Tibetan: Om Mani Peme Hung
Om, has only a mystical meaning — suggesting primordial reality.
Mani means jewel, while
Padme means lotus.
Hum, like Om, has no conceptual meaning.
Overall, the mantra is suggestive of the bringing together of the qualities of wisdom (the lotus) and compassion (the jewel).
Just as the lotus can exist in muddy water without being soiled, so wisdom can exist in an impure world without becoming contaminated.
Sanskrit : Mantra Avalokiteshvara
Nàmo Ratna Trayaya
Namo Arya Jyana
Sàgara Vairochana
Vyuha Rajaya
Tathagataya
Arhate
Samyak Sambuddhaya
Namah Sarva Tathagatebyah
Arhatebyah
Samyak Sambuddhe Byah
Namo Arya Avalokite
Svaraya
Boddhisattvaya
Mahasattvaya
Mahakarunikaya
Tadyatha Om
Dhara Dhara
Dhiri Dhiri
Dhuru Dhuru
Iti Vaitte chale chale
Pra Chale
Pra Chale
Kusume Kusuma
Vare Ili Mili Chiti Jvalam apanaya Svaha
Avalokiteshvara (or Avalokitesvara) is a Bodhisattva who represents compassion, and his mantra also symbolizes that quality.
Avalokitesvara is also popularly known as Padmapani, or "Holder of the Lotus."
Avalokiteshvara means "The Lord Who Looks Down (in compassion)".
Avalokiteshvara forms a protective trinity along with Manjushri and Vajrapani.
He is the protector of the Lotus family of deities, which also includes Amitabha and Tara.
