Mahesvara Buddha Sadhana

Mahesvara Buddha 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
    Mahesvara Buddha Mudra:Put your palms together. Keeping your thumbs, index fingers, and little fingers straight, cross your middle and ring fingers over.

    

    Illustration of mudra:

    

    Seed Syllable:     

    

        
    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) Above an expanse of ocean is a stretch of clear sunny sky. A moon disc rises from the ocean into the sky. Inside the moon disc is a blue seed syllable「」”ah,” emitting blue light.

    (2) The seed syllable inside the moon disc revolves and transforms into Mahesvara Buddha. Blue Mahesvara Buddha wears a kashaya and possesses thirty-two major physical marks of a Buddha. He sits on a lotus seat while his hands form a Turning the Dharma Wheel mudra.

    (3) From the brow point of Mahesvara Buddha, a beam of white light shines onto one’s brow point. From the throat of Mahesvara Buddha, a beam of red light shines onto one’s throat. From the heart of Mahesvara Buddha, a beam of blue light shines onto one’s heart. The three lights of white, red, and blue merge completely into one’s body and mind.

11. Recite the Mahesvara Buddha Heart Mantra (108 times):
    Om。mo-xi-shi-la-po-ye。bu-da。so-ha.
12. Entering Samadhi
13. Emerging from Samadhi
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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