Brahma

28 Na mwo
Ba la he mwo ni
(For Na mwo [Namo -- Refuge], see lines 1, 5, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 48, 49, 51,52, 53, 54, 55, 60, 61, 65, 70, 75, 81, 86, 92, 96, [187, 232, 363, 434], 366, 418)

This line of the Shurangama has a connection with line 30 of the Great Compassion Mantra and with the Pure Bottle Hand and Eye Mantra of the 42 Hands:

Dhara dhara (Hold on, Hold on)
"Appearing as a most unusual rare and mighty hero, His adorned classic features are free of any flaws. Using virtue to move people, his mind remains humble and sincere. He is stern in appearance, yet gentle in nature." (p. 38)
14 NAMO BRAHMANE
नमो 28. namo
देव-ब्रह्मणे। deva-brahmane
From the Tathāgatoshnīsha Sitāta-Patrā Sūtra
Brahmā 淨梵王

(For Ba la he mwo ni [the God Brahma], see lines 28, 420)

32) (30) Two La Two La
TRI-HEAL ALL: "For birth in the Brahma heavens, use the Pure Bottle Kundi Hasta Arogya Mantra 24 (30): "Two la two la. Nan. Wa dz la. Shr chye lu. Ja syin ja."

"Those in the great Brahma heaven, pure and undefiled, Experience wondrous bliss -- their blessed reward is full. Just maintain this Kundi Hand, As you'll be born there with a lifespan as long as that of a mountain." (Venerable Master Hua Verse, Dharani Sutra: p. 310)

The Fifth Great Vow of Medicine Master Buddha:
“I vow that in the future, when I attain Bodhi, I shall enable limitless and boundless sentient beings who cultivate Brahma conduct (Brahmacharya or celibacy) within my Dharma to be complete with the threefold categories of precepts without any deficiency. Should there be any violation, upon hearing my name they will regain their purity and not fall into the evil destinies.”

14 NAMO BRAHMANE
namo deva-brahmane

28. namo deva-brahmane| namo buddhāya| 30. namo bhagavate
31. rudrāya umāpati-sahitāya| namo varunāya| namo bhagavate nārāyanāya| mahā-pañcamudrā

नमो देवब्रह्मणे। नमो बुद्धाय। नमो भगवते रुद्राय उमापतिसहिताय। नमो वरुणाय। नमो भगवते नारायणाय। महापञ्चमुद्रा

This is the Kapha (water and earth) principle of anabolism (birth and growth). It is the "operator" aspect of "G.O.D." (Generator- Operator-Destroyer, Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva, Kapha-Pitta-Vata, Anabolism-Metabolism-Catabolism)

"Give Praise to the Jewel of Salvation!" (The Liturgy of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives for the Laity Shurangama Translation, Line 12)
"We entreat the Buddhas to use their power in aiding, protecting, ad supporting us, Thereby enabling us to perfectly accomplish the Dharma deeds we do. May we swiftly reach the level of non-retreat and continue to be vigorous. In the process of selecting sage and worthy ones, names may soon be announced." (Hua - VBS 3-1984)

Kṣiti-garbha Bodhisattva 地藏菩薩

The Earth Store Sutra states: "Furthermore, in the past, a Buddha named Krakucchanda appeared in the world. If a man or woman hears this Buddha's name and sincerely beholds, worships, or praises him that person will become the king of the Great Brahma Heaven in the assemblies of one thousand Buddhas of the Worthy Eon, and will there receive a superior prediction." Brahmā 淨梵王

Great Compassion Mantra Line 30. Two La Two La

This phrase is translated into "able to unite, seal and hold" The portrait shows that the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara manifests the appearance of a great hero who engages in ascetic practice in order to make living beings get rid of attachment of both ego and Dharma.

"In the guises of Brahma, Indra, and Vishnu,
And that of fierce Rudra forms,
They perform the compassionate dance
With acts bringing peace to the beings."
-- Verse 93 of Arya Nagarjuna's Commentary on the Awakening Mind

Brahma and his retinue

See also: God, gods, mantra, dharani, Shurangama Mantra.

