The Great Compassion Mantra ( in Sanskrit )

Namo Aryavalokitesvaraya Bodhisattva Mahasattva Mahakarunakaya ( 3 times )

Namo ratnarayaya/ Namo aryavalokitesvaraya/ Bodhisattvaya/ mahasattvaya/ mahakarunikaya/ Om/ sarva abhayah/ sunadhasya/ Namo sukrtvemama/ aryavalokitesvaragarbha/ Namo nilakantha/ (Siri)Mahabhadrasrame/ Sarvathasubham/ ajeyam/ sarvasattvanamavarga/ mahadhatu/ Tadyatha/ Om avaloke/ lokite/ kalate/ Hari/ mahabodhisattva/ sarva sarva/ mala mala/ (Masi) Mahahrdayam/ kuru kuru karmam/(Kuru) Kuruvijayati/mahavijayati/ Dharadhara/dharin suraya/ Chala chala/ mama bhramara/ muktir/ Ehi ehi/ chinda chinda/ harsam prachali/ Basa basam presaya/ hulu hulu mala/ Hulu hulu hilo/ sara sara/ siri siri/ suru suru/ Bodhiya bodhiya/ bodhaya bodhaya/ Maitreya/ nilakantha/ dharsinina/ Payamana svaha/ siddhaya svaha/ mahasiddhaya svaha/ Siddhayogesvaraya svaha/ nilakanthasvaha/ Varahananaya svaha/ simhasiramukhaya svaha/ Sarvamahasiddhaya svaha/ cakrasiddhaya svaha/ Padmahastaya svaha/ nilakanthavikaraya svaha/ Mahasisankaraya svaha/ Namo ratnatrayaya/ Namo aryavalokitesvaraya svaha/ Om siddhyantu/ mantrapadaya svaha.

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The Great Compassion Dharani


The Great Compassion Dharani is a long mantra dedicated to the praise of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Kwan Yin), listing his/her various manifestations and powers. While much of the Dharani is not easily translated and parts of it consist of mystic sounds, a partial translation reads:

I bow respectfully to the assembled Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. I bow respectfully to the Triple Treasure (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha); I bow respectfully to Avalokitesvara the Bodhisattva, Mahasattva, who is the Great Compassionate One. Adoration to the One who removes all fear and suffering! Having adored Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva may we now recite this glorious dharani which purifies all beings, which fulfills the wishes of all beings.

Hail to the Bodhisattva Mahasattva, who embodies the Trikaya, who has the transcendental wisdom. Hail to the Bodhisattva who continues to save all beings without defilement in his mind. Hail to the Bodhisattva who sustains the highest, the most complete wisdom and who is free from all impediments. Hail to the Bodhisattva whose deeds reveal the fundamental purity of all beings. Hail to the Bodhisattva Mahasattva who wipes away the three evil delusions - greed, anger and folly.

Having adored her may I enter into the heart of the indestructible one known as the noble Avalokitesvara (Lord Who Looks Down Upon the Earth and Hears Its Cries). It means the completing of all meaning. It is pure; it is that which makes all beings victorious and cleanses the path of existence. Thus, Om, the Seer, the world-transcending one! Hail the Maha Bodhisattva! To the Joyous, Hail! To the One who has attained mastery in the discipline, Hail! To the one who holds a weapon in his hand (to destroy all ignorance), Hail! To the One who holds a lotus in his hand, Hail! To the beneficent One, referred to in this Dharani, Hail! May these prayers be successful. Hail!
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