THE GREAT COMPASSION DHARANI( NILANKANTHA DHARANI)

I have just came across a dharani (THE GREAT COMPASSION HEART DHARANI) with variety of version which i found it so wonderful. Therefore i would like to share it. These dharani are believe to be able to heal not only oneself but also heal others. It able to subdue Maras and help us to endure the heavy karmic of our existence. By commit it to memory and chant it sincerely everyday in accord with ones convenience, for sure one will be lead a happy live. But MUST REMEMBER!! By chanting these dharani alone WON'T be ENOUGH. We must at the same time constantly perfecting our sila(conduct/morality).

Here is the first dharani.

SING BY : IMEE OOI

namo ratnatrayaya namah aryavalokitesvaraya

bodhisattvaya mahasattvaya mahakarunikaya

sarva bendana chedana karaya sarva barva samudram sosana karaya

sarva vyadhi prasamana karaya

sarva mirtyu upa drava vinasana karaya

sarva bhaye sutrana karaya 

tasmat namas kritva idam 

aryavalokitesvara 

bhasitam nilankantha pinarma hirdayam avarta isyami sarvata sadanam subham ajeyam

sarva buthanam barva marga visudhakam 

thadyatha om aloke aloka mati lokati krante

he hare aryavalokitesyara maha bohisatva 

he bodhisattva 

he mahabodhisattva 

he virya bodhisatva he mahakarunika smara hirdayam 

hi hi hare aryavalokitesvara mahesvara parama

maitra citta  mahakarunika kuru kuru karman

sadhaya  sadhaya vidhiyam

ni hi ni hi me varam kamam gama

vita kama vi gama siddha yogesvara

dhuru dhuru viryanti maha viryanti

dhara dhara dharendresvara 

chala chala vimala 

amala murte 

aryavalokitesvara jhina khrisna \

jata makuta valam

ma pralamba maha siddha viddhiya dhara 

vhara vhara maha vhara 

bhala bhala maha bhala 

chala chala maha chala

krina varna nigha krisna paksa nir gatana 

he padma hasta chara chara dhesa charesvara

krina sarpa kirta yajnopavita 

ehyehi maha varaha mukha tripura dahanesvara

narayana va rupa vara marga ari 

he nilankanta he mahakara 

hala hala visa nirjita lokasya

raga visa vinasana dvesa visa vinasana 

moha visa vinasana

huru huru mala huru huru hare 

maha padma nabha 

sara sara sri sri suru suru bhuruc bhuruc

budhya budhya bodhaya bodhaya, 

maitri nilankantha ehyehi vama shita simha mukha

hasa hasa munca munca mahatahasam 

ehyehi pa maha siddha yogesvara

bhana bhana vaco sadhaya sadhaya vidyam 

smara smaratam bhagavantam lokita

vilokitam lokesvaram tathagatam

dadahi me darsana karmasya darsanam

pra hladaya mana svaha

siddhaya svaha maha siddhaya svaha 

siddha yoesvaraya svaha nilankanthaya svaha

varaha mukhaya svaha 

maha dara simha mukhaya svaha

siddha vidyadharaya svaha

padma hastaya svaha

krisna sarpa krita yajnopavitaya svaha

maha lakutadharaya svaha

cakra yuddhaya svaha
sankha sabdhari bodhanaya svaha
vama skandha desa sthita krsnajinaya svaha
vyaghra carma nivasanaya svaha
lokesvaraya svaha
sarva siddhesvaraya svaha
namo baghavate aryavalokitesvaraya bodhisattvaya  mahasattvaya mahakarunikaya
siddyantu me mantra padaya svaha

