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Chapter 2052: Chapter 2050: Six-character Great Brightness Mantra (Part 3)

The syllable ’ni’, destroys the arrogant mind; ’ba’, destroys the greedy mind; ’mi’, destroys the jealous mind; ’hum’, destroys all troubled minds.

Furthermore, the refuge of all directions and three times can be summarized as the Three Jewels and Three Roots. If one recites the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, it becomes a superior refuge of all. The syllable ’om’, refuge in the Buddha; ’ma’, refuge in the Dharma; ’ni’, refuge in the Sangha; ’ba’, refuge in the teacher; ’mi’, refuge in the deity; ’hum’, refuge in the dakini. Reciting the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra can remove all sufferings in reincarnation and the evil paths. Furthermore, if one recites the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, the three types of precept bodies—individual liberation precepts, Bodhisattva precepts, and secret vehicle precepts—can arise in one’s continuity if they have not yet arisen; if they have arisen, they remain undamaged and increase; if they have arisen and been damaged, they can be restored.

It also encompasses all merits of the three vehicle precepts. The syllable ’om’, protects the precept of the Śrāvakayāna; ’ma’, protects the precept of the Pratyekabuddhayāna; ’ni’, protects the Bodhisattva precept; ’ba’, protects the layperson’s precept; ’mi’, protects the eight precepts of fasting; ’hum’, protects the secret vehicle precept. Furthermore, if one recites the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, one can generate the Four Immeasurable Minds of compassion, loving-kindness, joy, and equanimity, and can benefit beings with these Four Immeasurable Minds. The syllable ’om’, generates the Great Compassionate Heart; ’ma’, generates the immeasurable mind of loving-kindness; ’ni’, generates the immeasurable mind of compassion; ’ba’, generates the immeasurable mind of joy; ’mi’, generates the immeasurable mind of equanimity; ’hum’, generates the immeasurable mind of Dharma nature, allowing these six kinds of immeasurable minds to arise in one’s continuity and benefit sentient beings.

Furthermore, if one recites this Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, one can accumulate all the merits of Mahayana Bodhicitta, can arise and enhance the Bodhicitta treasure within one’s continuity. The syllable ’om’, brings forth the Bodhicitta of aspiration; ’ma’, brings forth the Bodhicitta of action; ’ni’, brings forth the Bodhicitta of non-duality; ’ba’ brings forth the Bodhicitta of Dharma nature; ’mi’, brings forth the Bodhicitta of wisdom; ’hum’, brings forth the Bodhicitta of ultimate truth. Moreover, Bodhisattva practice like the ocean can be summarized into the six perfections. When reciting this Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, it perfects the six perfections. The syllable ’om’ perfects the perfection of giving; ’ma’ perfects the perfection of morality; ’ni’, perfects the perfection of patience; ’ba’ perfects the perfection of diligence; ’mi’ perfects the perfection of meditation; ’hum’ perfects the perfection of wisdom. Thus, if one recites this Great Brightness Mantra, one can naturally obtain the profound maturity empowerment of the Secret Vajra Vehicle, completely maturing one’s continuity. The syllable ’om’, bestows the empowerment of the Heavenly Venerate body; ’ma’, bestows the empowerment of mantra; ’ni’, bestows the empowerment of the Dharma; ’ba’, matures the body with the vase empowerment; ’mi’, matures the speech with the secret empowerment; ’hum’, matures the mind with the wisdom empowerment. Furthermore, if one recites this Six-character Great Brightness Mantra King, it is a prayer to the Three Jewels, Three Roots, and ocean of protectors of all directions and three times, and is the essence of all prayers, the king of all prayers, and the sole foundation of all prayers. The syllable ’om’, prays to the body of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; ’ma’, prays to the speech of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; ’ni’, prays to the mind of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; ’ba’, prays to the merits of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; ’hum’, prays to all Buddha and Bodhisattva’s bodies, speeches, minds, merits, and actions.

Thus, if one recites and prays to this Six-character Great Brightness Mantra King, one can obtain all the blessings and accomplishments of the endless adornment wheel of the body, speech, mind, merits, and actions of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The syllable ’om’, receives the blessing of the body; ’ma’, receives the blessing of the speech; ’ni’, receives the blessing of the mind; ’ba’, receives the blessing of self-born merits; ’mi’, receives the blessing of accomplishing desired actions; ’hum’, receives the unimpeded blessing of all accomplishments. Furthermore, after reciting the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra King, obtaining the inner and outer purification of the five great elements, one can also obtain temporary blessings and accomplishments of the five families of dakinis and ultimately purify the self-nature of the Five Buddha Mothers to achieve the Buddha Fruit. The syllable ’om’, purifies the five great elements as the Vajra Yogini; ’ma’, purifies the element earth as the family of Buddha dakinis; ’ni’, purifies the heart as the family of Vajra dakinis; ’ba’, purifies the element fire as the family of Ratna dakinis; ’mi’, purifies the element water as the family of Padma dakinis; ’hum’, purifies the element wind as the family of karma dakinis. Thus, the inner five great elements are purified as the five families of dakinis.

