Toh 2568A Ritual for Making a Mahābodhi Reliquary according to “The Recitation of the Names of Mañjuśrī”
Pāli / Sanskrit:Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgītimahābodhiśarīravidhi
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The Scripture on Making a Mahābodhi Stūpa according to the Honored Names of Mañjuśrī
Context
This scripture belongs to the Tengyur - the Treatise Collection of the Mahayana Northern Transmission tradition, where the commentaries and practice instructions of ancient masters are preserved. The Honored Names of Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrīnāmasaṃgīti) is one of the most important recitational scriptures in the Mahayana tradition, especially in Tibetan Buddhism, where Mañjuśrī - the bodhisattva of wisdom - is regarded as the nature of the Buddha's mind and the source of all teachings.
The Mahābodhi stūpa, according to this tradition, is not merely a structure of reverence. It symbolizes the Buddha's Dharmakāya, the physical manifestation of awakening and the transcendence of mind. Building or restoring a stūpa is regarded as an act of arousing bodhicitta, creating auspicious causes and conditions for all sentient beings.
This scripture combines two sacred elements: the recitation of the honored names of Mañjuśrī - the symbol of luminous wisdom - and the formal procedure for building or adorning a sacred stūpa. This combination aims to transform every step of the practice into merit, joining the practitioner's aspiration with the bodhisattva mind.
Main Content
The scripture guides a detailed ritualistic procedure for building or honoring the Mahābodhi stūpa. In the Mahayana Northern Transmission tradition, a "ritual" (vidhi) is not an arbitrary ceremony, but a systematic method of practice that connects the practitioner's mind with the principles of the Dharma-nature of the cosmos.
The scripture uses the Honored Names of Mañjuśrī as its foundation. Each honored name of Mañjuśrī contains a different aspect of transcendent wisdom - from the wisdom that discerns material phenomena, to unerring wisdom, to wisdom free from concepts. When reciting these honored names during the process of building the stūpa, the practitioner not only honors the bodhisattva, but also plants the seeds of wisdom within material action.
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