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TheMañjuśrī-Nāma-Saṃgīti (Tibetan:འཇམ་དཔལ་མཚན་བརྗོད,Wylie: 'jam dpal mtshan brjod) (hereafter,Nama-samgiti) is considered amongst the most advanced teachings given by theShakyamuni Buddha. It represents the pinnacle of all Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings, being atantra of the nondual (advaya) class, along with theKalachakra Tantra.
The Nama-samgiti was preached by Shakyamuni Buddha for his discipleVajrapani and his wrathful retinue in order to lead them intobuddhahood. The essence of the Nama-samgiti is thatManjushri bodhisattva is the embodiment of all knowledge. The Nama-samgiti is a short text, only circa 160 verses and a prose section. It is a fraction of the vastSutras such asAvatamsaka Sutra andPrajñāpāramitā Sutras or the endless ocean of tantras such asmanjushri-mula-kalpa and the mountainousHinayana teachings and sea of sundry extra-canonical works. And yet, the Nama-samgiti contains all of the Buddha'sdharmas. It summarizes everything he taught. As Shakyamuni Buddha says of the Nama-samgiti, it is "the chief clarification of words".[citation needed] It is the "nondual reality".[citation needed] Therefore, all sentient beings should definitely study and recite the manjushri-nama-samgiti.
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