Also, the syllable ’om’, gathers the six-letter light; ’ma’, the Universal Compassion Buddha Mother; ’ni’, the Buddha Eye Buddha Mother; ’ba’, the White Robe Buddha Mother; ’mi’, the Mamagake Buddha Mother; ’hum’, the Buddha Mother of rescue. Thus the five great purifications as the essence of the Five Buddha Mothers achieving Buddhahood. Furthermore, if one recites this Six-character Great Brightness Mantra King, one can disperse the discriminating thoughts of the Five Poisons afflictions into the Dharma Realm and manifest the Five Wisdoms. The syllable ’om’, manifests the Dharma Realm wisdom; ’ma’, manifests the great mirror-like wisdom; ’ni’, manifests the wisdom of equality; ’ba’, manifests the wisdom of individual self-cognition; ’mi’, manifests the wisdom of accomplishing actions; ’hum’, manifests the wisdom of spontaneous arising; in this way, the six kinds of wisdom naturally appear without searching. Moreover, if reciting the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra King, both inner and outer aggregates can purify as the very nature of the Five Buddhas. The syllable ’om’, attains the fruit position of Great Compassionate Light; ’ma’, achieves Vairocana Buddha; ’ni’, achieves Vajrasattva; ’ba’, achieves Ratnasambhava Buddha; ’mi’, achieves Infinite Light Buddha; ’hum’, attains the fruit position of Akshobya Buddha.

Thus, by reciting the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra King, one can scatter the two obstacles and their traces into the Dharma Realm, and manifest the fruition of the originally perfected protector as the Five Bodies holder of Great Vajra Samantabhadra Avalokitesvara, until the emptiness of reincarnation is achieved, incarnating within the three realms constantly, and spontaneously transforms beings. The syllable ’om’, naturally attains the Dharma Body; ’ma’, naturally attains the Reincarnation; ’ni’, naturally attains the Incarnation; ’ba’, naturally attains the body of innate nature; ’mi’, naturally attains the manifest Bodhi Body; ’hum’, naturally attains the Unchanging Vajra Body.

The Saint Avalokitesvara’s manifestation on top of the head as Infinite Light Buddha, living in the realm of Dharma nature, the Great Dharma King Song Zan Gan Bu, said: ”Om Mani Padme Hum”, is the illusory body of words, capable of completing various benefits; it is also the sound of words capable of completing recitations. In the treasure of the Treasure Master Lirao Langba (former life of Dharma King Jidzun), it states: ”The highest essence of all ten directions of the departing ones, gathered in this six-letter mantra, can swiftly accomplish the Buddhas of the three times.” If one practices enlightenment upon this essential treasury pearl of the Buddhas, one can rapidly destroy all temporal illnesses, famines, wars, and damage from the four elements and other adverse conditions; increase longevity, virtues, wealth, and usage greatly; receiving the protection and prayers from all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the heavenly protection white side. The deeds from the beginningless time, afflictions, sufferings, karmic obstacles, and traces can be purified entirely, distancing from the pain of reincarnation, evil paths, and intermediate states, reborn in the Pure Land adorned with lotus flowers, finally attaining the wisdom position of all-knowing Buddhas. All sutras, tantras, keys, and teachings say: This is the only wish-fulfilling pearl for those seeking liberation, thus one should diligently practice it. Such great merit of the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, cannot be attained by those with thin fortune.

Buddha told the Bodhisattva who eliminates the obstacles, that at that time, the Buddha to obtain the ”Om Mani Padme Hum” Six-character Mantra, offered countless worlds to tens of millions of Tathagatas, but still did not obtain it, later served and offered to Shenglian Tathagata, only then obtained it. Shenglian Tathagata also obtained it through serving and offering to infinite Buddhas. Therefore, now everyone who can recite this Dharma, should develop a sense of gratitude and rare thought, and faithfully accept and practice it.

Om, Perfect Giving Prajnaparamita;

Ma, Perfect Observance of Precepts Prajnaparamita;

Ni, Perfect Patience Prajnaparamita;

Ba, Perfect Diligence Prajnaparamita;

Mi, Perfect Meditation Prajnaparamita;

Hum, Perfect Wisdom Prajnaparamita.

