How do you chant Bodhicitta Prayer?

The mantra is traditionally chanted in Sanskrit: oṃ bodhicittam utpādayāmi. It can be recited 108 times using a mala (prayer beads) for maximum benefit.

What are the benefits of chanting Bodhicitta Prayer?

Regular practice of this buddhist mantra is believed to bring spiritual growth, inner peace, and connection with the divine.

Bodhicitta Prayer - Awakening Compassion

Bodhicitta Prayer

Significance & Meaning

I generate the mind of awakening

A short mantra for generating bodhicitta (the mind of awakening), the aspiration to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. This is the foundational motivation in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Practitioners recite this to cultivate compassion and the wish to liberate all beings from suffering.

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