Here is the second dharani,(the same dharani but in tibetan version);

namo ratna trayaya namah arya gyana sagara vairo chana

byuha rajaya tathagataya arhate samkyasambuddhaya

namah sarva tathagatebhayh arhatebhayh samkyasambuddhebhayh

namah aryaavalokite shvaraya boddhisattvaya mahasattvaya

mahakarunikhaya tadyathah om dhara dhara dhiri dhiri

dhuru dhuru itie vitie chalae chalae pra chalae pra chalae

kusumae kusu ma varae ilae mae lae che tae jva lam apa naya svahah

Here is the third dharani,(found in a book consists of variety sutra such as mangala, ratana, metta ,and etc-                                            published around 1980's)

namo ratnatrayaya

namo aryavalokiteshvaraya

boddhisattvaya,mahasattvaya, mahakarunikaya

om sarva abhayah sunadhasya

namo sukretvemama aryavalokiteshvaragarbha

namo nilakantha siri mahabhadrashrame

sarvarthasubham ajeyam sarvasattvanamavarga mahadhatu

tadyatha om avalokite kalate

hari mahaboddhisattva sarva sarva mala mala

masi mahahrdayam kuru kuru karmam

kuru kuru vijayati mahavijayati

dhara dhara dharin suraya

chala chala mama bhramara muktir

ehi ehi chinda chindaharsham prachali

basha basham presaya hulu hulu mala

hulu hulu hilo sara sara siri siri suru suru

bodhiya bodhiya bodhaya bodhaya

maitreya nilakantha dharshinina

payamana svaha siddhaya svaha maha siddhaya svaha

siddhayogesshvaraya svaha nilakantha svaha

varahananaya svaha simhashira mukhaya svaha

sarvamahasiddhaya svaha chakrasiddhaya svaha

padmahastaya svaha nilakanthavikaraya svaha

 mahasishankaraya svaha

namo ratnatrayaya

namo aryavalokitesvharaya svaha

om siddyhantu mantrapadaya svaha

There are still many version of this dharani but as buddhist , we should know that all the dharani(no matter what version) cames under same objective. The music is downloadable via any search engine or can be watch via Youtube. From time to time, i will extend this post by adding different version of this dharani. Any mistake take place are all mine alone. Any person are welcome to point-out my mistake via comment. MAY THIS TEXT BENEFITS ALL SENTIENT BEINGS. MAY ALL BE BLESS, BE WELL AND BE HAPPY ALWAY.

HOMAGE TO AMITABHA BUDDHA _/|\_

CASKET SEAL DHARANI

THERE ARE A LOT OF BUDDHIST SUTRA WHICH IN THE MEANS TO BRING BENEFITS TO ALL SENTIENT BEING. BUDDHIST SUTRA CAN BE SAID AS A WAY THAT SHOWS THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT. AMONG THE SUTRA, CASKET SEAL DHARANI IS SAID TO BE ONE OF SUTRA THAT HOLD GREAT BENEFITS. I HERE THEREBY SHARE THE PALI PART OF THE DHARANI FOR THE CONVENIENCE THOSE WHO ALREADY KNOW THE WHOLE PART OF THE DHARANI.

Namad sedeliya divi kanam,

sava tathagatanam,

Om bhuvibha vadhavari,

vachari vachatai,

suru suru dhara dhara,

sarva tathagata dhatudhari,

padmabhavati jayavari

mudri smara.

Tathagata dharma chakra, pravartana vajri bodhi pana,

Rumkara rumkriti,

Sava tathagata dhistite,

Bodhaya bodhaya bodhi bodhi,

Buddhya buddhya,

Samboddhani samboddhaya,

Chala chala chalamtu,

Sarva varanani,

Sarva papavigate,

Huru huru sarva sukhavigati,

Sarva tathagata haridaya vajrani,

Sambhara sambhara,

Sarva tathagata suhaya

dharani mudri,

Buddhi subuddhi,

Sarva tathagata dhistita,

dhatu garbhe svaha

samaya dhistite svaha,

sarva tathagata haridaya,

dhatu mudri svaha,

supra tisthita stubhe

tathagata dhistite,

huru huru hum hum svaha,

Om sarva tathagata usnisa,

Dhatu mudrani,

Sarva tathagatam

sadha tuvibhusita,

Dhistite hum hum svaha.

