Auspicious on: Buddha Purnima
Ninth avatar of Vishnu in the Puranic tradition. The awakened one.
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) seva →बुद्ध अवतार वन्दना
Form: BuddhaVishnu as Buddha - the compassionate one. Vandana from the Bhagavata Purana.
ततः कलौ सम्प्रवृत्ते सम्मोहाय सुरद्विषाम्। बुद्धो नाम्नाञ्जनसुतः कीकटेषु भविष्यति॥
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) sevaबुद्ध ध्यान
Form: BuddhaJayadeva's Dashavatara Stotra verse for Buddha.
निन्दसि यज्ञविधेरहह श्रुतिजातम्। सदयहृदय दर्शितपशुघातम्॥ केशव धृतबुद्धशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) sevaबुद्ध अवतार मूल मन्त्र
The root salutation-mantra of Vishnu as the Buddha-avatara - the form of serene compassion as counted among the Dashavatara.
ॐ नमो भगवते बुद्धाय नमः॥
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) sevaबुद्ध गायत्री (वैष्णव)
The Gayatri-form meditation on the Buddha as avatar of Vishnu, the awakened and compassionate one.
ॐ सिद्धार्थाय विद्महे बुद्धरूपाय धीमहि। तन्नो बुद्धः प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) sevaबुद्ध अवतार - श्रीमद्भागवत
The Bhagavata's naming of the Buddha among the avatars: at the onset of Kali he appears in Gaya, son of Anjana, to turn the asura-minded away from the misuse of ritual violence.
ततः कलौ सम्प्रवृत्ते सम्मोहाय सुरद्विषाम्। बुद्धो नाम्नाञ्जनसुतः कीकटेषु भविष्यति॥
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) sevaबुद्ध स्तुति - दशावतार स्तोत्र (निन्दसि यज्ञविधेः)
Jayadeva's Dashavatara Stotra verse on the Buddha-avatar, praising the compassionate heart that decried the slaughter of creatures in ritual.
निन्दसि यज्ञविधेरहह श्रुतिजातं सदयहृदय दर्शितपशुघातम्। केशव धृतबुद्धशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥
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Offer a Buddha (avatar) sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.