manjushri-nama-samgiti
The manjushri-nama-samgiti (full Sanskrit title, "manjushrijnanasattvaysa-paramartha-namasamgiti", lit. "the chanting of the names of Manjushri" (hereafter, Nama-samgiti), the embodiment of supreme knowledge) is considered amongst the most advanced teachings given by the Shakyamuni Buddha. It represents the pinnacle of all Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings, being a tantra of the nondual (advaya) class, along with the Kalachakra Tantra.
The Nama-samgiti was preached by Shakyamuni Buddha for his disciple Vajrapani and his wrathful retinue in order to lead them into buddhahood. The essence of the Nama-samgiti is that Manjushri bodhisattva is the embodiment of all knowledge. The Nama-samgiti is a short text, only circa 160 verses and a prose section. It is a fraction of the vast Sutras such as Avatamsaka Sutra and Prajñāpāramitā Sutras or the endless ocean of tantras such as manjushri-mula-kalpa and the mountainous Hinayana teachings and sea of sundry extra-canonical works. And yet, the Nama-samgiti contains all of the Buddha's dharmas. It summarizes everything he taught. As Shakyamuni Buddha says of the Nama-samgiti, it is "the chief clarification of words".[citation needed] It is the "nondual reality".[citation needed] Therefore all sentient beings should definitely study and recite the manjushri-nama-samgiti.
English translation
- Wayman, Alex (2006). Chanting the Names of Manjushri. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 812081653
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