Prajnaparamita Sadhana

Prajnaparamita Sadhana

Start by praying for the root lineage blessing: First empty the mind. Next, visualize the Root Lineage Guru Living Buddha Lian-sheng appearing above your crown and radiating light on everyone present. Chant the Root Lineage Guru Heart Mantra 7 times. Pray to the Root Lineage Guru to empower you so that the practice will be auspicious.

Engender the Four Immeasurable Minds: Visualize your parents, children, relatives, friends, and enemies join you in this practice.

Wake-Up Call: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

1. Recite the Purification Mantras and Earth God Mantra
2. Recite the Invocation Mantra
3. Tender the Great Homage with Visualization
4. Mandala Offering
5. Fourfold Refuge
6. Armor Protection
7. Recite the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra (1 time).
8. Recite the Rebirth Mantra (7 times).
9. Recite the Root Guru’s Heart Mantra (108 times):
   Om, gu-ru, lian-sheng sid-dhi hum
10. Mudra and Visualization
    Prajnaparamita Mudra (Prajna Scripture Case Mudra) : With hands held horizontally, place the right palm facing down on top of the left palm facing up. Close the palms together like a scripture case and place them in front of the navel.
    
    

    Prajna Scripture Case Mudra

    

    Seed Syllables: White Bang

    

    Seed Syllables: White/yellow Ah

    Illustration of mudra:
    Seed Syllables: White Bang White Ah

    Visualization: First empty the mind
    Chant the Emptiness Mantra:
    Om, si-ba-wa, su-da, sa-er-wa, da-er-ma, si-ba-wa, su-do-hang. (3 times)
    (1) Visualize in the void a white syllable「」”bang” transforming into a white eight-petalled lotus.
    (2) Visualize a white syllable 「」”ah” on the lotus.
    (3) The 「」”ah” transforms into a moon disc in which a yellow 「」”ah” appears.
    (4 )The 「」”ah” transforms into a yellow and four-armed Prajnaparamita, a sambhogakaya Buddha in the form of a celestial maiden. Prajnaparamita wears a celestial maiden crown, celestial garments, and layers of skirts. She is adorned with earrings, bracelets, and pearl necklaces. She appears stately and dignified. One pair of hands form the Amitabha Meditation Mudra. Another right hand holds a gold nine-pronged vajra scepter while another left hand holds a prajna sutra case.
    (5) At this time, the practitioner chants ”Om。ah。hum” three times followed by visualizing Five Buddhas descending.
    (6) Visualize Prajnaparamita radiating a beam of white light from her brow point onto one’s brow point. From the throat of Prajnaparamita, a beam of red light radiates onto one’s throat. From the heart of Prajnaparamita, a beam of blue light radiates onto one’s heart. The three lights of white, red, and blue merge completely into one’s body and mind.
    (7) Then visualize Prajnaparamita and the Five Buddhas in the void all transform into light which enters the practitioner’s heart through the crown. The entire body of the practitioner is filled with nectar. The practitioner then transforms into Prajnaparamita.

11. Recite the Prajnaparamita Heart Mantra (108 times):
    Die-ya-ta。om。gei-di-gei-di。bo-re-gei-di。bo-re-sang-gei-di。bo-dhi。so-ha。
12. Entering Samadhi
13. Emerging from Samadhi
    Recite the praise verse:
    Bo-re-fo-mu
    Zhi-hui-ben-zun
    Ci-da-gan-lu
    Bo-re-yuan-man Prajnaparamita
    Deity of Wisdom
    Bestows great nectar
    That perfects wisdom
14. Recite the Principal Heart Mantras
15. Recite the Buddha’s Name (3 times)
    Namo the 36 trillion 119 thousand and 500 Amitabha Buddhas.
16. Dedication
17. Recite the Hundred Syllable Mantra (3 times)
18. Tender the Great Homage with Visualization (same as step 3)
19. Recite the Completion Mantra
    Om, Bu Lin. (3 times)
    Om Mani Padme Hum.

Dismissal: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.
End of Practice: May all endeavors be auspicious.

An empowerment must be received from Living Buddha Lian-sheng or an authorized True Buddha School master before engaging in this particular sadhana.

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