The Great Com­pas­sion Mantra ( in San­skrit )

Namo Aryaval­okites­varaya Bod­hisatt­va Ma­hasatt­va Ma­hakarunakaya ( 3 times )

Namo rat­narayaya/Namo aryaval­okites­varaya/Bod­hisattvaya/ma­hasattvaya/ma­hakarunikaya/Om/sar­va ab­hayah/sunad­hasya/Namo sukrtve­ma­ma/aryaval­okites­vara­garb­ha/Namo ni­lakan­tha/(Siri)Ma­hab­hadras­rame/Sar­vatha­sub­ham/ajeyam/sar­vasattvana­mavar­ga/ma­had­hatu/Tady­atha/Om aval­oke/lokite/kalate/Hari/ma­ha­bod­hisatt­va/sar­va sar­va/mala mala/(Masi) Ma­hahr­dayam/ku­ru ku­ru kar­mam/(Ku­ru) Ku­ru­vi­jay­ati/ma­hav­i­jay­ati/Dharad­hara/dharin suraya/Cha­la cha­la/ma­ma bhra­ma­ra/muk­tir/Ehi ehi/chin­da chin­da/harsam prachali/Basa basam pre­saya/hu­lu hu­lu mala/Hu­lu hu­lu hi­lo/sara sara/siri siri/su­ru su­ru/Bod­hiya bod­hiya/bod­haya bod­haya/Maitreya/ni­lakan­tha/dharsin­i­na/Paya­mana sva­ha/sid­dhaya sva­ha/ma­hasid­dhaya sva­ha/Sid­dhayo­ges­varaya sva­ha/ni­lakan­thas­va­ha/Vara­hananaya sva­ha/simhasir­a­mukhaya sva­ha/Sar­vama­hasid­dhaya sva­ha/cakrasid­dhaya sva­ha/Padma­has­taya sva­ha/ni­lakan­thavikaraya sva­ha/Ma­ha­sisankaraya sva­ha/Namo rat­na­trayaya/Namo aryaval­okites­varaya sva­ha/Om sid­dhyan­tu/mantra­pa­daya sva­ha.

...To re­cite it a full five times in one evening is to wipe away your heavy of­fences of hun­dreds, thou­sands, tens of thou­sands,tens of thou­sands of mil­lions of aeons of birth and death. -​ The Dha­rani Su­tra

1. Aval­okites­vara Bod­hisatt­va of Com­pas­sion in the Lo­tus Su­tra be­came known as Kuan Yin. The Chi­nese found it eas­i­er to think of Com­pas­sion in terms of a Lov­ing and Com­pas­sion­ate god­dess.Kuan Yin Bod­hisatt­va of Com­pas­sion comes to our aid when we re­cite with a sin­cere heart : "Namo Kuan Yin Pu Sa" .Kuan Yin al­so comes to our aid when we re­cite with a sin­cere heart, one of the fol­low­ing:-​

(1) The Great Com­pas­sion Mantra
(2) The Mantra of Uni­ver­sal Pro­tec­tion -​ "Om Mani Padme Hum"
(3) "Namo Amitab­ha Bud­dha". (Kuan Yin Bod­hisatt­va and Great Strength Bod­hisatt­va are Amitab­ha Bud­dha's dis­ci­ples and they have both made vows to help him prop­a­gate the Dhar­ma. When we re­cite Amitab­ha Bud­dha's name, Kuan Yin Bod­hisatt­va coms to our aid and sprin­kles sweet dew on top of our heads, while Great Strength Bod­hisatt­va's bril­liance il­lu­mi­nates us.

2. Bud­dhists should prac­tise the Kuan Yin recitals dai­ly and try to de­vel­op the qual­i­ty of Com­pas­sion in them­selves. They should not re­cite these recitals on­ly when they face dif­fi­cul-​ ties, prob­lems and ex­pe­ri­ence fear.
3. When recit­ing, our minds are free from oth­er forms of false think­ing and al­so the three men­tal poi­sons of greed, ha­tred and ig­no­rance. As a re­sult, we will have calm­ness and con­cen­tra­tion which then gives rise to wis­dom to dis­cern clear­ly be­tween good and evil.
4. In ad­di­tion, one should fol­low these rules:
1. To ab­stain from killing
2. To ab­stain from steal­ing
3. To ab­stain from sex­u­al mis­con­duct
4. To ab­stain from false speech
5. To ab­stain from in­tox­i­cants and al­co­holic drinks
Nam Mo Dai Bi Quan The Am Bo Tat.