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Mañjuśrī Series

Deities Mañjuśrī

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Across the skies of all that can be known, profound and infinite,

Shine vast rays of light from the sun of your intelligence,

Dispelling the darkness of ignorance in all beings' minds—

Lord Mañjughoṣa, to you I pay homage!

Texts related to Mañjuśrī ('jam dpal) or Mañjughoṣa ('jam pa'i dbyangs), the Buddha or Bodhisattva of Wisdom:

Ārya Mañjuśrī Tantra Citta

by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
This short text is said to encapsulate the essence of the famous tantra known as Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrī Nāmasaṃgīti).
Termas Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 5 Sep 2007
by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
This commentary on the Ārya Mañjuśrī Tantra Garbha, which is said to encapsulate the famous Mañjuśrī Nāma Saṃgīti, appears anonymously in the Treasury of Precious Revelations (rin chen gter mdzod), but is thought to have been written by the editor of that collection, Jamgön Kongtrul.
Rinchen Terdzö 8 Sep 2007

Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī

from the Words of the Buddha
Commonly known as simply the Nāmasaṅgīti, this is one of the most highly revered tantras throughout all lineages and practice systems of Vajrayāna Buddhism. In it, Buddha Śākyamuni teaches Vajrapāṇi and his retinue a list of names for the wisdom body of Mañjuśrī, the heart of all tathāgatas. Expressed in attractive and at times playful verses, these names evoke an extremely vast array of topics and images, from the mundane to the transcendent, and from the quiescent to the ferocious. The Nāmasaṅgīti has occupied a central role in the daily chanting of Buddhist practitioners for centuries and is often the first text to be recited on special occasions.
Kangyur Nyingma Mönlam 14 Jun 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
For this 'means of recitation' (bklag thabs), which provides additional prayers and practices to be said before and after the root text of Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrī-nāmasaṅgīti; 'jam dpal mtshan brjod), Khyentse Wangpo relied upon and adapted the writings of the great Sakya patriarchs Jetsün Drakpa Gyaltsen and Sakya Paṇḍita.
Compendium of Sādhanas Nyingma Mönlam Reading Methods 16 May 2015

Dzogchen

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
An outline of the famous prayer by Mipham Namgyal Gyatso (1846–1912), aspiring to realize the ultimate significance of Mañjuśrī according to the Great Perfection.
Dzogchen Topical Outlines 24 Jan 2020
by Mipham Rinpoche
Written using the language of the Great Perfection, this prayer, which Mipham wrote in 1886, is an aspiration to realize the nature of mind — indestructible awareness and emptiness — and the true meaning of Mañjuśrī.
Dzogchen Aspiration Prayers 23 Jun 2017

Guru Yoga

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This short guru yoga, which features Longchenpa and Mañjuśrī, was composed at the request of a monk named Kunga Rabgye.
Guru Yoga 24 Jan 2023
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This short guru yoga, composed in Lhodrak Kharchu in 1956, features Guru Rinpoche Nangsi Zilnön (Prevailing Over All That Appears and Exists) with Mañjughoṣa in his heart.
Guru Yoga Guru Padmasambhava 6 Jan 2023

Inscriptions

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A four-line prayer composed to consecrate an image of Mañjuśrī.
Inscriptions 4 Jun 2022

Lineage Prayers

by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
A supplication to the lineage for Sādhana of Peaceful Mañjuśrī, a practice which Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok composed spontaneously in a cave at Wutaishan.
Lineage Prayers 2 Dec 2019

Mantra

by Jampal Dewe Nyima
A commentary on the famous six-syllable mantra of Mañjuśrī (oṃ arapacana dhīḥ), relating each mantra syllable to aspects of generation stage (bskyed rim), completion stage (rdzogs rim) and Great Perfection (rdzogs chen) practice.
Mantra 7 Oct 2020

