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mantra

In Hindu and Buddhist belief, a word or phrase repeatedly intoned during meditation to assist concentration and develop spiritual power; for example, ‘Om’ or ‘Aum’, which represents the names of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Followers of a guru may receive their own individual mantra.

In Mahāyāna Buddhism, reciting a mantra is thought to carry special merit. A popular Buddhist mantra is the ‘Jewel of the Lotus Mantra’, a statement of compassion that is intended to evoke global feelings of care in the worshipper. Its phrase, ‘Om Mane Padme Hum’, is difficult to translate because two of the sounds are word roots with no direct meaning.

Mantra

Work by Stockhausen for two amplified pianos; composed 1969–70 and first performed in Donaueschingen on 18 October 1970. Pianists also play woodblock and bells, while they contemplate the Indian word mantra, or mystical repetition.



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