This is the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the mantra recited and more known by non-Buddhists. It can be played for long periods of time, widening the bad, the Buddhist rosary, during the common life, or meditation.
Om Mani Padme Hum is recited to obtain the release, and peace and freedom from suffering, and is said to be so powerful that even an animal will get a rebirth of human hearing and therefore the possibility to know the Dharma and attain enlightenment. The mantra has no literal meaning as a complete sentence, but meant the six syllables that compose it.
Om is composed of three letters: A, U and M. These symbolize the body, speech and mind of the practitioner's impure beginning his path to liberation. At the end of the path, symbolizing the body, speech and mind of a pure Buddha.
Then, at the same time, Om indicates the possibility that there is a transformation from impurity to purity: the path of liberation.
Mani, two syllables, meaning jewel, symbolizes the bodhicitta, that is, the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Padme, two syllables, meaning lotus, symbolizes wisdom, knowledge. The understanding of impermanence, emptiness, interdependence, knowledge which severs all illusion and obfuscation. Mani Padme is also the epithet Avallokitesvara.
Hum closes the mantra in perfection, as well as many mantras, and means " grant "the omniscient mind and achievements, and symbolizes the indivisibility of method and knowledge, compassion and wisdom.
The six syllables of the mantra means that the practice of a path that is the union of method and wisdom can transform body, speech and mind in the impure body, speech and mind of a pure Buddha. The Buddha, the Buddha nature is within each of us as it is within the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum.
The whole phrase has also the meaning of "O jewel in the lotus flower, give me all the achievements" or "Give me the inspiration to get the union of method and wisdom. "
It is said that many princes, one thousand years ago made a vow to become a Buddha. Only one managed to attain enlightenment and became the Buddha we know as Gautama Siddhartha. Avaloketeshvara however, vowed not to enter the Nirvana until all other princes were not themselves become the Buddha. In his infinite compassion he also vow to liberate all other sentient beings from suffering the various realms of Samsara. Before this, the Buddha asked: "May help all beings, but if I'm tired of this huge work my body will be shattered into a thousand pieces. "
First is said to have descended into the kingdom of hell gradually going through the world of hungry ghosts and higher until the reign of the Gods. From that point he happened to look down and saw amazed that, even though he had saved countless beings from hell once more there was pouring. It was a huge pain for a moment lost faith in his noble vow, and his body exploded into a thousand pieces. In his desperation he called for help all the Buddhas. The aid was manifested and came from all over the universe, says a text form of a light storm of snow flakes. With their immense power of the Buddha ricomposero in its entirety and then Avalokiteshvara had eleven heads and a thousand arms and the palms of each hand to signify there was a look that set of wisdom and nobility that distinguish the real compassion. In this form it was still brighter and stronger in order to help all beings. Her compassion grew even harder to repeat this vow before the Buddha: "I can not get out of samsara until all sentient beings have not attained enlightenment." It is said that for the sorrow and pain of Samsara two tears welled from her eyes, with the blessing of Buddha Tara turned into two. Green Tara in a form that represents the active force of compassion and the other Tara in white form that represents the maternal aspect of compassion. Tara means "one who freely - one who takes us across the ocean of Samsara ".
In Mahayana Sutra is written that Avaloketeshvara won his Mantra to the Buddha and the Buddha, in turn, awarded him its special and noble task of helping all beings in the universe to reach enlightenment . At that moment, descended upon them flowers, the earth shook and the air echoed the mantra "OM MANI PADME HUM."
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