The Inner Heart of Reiki by Frans Stiene

Author:Frans Stiene [Stiene, Frans]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-78535-056-6
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Published: 2015-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

The Meaning of the Mantra

Let’s translate the kanji of Dai Kômyô:

Dai

Kô

Myô

Literally, the three kanji that comprise Dai Kômyô can be translated as:

Dai – large, great, big

Komyo – hope, glory, bright future

Kô – ray or light

Myô – bright, light, spell, mantra

Thus, a few ways that Dai Kômyô can be translated are:

• Great light spell

• Great light mantra

• Great bright light

The usual English translation is Great Bright Light. However, within certain esoteric Japanese spiritual traditions, these kanji represent the title for a 23-syllable Sanskrit mantra, in which case Dai Kômyô is sometimes written as Dai Kômyô Shingon and translated as Great Light Spell or Great Light Mantra.

In other Japanese esoteric traditions, Dai Kômyô is linked with Dainichi Nyorai, the Cosmic Buddha. According to the late Dento Dai Ajari Ryuko Oda of the Kyoasan School of Shingon Buddhism, Dainichi Nyorai personifies the essential nature of the universe and symbolizes the wisdom and compassion that allows you to realize the true nature of your mind. Within these traditions, Dai Kômyô is understood as a symbolic representation of the universe’s essence and our True Self. Embodying Dai Kômyô is also embodying emptiness (Jp. ku).

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