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Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevaya in Devanagari. Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय, lit. 'I bow to God Vāsudeva'; listen ⓘ) is one of the most popular mantras in Hinduism and, according to the Bhagavata tradition, the most important mantra in Vaishnavism. [1]
The mantra was translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Guṇabhadra (Sanskrit; Chinese: 求那跋陀羅, 394–468) from central India. It is usually recited 21, 27 or 49 times per day. [ 2 ] In one type of group practice, participants usually recite this mantra three times after reciting the Heart Sutra or the Amitabha Sutra .
Mantra japa is a practice of repetitively uttering the same mantra [49] for an auspicious number of times, the most popular being 108, and sometimes just 5, 10, 28 or 1008. [2] [50] Japa is found in personal prayer or meditative efforts of some Hindus, as well during formal puja (group prayers).
The mantra features in 'To Kiss or Not to Kiss' in the soundtrack of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series). [14] The text of the mantra (albeit with some typography issues and/or typos) is quoted in the beginning of the official music video for Light of Transcendence, [15] the first track on the 2018 album Ømni by the Brazilian power metal ...
Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of the Upanishads. They are believed to calm the mind and the environment of the reciter. Shanti Mantras always end with the sacred syllable om (auṃ) and three utterances of the word "shanti", which means "peace". The reason for the three utterances is regarded to be for the removal ...
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[1] [2] [3] The Kāraṇḍavyūha was compiled at the end of the 4th century or beginning of the 5th century CE. [4] It exists in Chinese translation (at Taishō Tripiṭaka no. 1050) and in Tibetan (Tohoku no. 116). This sutra is particularly notable for introducing the mantra Om mani padme hum and also teaching the important Cundi dharani.