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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Akshobhya Dharani
namo ratnatrayāya oṃ kaṃkani kaṃkani rocanī rocanī troṭani troṭani trāsanī trāsanī pratihana pratihana sarva-karma-paraṃ-parāṇi me sarva-sattvānāṃ ca svāhā
Dharani of Akshobhya Buddha for purifying karma and overcoming obstacles
