Definition of mantra in English:

mantra

noun ˈmantrəˈmæntrə

1(originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation.
（源于印度教和佛教）曼特罗（指坐禅时反复吟诵以助集中精力的词语）
a mantra is given to a trainee meditator when his teacher initiates him
Example sentencesExamples
- The principal mantra of the Buddhists, it is also found inscribed on prayer wheels.
- Systematically she then sprinkled ash all over the pounder and over herself, murmured secret mantras and fell flat before the pounder.
- This is the reason why in some Tibetan Buddhist practices, mantras are spoken prior to the consumption of meat.
- If you are using a Siva mantra, then the mantra will bring you closer to Siva-consciousness, as the mantra is Siva as sound.
- Normally, when I am seated on the throne with my costumes on, I do my meditations while reciting the mantras of Hayagriva.
- The last includes mantras and yoga, seeking the guidance of a guru or performing temple ceremonies for the direct blessing and intervention of God, Gods and devas.
- I picked up a mantra in my Buddhist philosophy class which helps a lot- ‘This is not me, this is not mine.’
- They all had rudrakshas, tulasi-malas, jasmine flowers tied up in their hair, and they were all praying, doing meditation and chanting mantras.
- Many further speculative explanations of the significance of the mantra are found in Tibetan Buddhism.
- Local herders deliver wood and Druba gets to work building a fire, whispering Buddhist mantras as he chops logs.
- Through meditation he ‘visualized’ the mantras of the ancient Reiki system, and thus became the Drashta or Rishi.
- Pranava, Aum, is the root mantra and primal sound from which all creation issues forth.
- We cannot know for sure, but they may have advised him to concentrate on his breathing, or to repeat a mantra silently to himself.
- All this time I am reciting some mantra or doing some meditation.
- John Lennon used Buddhist mantras in the lyrics of his music such as Across the Universe.
- That is the very old mantra in Tibetan Buddhism, om mani padme hum, Hail to the jewel in the heart of the lotus.
- I think there is no difference in Zen, propagating Buddhism, reciting mantra, and worldly jobs.
- Without repeating any mantras, I concentrate the mind and the psyche in this way.
- For this reason, working with one's mind in relation to visualizations, deities, utterance of mantras, and so on, are ways to invoke the Sambhogakaya energy.
- Worshippers repeat the names of their favourite gods and goddesses, and repeat mantras.
1. 1.1 A Vedic hymn.
  吠陀赞美诗
  her high, sweet voice began chanting the mantra of life
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda comprises the primary study, as it contains most of the important mantras required for temple puja and homa.
  The children have been shifted to an ashram or hermitage run by a local sage where they are being made to recite Vedic mantras and fire rituals are being performed to drive the spirits away.
  He attributes his current success in popularizing Sanskrit to his love of God and, not surprisingly, blessings derived from chanting Vedic mantras.
  The recitation of Vedic mantras can be heard in the ether even now through internal meditation.
  Vedic mantras which are chanted should not go in vain.
  Synonyms
  incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, recitative
2. 1.2 A statement or slogan repeated frequently.
  经常重复的言论（或口号）
  the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap
  有关环境问题经常重复的说法就是长期以来能源过于廉价。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The motto or mantra of the Pokemon movie - and of all Pokemon products - is ‘Gotta catch 'em all’.
  By now, these customer mantras should sound familiar.
  By including NGO's into the daily mantras of the state media, the society is being prepared for the introduction of what we know outside China as a civil society.
  He did so with a ‘formations don't win matches’ response that was one of the Irishman's mantras.
  Her complaint regards a lack of family foundation; she knows neither where nor why she was born and frequently returns to this mantra.
  Such a statement could easily be called the mantra of the Web.
  It is made much harder by the decision of most left trade union leaders to chant the mantra of ‘reclaiming Labour’.
  One multinational, however, has added another note to the mantra: environmental responsibility.
  The management mantra that responsibility is ineffective without accountability holds true with regard to the role of citizens.
  Loewen even manages to write about race, gender, and class without sounding like he is repeating a mantra.
  In a mantra that has sounded like a broken record since the late nineteenth century this, apparently, is all the fault of big bad union bosses.
  These words have become a mantra for the international financial institutions, Western governments and aid agencies.
  Phrases like ‘prioritisation’ and ‘not economically viable’ were offered but sounded more like half-empty mantras.
  Thus the mantra of the right, personal responsibility, requires that the State intervene.
  Fiscal prudence from politicians might sound like an electioneering mantra to some, but its a badge of honour to me.
  Blain is reluctant to make forecasts, and in team meetings the mantra of one game at a time has been chanted, borne of bitter experience.
  The anchors and pundits still repeat the mantras that remind us what we have lost, but the spirit has gone out of it.
  If this sounds familiar that is because it is a mantra acknowledged and repeated by Scottish Enterprise.
  The statement repeated the mantra that rates are appropriate but also added inflation outlook is favourable.
  Most likely, you're filling some need to alleviate a social guilt imposed by an environmental mantra.
  Synonyms
  catchphrase, catchline, catchword, jingle, saying, formula, legend

