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Right-coiled White Conch: The white conch which coils to the right symbolises the deep, far-reaching and melodious sound of the Dharma teachings, which being appropriate to different natures, predispositions and aspirations of disciples, awakens them from the deep slumber of ignorance and urges them to accomplish their own and others welfares.

Precious Umbrella: The precious umbrella symbolises the wholesome activity of preserving beings from illness, harmful forces, obstacles and so forth in this life and all kinds of temporary and enduring sufferings of the three lower realms and the realms of men and gods in future lives. It also represents the enjoyment of a feast of benefit under its cool shade.

Victory Banner: The victory banner symbolises the victory of the activities of one's own and others body, speech and mind over obstacles and negativities. It also stands for the complete victory of the Buddhist Doctrine over all harmful and permicious forces.

Golden Fish: The golden fish symbolises the auspiciousness of all living beings in a state of fearlessness, without danger of drowning in the ocean of sufferings and migrating from place to place freely and spontaneously, just as fish swim freely without fear through water.

Vase of Treasure: The treasure vase symbolises an endless rain of long life, wealth and prosperity and all the benefits of this world and liberation.

Lotus Flower: The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation.

Auspicious Drawing (Endless Knot): The auspicious drawing symbolises the mutual dependence of religious doctrine and secular affairs. It represents the union of wisdom and method, the inseparability of emptiness and dependent, arising at the time of path and the complete union of wisdom and great compassion, arising at the time of enlightment.

Golden Wheel: The golden wheel symbolises the auspiciousness of the turning of the precious wheel of Buddha's doctrine, both in its teachings and realizations, in all realms and at all times, enabling beings to experience the joy of wholesome deeds and liberation.

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Windhorse & the Four Dignities

Windhorse (Tibetan:Lung-ta) : The Flying Horse is the carrier of prayers and blessings of the prayer flags to the universe for the benefit of all sentient beings. Prayer flags with the Windhorse at the center symbolizes victory over obstacles and quick and easy accomplishment of all positive works.

Garuda : The snake eating Garuda is believed to keep aways all the evil wills and intentions.

Dragon : The Dragon is believed to keep us safe from different threats from the sky like the thunderbolt, etc.

Tiger : The Tiger represents the quick and easy achievement of success in all of life's endeavors.

SnowLion : The Snowlion represents the quality of always staying a step ahead of others in all stage of life, the quality of being a front-runner.

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Chenrezig Mantra Banner

OM MANI PADME HUNG: Chenrezig (the Jewel in the Lotus) is the universal mantra of Love and Compassion. When we recite this mantra, we are in fact continually repeating the name of Chenrezig, the Buddha of all compassion and love. This mantra is invested by the grace and power of hte mind of Chenrezig, who himself gathers the grace of compassion of all the buddhas and bodhisattvas. In this view, the mantra is endowed with the capacity to purify our mind from the veils that obscure it. The mantra opens the mind to love and compassion and leads it towards awakening. Each syllable has a genuine effect:

OM purifies the veils of body.
MA purifies the veils of speech.
NI purifies the veils of mind.
PAD purifies the veils of conflicting emotions.
ME purifies the veils of latent conditioning.
HUNG purifies the veil that covers knowledge.

Likewise, each six syllable has itself a prayer, each syllable has itself the six paramitas, the six transcendental perfections, each of the syllables are related to the six buddhas reigning over the six buddha families and each syllable also links them to the six wisdoms - the wisdom of equanimity, the wisdom of activity, the wisdom born of itself, the wisdom of dharmadhatu, the descriminating wisdom and the mirror-like wisdom. In Tibet, the mantra of Chenrezig was recited by everybody. Its popularity and simplicity, rather than lessening its greatness, confereed on it an even greater value.
This was expressed in a humorous saying:

At the beginning, no suffering in not knowing it.
In the middle, no pride in knowing it.
At the end, no fear of forgetting it.

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Padmasambhava Mantra Banner

OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUNG: Padmasambhava (Tibetan: Guru Rinpoche, Lopon Rinpoche, Pema Jungne) was the most powerful apostle of Tantricism. He is a very eminent saint in the spiritual lineage of Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism and was infact the founder of Nyingmapa. He was born out of lotus flower (Padma means lotus-born) in the lake of Dhankasha in Udiayana, an ancient city of India. He earned a great fame as powerful excorcist and was invited by King Trisong Detsen to come to Tibet to subdue evil opponents through his charms and spells. He lived fifty years in Tibet. He is depicted as seated on a lotus blossom. His body is flesh-colored but his expressions are varied. He wears a magical folded red hat and is always shown with a moustache. He holds a Vajra (dorjee) in his right hand and a skull cup (patra) with a vase of immortality (ambrosia). He carries a tantric staff (khatvanga) surmounted with a trident in the fold of his left arm. Reciting his mantra can dispel all negative forces and protects you from obstaces.

