The Benefits of the Śākyamuni Buddha Mantra
Translated from the Tibetan by Erick Tsiknopoulos
TADYATHĀ/ OṂ MUNE MUNE MAHĀMUNAYE SVĀHĀ
Tibetan pronunciation:
TAY-YATHĀ/ OṂ MUNE MUNE MAHĀMUNAYE SWŌHĀ
This is the heart-essence [mantra] of the our Teacher, the Bhagavān Śākyamuni; and, as it says in the 'Perfection of Wisdom in a Few Words' (Skt. ārya-svalpākṣara-prajñāpāramitā-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra, Tib. sher phyin yi ge nyung ngu):
“Through the power of discovering this Mantra, Śākyamuni attained Buddhahood; and all Buddhas arise from it, as well. Through it, Avalokiteśvara too became supreme among Bodhisattvas. By merely hearing it, vast merit (good karmic potential) is attained without toil; and all karmic obscurations are purified. And if one is practicing [another] Mantra, then it will be accomplished without having any obstructions. Furthermore, when it is recited [even just] one time, all the misdeeds performed over eighty trillion eons are purified.”
Thus was it taught.
Compiled by Akṣarabhadra.
Translated from the Tibetan by Erick Tsiknopoulos.
Below: The original Tibetan text.
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