The Universal Jain Bow to Virtue
The Primordial Sound and the Mandukya Upanishad
The Gayatri Mantra, Rigveda 3.62.10: a prayer to Savitr, the Sun's divine light, to inspire and illumine our understanding.
From Narasimha Purana 17: Vyasa teaches his son Shuka the eight-syllable mantra Om Namo Narayanaya, with its method, colours and fruits.
The opening of the Ucchishta Ganapati Panchanga: its table of contents and the nine-syllable mantra of Ucchishta Ganapati.
The Heart Sutra: Avalokiteshvara tells Shariputra that form is emptiness and emptiness is form, and the sutra ends with the mantra gate gate paragate.
A short mantra invoking Green Tara, the swift, compassionate protector of Vajrayana Buddhism, chanted to dispel fear and obstacles.
The Vajra Guru Mantra, Tibetan Buddhism's call to Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), chanted to invoke his blessings and purify obstacles.
A seed mantra for Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, recited to sharpen the mind and deepen insight and memory.
The most fundamental Jain prayer, offering reverence to the five supreme spiritual beings: Arihantas, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas, and all Sadhus.
The six-syllable mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, among the most widely recited chants in Tibetan Buddhism.
The Pañca Tattva mantra invokes Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His four principal associates, honored together in Gaudiya Vaishnava worship and kirtan.
A short Prakrit hymn of homage to the guru and upadhyaya, praising restraint of the senses, care for living beings and devotion to the ten-fold dharma.
The Hundred-Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva, chanted in Vajrayana practice to purify negative karma and mental obscurations.
A mantra invoking White Tara for long life, merit, wisdom, and well-being, widely chanted in Tibetan Buddhist practice.
A short Mahayana Buddhist dharani invoking countless Buddhas and the goddess Cundi, chanted for purification, protection, and the fulfillment of wishes.
A protective Buddhist dharani invoking Sitatapatra, the White Umbrella goddess born of the Buddha's ushnisha, to shield practitioners from harm.
A Mahayana Buddhist dharani invoking the Buddha's blessing to purify the mind, remove obstacles, and protect life, recited for longevity and purification.