Aryavalokitesvara Bodhisattva Vikurvana Dharani 觀音靈感真言 MV Guanyin’s Miraculous Mantra

SERENE and beautiful Gufeng Style music combines with ethereal water-color animations in ancient style to create a divine and inspiring performance of the most important Aryavalokitesvara Bodhisattva Vikurvana Dharani -- one of 10 Mantras recommended for Daily Practice by the 6th Patriarch of Zen Chán Buddhism. (Named the "10 Small Mantras") GUIDE TO CAPTIONS: 💎Choose English (Canada) for sing-along Pinyin 💎Choose Chinese (Traditional) or 💎Chinese (Simplified) for Chinese 💎FOR TRANSLATION to Sanskrit or English: Choose English (United States) for Sanskrit with English #10smallmantras #guanyin #guanshiyinpusa #buddhistmantras #buddhistmusic #buddhistmantras #3gemsband #avalokiteśvara #avalokiteshvara #Arya_Avalokitesvara #aryavalokitesvara The Extraordinary benefits of the Aryavalokitesvara Bodhisattva Vikurvana Dharani 觀音靈感真言 have been praised since the 7th Century for protection, purification and merit! Also called Guanyin’s Miraculous Inspiration Dhāraṇī, the full 🙏 🙏 🙏 BENEFITS include: 1. Spiritual & Karmic Benefits Eradicating Bad Karma: In early Buddhist texts, this dharani is said to help purify deep-seated negative karma. Accumulating Merit: Consistent and reverent chanting generates boundless positive energy, helping to neutralize past wrongdoings. (Merit is the same if chanted in Chinese or Sanskrit, as both have lineages.) 2. Protection & Miraculous Relief Dispelling Disasters & Fears: Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) is famed for offering the "ten great protections". Chanting is traditionally used to invoke immediate divine intervention to repel natural disasters, accidents, or harm from others. Overcoming Illness and Pain: Reciting the mantra is widely practiced to ease the pain of acute or severe illnesses, bringing the chanter safety and good fortune. 3. Mind Cultivating Compassion: Chanting helps resonate with Avalokitesvara Guanyin’s great compassion, transforming a person's inner nature and helping them curb the "three poisons" of greed, anger, and ignorance. Purifying the Mind: Practicing with a clean, focused mind helps dispel confusion, anxiety, and the influence of negative thoughts. Below is the full text in Chinese, Pinyin, English, and Sanskrit (reconstructed — the original Sanskrit texts are lost). Please help support our "Spread the Dharma" Mission! Your support helps Buddha Weekly’s hard-working volunteers create educational Buddha Dharma content in multiple formats and multiple languages — to help us “Spread the Dharma.” Donate https://buddhaweekly.com/donor/ Become a Member: https://buddhaweekly.com/support/ Become a Patron on Patreon:   / buddhaweekly   This chant opens with the Three Refuges💎 💎 💎, enters the sacred sound of Avalokiteśvara’s compassion, and closes with a dedication for wisdom and liberation. 🎵🎵🎵Opening Refuge (Triśaraṇa) 南無佛陀耶 Nā mó fó tuó yē Homage to the BuddhaNamo Buddhāya 南無達摩耶 Nā mó dá mó yē Homage to the DharmaNamo Dharmāya 南無僧伽耶 Nā mó sēng qié yē Homage to the SaṅghaNamo Saṅghāya The Dhāraṇī 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 Ōng maní bāmí hōng Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus (the six sacred syllables of Avalokitesvara, which purify the six realms) Sanskrit: Oṁ maṇi padme hūṁ 嘛訶倪牙納 Máhé níyánà Great wisdom Sanskrit: Mahājñāna 積都特巴達 Jīdōutè bādá Arousing the enlightened mind Sanskrit: Cittotpāda 積特些納 Jītè xiēnà Victorious one / mind-moment Sanskrit: Jina / Citta kṣaṇa 微達哩葛 Wēidálīgé Opening / reflecting Sanskrit: Vidārikā / Vitaraka 薩兒斡兒塔 Sàérwòértǎ All purposes / all goals Sanskrit: Sarva artha 卜哩悉塔葛 Bolī xītǎgé Well-established / accomplished Sanskrit: Prasiddhaka 納補囉納 Nà bǔluōnà Full / complete Sanskrit: Anupūrṇa 納卜哩 Nàbolī Sky / radiance Sanskrit: Nabha / Ābhā 丟特班納 Diūtè bānnà Light-arrow / shining splendor Sanskrit: Jyotir bāṇa / Dyutiprabha 納嘛盧吉 Nàmá lújí Homage to the World Sanskrit: Namo Loke 說囉耶莎訶 Shuōluōyé shāhē To the Lord, hail! Sanskrit: Lokeśvarāya svāhā Dedication (Parināmanā) 願消三障諸煩惱 Yuàn xiāo sān zhàng zhū fán nǎo May all three obstacles and every affliction be cleared away 願得智慧真明了 Yuàn dé zhì huì zhēn míng liǎo May true wisdom and genuine clarity be realized 普願罪障悉消除 Pǔ yuàn zuì zhàng xī xiāo chú May every karmic hindrance and misdeed be completely dissolved 世世常行菩薩道 Shì shì cháng xíng pú sà dào Lifetime after lifetime, may we always walk the Bodhisattva path. May this song be a cause of peace, clarity, and compassion for all who hear it.吉祥圓滿 — Jíxiáng yuánmǎn — Auspicious and complete. NOTE: In Sanskrit, this is usually written Aryavalokitesvara Bodhisattva Vikurvana Dharani due to the rule of compounding, but you can also write it Arya Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva if prefered. Generally, when ‘Arya’ meets ‘Avalokitesvara,’ they combine into one word through a phonetic rule called sandhi.