NOTE : TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ THE WHOLE DHARANI, PLEASE DO SO AT http://yzzj.fodian.net/blog/ReadArticle.aspx?ID=A000000217  OR AT http://www.sutrasmantras.info/sutra03.html TO KNOW EXACTLY  THE INTENTION OF THE DHARANI. MAY ALL WHO READ OR HEAR OF THIS BE FREE FROM SUFFERING. _/|\_ NAMOAMITUOFO

VERSE OF TRANSFERENCE

*THIS VERSE OF TRANSFERENCE IS USUALLY RECITED, AT THE END OF ONE'S PRAYER OR PERFORMANCE OF MERITORIOUS WORKS, TO UNIVERSALLY TRANSFER OR SHARE THE MERITS ACCRUED THEREFROM WITH ALL SENTIENT BEINGS THROUGHOUT THE DHAMMA REALM.

  “May the merits and virtues accrued from this work adorn the Buddha’s Pure Land,

 repay the Four Kindnesses above,

 and relieve the sufferings of those in the Three Paths below. 

May those who see or hear of this bring forth the Bodhi mind, 

and at the end of this life, 

be born together in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.”

THE 48 VOWS OF DHARMA STORE BODHISATTVA BEFORE BECOMING AMITABHA BUDDHA (CHAPTER 6:BRING FORTH THE VOWS-FROM THE " THE BUDDHA'S TEACHING ON THE SUTRA OF AWAKENING TO THE EQUANIMITY, PURE ADORNMENT OF THE IMMEASURABLE LIFESPAN OF THE GREAT VEHICLE )"

1. THE LAND IS FREE FROM ALL EVIL PATHS.
2. THE VOW OF NOT FALLING INTO THE EVIL PATHS.
3. THE VOW OF OBTAINING A PURE GOLDEN BODY.
4. THE VOW OF REPLETING WITH THE THIRTY-TWO MARKS.
5. THE VOW OF HAVING THE SAME FORMS AND FEATURES.
6. THE ENDOWMENT OF  THE PENETRATION OF PAST LIVES.
7. THE ENDOWMENT OF THE HEAVENLY EYES PENETRATIONS.
8. THE ENDOWMENT OF THE HEAVENLY EARS PENETRATIONS.
9. THE ENDOWMENT OF KNOWING OTHERS' MIND.
10. THE ENDOWMENT OF SPIRITUAL ABILITY TO TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY AT LIGHTNING SPEED.
11. THE ENDOWMENT OF PERVASIVELY MAKING OFFERINGS TO ALL THE BUDDHAS.
12. THE CERTAINTY OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PROPER ENLIGHTENMENT.
13. THE VOW OF IMMEASURABLE BRIGHT LIGHT.
14. THE ENDOWMENT OF BLISS WHEN THE LIGHTS SHINE ON ONE.
15. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF IMMEASURABLE LIFESPAN.
16. THE INNUMERABLE SOUND HEARERS
17. THE PRAISE BY ALL BUDDHAS.
18. THE CERTAINTY OF ATTAIN A REBIRTH BY BEING MINDFUL OF HIM FOR TEN TIMES
19. THE BRINGING FORTH OF BODHI RESOLVE ON HEARING HIS NAME.
20. HE WILL WELCOME LIVING BEINGS TO HIS LAND WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE THEIR PRESENT LIFESPAN.
21. THE ATTAINMENT OF REBIRTH BY REPENTING AND REFORMING.
22. THERE IS NO WOMEN IN HIS LAND.
23. A WOMAN WILL DESPISE HER PRESENT FORM AND BE TRANSFORMED INTO A MAN.
24. TO BE BORN FROM TRANSFORMATION IN THE LOTUSES.
25. THE HEAVENLY BEINGS AND WORLDLY PEOPLE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO THEM.
26. THE ENDOWMENT OF BLESSINGS UPON HEARING HIS NAME.
27. THE CULTIVATION OF SUPREME AND UNSURPASSED CONDUCT.
28. THERE IS NO EVIL IN MY LAND.
29. THE LIVING BEINGS WILL DWELL IN PROPER CONCENTRATION.
30. THE BLISS RESEMBLES THE EXTINCTION OF ALL OUTFLOWS.
31. THE LIVING BEINGS WILL NOT BE GREEDY TO SCHEME FOR SELF BENEFIT.
32. THE ENDOWMENT OF A VAJRA INDESTRUCTIBLE BODY.
33. THE ENDOWMENT OF BRIGHT ILLUMINATION AND ELOQUENCE.
34. THEY ARE GOOD AT DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANT DHARMAS.
35. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BUDDHAHOOD IN JUST ONE MORE LIFE TIME.
36. TO TEACH AND TRANSFORM LIVING BEINGS IN ACCORD WITH ONE'S WISH.
37. THE APPEARANCE OF FOOD AND CLOTHING AS ONE WISHES.
38. THE BUDDHAS WILL RECEIVE THE OFFERINGS UPON THE BIRTH OF SUCH A THOUGHT.
39. THE VOW OF INEXHAUSTIBLE ADORNMENT.
40. THE VOW OF IMMEASURABLE COLOURFUL TREES.
41. THE VOW OF THE APPEARANCES OF BUDDHALANDS AMONG THE TREES.
42. THE BRILLIANT LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE THE TEN DIRECTIONS THOROUGHLY.
43. THE JEWEL FRAGRANCE WILL PERMEATE THE TEN DIRECTIONS PERVASIVELY.
44. THE ENDOWMENT OF UNIVERSAL EQUANIMITY SAMADHI.
45. THE MAKING OF OFFERINGS TO BUDDHAS IN SAMADHI.
46. THE ATTAINMENT OF DHARANIS.
47. THE ATTAINMENT OF PATIENCE UPON HEARING HIS NAME.
48. THE CERTIFICATION OF NON-RETREATING PRESENTLY.

