Cintāmaṇicakra

Cintāmaṇicakra
Shrine to Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Chinatown in Singapore
Sanskrit	चिन्तामणिचक्र Cintāmaṇicakra
Chinese	(Traditional) 如意輪觀音(菩薩) (Simplified) 如意轮观音(菩萨) (Pinyin: Rúyìlún Guānyīn (Púsà))
Japanese	如意輪観音(菩薩)（にょいりんかんのんぼさつ） (romaji: Nyoirin Kannon (Bosatsu))
Korean	여의륜관음(보살) (RR: Yeouiryungwaneum (Bosal))
Tibetan	ཡིད་བཞིན་འཁོར་ལོ་ Wylie: Yid bzhin 'khor lo THL: Yizhin Khorlo
Vietnamese	Như Ý Luân Quán Âm Bồ Tát
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Cintāmaṇicakra (Sanskrit: चिन्तामणिचक्र) is a bodhisattva and a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara, or Guanyin. He is counted as one among six forms that represent salvation afforded to beings among the six realms of samsara.

The symbols of his original vow are the Cintāmaṇi and the crimson lotus. His seed syllable is ह्री (hrīḥ).

Among the six incarnations, he is sometimes referred to as Guanyin as Mahābrahmā the Profound (Chinese: 大梵深遠觀音; pinyin: Dàfàn Shēnyuǎn Guānyīn).

Iconography[]

Since the Chinese Tang dynasty, Cintāmaṇicakra has often been depicted with six arms and sitting atop a lotus on a rock protruding from the ocean.^[1] This may be a reference to Mount Potalaka, Avalokiteśvara's legendary abode. His right knee is raised with his right foot resting on the left foot. He wears a crown that bears an image of Amitābha Buddha.

Several variations exist, and Cintāmaṇicakra may have anywhere from two to twelve arms. In two-armed images, he does not hold a jewel and he may be seated with his right leg crossed at the ankle over his left leg. This imagery is similar to that of the statue of Maitreya at Chūgū-ji in Nara, which has been mistakenly venerated as Cintāmaṇicakra.^[2] Another two-armed form exists where he holds a cintamani in his right hand and a water vase in his left hand. An example of this variation is the colossal Guanyin statue located in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong.

In his six-armed form, his first right hand touches the cheek in a pensive mudra, his second right hand holds a cintamani, his third right hand holds prayer beads, his first left hand holds Mount Meru, his second left hand holds a lotus flower and the third left hand holds a Dharma wheel.

In Chinese Buddhism, both his two-armed and six-armed forms are venerated in temples and monasteries. His mantra, the Cintāmaṇicakra Dharani (Chinese: 如意寶輪王陀羅尼; pinyin: Rúyì Bǎolún Wáng Tuóluóní), is one of the Ten Small Mantras (Chinese: 十小咒; pinyin: Shí xiǎo zhòu), which are a collection of dharanis that are commonly recited in Chinese Buddhist temples in during morning liturgical services.^[3][4]

Mantra[]

Several mantras are attributed to Cintāmaṇicakra.

• oṃ padme cintāmani jvala hūm
• oṃ varada padme hūm
• namo ratnatrayāya nama āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahāsattvāya mahākāruṇikāya / tadyathā oṃ cakravarti cintāmaṇi mahāpadme ru ru tiṣṭhat jvala ākarṣāya hūṃ phaṭ svāhā^{[citation needed]}

Gallery[]

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  76 meter tall statue of the two-armed form of Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong

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  Shrine to Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in the Hall of Great Compassion in Jade Buddha Temple; Shanghai, China

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  Shrine to Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in Mount Putuo Guanyin Dharma Realm; Zhejiang, China

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  Shrine to Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in the Universal Gateway Hall in Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong

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  Shrine to Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Chinatown in Singapore, with the Heart Sutra embroidered on the rear wall in the Siddham script

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  Shrine to Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in Xianhe Temple (湖北省浠水仙鶴寺) in Xishui County, Hubei, China

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  Ming dynasty sculpture of Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) with sixteen arms and sixteen eyes in Shuilu'an Temple (水陸庵) in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

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  Picture of Cintamanicakra (Chinese: Ruyilun Guanyin) in a Chinese Buddhist tract on the Nilakantha Dharani, or the Great Compassion Mantra, corresponding to line 2 of the mantra

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  Painting of Cintamanicakra (Japanese: Nyoirin Kannon), Nara National Museum

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