Derivatives

mantric

adjective

A lead singer acts as cantor, while the human chain behind joins in the chorus as everyone stamps the floor rhythmically in this mantric ritual.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of it sounds like it might be poetry, some of it sounds mantric in nature, but none of it means anything to me.
- This symbolism of the language is not simply one of form, relying on images, parables, and myths as other poetic or religious compositions do, but one of substance, based on its mantric character.
- ‘Slow,’ ‘steady’ and ‘certain’ are your mantric keywords right now.
- But when does joyous, mantric reiteration tip over into something more sinister, or worse, monotonous?

Origin

Late 18th century: Sanskrit, literally 'a thought, thought behind speech or action', from man- 'think', related to mind.

Rhymes

tantra, yantra

Definition of mantra in US English:

mantra

nounˈmæntrəˈmantrə

1(originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation.
（源于印度教和佛教）曼特罗（指坐禅时反复吟诵以助集中精力的词语）
Example sentencesExamples
- We cannot know for sure, but they may have advised him to concentrate on his breathing, or to repeat a mantra silently to himself.
- Pranava, Aum, is the root mantra and primal sound from which all creation issues forth.
- Through meditation he ‘visualized’ the mantras of the ancient Reiki system, and thus became the Drashta or Rishi.
- The principal mantra of the Buddhists, it is also found inscribed on prayer wheels.
- I picked up a mantra in my Buddhist philosophy class which helps a lot- ‘This is not me, this is not mine.’
- They all had rudrakshas, tulasi-malas, jasmine flowers tied up in their hair, and they were all praying, doing meditation and chanting mantras.
- Many further speculative explanations of the significance of the mantra are found in Tibetan Buddhism.
- The last includes mantras and yoga, seeking the guidance of a guru or performing temple ceremonies for the direct blessing and intervention of God, Gods and devas.
- Without repeating any mantras, I concentrate the mind and the psyche in this way.
- If you are using a Siva mantra, then the mantra will bring you closer to Siva-consciousness, as the mantra is Siva as sound.
- For this reason, working with one's mind in relation to visualizations, deities, utterance of mantras, and so on, are ways to invoke the Sambhogakaya energy.
- Normally, when I am seated on the throne with my costumes on, I do my meditations while reciting the mantras of Hayagriva.
- That is the very old mantra in Tibetan Buddhism, om mani padme hum, Hail to the jewel in the heart of the lotus.
- John Lennon used Buddhist mantras in the lyrics of his music such as Across the Universe.
- This is the reason why in some Tibetan Buddhist practices, mantras are spoken prior to the consumption of meat.
- I think there is no difference in Zen, propagating Buddhism, reciting mantra, and worldly jobs.
- Local herders deliver wood and Druba gets to work building a fire, whispering Buddhist mantras as he chops logs.
- Systematically she then sprinkled ash all over the pounder and over herself, murmured secret mantras and fell flat before the pounder.
- All this time I am reciting some mantra or doing some meditation.
- Worshippers repeat the names of their favourite gods and goddesses, and repeat mantras.
1. 1.1 A Vedic hymn.
  吠陀赞美诗
  Example sentencesExamples
  The children have been shifted to an ashram or hermitage run by a local sage where they are being made to recite Vedic mantras and fire rituals are being performed to drive the spirits away.
  He attributes his current success in popularizing Sanskrit to his love of God and, not surprisingly, blessings derived from chanting Vedic mantras.
  The recitation of Vedic mantras can be heard in the ether even now through internal meditation.
  Vedic mantras which are chanted should not go in vain.
  Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda comprises the primary study, as it contains most of the important mantras required for temple puja and homa.
  Synonyms
  incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, recitative
2. 1.2 A statement or slogan repeated frequently.
  经常重复的言论（或口号）
  the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap
  有关环境问题经常重复的说法就是长期以来能源过于廉价。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Such a statement could easily be called the mantra of the Web.
  Most likely, you're filling some need to alleviate a social guilt imposed by an environmental mantra.
  Phrases like ‘prioritisation’ and ‘not economically viable’ were offered but sounded more like half-empty mantras.
  Thus the mantra of the right, personal responsibility, requires that the State intervene.
  The motto or mantra of the Pokemon movie - and of all Pokemon products - is ‘Gotta catch 'em all’.
  Fiscal prudence from politicians might sound like an electioneering mantra to some, but its a badge of honour to me.
  The management mantra that responsibility is ineffective without accountability holds true with regard to the role of citizens.
  By including NGO's into the daily mantras of the state media, the society is being prepared for the introduction of what we know outside China as a civil society.
  Loewen even manages to write about race, gender, and class without sounding like he is repeating a mantra.
  The anchors and pundits still repeat the mantras that remind us what we have lost, but the spirit has gone out of it.
  One multinational, however, has added another note to the mantra: environmental responsibility.
  By now, these customer mantras should sound familiar.
  In a mantra that has sounded like a broken record since the late nineteenth century this, apparently, is all the fault of big bad union bosses.
  Blain is reluctant to make forecasts, and in team meetings the mantra of one game at a time has been chanted, borne of bitter experience.
  If this sounds familiar that is because it is a mantra acknowledged and repeated by Scottish Enterprise.
  Her complaint regards a lack of family foundation; she knows neither where nor why she was born and frequently returns to this mantra.
  It is made much harder by the decision of most left trade union leaders to chant the mantra of ‘reclaiming Labour’.
  These words have become a mantra for the international financial institutions, Western governments and aid agencies.
  The statement repeated the mantra that rates are appropriate but also added inflation outlook is favourable.
  He did so with a ‘formations don't win matches’ response that was one of the Irishman's mantras.
  Synonyms
  catchphrase, catchline, catchword, jingle, saying, formula, legend

