Manjushri-nama-samgiti
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The manjushri-nama-samgiti (full sanskrit name, "manjushrijnanasattvaysa-paramartha-namasamgiti", lit. the chanting of the names of Manjushri, the embodiment of supreme knowledge) is the single highest teaching given by the buddha. It represents the pinnacle of all Buddha's teachings, being a tantra of the nondual (advaya) class, along with the kalacakra tantra.
The nama-samgiti was preached by vairocana-shakyamuni for his disciple vajrapani and his retinue of wrathful vajadharas in order to lead them into buddhahood. the essence of the tantra is that manjushri bodhisattva is the highest manifestation of being, the embodiment of all knowledge, i.e. the supreme buddha. the manjushri-nama-samgiti is a short text, only 160-odd verses and a prose section. it is a fraction of the vast sutras such as avatamsaka and prajnaparamita or the endless ocean of tantras such as manjushri-mula-kalpa and the mountainous hinayana teachings and sea of sundry extra-canonical works. and yet, the manjushri-nama-samgiti contains all of the Buddha's dharmas. it summarises everything he taught. As the buddha says of the nama-samgiti, it is "the chief clarification of words". It is the "nondual reality". therefore all sentient beings should definitely study and recite the manjushri-nama-samgiti.
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