Om, closes the gateway to the Heavenly Path, liberates from the suffering of death in the Heavenly Path;

Ma, closes the gateway to the Asura Path, liberates from the cruelty and combat in battles;

Ni, closes the gateway to the Human Path, liberates from the poverty and sickness in the Human Path;

Ba, closes the gateway to the Beast Path, liberates from the ignorance and suffering in the Beast Path;

Mi, closes the gateway to the Evil Ghost Path, liberates from the torment of hunger and suffering;

Hum, closes the gateway to the Hell Path, liberates from the suffering of icy cold and extreme heat.

Om, attainment of the uncommonly superior Buddha achievement;

Ma, attainment of achievement through the practice of good friends;

Ni, attainment of the achievement in pacifying illnesses and disaster;

Ba, attainment of the achievement in increasing longevity and virtues;

Mi, attainment of the achievement in prosperity and affluence;

Hum, attainment of the achievement in eliminating the harm of demons.

Om, eradicating ignorance;

Ma, eradicating hatred;

Ni, eradicating stinginess;

Bha: Eliminates greed

Mi: Eliminates jealousy

Hum: Eliminates arrogance

Om: Achieves the conduct of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Ma: Achieves the speech of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Ne: Achieves the thoughts of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Bha: Achieves the virtues of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Mi: Achieves the endeavors of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Hum: Achieves the merit of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Om: Obtains the merit of the path of resources

Ma: Obtains the merit of the preliminary path

Ne: Obtains the merit of the path of seeing

Bha: Obtains the merit of cultivation power

Mi: Obtains the merit of the no learning path

Hum: Obtains the merit of Perfectly Knowledgeable

Om: The word initiates Bodhi mind entering the Ten Faith Positions,

Ma: The word proceeds from the Ten Faith Positions to the Ten Residences Position,

Ne: The word proceeds from the Ten Residences Position to the Ten Action Stages,

Bha: The word proceeds from the Ten Action Stages to the Ten Dedications,

Mi: The word proceeds from the Ten Dedications to the Ten Grounds,

Hum: The word enters the Secret Vajra Vehicle reaching the Great Enlightenment Position.

Therefore, reciting this mantra,

one can swiftly transcend the Ten Grounds,

and achieve supreme Bodhi.

During the time when Shakyamuni Buddha was in the world, there was a Bodhisattva named Kashyapa, one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas, who earnestly requested Shizun for the transmission of the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra. Shizun replied, ”In a past life, I learned this mantra from the Lotus Elephant King Buddha.” As for Lotus Elephant King Buddha, where did he learn this mantra?

It turns out that Lotus Elephant King Buddha traveled through countless worlds without success in learning this mantra. Until arriving at the Western Pure Land, he visited Amitabha Buddha, who then requested Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva to transmit the mantra. At that time, the earth shook, heavenly rain scattered precious flowers, and various divine transformations and auspicious signs appeared. After obtaining the mantra, Lotus Elephant King Buddha universally liberated sentient beings, immeasurable and countless.

In past lives before attaining Buddhahood, Shizun received the transmission of this mantra from Lotus Elephant King Buddha, and after attaining Buddhahood, also transmitted this mantra many times. Yet, when Kashyapa Bodhisattva requested transmission, Shizun explained, ”In a certain large city in India, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva incarnated as a layman, who dwells in filth, and has a wife and children, but he must not be underestimated, for he is truly an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva.”

Kashyapa Bodhisattva thus led twelve hundred Arhats to visit the layman. After the layman transmitted the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra, he displayed various divine transformations. Kashyapa Bodhisattva offered a necklace to the layman as an offering, but the layman refused, saying, ”I do not need offerings; you should make offerings to Shakyamuni Buddha instead.”...

The Six-character Great Brightness Mantra is the compassionate mantra of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, Samadhi is correct meditation and correct absorption. There are three methods, all closely aligned with Perfect Enlightenment and the Tathagatas of the ten directions, hence becoming Buddha. The Bodhisattvas of the ten directions use various expedients, all depend on these three types of endeavors; once perfectly attested, one attains Perfect Enlightenment. That is Shamatha, Samadhi (also Samadhi), and Zen. If sentient beings practice Samadhi, they should first contemplate all Tathagatas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions and the worlds of the ten directions, practicing diligently step by step and through various doors. Cultivating the Six-character Great Brightness Mantra falls under the scope of the Samadhi method. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation votes or monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)