1. Revival: Sanskrit Buddhist Chants
Lyrics
(Note: These lyrics are written without diacritics to avoid confusion and complications on
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I. Refuge & Bodhicitta
anirodham anutpadam anucchedam ashvasatam
anekartham ananartham anagmamam anirgamam
yah pratityasamutpadam praponchopashmam shivam
deshyamas sambuddhastam vandevadatavaran
(Acarya Nagarjuna’s Homage Verse in Mulamadhyamikakarika)
namo buddhayaya guruve namo dharmaya tayine
namah sanghaya mahatte tribhyopisatatam namah
ratnatryam me sharanam sarvam pratidishayamgam
anumode jagatpunyam buddha baudho dadhe manah
abodhe sharanamyami buddham dharmam ganottamam
baudhociitam karomyesh svaparthaprasiddhaye
utpadayami var bodhicittam nimantryam sarvasattvan
ishtamcarishye var bodhicarikam buddho bhaveyam jagatohitaya
deshana sarvapapanam punyanam ca anumodana
kritopvasam carishyami arya ashtangika poshadham
(Refuge & Bodhicitta)
II. Mantra of Arya Avalokiteshvara
namo ratnatryaye namah aryajnana sagar vairocana vyuharajaya tathagatayah
arhate samyaksambuddhayah;
namah sarva tathagatebhyah arhatebhyah samyaksambuddhebhyah;
namah arya avaoliketshvaraya bodhisattvayah mahasattvayah
mahakarunikakayah;
tadyatha: om dhara dhara dhiri dhiri dhuru dhuru itiye vitiye cale cale pracale
pracale kusume kusumvaraye ili mili cetam jvalam apnaye svaha.
(Mid-length mantra of Arya Avalokitesvara also known as the mantra of 1000
Armed Avalokitesvara [cenrezig] )

2. III. 100 Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva
(The Hundred Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva; Ranjana Script; courtesy: NIEM)
Om vajrasattva samaya manupalaya vajrasattva teno patishtha dridho me bhava
sutoshyo me bhava suposhyo me bhava anurakto me bhava sarva siddhime
prayaccha sarva karmasu ca me cittam shriyam kuru hum ha ha ha ha ho
bhagawana sarva tathagata vajra ma me munca vajribhava mahasamaya sattva ah
(hum phat)!
IV. Mantra of Bhaishajyaguru
tadyatha: om bhaishajya bhaishajya mahabhaishajya bhaishajyaraj samudgate
svaha.
V. Praise to Prajnaparamita (with short version Heart Sutra)
prajnaparamitameva praptaprajnashrayodayam, prajnaprakhyam tastakirtim tam
prajnapranamayaham; itaram bodhisttvanam sugatamgatkilvisham,
prajnapraptanirvanam namami karunatamakam; ya sarva jnatya
nayatyupashamam shantyaishinah sravakan, ya marhajnataya jagadhitkrita
lokarthasampadika; sarvakaramidam vadanti munyo vishvam yaya sangata, tasyai
sravakabodhisattvaganino buddhasya matrai namaha.
Prajnaapaarmitaahridaya Sutram
namah sarvajnaaya!
aaryaavalokiteshvara-bodhisattvo gambhiiraayaam prajnaapaaramitaayaam
caryaam caramaano vyavalokayati sma: panca skandhaah; taamshca
svabhaava-shuunyaan pashyati sma. Iha Shaariputra ruupam shuunyataa

3. shuunyataiva ruupam, ruupaan na prithak shuunyataa, shuunyataayaa na
prithag ruupam, yad ruupam saa shuunyataa, yaa shuunyataa tad ruupam.
Evem eva vedanaa-samjnaa-samskaara-vijnaanaani. Iha Shaariputra sarva-
dharmaah shuunyataa-lakshanaa, anutpannaa, aniruddhaa, amalaa, na vimalaa,
nonaa, na paripuurnaah. Tasmaac Chaariputra shuunyaayaam na ruupam na
vedanaa na samjnaa na samskaaraa na vijnaanaani. Na cakshuh-shrotra-
ghraana-jihvaa-kaaya-manaamsi. Na ruupa-shabda-gandha-rasa-sprashtavya-
dharmaah. Na cakshurdhaatur yaavan na mano-vijnaana-dhaatuh. Na vidyaa,
naavidyaa, na vidyaa-kshayo, naavidyaa-kshayo, yaavan na jaraa-maranam na
jaraamarana-kshayo, na duhkha-samudaya-nirodha-maargaa, na jnaanam, na
praaptir apraaptitvena. Bodhisattvasya prajnaapaaramitaam aashritya viharaty
acittaavaranah. Cittaavarana-naastitvaad atrasto, viparyaasaatikraanto nishtha-
nirvaanah. Tryadhva-vyavasthitaah sarvabuddhaah prajnaapaaramitaam
aashrityaanuttaraam samyaksambodhim abhisambuddhaah. Tasmaaj jnaatavyo
prajnaapaaramitaa-mahaamantro mahaavidyaa-mantro 'nuttara-mantro
'samasama-mantrah, sarvadukha-prashamanah, satyam amithyatvaat,
prajnaapaaramitaayaam ukto mantrah
Tad yathaa gate gate paaragate paarasamgate bodhi svaaha
Iti prajnaapaaramitaa-hridayam samaaptam.
prajnaparmitambodhau shubharatnakaresvayam, sarvaparamitastatra tada
atmayen vyavastithaha; nishprapancha nirabhasha nirvikalpa niralaya,
nihsvabhava parasukshma bindunadvivarjita; prajnaparamita mata
sarvabuddhodaya para; trayanuplabdhirupa sarvajnanagocara.
(Siddha Kambalacarya’s Composition)

4. (Prajnaparamita Sutra in Devanagari Script)

5. VI. Dharani of Stupa
SARVATATHAGATAHRIDAYADHATUMUDREGUHYADHARANI
(TITLE)
namahstriye dhvikanam sarvatathagatanam. om bhuvi bhavana vare vacare vacathai
shruru shruru dhara dhara sarvatathagata dhatu dhare padmam bhavati jayavare mudre
smaratathagata dharmacakrapravartane vajrabodhimanda alamkara alamkrite
sarvatathagata adhishthite bodhaya bodhaya bodhi bodhi buddhya buddhya sambodhani
sambodhaya cala cala calamtu sarvaavaranani sarvapapavigate sarvashokavigate
sarvatathagata hridayavajrani sambhara sambhara sarvatathagata guhya dharani mudre
buddhe subuddhe sarvatathagata adhishthite dhatugarbhe svaha; samayadhithite svaha;
sarvatathagatahridayadhatumudre svaha; supratithitastupe tathagata adhishthite huru huru
hum hum svaha.
om sarvatathagata ushnisha dhatu mudrani sarvatathagatam sadhatu vibhushita adhisthite
hum hum svaha.