Toh 2616A Sādhana called “The Recitation of the Names of Mañjuśrī”
Pāli / Sanskrit:Nāmasaṃgītināmasādhana
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Explanation of the Scripture of the Recitation of the Names of Manjusri
Context
This scripture belongs to the Tengyur, the Treatise Collection of the Northern Transmission canon, where commentaries, sadhanas or methods of practice, and instructional texts from Indian masters on Mahayana practice are preserved. The Sadhana of the Recitation of the Names of Manjusri is a central practice in the Tibetan tradition, directed toward the bodhisattva Manjusri, who manifests the perfect wisdom of all buddhas.
Manjusri represents Prajnaparamita, the transcendent wisdom of the six paramitas. In the Tibetan tradition, practitioners regard Manjusri not only as a supreme bodhisattva, but as the living symbol of wisdom that breaks through to absolute truth. “Namasamgiti,” the recitation or verses of the names of Manjusri, is an important scripture for which many Tibetan masters composed sadhanas, guiding practitioners into the deep levels of tantric practice.
Main Content
This sadhana of name-recitation is not a scripture of theoretical meaning, but a Dharma method of practice. The practitioner is instructed to use visualization to gather the mind and entrust body and life to Manjusri, the one who bears the nature of the Buddha’s teaching. Through recitation, homage, and uniting with the names and symbols of Manjusri, the practitioner’s consciousness is trained to flow with the stream of wisdom.
The names of Manjusri in this sadhana are not arbitrary names; each name reflects an aspect of wisdom, from “Golden Face” (Suvarnasya), symbolizing clarity and radiance, to “Auspicious Pointing Finger” (Bhadrakarana), the finger that indicates the path. Reciting each name in homage is a process of “formless yet with form,” using images in order ultimately to go beyond images and touch the true nature of wisdom.
In particular, this sadhana emphasizes meditative entry: the practitioner enters into the body, speech, and mind of Manjusri, and then completes the practice by merging with Manjusri’s wisdom.
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