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སྔགས། | Glossary of Terms
སྔགས།
sngags
mantra
- Term
A formula of words or syllables that are recited aloud or mentally in order to bring about a magical or soteriological effect or result. The term has been creatively etymologized to mean “that which protects (trā) the mind (man)”.
- Mantra
- སྔགས།
- sngags
- mantra
Literally “an instrument of thought,” it is usually a brief verbal formula used with multiple repetitions, usually beginning with oṃ and in essence a salutation to a particular deity. It can also be used as a healing spell, which is the meaning here.
- Mantra
- སྔགས།
- sngags
- mantra
Literally “an instrument of thought,” it is usually a brief verbal formula used in multiple repetitions, usually beginning with oṁ and in essence a salutation to a particular deity.
- Mantra
- གསང་ཚིག
- gsang tshig
- mantra
Literally “an instrument of thought,” it is usually a brief verbal formula used in multiple repetitions, usually beginning with oṁ and in essence a salutation to a particular deity.
- Mantra
- གསང་སྔགས།
- gsang sngags
- mantra
A formula of words or syllables that are recited aloud or mentally in order to bring about a magical or soteriological effect or result. The term has been creatively etymologized to mean “that which protects (trā) the mind (man)”.
- Mantra
- སྔགས།
- sngags
- mantra
Words of power; incantation; lit. “mind-protector”; single or combined Sanskrit syllables repeated as invocations, based on the power of sound (Rigzin 98).
Warning: Readers are reminded that according to Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition there are restrictions and commitments concerning tantra. Practitioners who are not sure if they should read this translation are advised to consult the authorities of their lineage. The responsibility for reading this text or sharing it with others who may or may not fulfill the requirements lies in the hands of readers.
- Mantra
- སྔགས།
- sngags
- mantra
Warning: Readers are reminded that according to Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition there are restrictions and commitments concerning tantra. Practitioners who are not sure if they should read this translation are advised to consult the authorities of their lineage. The responsibility for reading this text or sharing it with others who may or may not fulfill the requirements lies in the hands of readers.
- Mantra
- གསང་སྔགས།
- gsang sngags
- mantra
A syllable or phrase used in esoteric rites to invoke a deity and its power for the purposes of both worldly aims and liberation.
- Mysterious words
- གསང་ཚིག
- gsang tshig
- rahasyapada
One of ten different kinds of verbal phrase or statement (Skt. pada) mentioned in this text.
- Secret mantra
- གསང་སྔགས།
- gsang sngags
- guhyamantra
A spell. Although a technical term in its own right, it is also at times used interchangeably with the terms dhāraṇī and dhāraṇīmantra, vidyāmantra, etc.
- Spell
- གསང་སྔགས།
- སྔགས།
- gsang sngags
- sngags
- mantra