I read the Flower Adornment Sutra and upon carefully reading the chapter about the Ten Grounds, I suddenly understood. It said that, “from the beginning to the end, the Ten Ground Bodhisattvas have always practiced mindfulness of the Buddha”. I then realized that the Bodhisattvas, from the first to the tenth ground and the level of equal enlightenment, all practiced the Buddha Name Chanting Method. And I also came to understand that “Chanting the Buddha’s name is the cause and attaining Buddhahood is the effect”. Many Bodhisattvas were not aware of this, which is why Buddha Shakyamuni explained it in this sutra. It was their firm belief in the above statement that led Great Wisdom Bodhisattva, Universal Worthy Bodhisattva and Sudhana to vow to be born into the Pure Land. -- Ven.Master Chin Kung --
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The Great Compassion
Dharani is a long mantra dedicated to the praise of Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva (Kwan Yin), listing his/her various manifestations and
powers. While much of the Dharani is not easily translated and parts
of it consist of mystic sounds, a partial translation
reads:
I bow respectfully to the assembled Buddhas and
Bodhisattvas. I bow respectfully to the Triple Treasure (Buddha,
Dharma, Sangha); I bow respectfully to Avalokitesvara the
Bodhisattva, Mahasattva, who is the Great Compassionate One.
Adoration to the One who removes all fear and suffering! Having
adored Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva may we now recite this glorious
dharani which purifies all beings, which fulfills the wishes of all
beings.
Hail to the Bodhisattva Mahasattva, who embodies the
Trikaya, who has the transcendental wisdom. Hail to the Bodhisattva
who continues to save all beings without defilement in his mind.
Hail to the Bodhisattva who sustains the highest, the most complete
wisdom and who is free from all impediments. Hail to the Bodhisattva
whose deeds reveal the fundamental purity of all beings. Hail to the
Bodhisattva Mahasattva who wipes away the three evil delusions -
greed, anger and folly.
Having adored her may I enter into
the heart of the indestructible one known as the noble
Avalokitesvara (Lord Who Looks Down Upon the Earth and Hears Its
Cries). It means the completing of all meaning. It is pure; it is
that which makes all beings victorious and cleanses the path of
existence. Thus, Om, the Seer, the world-transcending one! Hail the
Maha Bodhisattva! To the Joyous, Hail! To the One who has attained
mastery in the discipline, Hail! To the one who holds a weapon in
his hand (to destroy all ignorance), Hail! To the One who holds a
lotus in his hand, Hail! To the beneficent One, referred to in this
Dharani, Hail! May these prayers be successful.
Hail!
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