How to make vows by reciting the Great Compassion Mantra?
Taiping Temple
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is wonderful and difficult to reward, and her purity and splendor have been cultivated for many kalpas.
Thirty-two should pervade the earthly realm and transform into Jambudvipa for hundreds of thousands of kalpas.
The nectar in the bottle is always sprinkled, and the poplar branches in my hands don't care about autumn.
Prayers are answered in thousands of places, and the sea of suffering is always a boat to save people.
"Praise to Guanyin"
How to make vows by reciting the Great Compassion Mantra?
If there are any monks, nuns, upasakas, upasikas, boys, or girls who wish to recite and uphold this recitation and have compassion for all sentient beings, they should first make this vow from me:
If there are four disciples, as well as boys and girls, who wish to recite and uphold the Great Compassion Mantra, they should have compassion for all living beings and first follow Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and make this vow:
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I know all dharma quickly.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I gain the eye of wisdom soon.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I speed up all the people.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I get good convenience soon.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I take the Prajna boat quickly.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! I wish I could get over the sea of misery soon.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I quickly attain the precepts and attain the path of enlightenment.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I reach Nirvana Mountain as soon as possible.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! I hope I will soon meet Wuweiji.
There is no Great Compassion Guanyin! May I be the same as the dharma-nature body soon.
If I go towards the mountain of swords, the mountain of swords will destroy itself.
If I turn to the fire soup, the fire soup will dry up.
If I go to hell, hell will destroy itself.
If I go to a hungry ghost, the hungry ghost will be satisfied.
If I turn to Shura, my nausea will subdue myself.
If I turn to animals, I will gain great wisdom.
When we make such a vow every day, we should have a general understanding of its meaning and should not make it in a confused way.
Namo means taking refuge. Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva means taking refuge in Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. I hope that with the Bodhisattva’s mercy and blessings, I can quickly understand all the Dharma and gain wisdom as soon as possible.
The five eyes include the physical eye, the heavenly eye, the Dharma eye, the wisdom eye and the Buddha's eye.
I understand all the Dharma and have insight. What do I hope to do? I hope that I can quickly enlighten all sentient beings so that they can escape suffering and achieve happiness as soon as possible.
In order to save all sentient beings, one must have corresponding abilities and skillful means, so that one can observe opportunities, teach, and teach according to people.
I want to ride on the big ship of Prajnaparamita and cross the sea of suffering of life and death;
I want to obtain the path of discipline, concentration, and wisdom, and be able to climb Mount Nirvana as soon as possible;
I want to reach the state of inaction as soon as possible, and I want to attain the Dharmakaya as soon as possible.
If I face the mountain of swords, the mountain of swords will destroy itself; if I face the soup of fire, the soup of fire will dry up on its own.
If I face hell, hell will disappear by itself; if I face hungry ghosts, hungry ghosts will be satisfied;
If I face the hot-tempered Shura, their disgust will be subdued; if I face the beasts, these foolish beasts will gain great wisdom.
These wishes made by Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva are also consistent with the four great vows we often talk about: boundless sentient beings vowed to save, endless troubles vowed to end, countless Dharma doors vowed to learn, and the supreme Buddhist path vowed to be achieved.