Mantra for students , studies & education (FD02102020-1)

 

 This post are meant for those who are still studying in school.

1. Manjushri Mantra
Mantra : Om Ah Ra Pa Ca Na Dhih
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4195GA-aSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw8NTMRgDso&list=PLjUJNKDN2ecAPrgTppzmEz_Hq-bWKF9T7
- chanted for inner wisdom and worldly knowledge.helps in learning, develop intelligence and good memory. enhancing debating, writing, memory and wisdom.
- help develop wisdom and cut delusions. Manjushri are said to be the foremost in buddha wisdom.
- suitable for students to increase their intelligent.
source: http://redzambala.com/buddhism/buddha-aspects/manjushri-the-prince-of-wisdom.html
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/596445544369882498/

 2.Light offering
1. The eyes will be radiant
2. Careers will progress smoothly
3. right thoughts will prevail with complete wisdom
Source:http://www.nantien.org.au/en/donations-offerings

1. make our mind clear and sharp during meditation.
2. create the cause to have clear eyesight.
3. offering the candles with steady long-lasting flame create the cause to have long life.
4. powerful method to destroy ignorance and to increase wisdom.
http://meditationinsantabarbara.org/buddhist-offerings/

Benefits of Lamp Offerings :
1. One will illuminate the world as the lamp of dharma.
2. One will have perfect eyesight without any defects.
3. One will obtain heavenly eyes or clairvoyance easily.
4. One will obtain the wisdom to discriminate between virtues and non-virtues.
5. One will liberate oneself from dullness and ignorance.
6. One will not be confused and bewildered by outer phenomena.
7. One will not reborn into a place of darkness and stupidity.
8. one will obtain great merit and great virtues.
9. one will reborn into heavens.
10. One will swiftly attain the great blissness of nirvana.


According to amitabha path website, the lamp offerings benefits are as follows:
1. one obtain bright, beautiful good eyes.
2. one has proper understanding and views.
3. one easily obtain heavenly eyes, see distant and subtle phenomenons.
4. one does not break precepts.
5. one wisdom is perfect, will attain nirvana. obtain wisdom that discriminate what is virtuous and non-virtuous.
6. One performance of virtue will not be hinder by difficulties or obstacles.
7. one able to see buddhas and become the eye for all sentient beings.
8. one take rebirth as wheel turning lord king, king in trayastrimsha heaven or king in brahma world.
9. at the point of death, one will recall virtuous dharma without forgetting and all those positive deeds done while living will appear in mind. one will have joy in the mind and recall the buddha. body and mind will be pure without any worries or suffering at point of death.
10. both eyes and four limbs will always be free from defects.
11. one will be healthy and the vocal cords will be soft and flexible, one voice will be charming and beautiful.
12. one mind will be clear and bright with intelligence, not affected by stupidity.
13. one life will be stable and peaceful and all necessities will be sufficient, one mind will be free from fears.
14. one wealth will increase and body and mind will be free and liberated.
15. one body will be healthy and strong, filled with vitality.
16. one will not have verbal feuds, clashes or quarrels with others. one can travel (the world) without any worries and without creating any kleshas or disrturbing emotions or give rise to ignorance.
17. One will not do anything out of a hazy or confused mind. One will not be easily misled by external factors.
18. One will not take rebirth in a dark and gloomy place.
19. One will possess great merits.
20. One will not run into any mishaps while traveling or walking like stepping on unclean substances, be free from fear of dogs, wolves and their barks or howls, one will not fall and hurt oneself and not drop into pits and lose one life.


- offering lamps can dispel all darkness.
- offer hundreds of lights if wish for sublime realizations.
- offer 1000 light offering will meet with maitreya buddha in future lives and become his students who will listen to the buddha first turning wheel of dharma.
- offering 10,000 lamps to     confess and extinguish host of negative karma and defilements.


* light offering is consider good for occasions , birthday gifts (since you are dedicating good merits to the person ) , helping those in difficult situation and also for those that had deceased. 



