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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Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha
ॐ तारे तुत्तारे तुरे स्वाहा
Homage to Tara, the swift liberator
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