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Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhasa
Puja Prayer Ritual to the Most Powerful Universal Saviour
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Summary
This Puja Prayer Ritual is practiced to invoke the Blessings of Maha Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and to develop qualities in our own heart like those demonstrated and manifested by this extraordinary being.
The puja was translated from the Chinese by Francisco So and first published in 1983.
Content
Puja Prayer Ritual to the Most Powerful Universal Saviour,
One Thousand Armed And Eyed, Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Maha Sattva
l. THE AMERETA KUNDALE MANTRA (TO PURIFY ALTAR)
OM VAJRA AMERETA KUNDALE HANA HANA HUM PHATU.
2. THE PURIFYING SPACE MANTRA 21X
OM RAM SVAHA
3. THE PURIFYING BODY, SPEECH AND MIND MANTRA.
OM SVABHAVA SUDDHA, SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA
SUDDHU, HAM.
4. PROSTRATION AND ITS MANTRA 3X
OM SARVA TATHAGATA PADA VADHANA KARO ME
5. CONFESSION
ALL EVIL DEEDS I HAVE COMMITTED IN THE PAST ARE DUE TO
THE SAMSARIC MIND OF GREED, HATRED AND IGNORANCE,
ARISING FROM BODY, SPEECH AND MIND, I NOW CONFESS THEM
ALL.
CONFESSION MANTRA: OM VAJRA SAMAYA SUDDHI AH.
6. SALUTATION TO THE THREE PRECIOUS ONES (BUDDHA,
DHARMA, SANGHA)
MANTRA: 7X NAMO BUDDHAYA, NAMO DHARMAYA, NAMO
SANGHAYA.
7. THE TEN VIRTUOUS PATHS (OR TEN PRECEPTS, TEN UNIVERSAL
RULES.) (IN ORDER TO AVOID CAUSING HARM, EITHER TO
ONESELF OR OTHERS, HERE TEN PRECEPTS MUST BE OBSERVED).
1) TO NOT KILL.
2) TO NOT STEAL.
3) TO ABSTAIN FROM SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
4) TO NOT LIE.
5) TO NOT FLATTER
6) TO NOT SLANDER.
7) TO NOT SPEAK EVIL.
8) TO NOT BE SELFISH AND GREEDY.
9) TO NOT BE ANGRY.
10) TO NOT BE IGNORANT.
8) THE ARISAL OF ENLIGHTENED MIND.
(IN ORDER TO UPHOLD THE CORRECT INTENTION OF ALL
BUDDHIST PRACTICES, THIS MUST ALWAYS BE PROCLAIMED
AND CONSIDERED).
I, NOW ARISING THE MIND, NOT FOR THE SELFISH PURPOSE OF
ACQUIRING HAPPINESS, REWARD OF HUMAN AND HEAVEN
REALM, SRAVAKA, PRATYEKA BUDDHA, AS WELL AS THE
RELATIVE TRUTH PATHS OF BODHISATTVA STAGES, ONLY
ACCORDING TO THE SUBLIMEST TEACHING. ARISING THE
ENLIGHTENMENT MIND, I AND ALL BEINGS, WILL ATTAIN
ANUTARA SAMYAK-SAMBODHI, (PERFECT ENLIGHTENMENT OR
BUDDHAHOOD ) AT ONCE.
MANTRA OF THE ARISAL OF ENLIGHTENED MIND.
OM, BODHI CITTA, VAJRA SAMAYA, HUM, AH.
9 PUJA OFFERING.
THE VAST SPACE FILLING OFFERING MANTRA 3X
OM. AMOGHA. PUJA. MANE PADMA. VAJRA. TATHAGATA VALOKETI
SAMANTA PRASARA. HUM.
I WILL THAT THIS VAST CLOUDLIKE OCEAN OF OFFERINGS,
FILLING THIS BOUNDLESS SPACE, BE OFFERED TO ALL THE
BUDDHAS, DHARMAS AND SANGHAS, IN THE COUNTLESS BUDDHA
REALMS, SERVING FOR THE AIMS OF BUDDHISM, EQUALLY
RELIEVING ALL BEINGS, WE MUTUALLY ATTAIN PERFECT
ENLIGHTENMENT AT ONCE.
I0. PROCLAMATION OF THE GREAT COMPASSION MIND MANTRA.
A. THE GREAT COMPASSION MIND MANTRA WILL:
OM:
HOMAGE TO AVALOKITESVARA BODHISATTVA THE GREAT
COMPASSION MASTER, POWERFUL SAVIOUR WITH EXCELLENT
AUSPICIOUS MARKS OF BODY, ADORNED WITH A THOUSAND
ARMS THAT EQUALLY PROTECT ALL BEINGS, A THOUSAND EYES
GLANCING GRACIOUSLY TO OMNIPRESENT BEINGS,
FROM THE STATE OF REAL SPEECH PROCLAIM THE MANTRA.
FROM THE MOTIONLESS REAL STATE OF MIND ARISE COMPASSION,
TO URGENTLY FULFILL THE BEINGS EXCELLENT WISHES,
TO LIBERATE BEINGS EVIL KARMA FOREVER.
THE GOOD HEAVEN SPIRITS SIMULTANEOUSLY GIVE KIND
PROTECTION,
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF SAMADHI BE REALISED AT ONCE,
WHOEVER PRAYS THE BODY IS VICTORIOUS BANNER,
WHOEVER PRAYS THE MIND IS SUPER NORMAL POWER STORAGE,
PURIFY THE SUFFERING BEING IS THE WILL OF SAVING
SAMSARA OCEAN,
THE RELATIVE PATH OF ATTAINING ENLIGHTENMENT AT ONCE,
I NOW PROCLAIMING PAY HOMAGE TO THEE.