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OM AH RA PAZA NA DHI DHI: Manjushri is the Bodhisattva embodying the wisdom and transcent knowledge of all buddhas and boddhisttvas. He is golden orange in color and holds the flaming sword of wisdom in his right hand and in his left the stem of a lotus flower upon which rests a volume of the Perfection of Wisdom sutras. He symbolises the clear, unobstructed nature of omniscient mind, cutting through all ignorance with a perfection of all Wisdom.

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OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVA-HA - Green Tara: Tara's name means one who saves. She is th Bodhisattva who represents the miraculous activity of all the buddhas of past, present and is one of the most highly venerated goddess in Tibetan Buddhism. Her compassion for all living beings, her desire to save them from suffering, is said to be stronger than a mother's love for her children. Green Tara is especially known for her power to overcome the most difficult situations, protecting one against dangers and all kinds of fear. Recite her mantra few times daily and be under her protection.

OM Homage !
TARE Swift one, Heroine !
TUTTARE Who eliminates fear
TURE The Saviouress granting all benefits !
Sound of SVA-HA worshipped and praised !

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Kalachakra Mantra Banner

OM AH HUNG HO HUNGKYA MALA WARA-YA HUNG PHAD: The kalachakra empowerment pacifies conflicts, develops peace and welfare, reduces suffering and increases love, kindness, compassion, joy and happiness. The symbol in monogram form contains the seed syllabus of the Kalachakra Heruka. It presents the essence of the teaching of the energy which transcends the relative concepts of time and space. Kalachakra is a vehicle for world peace.

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Shakya Muni Buddha Mantra Banner

TA-YA-THA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI YE SWAHA: Shakya Muni Buddha, the founder of Buddhist religion, gave up his worldly life to find a solution to the causes of sufferings - to attain enlightment - for the sake of all sentient beings. Buddha personifies the ultimate level of wisdom and compassion. Both his achievement of transcedence and his humaness - for he is often portrayed as a teacher - must be served in creating his image. Generally, the Buddha is represented as an idealized monk, with a set of distinguishing marks that designate his celestial status, such as a cranial bump and a conspicious dot in the middle of his forehead. In the Mahayana form of religion, Buddha's transcendence is marked by him having three different bodies instead of just one: one that embraces the reality of this world, another that rejoices in what can be conceived as heavenly realms of bliss, and finally an encompassing bodystate beyond human conception and coterminous with the entire universe, a body synonymous with the ultimate reality itself. Buddha is neither a creator nor a judge, but one whose example offers path towards self-realization, a path predicated upon the believer's capacity to overcome ego and cravings. Central to Buddha's message is hte gaining of wisdom, which consists of a limitless compassion for others as well as the ability to move towards ultimate goal of freedom from suffering, craving and delusion.

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Medicine Buddha Mantra Banner

TA-YA-THA OM BEH-KHENZE BEH-KHENZE MAHA BEHKHENZE RAZA SAMUDGATE YE SWAHA: Medicine Buddha (Tibetan: Sanggye-Menlha) called in Sanskrit Bheshajaguru i.e. Buddha of Healing. He wears monastic robes and sits on a lion throne. The color of his body is dark blue and he holds a bowl in the left hand having medicinal plant called arura (not known scientifically) He holds a stem of arura plant in his right hand. Sometimes, Medicine Buddhas are depicted in the company of Shakyamuni Buddha.
The Medicine Buddha is the supreme physican and is probably founded upon the legend of metaphysical Bodhisattva, the medicine King (Bheshajaraja), who is mentioned as dispenser of spiritural medicine. When positive or joyous feelings and attitudes pass through each organ and circulate through our whole system, our physical and chemical energies are transformed and balanced. Even more important than the capability of mantra to heal the body is its power to heal the mind. Mantra gently opens and transforms emotional states, helping us to deal with any situation clearly and directly. It promotes peace, calmness and tranquility in your heart. The happiness you experience is transmitted to others, thus you benefit them as well. One of the best healing meditation is that of the Medicine Buddha who is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings.

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