Cundā Dhāraṇī is a popular Buddhist
mantra
A mantra ( Pali: ''manta'') or mantram (मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words in Sanskrit, Pali and other languages believed by practitioners to have religious, ...
in
China associated with
Cundā according to the ':
Before reading the mantra, Buddhists reads these three times:
Nan Huaijin
Nan Huai-Chin () (March 18, 1918 – September 29, 2012) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. A well-regarded spiritual teacher in contemporary China, he was considered by many to be the major force in the revival ...
suggested adding ''Om Bhrūm'' (''Ong Bu Lin'') to the ending of the mantra.
In the sūtra, the Buddha speaks extensively about the various effects and benefits of reciting the Cundā Dhāraṇī. Many of the effects are purifying and uplifting in nature. For example, after pronouncing the dhāraṇī, the Buddha then says:
The dhāraṇī is also closely associated with
buddhahood
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and complete
enlightenment
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Age of Enlightenment
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(Skt. '). At the end of the sūtra, the Buddha closes the teaching by saying:
''The Cundā Dhāraṇī Sūtra''
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See also
*Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī
The , also known as the , or Great Compassion Dhāraṇī / Mantra ( Chinese: 大悲咒, ''Dàbēi zhòu''; Japanese: 大悲心陀羅尼, ''Daihishin darani'' or 大悲呪, ''Daihi shu''; Vietnamese: ''Chú đại bi'' or ''Đại bi tâm đ� ...
*Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra
The ushnisha (, IAST: ) is a three-dimensional oval at the top of the head of the Buddha. In Pali scriptures, it is the crown of Lord Buddha, the symbol of his Enlightenment and Enthronement.
Description
The Ushnisha is the thirty-second of th ...
*Liao-Fan's Four Lessons
''Liao-Fan's Four Lessons'' () is a book written by Yuan Liaofan (; 1533–1606), was a Chinese official during the Ming Dynasty, born in present-day Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province. Yuan wrote the book to teach his son, Yuan Tian-Chi. The princi ...
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Buddhist mantras
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