bija mantra

bija mantra
   The concept of a bija (seed) MANTRA, originally derived from TANTRA, is widely employed in every sect of Hinduism. A bija is a short mantra, usually of one syllable, which is understood to be the vis-ible or audible form of a deity. A bija mantra ends with the letter m. Examples are Aim for SARASVATI, Shrim for LAKSHMI, Krim for KALI, and Gam for GANESHA. It the tantric tradition such mantras are given to initiates only. In KUNDALINI YOGA there are bija mantras for each of the CHAKRAS; they are recited in order to raise the kundalini, the divine serpent energy coiled at the base of the spine.
   Further reading: Harish Johari, Tools for Tantra (Roch-ester, Vt.: Destiny Books, 1986); Niramala Singha Kalasi, Bija Mantra Darshana (Vancouver, B.C.: Kalsi Technologies, 1996); Shree Rajneesh, Seeds of Revolu-tion: 120 Immortal Letters. Translated by T. V. Paramesh-var (Bombay: Life Awakening Movement, 1972).

Encyclopedia of Hinduism. . 2007.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bija mantra — Bîja Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bija. Les bîja (sanscrit : semences, germes) sont des phonèmes monosyllabiques avec une prononciation spécifique à la base de la construction de la plupart des mantras de l’hindouisme, du bouddhisme, du …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mantra — Om mani padme hum, das Mantra von Avalokiteshvara, daneben in rot Om Vajrasattva Hum, das Mantra von Vajrasattva Mantra (Sanskrit: मन्त्र, mantra m. „Spruch, Lied, Hymne“) bezeichnet eine meist kurze, formelhafte Wortfolge, die oft repetitiv… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mantra — In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of meditation. A mantra (Tib.སྔགས་ ngak; Wyl. sngags) [1] is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of creating transformation (cf. spiritual… …   Wikipedia

  • mantra —    A mantra is a specially empowered spoken or chanted utterance, usually in SANSKRIT, although there are utterances called mantras in every Indian language. Mantras vary in size from one short syllable to a long chant, such as found in the… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Bīja — In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit term bīja (Jp. 種子 shuji), literally seed, is used as a metaphor for the origin or cause of things and cognate with bindu.The metaphor is considerably extended in the Consciousness only teachings of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Mantra — Exemple de mantras gravés sur des pierres : une pratique courante dans les régions bouddhistes. Dans l hindouisme et le bouddhisme, le mantra (sanskrit en devanāgarī: मन्त्र)[1] est u …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mántra-bīja — मन्त्रबीज …   Indonesian dictionary

  • Mani (mantra) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mani. Ce mantra en tibétain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maitri Mantra — The Maitri mantra, is the heart bija seed mantra of the Bodhisattva Maitreya. This is the chief practice of the Maitri School. The Mantra is Aum Maitri Maiteya Maha Karuna Ye (Aum Loving, Loving One, Great Compassion, Yes! See also *Maitri… …   Wikipedia

  • Биджа Мантра — (Bija Mantra) Звук, связанный с таттва (см.), или материальным принципом чакр. Во время произнесения он сопровождается послезвуком, назальным м , который обозначается на письме точкой над буквой м ; таким образом, биджа мантра муладхары есть ла …   Словарь йоги

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”