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Instructions on how to practice the Great Compassion Mantra (Da Bei Zhow) of Kwan Yin

By Vajra Regent DongShan Wu-Tsen
1. Light incense and place beside shrine;

1. Prostrate 3 times to Kwan Yin;

2. Offer one (or more) glass (es) of water which Kwan Yin will bless;

3. Invite Kwan Yin to come to you and appear;

4. Bring the palms of your hands together in the prayer-mudra;

5. Invite all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to come and be present.

6. Recite the following chant:

Lu Shian dza zo,
Fa Je Mung Shin,
Dzu Fo Haj Whey Shi Yao Wen,
Swey Tsu Dje Shang Yun,
Tsong Yi Fong Yin,
Dzu Fo Shien Chuan Song.
Na Mo Shian Yun Gai Pu Sa Mo Ko Sa. (3 times)

1. Recite the following lines to purify your speech and apologize for the pronunciation errors made by you during this practice:

An Sho Li Sho Lie, Mo Ho Sho Li, Sho Sho Li, Sa Po Ho (So Ha).

1. Recite the Kwan Yin Great Compassion Mantra 3, 5, 7, 21, 49 or 108 times.

2. Recite the short mantra 10 times:

Na Mo Kwan Yin Boddhisattva.

1. Finally, drink the water blessed by Kwan Yin. This water now has healing powers.

2. Dedicate this practice of the Kwan Yin Great compassion Mantra to the benefit and enlightenment of all beings.

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南無．喝囉怛那．哆囉夜耶．
南無．阿唎耶．
婆盧羯帝．爍缽囉耶．
菩提薩埵婆耶．
摩訶薩埵婆耶．
摩訶迦盧尼迦耶．
唵．
薩皤囉罰曳．
數怛那怛寫．
南無悉吉慄埵．伊蒙阿唎耶．
婆盧吉帝．室佛囉愣馱婆．
南無．那囉謹墀．
醯利摩訶皤哆沙咩．
薩婆阿他．豆輸朋．
阿逝孕．
薩婆薩哆．那摩婆薩哆．那摩婆伽．
摩罰特豆．
怛姪他．
唵．阿婆盧醯．
盧迦帝．
迦羅帝．
夷醯唎．
摩訶菩提薩埵．
薩婆薩婆．
摩囉摩囉．
摩醯摩醯．唎馱孕．
俱盧俱盧．羯蒙．
度盧度盧．罰闍耶帝．
摩訶罰闍耶帝．
陀囉陀囉．
地唎尼．
室佛囉耶．
遮囉遮囉．
摩麼．罰摩囉．
穆帝隸．
伊醯伊醯．
室那室那．
阿囉嘇．佛囉舍利．
罰沙罰參．
佛囉舍耶．
呼嚧呼嚧摩囉．
呼嚧呼嚧醯利．
娑囉娑囉．
悉唎悉唎．
蘇嚧蘇嚧．
菩提夜．菩提夜．
菩馱夜．菩馱夜．
彌帝唎夜．
那囉謹墀．
地利瑟尼那．
波夜摩那．
娑婆訶．
悉陀夜．
娑婆訶．
摩訶悉陀夜．
娑婆訶．
悉陀喻藝．
室皤囉耶．
娑婆訶．
那囉謹墀．
娑婆訶．
摩囉那囉．
娑婆訶．
悉囉僧．阿穆佉耶．
娑婆訶．
娑婆摩訶．阿悉陀夜．
娑婆訶．
者吉囉．阿悉陀夜．
娑婆訶．
波陀摩．羯悉陀夜．
娑婆訶．
那囉謹墀．皤伽囉耶．
娑婆訶．
摩婆利．勝羯囉夜．
娑婆訶．
南無喝囉怛那．哆囉夜耶．
南無阿唎耶．
婆嚧吉帝．
爍皤囉夜．
娑婆訶．
唵．悉殿都．
漫多囉．
跋陀耶．
娑婆訶．

Adoration to the Triple Gem!

Adoration to Avalokitesvara the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva who is the great compassionate one!

Om. Having paid adoration to One who protects in all dangers, I shall enunciate the heart dharani of the the blue-necked one known as the noble adorable Avalokitesvara, which ensures all purposes, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence.

THUS. Om.

Oh Effulgence, World-transcendent,

Come oh Hari, the great Bodhisattva,

Descend, descend.

Bear in mind my heart dharani.

Accomplish, accomplish the work.

Hold fast, hold fast,

Victor oh Great Victor.

Hold on, hold on, oh Lord of the Earth.

Move, move, oh my Immaculate Image.

Come. Come Thou with the black serpent

As Thy sacred thread.

Destroy every poison.

Quick, quick, oh strong being.

Quick, quick, oh Hari.

