Compassion and swift protection from the Himalayan tradition
Buddhist Mantras
These are the great mantras of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism — short Sanskrit phrases chanted millions of times on prayer beads, carved on mani stones and spun in prayer wheels across the Himalaya.
They grew from the same Sanskrit soil as the Hindu mantras in this library, and are chanted for compassion, protection and awakening. Each is given with an easy reading, the exact Sanskrit and the meaning of every syllable.
Buddhist Hymns with Meaning
Mantra · 1 verses
Om Mani Padme Hum
The six-syllable mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion — “Om, the jewel in the lotus, Hum” — the most widely chanted mantra in the Buddhist world, carved on stones and spun in prayer wheels across the Himalaya.
Mantra · 1 verses
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha
The mantra of Green Tara, the swift saviour of Buddhism — a play on her name meaning “She who carries across” — asking her to free us from danger, from inner afflictions and from suffering itself.