Praise

by Do Dasel Wangmo
'Poetic verses describing Mañjuśrī''s appearance, praising his qualities and invoking the light of his wisdom.'
Praise Ḍākinī Treasury 8 Mar 2023
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A short text in praise of the 'Lords of the Three Families' (rigs gsum mgon po), i.e., Mañjughoṣa, Avalokiteśvara and Vajrapāṇi.
Praise Avalokiteśvara Vajrapāṇi 21 May 2015
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse drew heavily upon the famous tantra Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrī-nāma-saṅgīti) in order to compose this praise and supplication to the deities of the five families of Mañjuśrī.
Praise 16 Jun 2022
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse composed this poetic paean to Mañjuśrī, with its long, seventeen-syllable lines, in Gangtok in the summer of 1957.
Praise 20 Dec 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Eleven verses in praise of Mañjuśrī which Jamyang Khyentse composed at the end of the Water Dragon year (i.e., in January 1953), while he was in retreat.
Praise 17 Dec 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Jamyang Khyentse composed these verses in praise of Mañjuśrī at the request of his master of ceremonies, Lama Chokden, while relaxing in a forest in Darjeeling.
Praise 16 Dec 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Verses in praise of Mañjughoṣa written at the behest of the Third Palpung Öntrul—five verses in praise of the deity's body, speech, mind, qualities and activity, followed by a verse of dedication.
Praise 6 Feb 2020
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Upon being offered a new pen, Jamyang Khyentse used it to compose this four-line verse in praise of Mañjuśrī.
Songs and Poems 14 Jun 2023
by Mipham Rinpoche
This praise of Mañjuśrī for increasing the power of one's intelligence consists of fourteen four-line verses—fourteen, says Mipham, being the number of vital essences (dwangs ma) in beings and the world. The text was written in 1906.
Praise 2 Dec 2006
by Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham wrote this short text of praise in 1881 during a retreat that was focused upon Mañjuśrī.
Praise 5 Apr 2008
by Mipham Rinpoche
A succinct four-line praise of Mañjughoṣa's enlightened body, speech and mind.
Praise 18 Mar 2020
by Mipham Rinpoche
In thirty-two verses, Mipham Rinpoche praises the ultimate Mañjuśrī, beyond colour and physical characteristics, the basic space of enlightened mind in which all is equal.
Praise 16 Aug 2022
by Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham Rinpoche composed this short text at the age of just eighteen. It inspired a commentary by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Praise 18 Apr 2022
by Nāgārjuna
This short praise attributed to Ācārya Nāgārjuna focuses on the ultimate nature of Mañjuśrī—insubstantial, non-dual, colourless, sizeless, and profound. The text is included in the Tengyur (Toh 1131).
Praise Tengyur 15 Dec 2021
by Trulshik Rinpoche
Trulshik Rinpoche compiled these brief verses of praise and mantras so that all those connected with him could recite them daily or on special occasions. The deities included are Buddha Śākyamuni, Vajrasattva, Amitāyus, Amitābha, Ratnaśikhin, Medicine Buddha, Maitreya, Avalokiteśvara, Mañjuśrī, Vajravidāraṇa, Vijayā, Tārā, Guru Padmasambhava, and the union of Hayagrīva, Vajrapāṇi and Garuḍa.
Praise Buddha Śākyamuni Vajrasattva Amitāyus Amitābha Uṣṇīṣavijayā Avalokiteśvara Tārā 12 Jul 2010
by Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa
A short, five-verse praise to Mañjughoṣa, the foremost bodhisattva and father of all the victorious ones.
Praise 21 Dec 2021

