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Cintāmaṇicakra

January 25, 2023

Cintāmaṇicakra (Sanskrit: चिन्तामणिचक्र; Chinese (Traditional): 如意輪觀音; Simplified: 如意轮观音; pinyin: Rúyìlún Guānyīn; Japanese: 如意輪観音, Nyoirin Kannon) is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara (known in Chinese as Guanyin). He is counted as one of six different forms of the bodhisattva that represent salvation afforded to beings among the six realms of saṃsāra. Among these incarnations, Cintāmaṇicakra is believed to save those in the deva realm.[1]

Cintāmaṇicakra
Statue of Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Chinatown in Singapore
Sanskritचिन्तामणिचक्र
(IAST) Cintāmaṇicakra
Chinese(Traditional)
如意輪觀音(菩薩)
(Simplified)
如意轮观音(菩萨)
(Pinyin: Rúyìlún Guānyīn (Púsà))
Japanese如意輪観音(菩薩)（にょいりんかんのんぼさつ）
(romaji: Nyoirin Kannon (Bosatsu))
Korean여의륜관음(보살)
(RR: Yeouiryun Gwaneum (Bosal))
Tibetanཡིད་བཞིན་འཁོར་ལོ་
Wylie: Yid bzhin 'khor lo
THL: Yizhin Khorlo
VietnameseNhư Ý Luân Quán Âm Bồ Tát
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Venerated byMahāyāna, Vajrayāna
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Cintāmaṇicakra is sometimes also referred to as Avalokiteśvara as Mahābrahmā the Profound (大梵深遠觀音; Ch. Dàfàn Shēnyuǎn Guānyīn; Jp. Daibon Jin'on Kannon).

Iconography

 
Six-armed Cintāmaṇicakra in the Hall of Great Compassion in Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Cintāmaṇicakra is depicted as having anywhere from two to sixteen arms, with the two-armed and six-armed forms being the more common in Chinese and Japanese art.

In his six-armed form, Cintāmaṇicakra is commonly shown wearing a crown with an effigy of Amitābha Buddha and sitting in a "royal" position (mahārājalīlāsana, i.e. with his left leg tucked inwards and his right knee raised) atop a lotus on a rock protruding from the ocean - a symbol of Mount Potalaka, Avalokiteśvara's legendary abode.[2][3] His first right hand touches his face in a pensive mudra, his second right hand holds a cintāmaṇi, and his third right hand holds prayer beads. His first left hand meanwhile touches the rock base he is sitting on, his second left hand holds a crimson lotus flower (padma), and the third left hand holds a Dharma wheel (cakra).[4]

In two-armed images, he does not hold a jewel and he may be seated with his right leg crossed at the ankle over his left leg. This imagery is similar to that of the statue of Maitreya at Chūgū-ji in Nara, which has been mistakenly venerated as Cintāmaṇicakra.[5][6] Another two-armed form exists where he holds a cintāmaṇi in his right hand and a water vase in his left hand. An example of this variation is the colossal Guanyin statue located in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong.

Cintāmaṇicakra may also be abstractly represented via his attributes or symbols (samaya; Ch. 三昧耶形, sānmèiyé xíng; Jp. sa(n)maya-gyō), the cintāmaṇi and the lotus flower.

Bījā and mantra

The bījā or seed syllable used to symbolically represent Cintāmaṇicakra is hrīḥ (Siddhaṃ:  ; Devanagari: ह्रीः).

Several mantras are associated with Cintāmaṇicakra. In Chinese Buddhism, the Cintāmaṇicakra Dhāraṇī or Cintāmaṇi Cakravarti Dhāraṇī (如意寶輪王陀羅尼; pinyin: Rúyì Bǎolún Wáng Tuóluóní) is reckoned as one of the Ten Small Mantras (十小咒; pinyin: Shí xiǎo zhòu), a collection of mantras and dhāraṇīs commonly recited in temples during morning liturgical services.[7][8] The dhāraṇī originates from the Cintāmaṇicakra Dhāraṇī Sutra, which was translated into Chinese by the monks Bodhiruci (如意輪陀羅尼經; pinyin: Rúyìlún tuóluóní jīng; Taishō Tripiṭaka 1080[9]) and Yijing (佛說觀自在菩薩如意心陀羅尼咒經; pinyin: Fóshuō Guānzìzài Púsà rúyì xīn tuóluóní zhòu jīng; T. 1081[10]).

