May, Thursday 23rd., 2024The mantra 'Om mani padme hum'.

 May, Thursday 23rd., 2024

Buddha Poornima

The mantra Om mani padme hum. 

Meaning :praise to the jewel in the lotus

 

The literal meaning in English has been expressed as
"praise to the jewel in the lotus", or as a declarative aspiration, possibly meaning
"I in the jewel-lotus".
Padma is the Sanskrit for the Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and mani for "jewel", as in a type of spiritual "jewel" widely referred to in Buddhism.

 

The six syllables are :
Om ཨོཾ mani མ་ཎི padme པ་དྨེ hum ཧཱུྃ.

The mantra is the path of perfection and the path of Buddha. Practicing the mantra helps transform the impure body, mind and speech to pure body, mind and speech, which is the state of Buddha.

 

Buddha Purnima 2024: The auspicious festival of Buddha Purnima marks the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism. The sacred festival is also known as Buddha's birthday, Buddha Day or Buddha Jayanti.
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