Meditation on Cundi Boddhisattva
Heart Mantra: "OM CALI CULI CUNDI SVĀHĀ"
Cundi Boddhisattva
Maha Cundi Bodhisattva whose secret name is Great Victorious Vajrais is known as the mother of billion Buddhas, also is one form of Avalokitesvara. She is the seated figure with 18 arms which symbolize (the Hindu way, not exactly a celestial body) the many skillful means of Tantra. She is the source of all the Buddhas of past, present and future and had unimaginable power of
blessings. Those who practice this Sādhana will attain wisdom, victory in debate, harmonious and respectful family, and improved relations with others, longevity, healed sicknesses, removed of negative karmas, and other wishes fulfilled.
Long Mantra: Namaḥ saptānām samyak-saṃbuddha koṭinām. Tadyathā:
Oṃ! cale cule Cundi svāhā!
means: Adoration to 'seven billions perfect status, perfect enlightened beings'
like this: om cha'le chu'le Chun'de, All hail!
Visualization:
First empty the mind and hold the root mudra in front of the chest, recite the long mantra once.
"zhun"
Seed syllable |
Root
(top view) |
Mudra
(side view) |
(1) Above an expanse of ocean is a stretch of clear sky. A moon disc rises from the ocean into
the sky. Inside the moon disc is the white seed syllable "zhun" emitting light-yellow light.
(2) The seed syllable inside the moon disc revolves and transforms into the majestic Maha Cundi
Bodhisattva whose body is light-yellow. Wearing a crown adorned with the image of a Buddha, Maha Cundi has three eyes and eighteen arms. She wears a white celestial garment and her arms are adorned with ornaments.
While the original pair of hands hold the Root Mudra, the other sixteen
hands hold the following implements in a clockwise direction: wish-fulfilling banner, lotus,
bathing vase, lasso, eight-spoked wheel, conch, precious vase, wisdom chest, head-dress, vajra scepter, hook, axe, heavenly fruit, mala beads, wisdom sword, and Fearless Mudra. Recite the Heart Mantra hundred times until you enter Samadhi (hold on the mental picture; your 3rd eye fixate on the deity).
(3) Visualize the third eye at Maha Cundi Bodhisattva's brow-point shine a brilliant light into
one's third eye. Visualize the third eye of Maha Cundi Bodhisattva keeps emitting a brilliant
white light that arches and enters one's body through the crown chakra, purifying the body into crystal white. All negative karmas, or sickness look like tar are flushed out through the lower part of the body.
Dwell on this visualization (Samādhi) with utmost effort.
(4) Read the Cundi Sutra for the Symbolism and Meaning of the Sixteen Arms. To pray for a wish to be fulfilled, one visualizes that particular object shines a brilliant light over one's entire body. The light is red for affection,
yellow for prosperity; and white for removing all forms of calamity. To pray for some one, visualize they sit beside you, the light cleanses all bodies.
Recite the heart mantra many times as:
"OṂ! CALI CULI CUNDI mercifully grant me (so and so) SVAHA!"
Visualize one, or some one is in that situation as the wish already been granted; dwell on this visualization with utmost effort.
Glossory
na'ma (nam'ah): Adoration to, take refuge in, rely on.
sap'ta'nam: from sapta, means seven.
sam'yak'sam'budda: Completely and perfectly awakened. sam(sk.) means completed, perfect. "yak" means level, rank.
Buddha is the boddhisattva (enlightened sentient being) who attained the hightest level (10th) of enlightenment.
ko'ti'nam: from koti, means billion
tad'ya'ta: thus; like this:
cali, culi: pronounced like cha'li, chu'li; a loving play on her name: Chundi.
Cundi (cunde, sundhi, chundi) : (lit.) extreme purity, immaculate. "c" pronounced as
"ch" as in "china", not as "k" in "can".
svaha: Being auspicious! all hail! as wish, "May the meaning of the mantra take root in my mind", amen.
