White-robed Guanyin Wish-fulfilling Crystal Ball Sadhana

White-robed Guanyin Wish-fulfilling Crystal Ball 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
    Mudra : Pearl-holding Mudra, form both hands as an open lotus holding a precious pearl.

    

    Illustration of mudra:

    

    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 the right hand of White-robed Guanyin holding a crystal ball while the left hand forms the Wish-fulfilling Mudra. Alternatively, one may visualize White-Robed Guanyin sitting on a lotus and holding a crystal ball with both hands.
    (2) Key Visualization Formula:
    One sits in front of White-robed Guanyin and visualizes White-robed Guanyin in great dignity and majesty holding a crystal ball with both hands.
    One forms the Pearl-holding Mudra, meaning that one forms an open lotus mudra with both hands. With concentration one visualizes White-robed Guanyin’s crystal ball emitting yellow light that shines over one’s lotus mudra and oneself holding a crystal ball in one’s hands.

11. Recite White-robed Guanyin Wish-fulfilling Crystal Ball Mantra
    ”Dan-zhi-duo。om。jia-la-fa-duo。jia-la-fa-duo。jia-he-fa-duo。luo-ja-fa-duo。luo-ja-fa-duo。om。jie-zhi。jie-zhi。jie-zhi。so-ha。” (108 times)
12. Entering Samadhi
13. Emerging from Samadhi. Recite Praise Verse:
    Bai-yi-da-shi-ren-zan-yang
    Wen-sheng-jiu-ku-ji-shan-liang
    Mi-fa-ru-yi-zui-qiao-miao
    Zhuang-yan-shen-wei-man-tan-changPraising White-robed Wish-fulfilling Crystal Ball Guanyin
    Who saves the suffering and helps the kindheartedness whenever she hears the prayers
    Wish-fulfilling Tantric Practice is the most wondrous
    Filling the shrine with great dignity and divine power
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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