Sanskrit (romanized; from Bodhiruci[9]) Chinese (Yijing) Pinyin
Namo ratna-trayāya[a]
Nama Āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahāsattvāya mahākāruṇikāya
tadyathā
Oṃ cakravarti cintāmaṇi mahāpadme ru ru tiṣṭhat jvala ākarṣāya hūṃ phaṭ svāhā
Oṃ padma cintāmaṇi jvala hūm
Oṃ varada padme hūm 		南謨佛馱耶　南謨達摩耶　南謨僧伽耶
南謨觀自在菩薩摩訶薩　具大悲心者
怛姪他
唵斫羯羅伐底　震多末尼謨訶　鉢蹬謎　嚕嚕嚕嚕　底瑟他　篅攞痾羯利沙也　吽發莎訶
菴鉢踏摩　震多末尼　篅攞吽
菴跋剌陀　鉢亶謎吽 		Nāmó fótuóyé nāmó dámóyé nāmó sēngjiāyé
Nāmó Guānzìzài púsà móhēsà jù dàbēixīnzhě
dázhítā
Ān zhuójiéluófádǐ zhènduōmòní móhē bōdēngmí lǔ lǔ lǔ lǔ dǐsètā shuòlà ējiélìshāyě hōng fā suōhē
Ān bōtàmó zhènduōmòní shuòlà hōng
Ān bálátuó bōdǎnmí hōng

The two shorter mantras are more commonly employed in the Japanese tradition:

Sanskrit (romanized) Japanese (romanized)
Oṃ padme cintāmaṇi jvala hūm On handomei shindamani jinbara un[11]
Sanskrit (romanized) Japanese (romanized)
Oṃ varada padme hūm On barada handomei un[12]

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Yijing's text instead has: Namo buddhāya, namo dharmāya, namaḥ saṃghāya.

References

  1. ^ "六観音 七観音 八大観音". Flying Deity Tobifudō (Ryūkō-zan Shōbō-in Official Website). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "A Late Tang Dynasty Sculpture Bought at a Missouri Garage Sale for Less Than $100 Just Sold for $2.1 Million". artnet. 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  3. ^ Chutiwongs, Nandana (1994). "An aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in Ancient Indonesia". In Klokke, Marijke J.; Lunsingh Scheurleer, Pauline (eds.). Ancient Indonesian Sculpture. KITLV Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 9789067180764.
  4. ^ Epprecht, Katharina (2007). Kannon: Divine Compassion: Early Buddhist Art from Japan. Museum Rietberg. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-9070-7729-0.
  5. ^ "Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音". JAANUS. 2001. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  6. ^ "本尊 国宝 菩薩半跏像（伝如意輪観音）". Shōtoku-shū Chūgū-ji Official Website. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  7. ^ "Ten Small Mantras". www.buddhamountain.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  8. ^ "What is Ten Small Mantras". www.buddhismtoronto.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  9. ^ a b "如意輪陀羅尼經 第1卷". CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripiṭaka Collection (漢文大藏經). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  10. ^ "佛說觀自在菩薩如意心陀羅尼呪經". CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripiṭaka Collection (漢文大藏經). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  11. ^ Ōguri, Dōei (2002). 図説般若心経入門 (Zusetsu Hannya Shingyō nyūmon). Suzuki Shuppan. ISBN 978-4-7902-1105-1.
  12. ^ Ōmori, Gijō (2010). 実修真言宗の密教と修行 (Jisshū Shingon-shū no mikkyō to shūgyō). Gakken Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-4-0540-4524-8.

