Mantras for Coma
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student’s brother, who was in a coma after a brain operation. This advice can apply for anyone who is in a coma.
Dear James,
Here is the practice and mantra for your brother:
I prostrate to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas. This is the mantra called “Exalted one whose shape of the body is beautified.”
Mantra:
NAMO BI PULA BI MANA SUPRATISHTI TE AH SAM KHE YA/ SURYA SHATA SAHA SRA AH TI RE KA TE DZA/ PRABHA AH BHA BASITA MA AYUR TAYE/ MAHA MANI MUKUTA KUNDALA/ AH LAM KARA DHARINI BHAGAVAT PADMA PANA YE/ SARVA LOKA AH PAYA SHA MANAYA/ BI BIDHA KHU KHA SAMA BHASHA AH BISH THA/ SARVA SATVA PARI MO DZA KAYA/ TADYATHA/ OM BHURU BHU BA SVAHA/ MAHA AH LOKA KARANA TAMA SATI MIRA BATALA BINA SHAKA/ RHAGA DESHA MAHA MOHA JVALA SHA MAKA/ SHA SA KA RAKSHA KA/ SARVA AH PA YA DHUR GATI PRASHA MAKA/ SARVA SATVA SAMA SHASANA KARA/ SARVA AH SHA PARI PURA KA/ SARVA TATHAGATA SAMBHANA KARA/ HE HE MAHA BODHISATTVA/ BHARA BHARA DHAYA KA/ PADMA AH LOKA SAMBHATA/ MAHA KARUNIKA/ JATA MUKUTA/ AH LAMKRITA SHIRA/ MANI KANA KARA JA/ SHATA VAJRA BAIDURYA AH LAMKRITA SHARIRA/ AH MITA BHA ZI NA KAMALA AH LAM KRITA/ PRABHA RANA RAJA NA SHATA SAHA SRA AH BHI LAKHI TA KAYA/ MAHA BODHISATTVA BARA BINHA MABI DHAMA/ BINA SHAYA BINA SHAYA/ MAHA YAM TRA KALE SHAKA BATA AH BA BUDHA BI BODHISATTVA SAMSARA DZARA KA PRAMA THANA/ PURU SHA PADMA/ PURU SHA NAGA/ PURU SHA SAGARA/ PURU SHA SIMHA/ BIHA/ BIRA BIRA DZA/ SU DHANTA PARI BHRITA / DHAMA DHAMA/ SAMA SAMA/ DHURU DHURU/ PRASHASAYA/ PRASHASAYA/ PRADHVANA SAYA/ PRADHVANA SAYA/ GHIRI GHIRI/ DHIRI DHIRI/ BI DHIRI BI DHIRI/ BIRI BIRI/ BIBI RI BIBI RI/ TSIRI TSIRI/ SIRI SIRI/ SURU SURU/ MURU MURU/ MUNYA MUNYA/ DHUNA DHUNA/ BI DHUNA BI DHUNA/ DHURU DHURU/ GAYA GAYA/ GA DHAYA GA DHAYA/ HASA HASA/ PRAHASA PRAHASA/ NANA BIBI DHAK LESHA BASANA/ HARA HARA/ SAMHARA SAMHARA/ DHURU TI DHURU TI/ MAHA MENDHA AH LAMKARA NA/ SHATA PRA SEKA/ AHBHA BHA SITA MAHA BHISHAK SHAMA KA/ MAHA BODHISATTVA PARA DHA SVAHA
Visualize yourself as the deity on a sun disc, emitting beams of light, and recite the mantra.
Use kusha grass or a peacock feather to gently brush over the person, while visualizing the person being purified and the consciousness being revived.
Also you can recite the Vajra Armor mantra 100 or 21 or 10 times and blow on some water. Then sprinkle the water on the person’s body and visualize the person being purified.
OM PEMA SHAWA RE HUNG PHAT/ NEN PAR SHIG/ NAGA NEN/
TADYATHA/ SAWA/ BE RE TA/ HANA HANA/ VAJRA NA/ RAJA RAJA/ SVAHA
It is very good to also do Medicine Buddha pujas for the person. Even if he doesn’t recover from the sickness, the prayers will still benefit his future lives, preventing rebirth in the lower realms. You should also include all sentient beings in your prayers and dedications.
With much love and prayers...