Music Mantra & Daily Prayer

Lama Kheno - Calling the Guru from Afar

At the encouragement of our friends near and far, and with the intention to celebrate not only our own tenth anniversary, but also the birthday of our Founding Chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, and of course the precious month of Saga Dawa, 84000 was thrilled to be able to work with composer Harry Einhorn who conceptualized and created a truly inspirational "virtual choir" giving us the basis for a beautiful 24hrs of global group recitation. 

We used a recently published text, The Dedication: Fulfilling All Aspirations (https://read.84000.co/translation/toh285.html) that we felt really encapsulated everything we needed for this tumultuous 2020. Harry composed separate tracks which were sung by over 50 participants around the world, and skillfully edited them together to create a hypnotizing choral arrangement for this sūtra that we hope will continue to be sung far into the future. 

A big, big thank you to all those who participated (list below) despite hectic schedules, and to Sophie Perks who shot and gathered footage to create a beautiful visual story around all the clips she received, and creating - in record time - what we see here today! 

To borrow an excerpt from 84000's new aspiration prayer (https://84000.co/aspiration-prayer): 

"May the endeavors of the translators and editors plant the seed of the Dharma in all directions.

May the efforts of the patrons and administrators nurture and strengthen the shoot of the Dharma at all times.

May the noble aspirations of this endeavor maintain and propagate the precious Dharma far and wide."

With special thanks to: 

Harry Einhorn, Sophie Perks, Alice Lake, Claire Farman, John Canti, Wang Lang, Cabie Sim, Andrea Bringmann, Sioksian Pek, Jube Zhong, Rinchen Dema, Pilayo, Zangmo McDermott, Amy Ang, Maya, Chukie-Om Dorji, Molly DeShong, Erin McGuire, Julie Adler, ari summa, michael macioce, Richard Dixey, Phiona, Alicja Żmigrodzka, Yezi, Tashi Dos Santos, Michael Northam, Daniel Altschuler, Kathleen Pratt, Jing Rui Huang, Lynn Friedman, Paloma Fataar, Tong Zhong, Luis Santiago, Annabell von Armin, Nick Demeris, Ushnisha Ng, Diana Lim-Ong, Kellyanna Dalton, Louis Franck, Simon Thomas, Alison Wells, Chloe Campero, Lindy Pulsford, Lan Ma, Leander, Liana, Inna German, Zhang Zhenglin, Amay Balsara, Simmy Makhijani, Lauren Sanford, Fernanda Guimaraes, Yeshey Tsogyal

24-Hour Sutra Resounding June 2020

Shakyamuni Mantra by Shobha Rijal
Composed and recorded by Shobha Rijal from Byoma Kusuma Buddha Dharma Sangha in Kathmandu

Shakyamuni Mantra by Shobha Rijal, Track 3

Buddha Shakyamuni Mantra by Dr. Badrinarayanan Srinivasan and friends
Based on Leonard Cohen’s song “Famous Blue Raincoat”

Buddha Shakyamuni Mantra by Dr. Badrinarayanan Srinivasan and friends.b

Shakyamuni Mantra by Venerable Suzuki Shinko

Shakyamuni Mantra in Hamsadhvani style by Dhruv Sangari also known as Bilal Chishty Sangar a Sufi and Classical Indian vocalist, composer, lyricist, savant and teacher

Shakyamuni Mantra in Hamsadhvani style by Dhruv Sangari also known as Bilal Chishty Sangar

Buddha Shakyamuni track in Tala, composed in Dadra with sitar by Abhisekh Gupta, vocals by Subhankar Mridha and Khol by Sumanta Ganguly.

Buddha Shakyamuni track in Tala, composed in Dadra

Shakyamuni Mantra by Karma Phuntsho

This tranquil track is by Tiina Wilkström from Finland.

Uusi Äänitys by Tiina Wilkström

Shakyamuni Mantra Dechen

Today we share with you a recording of H.H. Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche reciting our third text in this well-being series, "Tārā Who Protects from the Eight Dangers," as well as one of Ani Jasmine reading the text in English.  

For Tibetan Buddhists, "Tārā Who Protects from the Eight Dangers" [https://read.84000.co/translation/toh731.html] is a prayer to the deity Tārā that describes the eight great dangers, and how Tārā's qualities and attributes can be beneficial to us all.  

As the pandemic continues, and environmental and social uncertainty rage around the world, we continue on with our Sūtras for Well-Being series to bring to you the texts traditionally recited for resilience and well-being in times of adversity, and the stories behind them.

Visit our Sūtras for Well-Being page for more on this series: https://84000.co/wellbeing

Ep. 3 | English | "Tārā Who Protects from the Eight Dangers" recited by Ani Jasmine

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Buddha Shakyamuni Mantra by Dr. Badrinarayanan Srinivasan and friends.b

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