ཧ་མ་ཡ་ར་ལ་བར་ཡ་ར་མ་
Kālacakra Ten-Power Syllable (Tenfold Powerful)
時輪金剛十相自在
Kālacakra (時輪金剛)
The Mantra 真言原文
Tibetan Script
ཧ་མ་ཡ་ར་ལ་བར་ཡ་ར་མ་
Romanization
Om Ah Hung Ho Ham Ksha Mah Lah Vara Ya
Sanskrit
Oṃ Āḥ Hūṃ Hoḥ Haṃ Kṣaḥ Māḥ Lāḥ Varā Yā
Chinese 漢音
嗡啊吽賀憾克薩嘛拉哇雅
Meaning 意義
The ten syllables represent the complete mandala of Kālacakra — the ten directions, ten winds, ten planets, ten sense faculties, and ten elements unified into a single symbol of total liberation
Ritual Use & Practice 修持法門
Central to all Kalachakra Tantra practice and empowerment. Written as a single stacked syllable (the Ten-Power Symbol / Namchu Wangden) on prayer wheels, stupa decorations, and entrance gates throughout Tibet, Nepal, and Mongolia. This symbol is the most ubiquitous sacred symbol in Tibetan Buddhism after Om Mani Padme Hum.
Background & Significance 背景與意義
The Kālacakra (Wheel of Time) Tantra is the most sophisticated and encyclopaedic of all Vajrayana tantric systems, encompassing a complete cosmology, astronomy, calendar science, physiology (subtle body), and liberation technology. The Ten-Power Syllable (Tib: Namchu Wangden) is the visual heart of Kālacakra — ten syllables stacked vertically into a single compound symbol that appears on prayer wheels, stupa tops, and entrance gates throughout the Tibetan world. The Jonang school specialises in the Six-Branch Yoga of Kālacakra, which systematically works through the subtle body (channels, winds, drops) to achieve liberation. The Kālacakra empowerment, given publicly by the Dalai Lama to thousands, is considered one of the most complete transmissions in Vajrayana and generates vast positive karma for all who attend.
At a Glance
- Syllable Count
- 10
- Deity
- Kālacakra and Viśvamātā
- Category
- Kālacakra (時輪金剛)
- School Tradition
- jonang, gelug
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