I WILL FURTHER EXPLAIN ALL THE 48 VOWS ABOVE......(TO BE CONTINUE....)

THE MERITS OF PRODUCING BUDDHA TEACHINGS AND BUDDHA IMAGES

1. ONE'S LIGHT KARMIC MISGIVINGS WILL DISSOLVE, WHILE HEAVY ONES LIGHTEN
2. ONE WILL BE PROTECTED BY DEVAS, AND BE UNHARMED BY NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS.
3. ONE WILL ALWAYS BE FREE FROM THE SUFFERING OF HATRED AND VENGEANCE.
4. ONE WILL BE UNHARMED BY YAKSAS, EVIL SPIRITS AND WILD BEASTS.
5. ONE'S MIND WILL BE AT PEACE, FREE FROM HARM AND NIGHTMARES.
6. ONE'S COMPLEXION WILL BE RADIANT.
7. ONE WILL BE FULL OF AUSPICIOUS ENERGY.
8. ONE WHO PRACTICES THE DHARMA WHOLEHEARTEDLY WILL HAVE ADEQUATE LIVING NECESSITIES.
9. ONE'S FAMILY WILL BE HARMONIOUS AND BE BLESSED WITH FORTUNE AND WISDOM.
10. ONE WHO PRACTICES WHAT ONE PREACHES WILL BE RESPECTED AND LOVED BY ALL.
11. ONE WHO IS DULL-MINDED WILL GAIN WISDOM.
12. ONE WHO IS ILL WILL GAIN HEALTH.
13. ONE WHO IS POOR WILL GAIN WEALTH.
14. ONE WILL BE FREE OF BEING REBORN IN THE NEGATIVE REALMS.
15. ONE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS GROW IN WISDOM AND GAIN MERIT IN DOING SO.
16. ONE WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO LEARN THE DHARMA, TILL ONE'S WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL PENETRATIONS ARE FULLY GROWN AND ONE BECOMES A BUDDHA.

