REBIRTH ACCORDING TO BHUDDHA

The six realms are as follows:

REBIRTH AS

1. a deva,
2. an asura,
3. a human being,
4. an animal,
5. a hungry ghost,
6. or a being in Naraka (hell).

" Om mani padme hum"

(Derived from the Sanskrit, Devanagari) the most famous mantra in Buddhism,

***the 14th Dalai Lama's definition

"It is very good to recite the mantra Om mani padme hum, but while you are doing it, you should be thinking on its meaning, for the meaning of the six syllables is great and vast...

>># The first, Om symbolizes the practitioner's impure body, speech, and mind; it also symbolizes the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha"

>># "The path is indicated by the next four syllables". Mani, meaning jewel, symbolizes the factors of method: (the) altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion, and love.

>># "The two syllables, padme, meaning lotus, symbolize wisdom"

>># "Purity must be achieved by an indivisible unity of method and wisdom, symbolized by the final syllable hum, which indicates indivisibility "

>># "Thus the six syllables, om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha"

***Gen Rinpoche's definition

"The mantra Om Mani Päme Hum is easy to say yet quite powerful, because it contains the essence of the entire teaching. When you say the first syllable

Om it is blessed to help you achieve perfection in the practice of generosity,

Ma helps perfect the practice of pure ethics,

Ni helps achieve perfection in the practice of tolerance and patience.

Pä, the fourth syllable, helps to achieve perfection of perseverance,

Me helps achieve perfection in the practice of concentration,

Hum helps to achieve perfection in the practice of wisdom.

"So in this way recitation of the mantra helps achieve perfection in the six practices from generosity to wisdom. The path of these six perfections is the path walked by all the Buddhas of the three times.

***Karma Thubten Trinley's definition

These are the six syllables which prevent rebirth into the six realms of cyclic existence. It translates literally as

'OM the jewel in the lotus OM prevents rebirth in the god realm,

MA prevents rebirth in the Asura (Titan) Realm,

NI prevents rebirth in the Human realm,

PA prevents rebirth in the Animal realm,

ME prevents rebirth in the Hungry ghost realm,

and HUM prevents rebirth in the Hell realm."

" Om mani padme hum"

Syllable	Six Paramitas	Purifies	Samsaric realm	Colors	Symbol of the Deity	(Wish them) To be born in
Om	Meditation	Pride / Bliss	Devas	White	Wisdom	Perfect Realm of Potala
Ma	Patience	Jealousy / Lust for entertainment	Asuras	Green	Compassion	Perfect Realm of Potala
Ni	Discipline	Passion / desire	Humans	Yellow	Body, speech, mind quality and activity	Dewachen
Pad	Wisdom	Ignorance / prejudice	Animals	Blue	Equanimity	in presence of Protector (Chenrezig)
Me	Generosity	Poverty / possessiveness	Pretas (hungry ghosts)	Red	Bliss	Perfect Realm of Potala
Hum	Diligence	Aggression / hatred	Naraka	Black	Quality of Compassion	in presence of the Lotus Throne (of Chenrezig)