Mala beads

Buddhist Mantras, Chants and Pujas

Pujas and Chanting

Saluting the Shrine

Namo Buddhaya

Namo Dharmaya

Namo Sanghaya

Namo Nama

Om Ah Hum

Homage to the Buddha, our potential for awakening, to the teachings, to the awakened sangha, empathically, with body, speech and heart/mind

Mantras

The word mantra is said to come from a root meaning “that which protects the mind.” In Buddhist meditation, many things can be used as objects of concentration — as “mind protectors.” Bodhipaksa from his Definition of Mantra Chanting on Wildmind.org.