Praise to Mañjuśrī—Glorious Wisdom's Excellent Qualities

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A clear and concise commentary on the words of the most famous of praises to Mañjuśrī, Glorious Wisdom's Excellent Qualities (dPal ye shes yon tan bzang po), attributed to the Indian master Ācārya Vajrāyudha/Vajraśastra.
26 Sep 2004
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Lineage prayer for the Mañjuśrī sādhana based on the Gang gi Lodröma praise attributed to Vajrāyudha, which is included in Compendium of Sādhanas.
Lineage Prayers Compendium of Sādhanas 29 Dec 2021
by Vajrāyudha
This edition of the so-called Gang gi lodröma presents the famous praise of Mañjuśrī as it is commonly recited by Tibetan Buddhists—with the deity’s mantra and two additional verses.
Praise Nyingma Mönlam
by Vajrāyudha
Popularly known as the Gang gi lodröma (based on its first four syllables), this is perhaps the most famous praise of Mañjuśrī recited by Tibetan Buddhists. According to legend it was composed by 500 Indian paṇḍitas simultaneously, in response to a request from their abbot, after whom it takes its formal name—Śrī Jñāna Guṇaphala (dpal ye shes yon tan bzang po), "Glorious Wisdom's Excellent Qualities". It is included in the Kriyātantra section of the Tengyur (Toh 2711).
Praise Tengyur Compendium of Sādhanas 6 Apr 2008

Prayers

by Apang Tertön
An invocation and supplication of Mañjuśrī together with other deities of the three kāyas and figures from the Dzogchen lineage including Apang Tertön (alias Trinlé Lingpa) himself.
Prayers 10 Jun 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
A four-line supplication to Mañjuśrī invoking his power to dispel ignorance and grant courageous eloquence (pratibhāna) and intelligence.
Prayers 23 Jun 2020
by Karma Chakme
This prayer to Buddha Amitābha, Mañjuśrī the 'Lion of Speech' (smra ba'i seng ge) and the goddess Sarasvatī was composed by Karma Chakmé for his own daily practice. It includes a series of aspirations related to wisdom and intelligence.
Prayers Sarasvatī Compendium of Sādhanas 3 May 2008
by Mipham Rinpoche
One of many four-line prayers to Mañjuśrī that Mipham Rinpoche composed, this one invokes the deity's glorious powers of speech.
Prayers 25 Jun 2019
by Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal
A brief, four-line supplication of Mañjuśrī requesting his bestowal of a prodigious intellect.
Prayers 10 Jun 2021

Rituals

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This method of offering butter lamps on a large scale in connection with the Highest Yoga tantra practices of Mañjuśrī is for use on major anniversaries related to the Buddha’s life and other special occasions.
Light Offering Prayers 6 Nov 2020

Sādhanas

by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche
Zenkar Rinpoche composed this sādhana when he was just fifteen years old at the request of his tutor. Its focus is Mañjuśrī, the embodiment of all the buddhas' wisdom.
Sādhanas Restricted 11 Oct 2009
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
This brief sādhana of Orange Mañjuśrī, which incorporates the famous Gang gi lodrö praise, was written for students in Bhutan.
Sādhanas Restricted 17 Jul 2019
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A very short practice of White Mañjuśrī in the tradition of Mati Paṇchen that also draws on the writings of Vilāsavajra (sgeg pa'i rdo rje).
Sādhanas 13 Jul 2024
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
The Sādhana of Peaceful Mañjuśrī, which Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok composed spontaneously while in the Cave of Nārāyaṇa at Wutaishan.
Sādhanas Restricted 4 Dec 2019
by Mipham Rinpoche
A simple practice of White Mañjuśrī from a collection of practices that incorporate the syllable a, the epitome of the Prajñāpāramitā.
Sādhanas Restricted 16 Jul 2024
by Patrul Rinpoche
A concise and simple sādhana focused upon Mañjuśrī, the embodiment of all the buddhas' wisdom.
Sādhanas Restricted 17 Feb 2018
revealed by Tertön Sogyal
This terma revelation is a simple sādhana focusing on orange Mañjuśrī as a means to increase intelligence.
Sādhanas Termas Restricted 22 Apr 2019

Samaya

by Lala Sonam Chödrup
In this brief guide to samaya (Tib. dam tshig), the author uses the example of receiving a Mañjuśrī empowerment to explain some of the most important commitments related to enlightened body, speech and mind.
Samaya Following a Teacher 2 Oct 2017

Related Topics

Deities Sarasvatī Yamāntaka

Mañjuśrī

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T69 (’jam dbyangs)
BDRC T311 ('jam dpal)
Himalayan Art Resources

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