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Cintamaṇicakra Sanskrit च न त मण चक र Chinese Traditional 如意輪觀音 Simplified 如意轮观音 pinyin Ruyilun Guanyin Japanese 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of Avalokitesvara known in Chinese as Guanyin He is counted as one of six different forms of the bodhisattva that represent salvation afforded to beings among the six realms of saṃsara Among these incarnations Cintamaṇicakra is believed to save those in the deva realm 1 CintamaṇicakraStatue of Cintamanicakra Chinese Ruyilun Guanyin in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Chinatown in SingaporeSanskritच न त मण चक र IAST CintamaṇicakraChinese Traditional 如意輪觀音 菩薩 Simplified 如意轮观音 菩萨 Pinyin Ruyilun Guanyin Pusa Japanese如意輪観音 菩薩 にょいりんかんのんぼさつ romaji Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu Korean여의륜관음 보살 RR Yeouiryun Gwaneum Bosal Tibetanཡ ད བཞ ན འཁ ར ལ Wylie Yid bzhin khor loTHL Yizhin KhorloVietnameseNhư Y Luan Quan Am Bồ TatInformationVenerated byMahayana Vajrayana Religion portalCintamaṇicakra is sometimes also referred to as Avalokitesvara as Mahabrahma the Profound 大梵深遠觀音 Ch Dafan Shenyuǎn Guanyin Jp Daibon Jin on Kannon Contents 1 Iconography 2 Bija and mantra 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesIconography Edit Six armed Cintamaṇicakra in the Hall of Great Compassion in Jade Buddha Temple Shanghai China Cintamaṇicakra is depicted as having anywhere from two to sixteen arms with the two armed and six armed forms being the more common in Chinese and Japanese art In his six armed form Cintamaṇicakra is commonly shown wearing a crown with an effigy of Amitabha Buddha and sitting in a royal position maharajalilasana i e with his left leg tucked inwards and his right knee raised atop a lotus on a rock protruding from the ocean a symbol of Mount Potalaka Avalokitesvara s legendary abode 2 3 His first right hand touches his face in a pensive mudra his second right hand holds a cintamaṇi and his third right hand holds prayer beads His first left hand meanwhile touches the rock base he is sitting on his second left hand holds a crimson lotus flower padma and the third left hand holds a Dharma wheel cakra 4 In two armed images he does not hold a jewel and he may be seated with his right leg crossed at the ankle over his left leg This imagery is similar to that of the statue of Maitreya at Chugu ji in Nara which has been mistakenly venerated as Cintamaṇicakra 5 6 Another two armed form exists where he holds a cintamaṇi in his right hand and a water vase in his left hand An example of this variation is the colossal Guanyin statue located in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong Cintamaṇicakra may also be abstractly represented via his attributes or symbols samaya Ch 三昧耶形 sanmeiye xing Jp sa n maya gyō the cintamaṇi and the lotus flower Bija and mantra EditThe bija or seed syllable used to symbolically represent Cintamaṇicakra is hriḥ Siddhaṃ Devanagari ह र Several mantras are associated with Cintamaṇicakra In Chinese Buddhism the Cintamaṇicakra Dharaṇi or Cintamaṇi Cakravarti Dharaṇi 如意寶輪王陀羅尼 pinyin Ruyi Bǎolun Wang Tuoluoni is reckoned as one of the Ten Small Mantras 十小咒 pinyin Shi xiǎo zhou a collection of mantras and dharaṇis commonly recited in temples during morning liturgical services 7 8 The dharaṇi originates from the