FOR ALL THE GOOD WISHES COME TRUE AND BE FULFILLED,
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL RAPIDLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE DHARMA,
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL OBTAIN THE EYES OF GREAT WISDOM AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL RAPIDLY SAVE ALL BEINGS,
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA
I WILL OBTAIN THE RELATIVE PATHS SKILLFULLY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL RAPIDLY EMBARK ON THE VESSEL OF PRAJNA. (i.e. attain
Prajna Paramita Wisdom).
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL BE LIBERATED FROM THE OCEAN OF SAMSARA AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA.
I WILL RAPIDLY ATTAIN THE PRECEPT (SILA) GREAT EQUILIBRIUM
MEDITATION (SAMADHI), AND ENLIGHTENMENT
(SAMYAKSAMBODHI).
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL CONQUER THE MOUNTAIN OF NIRVANA ( i.e. attain Nirvana )
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL MEET THE MOTIONLESS HOUSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
( i.e. ATTAIN MOTIONLESS INNATE WISDOM).
HOMAGE TO THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA,
I WILL ATTAIN THE DHARMAKAYA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
(DUE TO THE IGNORANCE OF SAMSARIC MIND )
IF MY MIND TENDS TOWARDS KNIFE HILL HELL, KNIFE HILL
HELL ITSELF DESTRUCTS.
IF MY MIND TENDS TOWARDS THE BOILING HELL, BOILING HELL
ITSELF DRIES UP.
IF MY MIND TENDS TOWARDS THE NARAKA ( DARKNESS HELL )
NARAKA ITSELF DESTROYS.
IF MY MIND TENDS TOWARDS THE HUNGRY GHOST, HUNGRY
GHOST ITSELF FULFILLS.
IF MY MIND TENDS TOWARDS THE ASURA BE ING, EVIL MIND
ITSELF SUBDUES.
IF MY MIND TENDS TOWARDS THE ANIMAL BEING, I WILL
ATTAIN THE GREAT WISDOM.
B. SALUTATION TO AVALOKITESVARA BODHISATTVA, lOX or 21X.
OM NAMAH SRE MAHA KARUNA AREYA AVALOKITESVARA
BODHISATTVA MAHA SATTVA.
C. THE GREAT COMPASSION MIND MANTRA. 5X or 7X.
NAMO RATNA TRAYAYA.
NAMO AREYA VALOKETI SVARAYA BODHE SATTAVAYA MAHA
SATTAVAYA MAHA KARUNEKAYA.
OM SARVA RABHAYI SUDHANADASYA.
NAMO SKRETAVA EMO AREYA VALOKETI SVARA RAMDHAVA.
NAMO NARAKEDHE HIRE MAHA VADHASAMI SARVA
ATHADUSUBHUM AJIYAM SARVA SATA.
NAMO VAGA MAVADUDU. TADYATHA.
OM AVALOKE LOKATI KARATI IHREI MAHA BODHISATTVA.
SARVA SARVA. MALA MALA. MAHI HREIDAYAM.
KURU KURU KARMAM. DHURU DHURU VAJAYATI MAHAVAJAYATI.
DHARA DHARA DHERENE, SVARAYA CHALA CHALA.
MAMA ( Prayer’s Name ) VAMALA MUKTILI.
IHI IHI. CHENDA CHENDA.
ARSAM PRACHALA, VASAVASAM PRASAYA.
HURU HURU MALA. HURU HURU HREI. SARA SARA, SERE SERE.
SURU SUKU.
BODHEYA BODHEYA. BODHAYA BODHAYA, MAITREYA
NARAKENDHE DHARSENENA.
PAYAMANA SVAHA, SEDDHAYA SVAHA, MAHA SEDDHAYA
SVAHA.
SEDDHAYOGI SVARAYA SVAHA, NARAKENDHE SVAHA.
MALANARA SVAHA. SERASA MAHA MUKHAYA SVAHA. SARVA
MAHA SEDDHAYA SVAHA.
CHAKRA SEDDHAYA SVAHA. PADMAKASTAYA SVAHA.
NARAKENDHE VAGARAYA SVAHA.
MAVARESAKARAYA SVAHA. NAMO RATNA TRAYAYA.
NAMO AREYA VALOKETI SVARAYA BODHE SVAHA.
OM SEDDHYAMTU MANTRA PADAYA SVAHA.
THE GREAT COMPASSION MIND HEART MANTRA 21X OR 108X
OM VAJRADHARMA. HREEH.
11. PRAYER TO THE GREAT DHARMAPALA, ( PROTECTOR OF THE
DHARMA ), THE SIX ARMED MAHA KALA, (WRATHFUL FORM OF
AVALOKITESVARA ), MANTRA. 21X or 108X.
OM, VAJRA MAHA KALA, KHREM KHREM, TA-PE, GHREHANA,
VENAYAKA, HUM, HUM, PHATU PHATU, SVAHA.
12. THE REVISE MANTRA. 7X.
OM DHURU DHURU JAYA MUKHE SVAHA.
13. BENEDICTION.
UNIVERSAL SAVIOUR AVALOKITESVARA,
LIMITLESS COMPASSION MIND WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF
ALL BEINGS,
WHEN THIS WORLD’S MATERIAL CIVILIZATION RUNS TO ITS
DISASTROUS, RUINED STATE,
GRANT US THE SPIRITUAL WISDOM OF GREAT LIBERATION PATH,
FOR I AND ALL BEINGS WILL, IN THE AVALOKITESVARA
MANDALA, ATTAIN GREAT BLISS ENLIGHTENMENT TOGETHER.
BENEDICTION MANTRA, 3X
OM SMARA SMARA VEMALA SARA MAHA CHAKRA VA HUM.
* HERE ENDS THE RITUAL *