Selecting Forms

AMITABHA BUDDHA

Mantra: OM AMI DEVA HRI



CHENREZIG MAHA-BODHISATTVA

Mantra: OM MANI PADME HUM (pronounced: Om Mani Pay-may Hung)



MEDICINE BUDDHA

Mantra: TEYATHA OM BEKAZE BEKAZE MAHABEKAZE RADJA SAMUDGATE SOHA



VAJRASATTVA BUDDHA

Mantra: OM VAZER SATO HUM



MANJUSHRI MAHA-BODHISATTVA

Mantra: OM ARA PACHANA DI

These are just meant as sample images for you to start looking for one. Remember to turn the images into translucent forms visualized on your mind during meditation. Here are some considerations:

  • Which Buddha or Bodhisattva that I feel naturally familiar or close to?
  • What about the ease of chanting the mantra to get me focused?