Source: www.Shurangama-Mantra.com

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These Good and Wise Advisors (Kaliyanamitra) Dharma Master teachers include Arya Venerables Nagarjuna, Ashvaghosha, Aryasura, Kumarajiva, Shantideva, Chandrakirti, Chandragomin, Vasubandhu, Asanga, Hui Neng, Atisha, Kamalashila, Dharmarakshita, Tsong Khapa, Thogme Zangpo, Patanjali, Sushruta, Charaka, Vagbhata, Nichiren, Hsu Yun, Hsuan Hua, Shen Kai, Tenzin Gyatso, Kyabje Zopa, Ajahn Chah, Vasant Lad, and other modern day masters. We consider them to be in accord with Master Hsuan Hua’s "Seven Guidelines for Recognizing Genuine Teachers"

Nalanda Online University's teachings are based especially on the Dharma Flower Lotus Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Shurangama Sutra, the Ksitigarbha Sutra, the Bhaisajya Guru Sutra, the Dharani Sutra, the Vajra Sutra, the Prajna Paramita Hridayam Sutra, the Guhyasamaja, the Kalachakra and their commentaries (shastras) by the above Arya Tripitakacharya Dharma Masters.

At Nalanda Online University we practice daily and introduce you to (via downloadable multimedia MP3 audio and WMV video lectures) the teachings and practices of the Five Traditions transmitted by the Buddha Shakyamuni:

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See also: Tripitaka (1. Sutras, 2. Vinaya, 3. Shastras or Abhidharma, or Tantra), Taisho Catalog Numbering System, Dharma, and names of individual sutras (such as Shurangama Sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra [Flower Adornment Sutra], Lotus Sutra [Wonderful Dharma Flower Sutra], Earth Store Sutra, Dharani Sutra, Brahma Net Sutra, Medicine Master Buddha Sutra, Sixth Patriarch Platform Sutra, Sutra in 42 Sections, Sutra on the Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching, et al.

2. Moral Regulations School (Vinaya Pratimoksha Shila - Bodhisattva Pranidhana - Vajrayana-Samaya - Yogic Yama)

3. Esoteric School (Vajrayana - Mantrayana - Tantrayana - Dharani - Secret School of the Mahayana)

4. Meditation School (Indian Dhyana Samadhi - Shamatha - Vipassana, Chinese Chan, Japanese Zen,
        Tibetan Mahamudra of Kagyupa, and Tibetan Dzogchen of Nyingmapa)

5. Pure Land Devotional School (Bhakti Puja - Buddha-Bodhisattva Mindfulness and Nama Japa --
         Name Recitation of Buddhas Amitabha-Amitayus, Medicine Buddha - Bhaisajya Guru - Akshobhya,
         and Bodhisattvas: Avalokiteshvara-Guanyin-Chenrezig-Mahakala, Tara, Samantabhadra Universal Worthy,
         Manjushri-Kalarupa Great Wisdom, Maitreya Great Loving-Kindness, Mahasthamaprapta Great Strength,
         Ksitigarbha - Earth Store Great Vows, Vajrapani, Vajrasattva,
         Chandraprabha Moonlight Radiance, Suryaprabha Sunlight Radiance, Medicine King Bodhisattva, Medicine Superior Bodhisattva
         and others Dharma Protecting Dharmapala Lokapala Bodhisattvas, Gods and Goddesses)

Compilation Sources for the Above Material on the Teachings of the Buddha:

Primary Compilation Source: Epstein, Ronald B., Ph.D, compiler, Buddhist Text Translation Society's Buddhism A to Z, Burlingame, California: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2003. ISBN: 0881393533 Paperback: 284 pages. www.BTTSOnline.org www.Amazon.com
http://www.bttsonline.org/product.aspx?pid=118 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881393533/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20

Secondary Compilation Source: The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism, 2nd ed., San Francisco, California: Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada, 1998: www.budaedu.org.tw

Secondary Compilation Source: Muller, Charles, editor, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism [DDB], Toyo Gakuen University, Japan, 2007: Username is "guest", with no password.
http://buddhism-dict.net/ddb - Based in large part on the Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms with Sanskrit and English Equivalents (by Soothill and Hodous) Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1997.

Secondary Compilation Source: Ehrhard, Diener, Fischer, et al, The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen, Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala Publications, 1991. 296 pages. ISBN 978-0-87773-520-5 www.Shambhala.com, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0877735204/ref=ase_medicinebuddh-20,
http://www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/isbn/978-0-87773-520-5.cfm

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Arya Bhikshu Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara says:
Just as Manjushri works
To fulfill the aims of all limited beings
To the far reaches of space in the ten directions,
May my behavior become just like that.

For as long as space remains,
And for as long as wandering beings remain,
May I too remain for that long,
Dispelling the sufferings of wandering beings.

(Like Ananda says in the Shurangama Sutra introduction to the Shurangama Mantra,
"And even could the nature of shunyata melt away, my vajra-like Supreme Resolve would still remain unmoved.)

Whatever sufferings wandering beings might have,
May all of them ripen on me,
And through the Bodhisattva assembly,
May wandering beings enjoy happiness.

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the sole medicine for the sufferings of wandering beings
And the source of all happiness,
Continue to endure for a very long time,
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Updated May 10, 2008