OM
Guru
A
Buddha
MI
Dharma
DE
Sangha
VA
the union of wisdom and compassion
HRIH
pierces through all obscurations
OM
going for Refuge
A
generating the mind of enlightenment
MI
confessing all transgressions
DE
rejoicing in virtue
VA
beseeching the Buddhas to remain
HRIH
dedicating all merit
OM
the body of the Buddha Amideva
A
the speech of the Buddha Amideva
MI
the mind of the Buddha Amideva
DE
the qualities of the Buddha Amideva
VA
the activities of the Buddha Amideva
HRIH
the Pure Land of the Buddha Amideva
OM
purifies the body
A
purifies speech
MI
purifies the mind
DE
purifies emotions
VA
purifies habitual tendencies
HRIH
purifies obstructions to wisdom
OM
the perfection of generosity
A
the perfection of morality
MI
the perfection of patience
DE
the perfection of effort
VA
the perfection of concentration
HRIH
the perfection of wisdom
OM
boundless benefit to others
A
boundless loving-kindness
MI
boundless compassion
DE
boundless joy
VA
boundless equanimity
HRIH
boundless wisdom
OM
the Five Precepts
A
the Bodhisattva Vows
MI
the Eight Mahayana Vows
DE
the Lay Ordination Vows
VA
the Monastic Ordination Vows
HRIH
the Tantric Samaya
OM
purifies pride and indolence
A
purifies jealousy and strife
MI
purifies struggle and desire
DE
purifies stupidity and violence
VA
purifies greed and miserliness
HRIH
purifies hatred and intolerable pain
OM
closes the god realm
A
closes the human realm
MI
closes the animal realm
DE
closes the ghost realm
VA
closes the hell realm
HRIH
opens the Pure Land
OM
pacifies attachment
A
pacifies aversion
MI
pacifies indifference
DE
pacifies jealousy
VA
pacifies pride
HRIH
pacifies ignorance
OM
unobstructed wisdom
A
mirror-like wisdom
MI
wisdom of equality
DE
discriminating wisdom
VA
wisdom of activity
HRIH
self-arisen wisdom
OM
pure universal ground
A
unobstructed path
MI
liberation
DE
enlightenment
VA
return to samsara
HRIH
pure separated result
OM
dharmakaya
A
sambhogakaya
MI
nirmanakaya
DE
svabhavikakaya
VA
abhisambodhikaya
HRIH
vajrakaya
Wonderful, Tashi-la. Believe it or not, I was wondering about the facets of this mantra yesterday, in connection with the Boston bombs. Thank you for such clarity and kindness. 🙂
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Wonderful, Tashi la. What is abhisambodhikaya?
Abhisambodhikaya is the fifth of the five kayas (bodies or forms) of Buddhahood, defined by Jamgön Kongtrül in his Treasury of Knowledge as “manifold manifestation in accordance with the karma of those to be influenced, without departing from dharmakaya, that appears because the other four kayas are spontaneously complete within awareness wisdom.”
I see — conceptually for now. — thank you.