

Ra symbolizes the all-illuminating samādhi, the all-pervasive display of referenceless compassion for sentient beings, as vast as space, which arises unstoppably out of suchness and extends forever filling the whole of space. Once the yogin has become familiar with these:Ī symbolizes the samādhi of suchness, which is beyond birth, dwelling, and cessation, and endowed with the most sublime of all attributes. Oṃ is the seed syllable that represents the five wisdoms and five kāyas, and this is applicable to all three themes.Īny yogin who has pleased the vajra-master, whose mind has been ripened through the four empowerments, who has kept the samayas completely pure, and who wishes to practice the generation stage of the enlightened body, speech and mind of the jñānasattva Mañjuśrī in retreat, should begin with the stages of the preliminary practices.

The generation stage,the completion stage, andthe great perfection 1.

The meaning of the six syllables of the Heroic Lord Mañjuśrī, the king of all vidyā-mantras, can be briefly explained in relation to three main themes: Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources The Meaning of the Six Syllables of the King of Vidyā-Mantras, the Heroic Lord Mañjuśrī
