The protection-of-mind. Sacred syllables that gather and transform consciousness.
The recitation of seed-syllables and sacred phrases — speech-mind training that pervades the Vajrayana, Pure Land, and Newar traditions. Om mani padme hum. Namo Amituofo. The Heart Sutra mantra.
The Diamond Vehicle — the tantric path that uses mantra, visualization, deity yoga, and direct transmission to make buddhahood possible in a single lifetime, in this very body, provided one has the right empowerment from a qualified lineage holder.
The largest devotional school in East Asian Buddhism — the path of rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha, accessed not by self-power but by the saving vow of the Buddha himself, recited as Namo Amituofo, Namu Amida Butsu.
The seventh day of the hundred-million Amitabha mantra recitation at Druk Amitabha Nunnery — a multi-day practice for the long life of the lineage and the welfare of all beings.
The fifth day of the long mantra recitation. The slow accumulation of one hundred million repetitions of the Amitabha mantra by the nuns of Druk Amitabha.
The fourth day of the recitation at Druk Amitabha Nunnery. A practice carried out continuously, hour by hour, by the resident assembly.
Brass body, bone handle, weighted ballast — the wheel spins evenly with minimal effort. Inscribed with Om Mani Padme Hum in Tibetan script. The internal scroll contains the mantra repeated 11,200 times.
