文／蓮生活佛 盧勝彥
有人問我：「嗡。部林。是什麼咒？」
我答：「此咒是文殊儀軌經中的『一字心咒』，又稱『大輪一字咒』，其發音是部林。」
又問：「真佛密法修完後，為何均唸此咒？」
我答：「根據經中說，如果誦一切真言，修密法，恐怕不成就，即用此咒結尾誦之，則決定成就。若不成就及無現驗，其咒神，即當頭破七分，是知此咒，能助一切真言速得成就。」
問：「嗡。部林。功德如何？」
答：「除了能助一切真言速得成就，若誦此咒，於四方五百驛內，所有惡鬼神皆飛奔逃遁，諸惡星曜及諸天魔不敢侵近。又此咒如同如意珠，能滿一切之願，能降伏惡魔，能摧世間一切惡咒，能施一切眾生無畏，能與一切眾生快樂。」
問：「為何嗡。部林。有如此大的功德？」
答：「此嗡。部林。是文殊菩薩之心，是一切諸佛之無上頂。」
關於『大輪一字咒』，其實只是「部林」之音，而「嗡」是「皈敬」的意思，「部林」才是正咒。這個咒，我得自「普方金剛」的傳授，因而安住在〈真佛密法〉的末咒，主要仍然是助一切真言速得成就效應之故，在此，我們要感謝普方金剛上師的傳授。
還有，亦有人問我，為何唸了三遍「嗡。部林。」之後，又唸了「嗡嘛呢唄咪吽」。我說，這大明六字真言，人人都知道，要明白『大明六字咒』，可自閱「大乘莊嚴寶王經」就明白。最後誦此咒，是具無量三昧法門，速得菩薩之位。
我可以如此說，整個藏地，都在唸「嗡嘛呢叭咪吽」！
Om Bu Lin
Written by Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Cheng Yew Chung edited by Victor Hazen
True Buddha Translation Teams
Someone asked me, “What mantra is OM BU LIN?”
My reply was, “This mantra is the one syllable heart mantra mentioned in the Manjushri Sadhana Ritual Sutra. It is also known as the Great Wheel One Syllable Mantra, whose pronunciation is BU LIN [Translator's note: BU LIN is the sound transmitted to Grand Master by his Master Vajra Acharya Pu Fang, though the Sanskrit syllable is BHRUM.]
The person asked again, “Why do we need to recite this mantra after completing cultivation of the True Buddha Tantric Dharma?”
My reply: “According to the scriptures, when an individual worries that he may not have much success with his recitation of mantras and his cultivation of the Vajrayana practices, he may complete his practice by ending with this mantra, and he shall be assured of accomplishment. If no results are seen, the guardian of this mantra shall experience a major crack on his head. Therefore, this mantra indeed can help all other mantras achieve their intended results swiftly.”
Question: “What is the merit of this OM BU LIN mantra?”
My reply: “Besides facilitating the swift ripening of all mantra accomplishments, should one recite this mantra, all evil spirits within an approximate area of a large state would flee instantly. Even the deities of evil stars and all celestial devil Maras would not dare come near. This mantra acts like a wish-fulfilling pearl which can fulfill all wishes. It can subjugate ferocious demons and destroy all evil mantras in the world. It offers the comfort of fearlessness to all sentient beings and gives them joy and happiness.”
Question: “How is it that OM BU LIN can attract such great merits?”
My reply: “This OM BU LIN mantra is the heart of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and is the supreme crown of all Buddhas.”
The Great Wheel One Syllable Mantra is actually BU LIN. OM means homage. BU LIN is the main mantra itself. I received this mantra from the transmission of Pu Fang Dorje. Therefore, the reason for placing this mantra at the end of the True Buddha Tantric Dharma practice was mainly to help speed up the ripening of all results and accomplishments of all mantras. We should give our thanks to Vajra Acharya Pu Fang for his transmission.
I was also asked why there is a need to recite OM MANI PADME HUM after reciting OM BU LIN three times? Let me explain that the Six-Syllable Mantra is well known to many, and to understand this mantra, you may read up on it in the Karandavyuha Sutra. Reciting this mantra at the end is simply to swiftly ripen the fruition of the Bodhisattva, as the mantra holds the key to infinite Samadhi Dharma gates.
I can therefore say that the whole of Tibet is chanting OM MANI PADME HUM.
