Talk:Om mani padme hum
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[edit] Request for citation
Hey, can we have a citation for this quote from Shakyamuni? - Nat Krause 10:05, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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- Well, you cited a particular teacher saying this is what the Buddha said, but I think the article should cite a specific sutra or other text where the quote comes from. I don't really have a particular axe to grind here, or a reason to think that the Buddha didn't say this, but other people might (almost certainly would) dispute it. - Nat Krause 15:26, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Possible mistake in Tibetan writing?
-- 1) There seems to be a tsheg (a tibetan space, the little tick mark after a word) between the syllables of "mani". Instead of "om mani padme hum" it says "om ma ni padme hum". Shouldn't it be: ༀ་མཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ། ? I might be mistaken on this one though, I do see google images with the tsheg in place there as well...
-- 2) There also is a tsheg after hum, before the shad (the tibetan period), shouldn't it be omitted?
Can anyone please verify this (I don't feel I'm qualified enough)?
Both tshegs are correct. padme is written in contracted form (the ma subfixed to the da) and so counts as one syllable even though it is pronounced as two. Epicœne 08:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
In Chenrezig saddhana, there are 5 tshegs in here: ༀ་མ་ཎི་པད་མེ་ཧཱཱུུྃྃ།. It is a small book as a gift by Tsangsar tulku rinpoche, but unfortunately the book didn't have an ISBN. --212.74.161.152 12:43, 28 December 2006 (UTC) (I am user warrenchen in zh.wikipedia.org)
[edit] Meaning of the mantra
There is a contradiction between this article and the article 'Mantra', and the latter seems to be right. Here the traditional interpretation (jewel in the lotus) is ascribed to Donald Lopez, but in the other article Lopez is said to be the scholar who rejected it and replaced it by his own new interpretation (Manipadma as a personal name). 85.212.129.97 20:46, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Highest image
I created and uploaded an image Image:Om-mani-padme-hum-mantra.svg to replace the JPEG mani-mantra image currently used, as a vector transcription of that image -SVG is often preferable. Would this be more suitable than Image:Mani mantra.jpg? Nihiltres(t.c.s) 04:02, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] OM MANI PADME HUM HRIH
I'm thinking about adding a paragraph about the so-called 'seed-syllable' hrih that is sometimes added to the end of the mantra. I'll do it when I have a spare minute! In the meantime you can read about it here http://www.hrih.info/. And if someone feels like beating me to it, even better!
[edit] Effect of Nameology.......
Whether the practice of the six-syllables should be lineaged or not, I leave this for open debate. Since the dharma is associated with the deity name in which one of them is called Kannon, coinsidently it sounds like Canon. I have not read the Norma J Watts' book of The Art of Nameology: Uncovering the Meaning Behind a Name (ISBN-13: 978-1932783537), however I assume that there is something to say about the effect of association. Bear in mind, not every BEING in this universe who has an integrity to live harmoniously with others. If a scientific research is conducted in this field, I believe that a statistical result will tell some interesting stories.
Sadly enough, there was no patent technology to protect names in old days and important names can be utilized as a tool of counter-effect.
Anyhow according to some school's tradition of Asian Buddhism, newly ordinated buddhists have to be renamed. Whether this long history of the practice is consciously/purposely preserved to reduce personal karma or not, those monks and nuns can tell.
[edit] Book cover images are needed for the topics.....
If people out there could provide them
PY: 2004
- ISBN-10: 9710376020
- ISBN-13: 978-9710376025
PY: 1974
- ISBN-10: 9710376020
- ISBN-13: 978-9710376025
PY: 2003
- ISBN-10: 9710376020
- ISBN-13: 978-9710376025
PY: 1989
- ISBN-10: 3893380507
- ISBN-13: 978-3893380503
[edit] Safety data for practising
Can we have some sources? Otherwise I'll delete them. Most of them seem unnecessary and use poor English, not to mention that they were unregistered. Jmlee369 11:17, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