Cintamaṇicakra Dharaṇi Sutra which was translated into Chinese by the monks Bodhiruci 如意輪陀羅尼經 pinyin Ruyilun tuoluoni jing Taishō Tripiṭaka 1080 9 and Yijing 佛說觀自在菩薩如意心陀羅尼咒經 pinyin Foshuō Guanzizai Pusa ruyi xin tuoluoni zhou jing T 1081 10 Sanskrit romanized from Bodhiruci 9 Chinese Yijing PinyinNamo ratna trayaya a Nama Aryavalokitesvaraya bodhisattvaya mahasattvaya mahakaruṇikayatadyathaOṃ cakravarti cintamaṇi mahapadme ru ru tiṣṭhat jvala akarṣaya huṃ phaṭ svahaOṃ padma cintamaṇi jvala humOṃ varada padme hum 南謨佛馱耶 南謨達摩耶 南謨僧伽耶南謨觀自在菩薩摩訶薩 具大悲心者怛姪他唵斫羯羅伐底 震多末尼謨訶 鉢蹬謎 嚕嚕嚕嚕 底瑟他 篅攞痾羯利沙也 吽發莎訶菴鉢踏摩 震多末尼 篅攞吽菴跋剌陀 鉢亶謎吽 Namo fotuoye namo damoye namo sengjiayeNamo Guanzizai pusa mohesa ju dabeixinzhe dazhitaAn zhuojieluofadǐ zhenduōmoni mohe bōdengmi lǔ lǔ lǔ lǔ dǐseta shuola ejielishaye hōng fa suōheAn bōtamo zhenduōmoni shuola hōngAn balatuo bōdǎnmi hōngThe two shorter mantras are more commonly employed in the Japanese tradition Sanskrit romanized Japanese romanized Oṃ padme cintamaṇi jvala hum On handomei shindamani jinbara un 11 Sanskrit romanized Japanese romanized Oṃ varada padme hum On barada handomei un 12 Gallery Edit Six armed Cintamaṇicakra in Mount Putuo Guanyin Dharma Realm Zhejiang China 76 meter tall statue of the two armed Cintamaṇicakra in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong Picture of Cintamaṇicakra in a Chinese Buddhist tract on the Nilakaṇṭha Dharaṇi Two armed Cintamaṇicakra in Tōdai ji Nara Nara Prefecture Japan Cintamaṇicakra 1275 Kamakura period Tokyo National Museum Japan Twelve armed Cintamaṇicakra flanked by the Wisdom King Kuṇḍali and the bodhisattva VajragarbhaSee also EditCintamani Om mani padme hum Ryōgen Japanese Tendai monk popularly believed to be the incarnation of CintamaṇicakraNotes Edit Yijing s text instead has Namo buddhaya namo dharmaya namaḥ saṃghaya References Edit 六観音 七観音 八大観音 Flying Deity Tobifudō Ryukō zan Shōbō in Official Website Retrieved 2021 11 21 A Late Tang Dynasty Sculpture Bought at a Missouri Garage Sale for Less Than 100 Just Sold for 2 1 Million artnet 2019 Retrieved 2021 04 02 Chutiwongs Nandana 1994 An aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in Ancient Indonesia In Klokke Marijke J Lunsingh Scheurleer Pauline eds Ancient Indonesian Sculpture KITLV Press pp 102 103 ISBN 9789067180764 Epprecht Katharina 2007 Kannon Divine Compassion Early Buddhist Art from Japan Museum Rietberg p 37 ISBN 978 3 9070 7729 0 Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 JAANUS 2001 Retrieved 2019 02 26 本尊 国宝 菩薩半跏像 伝如意輪観音 Shōtoku shu Chugu ji Official Website Retrieved 2021 11 21 Ten Small Mantras www buddhamountain ca Retrieved 2021 04 26 What is Ten Small Mantras www buddhismtoronto com Retrieved 2021 04 26 a b 如意輪陀羅尼經 第1卷 CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripiṭaka Collection 漢文大藏經 Retrieved 2021 11 21 佛說觀自在菩薩如意心陀羅尼呪經 CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripiṭaka Collection 漢文大藏經 Retrieved 2021 11 21 Ōguri Dōei 2002 図説般若心経入門 Zusetsu Hannya Shingyō nyumon Suzuki Shuppan ISBN 978 4 7902 1105 1 Ōmori Gijō 2010 実修真言宗の密教と修行 Jisshu Shingon shu no mikkyō to shugyō Gakken Publishing p 58 ISBN 978 4 0540 4524 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cintamaṇicakra amp oldid 1124116396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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