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THE ORIGINS OF OM MANI PADME HUM: A Study of the Karandavyuha Sutraby Alexander StudholmeOm Mani Padme Hum, perhaps the most well-known and most widely used of all Buddhist mantras, lies at the heart of the Tibetan system. This book presents a new interpretation of the meaning of this mantra, and includes a detailed, annotated study of the Karandavyuha Sutra. The earliest textual source for this mantra is the Karandavyuha Sutra, which describes both the compassion of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva whose power the mantra invokes, and the mythical tale of the search and discovery of the mantra. "It was fascinating to read the author's brilliant insights into the syncretic construction of early tantric Mahayana Buddhist materials like the Karandavyuha Sutra" - John J. Makransky, author of Buddahood Embodied. | |
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