvo,

The Noble Buddha-to-be Avalokiteśvara,

gambhī rāṁ prajñā pāramitā caryāṁ caramāṇo,

while dwelling deep in the practice of the perfection of wisdom,

vyavalokayati sma panca-skandhā

beheld these five constituent groups (of mind and body)

tāṁś ca svabhā vaśūnyān paśyati sma.

and saw them empty of self-nature.

Iha, Śāriputra, rūpaṁ śūnyatā, śūnyata iva rūpaṁ;

Here, Śāriputra, form is emptiness, emptiness is surely form;

rūpān na pṛthak śūnyatā, śunyatāyā na pṛthag rūpaṁ;

emptiness is not different from form, form is not different from emptiness;

yad rūpaṁ, sā śūnyatā; ya śūnyatā, tad rūpaṁ;

whatever form there is, that is emptiness; whatever emptiness there is, that is form.

Evam eva vedanā-saṁjñā-saṁskāra-vijñā nāni

the same for feelings, perceptions, volitional processes and consciousness.

Iha, Śāriputra, sarva-dharmāḥ śūnyatā-lakṣaṇā,

Here, Śāriputra, all things have the characteristic of emptiness,

anut pannā, ani ruddhā; amalā, na vimalā; nūnā, na paripūrṇāḥ.

no arising, no ceasing; no purity, no impurity; no deficiency, no completeness.

Tasmāc Śāriputra, śūnyatā yāṁ

Therefore, Śāriputra, in emptiness

na rūpaṁ, na vedanā, na saṁjñā, na saṁskārāḥ, na vijñānami;

there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no volitional processes, no consciousness;

na cakṣuḥ-śrotra-ghrāna-jihvā-kāya-manāṁsi;

there are no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind;

na rūpa-śabda-gandha-rasa-spraṣ ṭavya-dharmāḥ;

no forms, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, thoughts;

na cakṣūr-dhātur yāvan na mano vijñāna-dhātuḥ;

no eye-element (and so on) up to no mind-consciousness element;

na vidya, na avidyā, na avidyā-kṣayo, na avidyā-kṣayo, yāvan na jarā-maraṇam, na jarā-maraṇa-kṣayo;

no ignorance, no destruction of ignorance (and so on) up to no old age and death, no destruction of old age and death;

na duḥkha-samudaya-nirodha-mārgā;

no suffering, arising, cessation, path;

na jñānam, na prāptir aprāptivena.

no knowledge, no attainment, no non-attainment.

Bodhisattvasya

Therefore, Śāriputra, because of the Buddha-to-be’s non-attainments

Prajñā pāramitām āśritya, viharaty acittā varaṇaḥ,

he relies on the Perfection of Wisdom, and dwells with his mind unobstructed,

cittā varaṇa-nāstitvād atrasto,

having an unobstructed mind he does not tremble,

viparyāsa-atikrānto, niṣṭhā-Nirvāṇa.

overcoming opposition, he attains the state of Nirvāṇa.

Tryadhva-vyava sthitāḥ sarva-Buddhāḥ

All the Buddhas abiding in the three times

Prajñā pāramitām āśritya

through relying on the Perfection of Wisdom

anuttarāṁ Samyak sam bodhim abhisam buddhāḥ.

fully awaken to the unsurpassed Perfect and Complete Awakening.

Tasmāj jñāta vyo Prajñā pāramitā mahā-mantro,

Therefore one should know the Perfection of Wisdom is a great mantra,

mahā-vidyā mantro, ‘nuttara-mantro, samasama-mantraḥ,

a great scientific mantra, an unsurpassed mantra, an unmatched mantra,

sarva duḥkha praśa manaḥ, satyam, amithyatvāt.

the subduer of all suffering, the truth, not falsehood.

Prajñā pāramitā yām ukto mantraḥ tad-yathā:

In the Perfection of Wisdom the mantra has been uttered in this way:

gate, gate, pāragate, pārasaṁgate, Bodhi, svāhā!

gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond, Awakening, blessings!

Iti Prajñāpāramitā-Hṛdayam Samāptam

Thus the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom is Complete

Opening praise:

ओṃ नमो भगवत्यै āर्यप्रज्ñāप्āरमित्āयै ओṃ नमो नमḥ सर्वज्ñāय

Sutra:

āर्यलोकितेśवरबोधिसत्त्वो गṃभ्īर्āय्āṃ प्रज्ñāप्āरमित्āय्āṃ कर्य्āṃ करमṇओ व्यवलोकयती स्म
पṃक स्कन्ध्āḥ
त्āṃस्का स्वभ्āवśūन्य्āन पśयती स्म

इहा śāरिपुत्र र्ūपṃ śūन्यत्ā śūन्यतैव र्ūपṃ र्ūप्āन्ना प्ṛथक्śūन्यत्ā śūन्यत्āय्ā न प्ṛथग्र्ūपṃ यद्र्ūपṃ स्ā śūन्यत्ā
य्ā śūन्यत्ā तद्र्ūपṃ
एवमेव वेदनसṃज्ñāसṃस्क्रविज्ñāन्āनि

