It’s not Tibetan, it’s Sanskrit. Buddhism-specific words.

Om Mani Pémé Hung, the Great Compassion Mantra, is pronounced by Tibetans as: Om Mani Pémé Hung. It symbolizes the compassion and blessing of all Bodhisattvas, especially the blessing of the Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Avalokitesvara is the sambhogakaya of the Buddha, and his mantra is considered the essence of the Buddha's compassion for all living beings. Just as Padmasambhava is the Tibetan people's most important guru, Avalokitesvara is their most important Buddha and karma-removing deity. There is a famous saying in Tibet that Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Great Compassion has been deeply imprinted in the consciousness of Tibetans, so any child who knows how to call "Mom" will recite "Om Mani Padme Hum".

It is said that before immeasurable kalpas, a thousand princes vowed to become Buddhas; one of them became Buddha as he wished, and he is the well-known Sakyamuni; but Avalokitesvara vowed to wait until the other princes became Buddhas. Never become a Buddha before. In his boundless compassion, he also aspired to liberate all sentient beings from the suffering of samsara. He prayed in front of the Buddhas of the ten directions: "I vow to help all sentient beings. If I get tired of this great work, my body will break into a thousand pieces." It is said that he first descended to the hell realm, and then gradually Ascending to the realm of hungry ghosts and finally to the realm of heaven. He looked down from the Heaven Realm and was shocked. Although he had rescued countless sentient beings from the Hell Realm, there were still countless sentient beings who continued to invest. This sight made him so sad that for a moment he lost faith in the sacred vows he had made and his body exploded into a thousand pieces. In despair, he called out to all the Buddhas for help, and all the Buddhas came to help him from all directions, just as a certain book said, they came like gentle snowflakes. The Buddhas used their great power to reunite him. From that time on, Avalokitesvara had eleven heads and a thousand hands, with an eye on each palm, symbolizing the combination of wisdom and skill, which is truly compassionate. mark. His Dharma was more brilliant, more powerful and more powerful than before, and could help all sentient beings. When he made a vow in front of the Buddhas, his compassion became more and more powerful. His vow was: "Until all sentient beings are awakened, I vow not to Become a Buddha."

It is said that when he was feeling sad about the suffering of reincarnation, two tears fell from his eyes, and through the blessings of the Buddhas, they turned into two Taras. One statue appears green, representing the active force of compassion; the other appears white, representing the maternal aspect of compassion. "Tara" means "liberator": she carries all living beings across the sea of ??samsara.

Mahayana scriptures record that Avalokitesvara dedicated his mantra to the Buddha himself, and the Buddha in turn gave him a special and sacred job: to help all sentient beings in the universe become Buddhas. At this moment, all the gods rained down flowers on them, the earth shook, and the sky sounded OM MANI PADME HUN HRIH.

Writing these letters into poetry is:

Avalokitesvara is like the moon,

His cool light extinguishes the raging fire of samsara,

Compassion The lotus blossoms in its light.

Buddhism explains that the six-character mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" has special and powerful power to transform us at all levels of our lives. The six seed characters can completely purify the six poisonous troubles. These troubles are manifestations of ignorance, which will cause us to create bad karma in body, speech and mind, thus forming the six paths of reincarnation, in which we will suffer. Through the six-character Great Ming Mantra, greed, anger, ignorance, pride, jealousy, and love are transformed into their true nature, and the wisdom of the six Buddhas is revealed in the awakened heart.

Therefore, when we recite the Six-Syllable Great Ming Mantra, the six troubles in the six paths of reincarnation are invisibly purified. Therefore, reciting the Six-Syllable Great Ming Mantra can prevent rebirth in the six paths and can also expel the original pain of the six paths. At the same time, reciting the six-character Great Ming Mantra can completely purify the five aggregates and complete the practice of wisdom heart - the six perfections: generosity, precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, and prajna. The six-syllable mantra can also powerfully protect us from harm and various diseases.

The "seed character" of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is usually added to the back of the six-character Great Ming Mantra to become Om Mani Padme Hum. "Li" is the essence of the compassion of all Buddhas. It is the catalyst that activates the compassion of all Buddhas and transforms our troubles into their wisdom and mind.

Kalu Rinpoche wrote:

Another way to interpret the six-character mantra is: Om is the essence of the enlightened body; the four letters in the middle, manipami, represent enlightenment The last letter "Hum" represents the meaning of enlightenment. The body, speech and mind of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are contained in the sound of this mantra. It can purify the karma of body, speech and mind and lead all living beings into the realm of enlightenment. When it is combined with our faith, meditation and recitation, the transformative power of the Six-Syllable Mantra arises and develops. It really can be so purifying.

For those who are familiar with the Six-Character Great Ming Mantra, and have recited it with enthusiasm and confidence in all lives, the "Bardo Hearing and Teaching to Be Delivered" prayer, in the bardo realm: "When the sound of the dharma nature sounds like When thousands of thunders sound, may they become the sound of the six-syllable Great Ming Mantra." In the same situation, we also read in the "First Surangama Sutra":

The wonderful sound of Guanyin,

The Sanskrit sound. The sound of the sea tide,

saves the world and brings peace,

is born and lives forever.