ONE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, ALL MERITS ABOVE HAVE TO BE APPLY BY WISDOM. BY JUST DOING FOR SELFISH AND SELF-GAIN PURPOSE OR WITHOUT KNOWING THE PROPER MEANING(INSIGHT) WILL RESULT IN NOTHING BUT BAD KARMA WHICH BRING DISASTER. ABOVE TEXT WAS CAN BE FOUND IN A BOOK TITLED 'BE A LAMP UPON YOURSELF'. MAY ALL TRUE DHARMA-HEART FRIENDS AND ALL SENTIENT BEINGS GAIN BENEFITS FROM THE ABOVE TEXT....AMITUOFO_/|\_

AUSPICIOUS BLESSSINGS

I THINK THIS IS QUITE VITAL IN OUR DAILY LIFE AND SHOULD BE SHARE TO WHOEVER INTERESTED OR AS A GUIDE. I SAW IT AT THE TEMPLE THAT I VISITED AND MANAGE TO COPY IT. THE TEXT IS FROM 'BODHI HEART SANCTUARY'.

THERE ARE 38 WAYS TOWARDS AUSPICIOUS BLESSINGS WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. NOT ASSOCIATING WITH THE UNWISE
2. ASSOCIATING WITH THE WISE
3. HONOURING THOSE WORTHY OF HONOUR
4. RESIDING IN A SUITABLE LOCALITY
5. HAVING MADE MERITS IN THE PAST
6. SETTING ONESELF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
7. BROAD KNOWLEDGE
8. SKILL
9. WELL-GROUNDED IN DISCIPLINE
10. APPROPRIATE SPEECH
11. TAKING CARE OF OF ONE'S PARENTS
12. BENEVOLENT SUPPORT OF ONE'S WIFE AND CHILDREN
13. WELL-MANAGED OCCUPATIONS
14. GENEROSITY
15. RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT
16. BENEVOLENT SUPPORT OF ONE'S RELATIVES
17. PERFORMING BLAMELESS DEEDS
18. CHECKING UNWHOLESOME THOUGHTS
19. CHECKING UNWHOLESOME SPEECH AND ACTS
20. REFRAINING FROM INTOXICANTS
21. NON-NEGLIGENCE IN UNWHOLESOME ACTIVITIES
22. REVERENCE
23. HUMILITY
24. CONTENTMENT
25. GRATITUDE
26. TIMELY HEARING OF THE HARMA
27. PATIENCE
28. RECEPTIVENESS
29. MEETING RENUNCIANTS
30. TIMELY DISCUSSIONS ON THE DHARMA
31. SELF-CONTROL
32. CHASTITY
33. SEEING THE NOBLE TRUTHS
34. REALISATION OF NIRVANA
35. A MIND UNSHAKEN BY THE VICISSITUDES OF LIFE
36. FREEDOM FROM SORROW
37. PURITY OF MIND
38. MENTAL SECURITY

I WROTE IT WITHOUT ANY CHANGES. HOPE EVERYONE GAIN BENEFICIAL FROM THIS TEXT.....AMITUOFO_/|\_

BASIC BUDDHISM

IN BUDDHISM, THERE ARE FEW THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION SUCH AS 'THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTH', AND 'THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH'. BUDDHISM IS VERY SIMPLE RELIGION YET NOT EASY FOR EVERYONE TO ACCEPT. ACCORDING TO A BOOK I HAVE READ,

"NOT TO REVILE, NOT TO DO HARM, TO PRACTICE RESTRAINT ACCORDING TO THE FUNDAMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR BHIKKHUS, TO BE MODERATE IN TAKING FOOD, TO DWELL IN A SECLUDED PLACE, TO DEVOTE ONESELF TO HIGHER CONCENTRATION-THIS IS THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHAS".

ISN'T IT SIMPLE?