इहा śāरिपुत्र सर्वधर्म्āḥ śūन्यत्āलक्ṣअṇā अनुत्पन्न्ā अनिरुद्ध्ā अ्अल्ā अविमला नोन्ā न परिप्ūर्ṇāḥ
तस्म्āक्च्āरिपुत्र śūन्यत्āय्āṃ न र्ūपṃ न वेदन्ā न सṃज्ñā न सṃस्क्āरो न विज्ñāन्āṃ ना कक्ṣउर न śरोत्रṃ न घ्र्āṇअṃ न जिह्व्ā न क्āयो न मनḥ

ना र्ūपṃ न śअब्दओ न गन्धो न रसो स्प्रṣṭअव्य न धर्म्āḥ
ना कक्ṣउर न ध्āतुर य्āवन्न मनो विज्ñāनध्āतुर्न विद्य्ā
न्āविद्य्ā न विद्य्āक्ṣāयो न्āविद्य्āक्ṣअयो य्āवन्न जर्āमरṇअṃ न जर्āमरṇअक्ṣअयो
न दुḥखो न समुदयो न निरोधो न म्āर्ग्ā न ज्ñāनṃ न प्र्āप्तिस्तस्म्āक्च्āरिपुत्र अप्र्āप्तित्व्āद् बोद्धिसत्त्व्āन्āṃ
प्रज्ñāप्āरमित्āम्āśरित्य विहरत्यकित्त्ā वरṇअḥ
कित्त्āवरṇअन्āस्तिव्āदत्रस्तो विपर्य्āस्āतिक्र्āन्तो निṣṭहनिर्व्āṇअḥ त्र्यध्वव्यवस्थित्āḥ सर्वबुद्ध्āḥग्
प्रज्ñāप्āरमित्āम्āśरित्य्āनुत्तर्āṃ सम्यक्सṃबोधिमभिसṃबुद्ध्āḥ
तस्म्āज्ज्ñāतव्यṃ प्रज्ñāप्āरमित्āमह्āमन्त्रो मह्āविद्य्āमम्त्रो नुत्त्तरमन्त्रो समसममन्त्र सर्वदुḥखप्रśअ्अनḥ सत्यममिथ्यत्व्ā प्रज्ñāप्āरमित्āय्āमुक्तो मन्त्रḥ तद्यथ्ā
गते गते परगते परसम्घते बोधी स्वहा

Did you Know?

• Shunyata or “Emptiness” is NOT nothingness. Per Thich Nhat Hanh: Emptiness means empty of self — but in the fullness
of everything else… it is because of emptiness everything is possible.” (Source)

• Emptiness is the best single-word translation of Shunyata, or Oneness. Voidness and Nothingness are INCORRECT translations (or incomplete). Even in psychology, there is a profound difference between feeling “nothing” and feeling “empty.” Emptiness can be filled.

Credits:

SANSKRIT IN DEVANAGARI from MIT.EDU.

English Translation edited by Edward Conze, translation to English by Anadajoti Bhikku

More Information on Buddha Weekly

• Feature on “Recitation of Heart Sutra” and its benefits https:// buddhaweekly.com/heart-sutra-recitation/

• Commentary on Heart Sutra by Jason Espada https:// buddhaweekly.com/?p=15177

Mantra Music: 8 Red Tara Power Mantras Magnetizing Chanted in Sanskrit by Buddha Weekly

Lee Kane — Sun, 12 May 2024 18:12:16 +0000

In Lord Atisha’s practice Lineage of the 21 Taras, 8 of the 21 Taras are red or red-black. The Red Taras are the Power mantras, the magnetizing, attracting, influencing and enchanting mantras. Tare 1 is the Swift Heroine of Glory and Tara 5 is Kurukulle, both powerful magnetizing Taras. Also red are Tara 10, 17 and 21. The Red Black Taras (6, 8, and 13) are also Power and magnetizing Taras but slightly more “wrathful” — the irresistible force of Tara’s activities. Below the playlist, you’ll find all the mantras for chant along! May all beings benefit.

Playlist:

Red Tara Power Mantras

1 Swift Lady of Glory (Red Tara). SONG TITLE TRACK 1: Red Tara Swift Heroine of Glory (1)

om tare tuttare ture vasham kuru svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे वशम कुरु स्वहा

5. Tara Who Proclaims the Sound of Hum (Red Tara Kurukulla) SONG TITLE TRACK 2: Enchanting Red Tara Kurukulle (5)

om tare tuttare ture shtri akarshaya hrih svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे श्त्री अकर्शय हृह स्वहा

6. Tara Who Is Completely Victorious Over the Three Worlds (Red Black) SONG TITLE TRACK 3 : Completely Victorious Red Black Tara (6)

om tare tutare ture shatrun ucchataya svaha

ॐ तरे तुतरे तुरे शत्रुन उक्चतय स्वहा

8. Tara Who Conquers Maras and Enemies (Red Black Tara) SONG TITLE TRACK 4: Red Black Tara Who Conquers Enemies (8)

om tare tuttare ture sarva mara shatrun maraya phat svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व मरा शत्रुन मरय फत स्वहा

