ཧིཀ། ཕཊ།
Phowa Consciousness Transfer Mantra
頗哇遷識法
Bardo & Liberation (中陰)
The Mantra 真言原文
Tibetan Script
ཧིཀ། ཕཊ།
Romanization
Hik / Phat
Sanskrit
Hik / Phaṭ
Chinese 漢音
黑格 / 呸
Meaning 意義
Hik: the upward propulsion of consciousness from the heart to the crown; Phat: the ejection of consciousness into the space of the pure realm
Ritual Use & Practice 修持法門
Recited at the moment of death or near-death to transfer the consciousness to a pure realm. Also used in daily Phowa practice to train the consciousness before death. The syllable Hik draws consciousness upward through the central channel; Phat ejects it through the crown fontanelle (Brahma-randhra) into Amitābha's pure realm or into the awareness of the Dharmakaya.
Background & Significance 背景與意義
Phowa (Tib: འཕོ་བ — Consciousness Transference) is one of the Six Dharmas of Naropa and one of the most practically important Tibetan Buddhist practices. It is the art of directing one's consciousness at the moment of death to achieve liberation or a fortunate rebirth. The practice involves visualising a central channel running from the navel chakra through the heart and up to the crown, with the consciousness (as a luminous drop or Hum syllable) residing in the heart. Through repeated training with the mantra Hik and Phat, the practitioner learns to eject consciousness to the crown and beyond. Physical signs of successful Phowa practice include a small indentation or warmth at the crown of the head (brahmarandhra). Traditionally administered to the dying by a qualified lama who can transfer the consciousness of others.
At a Glance
- Syllable Count
- 2
- Deity
- Amitābha (Amitāyus)
- Category
- Bardo & Liberation (中陰)
- School Tradition
- nyingma, kagyu
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