Cintāmaṇicakra

Cintāmaṇicakra (Sanskrit: चिन्तामणिचक्र) is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara. He is counted as one among six forms that represent salvation afforded to beings among the six realms of samsara.

Cintāmaṇicakra
Sanskritचिन्तामणिचक्र
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: Yeouiryungwaneum (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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The symbols of his original vow are the Cintāmaṇi and the crimson lotus. His seed syllable is ह्री (hrīḥ).

Among the six incarnations, he is sometimes referred to as 大梵深遠觀世音 (Avalokiteśvara as Mahābrahmā the Profound).[1]

Iconography

Since the Heian period, Cintāmaṇicakra has often been depicted with six arms and sitting atop a lotus on a rock protruding from the ocean. This may be a reference to Mount Potalaka, Avalokiteśvara's legendary abode. His right knee is raised with his right foot resting on the left foot. He wears a crown that bears an image of Amitābha Buddha.

In his left hands he holds a lotus and a wheel, while the third arm rests on the dais. His right hands hold a rosary, a wish-fulfilling jewel, and the third usually caresses his face in an attitude of contemplation.

Several variations exist, and Cintāmaṇicakra may have anywhere from two to twelve arms. 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.[2]

Mantra

Several mantras are attributed to Cintāmaṇicakra.

  • oṃ padme cintāmani jvala hūm
  • oṃ varada padme hūm
  • namo ratnatrayāya nama āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahāsattvāya mahākāruṇikāya / tadyathā oṃ cakravarti cintāmaṇi mahāpadme ru ru tiṣṭhat jvala ākarṣāya hūṃ phaṭ svāhā

References
  1. "六觀音". Digital Dictionary of Buddhism. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  2. "Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音". JAANUS. 2001. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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