3/21/2024 0 Comments Mangal font type om aum ms wordRitual initiation ( abhiseka) into a specific mantra and its associated deity is often a requirement for reciting certain mantras in these traditions. In tantric religions (often called "mantra paths", Sanskrit: Mantranāya or Mantramarga), mantric methods are considered to be the most effective path. Mantras serve a central role in the Indian tantric traditions, which developed elaborate yogic methods which make use of mantras. A common practice is japa, the meditative repetition of a mantra, usually with the aid of a mala (prayer beads). The use, structure, function, importance, and types of mantras vary according to the school and philosophy of Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Mantras without any actual linguistic meaning are still considered to be musically uplifting and spiritually meaningful. Examples of longer mantras include the Gayatri Mantra, the Hare Krishna mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, the Mani mantra, the Mantra of Light, the Namokar Mantra and the Mūl Mantar. Longer mantras are phrases with several syllables, names and words, which may have spiritual interpretations such as a name of a deity, a longing for truth, reality, light, immortality, peace, love, knowledge, and action. It is believed to be the first sound in Hinduism and as the sonic essence of the absolute divine reality. ꣽ, ॐ (Aum, Om) serves as an important mantra in various Indian religions, specifically it is an example of a seed syllable mantra ( bijamantra). Some mantras have a syntactic structure and literal meaning, while others do not. Clockwise from upper left: Om (an ancient Vedic mantra used throughout Hinduism and also in Buddhism), the Ṇamōkāra mantra (the most important mantra in Jainism), the Vajrayana Buddhist E-VAM mantra, known as the Kalachakra "Tenfold Powerful One", Om mani padme hum (a popular Buddhist mantra) in Tianjin Temple ( Ranjana script) and (at the bottom) the Hare Krishna mantra in a modern concert setting.Ī mantra ( Pali: mantra) or mantram ( Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indic language like Sanskrit) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.
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