10. Tara Who Brings Maras and the World Under Her Power (Red Tara). SONG TITLE TRACK 5: Red Tara Who Controls the World (10)

om tare tuttare ture sarva mara pramardhani svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे सर्व मरा प्रमर्धनी स्वहा

13. Tara Who Blazes Like Fire or Tara Who Averts War and Destroys Enemies (Red Black Tara). SONG TITLE TRACK 6: Red Black Tara Destroyer of Obstacles (13)

om tare tuttare ture bhaya bhasmim kuru svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे भय भस्मिम कुरु स्वहा

16. Tara Who Arises from the HUM of Intrinsic Awareness (Red ) SONG TITLE TRACK 7: Red Tara Who Increases Wisdom (16)

om tare tuttare ture sarva dharma prati parishodhaya svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व धर्मा प्रती परिशोधय स्वहा

20. Tara Who Removes Pestilence (Red Tara) SONG TITLE: Red Tara Remover of Disease (20)

om tare tuttare ture visarata svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे विसरता स्वहा

Mantra Music: Buddha Weekly’s Mantra Collection 1: Green Tara, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, Vajrasattva and more!

Lee Kane — Thu, 09 May 2024 20:55:09 +0000

Buddha Weekly’s first amazing album of Sanskrit Mantra jewels: Long Vajrasttva Purifying Mantra, 21 Praises to Tara in Sanskrit, Vajrapani, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Green Tara, Ksitigarbha mantras, and the Great Compassion Heart Dharani of Avalokiteshvara — ten amazing tracks!

Playlist with entire album:

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10 Tracks on Mantra Collection 1, Buddha Weekly’s first amazing album!

Mantra Music: Buddha Weekly’s Mantra Collection 2 – Guru Rinpoche, Vajrakilaya, Hayagriva, Amitabha, more…

Lee Kane — Thu, 09 May 2024 16:39:03 +0000

A superb collection of 10 advanced Vajrayana Buddhist Mantras and Dharanis, chanted beautifully in Sanskrit, including Vajra Guru Padmasambhava’s miraculous mantra and 7-line Dharani, Amitabha’s Long Life Pureland Dharani, plus the powerful mantras of Vajrakilaya, Hayagriva, Kalachakra Sahaja Deva, White Tara, Ushnisha Vijaya, Parnashavari and Black Tara!

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Mantra Music: Yellow Tara Enriching Mantras Chanted in Sanskrit by Buddha Weekly

Lee Kane — Thu, 09 May 2024 00:32:02 +0000

Mother Tara, the activity of all the Buddhas, emanates in yellow and golden forms in the lineage of Lord Atisha’s 21 Taras, each with a mantra and a particular focus on Enriching activities: enriching life force, enriching our resources and auspiciousness, enriching our circumstances. Enjoy the Buddha Weekly Yellow Tara Enriching Mantras Album (available for streaming on all popular streaming services).

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The Third Tara is Tara of Golden Yellow Color.

Her mantra

om tare tuttare ture pushtim kuru svaha

Her mantra is for enrichment, generally, of auspicious circumstances as indicated by Longchenpa’s instruction for “pushtim kuru svaha.”

As with all Yellow Taras, we visualize as instructed by Longchenpa:

Think of everything as yellow. A rain of wealth, life, and so forth falls. Thinking that our dwelling places and bodies are pervaded, do the recitation.

The Fourth is Yellow Tara of Complete Victory

Embodying All Positive Qualities and Ushnisha Vijaya is one of her forms.

Her mantra is

om tare tuttare ture ayur-jnana pushtim kuru svaha

This mantra supplicates Yellow Tara Ushnisha Vijaya to enrich vital life, health and wisdom. Ayur in the mantra means vital life and health and jnana is wisdom. The mantra ends again with pushtim kuru svaha for enriching activities.

Again you visualize a rain of yellow light.

The eleventh Tara is Yellow or Gold Tara Vasudahara

or Tara Who Brings Prosperity.

Her mantra

om tare tuttare ture vasudharini svaha

This is a supplication for prosperity and to alleviate poverty to none other than Vasudhara, who is Mother Earth, but who is also Golden Yellow Tara Vasudharani.

The Twelfth Tara is Golden Tara Who Grants All That is Auspicious

Her mantra

om tare tuttare ture mangalam svaha

This is a supplication for auspicious or “mangalam” circumstances in our life.

The Seventeenth Tara is Red Yellow Tara

Who Causes the Three Realms to Tremble

Her mantra

om tare tuttare ture sarva stambhani tare svaha

With Tare in the mantra twice, this supplicates Tara to swiftly remove all harm to you caused by evil intentions, curses or ill-wishes of others. Sarva is “all” while stambhani is a type of black magic or the evil intentions of others. She has the power to shake all three worlds.