Sukhâvatî-vyûha Dharaṇī
'Embellishments of the Land of of Ultimate Bliss' Mantra
SUKHÂVATÎ-VYÛHA DHĀRAṆĪ
Namo ratna trayaya, namah arya-mitābhāya
Take refuge in the three gems(ratna),
adoration to the noble Amitabha (Infinite Light),
tathāgatā-rhate samyak-saṃbudhaya.
the Exalted One, the completely and perfectly awakened disciple (arhat).
Tadyathā: om! amṛta, amṛtod bhave, amṛta sambhave, amṛta garbhe
Namely: O! Nectar, Nectar-producing one! Nectar-raising one! Nectar-storing (in the womb) one!
amṛta siddhe, amṛta te'je, amṛta vikrānte,
Nectar-perfecting one! the brilliances(teja)-Nectar one! Nectar-miracle one!
amṛta vikrānta gāmine, amṛta gagana kīrti kare
(one) performs miracle with nectar ! makes nectar glory in sky!
amṛta dumdubhi svare, sarvatha sādhane.
Lord (īśvarā) of wonderful Nectar, in procuring(sadhane) benefit (for all).
sarva karma kleśa kṣayam kare svāhā!
He performs (kare) the eradication (ksayam) of all (sarva) deeds (karma) and sufferings (klesa), all hail!
The Future Rebirth Mantra
Namo Amitābhāya tathāgatāya. Tadyathā: oṃ! amṛtod bhave, amṛta siddhaṃ bhave,
amṛta vikrānte.
Amṛta vikrānta gāmine, gagana kīrta kare, svāhā!
(namo a'mi'ta'ba'ya ta'tha'ga'ta'ya. Tad'ya'ta: a'mri'tod bha've, a'mri'ta sid'dham bha've,
a'mri'ta vi'kran'te.
A'mri'ta vi'kran'ta ga'mi'ne, ga'ga'na kir'ti ka're saw'ha)
Adoration to the Exalted one of Infinite Light, namely: Nectar-producing one! Nectar-creation-perfecting one!
Nectar-miracle one! (he) performs miracle with nectar, he makes (nectar) glory in sky, All Hail!
Glossary
Amitabha: amita prabhā, infinite light.
Arhat: A term used primarily in Theravada Buddhism to signify a person who has fulfilled its
ultimate goal, the attainment of nirvana. Upon death, the arhat will become extinguished. The
arhat, as an individual, has attained full enlightenment, peace and freedom.
amṛta (noun, male): nectar, immortality.
siddhaṃ (adj., active, singl.): successful. siddha (adj., passive).
kīrta, kīrti: praise, fame, merit. kīrt (verb). kīrta (adj.): famous, glory
kare: make. kara (adj.): in completing, achieving, arising.
gāmine (adj, passive, plural): from gāmin (adj.): in entering, arriving, going.
gagana (adj., male): as sky, as space.
īśvarā: lord. svara: sound.
Om (A U M): means oneness with the Supreme, the merging of the physical being with the
spiritual. The most sacred syllable, the first sound of Almighty. This scared syllable appears
as a mystic sound, regarded as the basis of every other mantra. It is the sound not only of
origination but also for dissolution. The past, present and future are included in this one
sound and even all that transcends this configuration of time is also implied in OM.
sambhave: make possible, producing
Tathágata: the 'exalted one', is an epithet for a Buddha. Literally, the one who has 'thus(tatha) come(gate)', or
'thus gone'.