Descend, descend,

Come down, come down,

Condescend, condescend.

Being enlightened, enlighten me,

Oh merciful Nilakantha.

Gladden my heart by appearing unto me.

To the perfected successful one, hail!

To the one who has attained mastery in the discipline, hail!

To the blue-necked one, hail!

To the boar-faced one, hail!

To the one with the face of Narasimha, hail!

To the holder a cakra in His hand, hail!

To the one who has a lotus in His hand, hail!
To the blue-necked far-causing One, hail!

To the mighty Sankara hail.

Adoration to the Triple Gem!
Adoration to Avalokitesvara, hail!

May these [prayers] be successful!

To this magical formula, hail!

Benefits in Reciting and Holding The Great Compassion Mantra

Excerpts from The Dharani Sutra
English translation by the Buddhist Text Translation Society,
Dharma Realm Buddhist University, USA

If humans and gods recite and hold the phrases of the Great Compassion Mantra, then when they approach the end of life, all the Buddhas of the ten directions will come to take them by the hand to rebirth in whatever Buddhaland they wish, according to their desire.

Should any living beings who recites and holds the spiritual mantra of Great Compassion fall into the three evil paths, I vow not to realise the right enlightenment. Should any living being who recites and holds the spiritual mantra of Great Compassion not be reborn in any Buddhaland, I vow not to realise the right enlightenment. Should any living being who recites and holds the spiritual mantra of Great Compassion not obtain unlimited samadhis and eloquence, I vow not to realise the right enlightenment. Should any living being who recites and holds the spiritual mantra of Great Compassion not obtain the fruits of whatever is sought in this very life, then he cannot have been making proper use of the Dharani of the Great Compassion Heart.

People and gods who recite and hold the Great Compassion Mantra will obtain fifteen kinds of good birth and will not suffer fifteen kinds of bad death.

The bad deaths are:
1. They will not die of starvation or privation
2. They will not die from having been yoked, imprisoned, caned or otherwise beaten
3. They will not die at the hands of hostile enemies
4. They will not be killed in military battle
5. They will not be killed by tigers, wolves, or other evil beasts
6. They will not die from the venom of poisonous snakes, black serpents, or scorpions
7. They will not drown or be burned to death
8. They will not be poisoned to death
9. They will not die as a result of sorcery
10. They will not die of madness or insanity
11. They will not be killed by landslides or falling trees
12. They will not die of nightmares sent by evil people
13. They will not be killed by deviant spirits or evil ghosts
14. They will not die of evil illnesses which bind the body
15. They will not commit suicide

Those who recite and hold the spiritual Mantra of Great Compassion will not suffer any of these fifteen kinds of bad death and will obtain the following fifteen kinds of good birth:
1. Their place of birth will always have a good king
2. They will always be born in a good country
3. They will always be born at a good time
4. They will always meet good friends
5. The organs of their body will always be complete
6. Their heart will be pure and full in the way
7. They will not violate the prohibitive precepts
8. Their family will be kind and harmonious
9. They will always have the necessary wealth and goods in abundance
10. They will always obtain the respect and help of others
11. They riches will not be plundered
12. They will obtain everything they seek
13. Dragons, gods, and good spirits will always protect them
14. In the place where they are born they will see the Buddha and hear the Dharma
15. They will awaken to the profound meaning of that Proper Dharma which they hear.

Those who recite and hold the Great Compassion Mantra will obtain these fifteen kinds of good birth. All gods and people should constantly recite and hold it, without carelessness.

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account of the mantra's power: It's about a Taiwan female singer by the name of Fang Jiwei who had retired and became a devout Buddhist. She recites the mantra on a daily basis. One day, she was in a foul mood but nevertheless, she proceded with her daily chanting of the mantra. Suddenly out of nowhere came millions of flies which swarmed around her and the altar. It was after stopping the chanting did the flies left, as mysteriously as the way they first came. She was scared shitless. From this account, we learn the lesson that we must never chant the mantras when in a bad mood, such as being angry, depressed, etc. You never know what adverse effect it will create. In fact, your mind will be conditioned and thus associated the mantra with the negative feelings. Always recite the mantras with sincerity, devotion and respect. Practice with a serene mind.

Thanks for the detailed info.
Keep it up ... think I need quite sometime to complete reading and digest everything ..

There is something i dun understand, arent chanting suppose to calm our mind? arent suppose chanting can suppress ur anger/anxious/fear etc?

Is there any da bei zhou with simple chinese (better will be it comes with hanyu pinying as well) with steps from very beginning to dedication? THanks in advance.

Just to add on, does it helps anything by playing and listening to those sutra/mantra CDs?

By listening to the sutras , it will help u to calm dwn but not when u r chanting...it.