* If you need links to temple for making light offerings  , you can check for the links under the post "different website links for puja" . (in my opinion asking for temple to do light offering is good as there maybe certain ritual and mantra recitation before making light offering and you will spare yourself of having taking care the lamp burning to avoid accidents if you are doing it at temple)


*if your lamp offering for the first time, you should try to do lamp offering at least once to buddha such as medicine buddha, shakyamuni buddha, amitabha buddha whenever possible. there is a story (according to buddha teaching) about a poor female who beg for oil as offering to buddha and she become a buddha because of this lamp oil offering to the the buddha.

*light offering in front of buddha (especially at night) enable ghost to see their family members that they been wanted to see very badly.

source:
http://khandro.net/ritual_offering_light.htm
http://bodhiactivity.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/lamp-offering-prayer/
http://www.fpmt-osel.org/teachings/lights.htm

3. Giving Free education
- Giving free education to others such as buying education material , books and give it to poor students. giving free tuition, free teaching . Sponsor education class for poor student. this kind of merit can enable a person in present gaining a bit knowledge merit and also can cause the person receive some sort of education merit in future.  there is however one catch which is "never sell education for money" as this can be consider as betraying education field. and the person who do this may not know if the person has overtaken the money and the merit of education become a source of demerit.therefore for educators who wish to gain merit in education, knowledge merit. it is advisable to do a complete free giving. As for student , just give whatever amount the student can give.

4. Sarasvasti
Mantra: Om Sarasvasti Devaputra Svaha
- for study related, for language and art, for unwind tongue so that one can speak well.to increase mental power. Sarasvasti is also known as buddhist dharma protector that offer assistance and protection to practitioner and also for wealth related. 
Source: http://www.chuadainhatnhulai.org/pdf_files/MTC_Mantras_Mudras_Symbols.pdf

5. Mercury Planet Mantra
Mantra: inside the book of Lilian Too Horoscope Book year 2011
- mercury planet known for memory, intelligence , knowledge , education which is some sort of similar to anaylsis capability such as accountant, ability to find out which is a profitable deal. and it is also a planet of communication which believe to govern including written language, astrology  and technology knowledge. and it is also the planet which is thought most related to making strategy ability such as logic type. generally this mantra are also recited to enhance a better environment where one will be in good relationship with sisters , with relatives and also for having more supportive colleagues  (most likely through good communication).
Author note: there are also other indication that mercury planet actually govern the all employment sector as it is the lord of 6th house. (although this author did do some attempt and do not see any significant changes other than good news about IT job sectors). mercury planet gemstone are usually green type of stone including emerald.
source: https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/role-of-mercury-in-different-house-news-226410
https://www.hindustantimes.com/astrology/gemstones/is-wearing-emerald-auspicious-or-not-find-out-101638018137473.html 

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 *consider going for mala bead . a standard mala bead should consist of minimum 108 beads (that represent 108 types of worry ,  some mala had additional beads for error or mistakes in your recitation )  . therefore it is good as helping you to remember how many you have recited . mala bracelet is also good but you may from time to time lost count of how many you have recited and had to restart all over again. as for the proper way of using mala and wearing it and taking care of your mala beads, its best that you get advice from proper instructors. you may want to consider ask a guru or monk in temple to bless your mala. The more you recite, the more your mala protective powers will grow to the point it can become a very strong protective talisman.


*Blow your mala bead when you have finish recite mantra for the day as this mean for your personal protection.

*You may need another mantra which is call heruka vajrayogini mantra which helps to make your mala blessings get stronger as we are living in a degenerative time (meaning negative karma getting stronger with each passing time) . This mantra is said to be the more degenerative it is, the more powerful this mantra will be.

* if one face obstacle while reciting mantra, the solution is to do sur offering to wandering ghost. another option is to light an incense (such as sandalwood incense, where spirits obtain their food through smell) and put it on the windows side , or outside one house as charity food to wandering ghost. then obstacle one is facing will be dispel. therefore buddhist are being encourage to do sur offering before they start their daily mantra practise .