Origin

Late 18th century: Sanskrit, literally ‘a thought, thought behind speech or action’, from man- ‘think’, related to mind.

词汇	mantra
释义	Definition of mantra in English: mantra noun ˈmantrəˈmæntrə 1(originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. （源于印度教和佛教）曼特罗（指坐禅时反复吟诵以助集中精力的词语） a mantra is given to a trainee meditator when his teacher initiates him Example sentencesExamples The principal mantra of the Buddhists, it is also found inscribed on prayer wheels. Systematically she then sprinkled ash all over the pounder and over herself, murmured secret mantras and fell flat before the pounder. This is the reason why in some Tibetan Buddhist practices, mantras are spoken prior to the consumption of meat. If you are using a Siva mantra, then the mantra will bring you closer to Siva-consciousness, as the mantra is Siva as sound. Normally, when I am seated on the throne with my costumes on, I do my meditations while reciting the mantras of Hayagriva. The last includes mantras and yoga, seeking the guidance of a guru or performing temple ceremonies for the direct blessing and intervention of God, Gods and devas. I picked up a mantra in my Buddhist philosophy class which helps a lot- ‘This is not me, this is not mine.’ They all had rudrakshas, tulasi-malas, jasmine flowers tied up in their hair, and they were all praying, doing meditation and chanting mantras. Many further speculative explanations of the significance of the mantra are found in Tibetan Buddhism. Local herders deliver wood and Druba gets to work building a fire, whispering Buddhist mantras as he chops logs. Through meditation he ‘visualized’ the mantras of the ancient Reiki system, and thus became the Drashta or Rishi. Pranava, Aum, is the root mantra and primal sound from which all creation issues forth. We cannot know for sure, but they may have advised him to concentrate on his breathing, or to repeat a mantra silently to himself. All this time I am reciting some mantra or doing some meditation. John Lennon used Buddhist mantras in the lyrics of his music such as Across the Universe. That is the very old mantra in Tibetan Buddhism, om mani padme hum, Hail to the jewel in the heart of the lotus. I think there is no difference in Zen, propagating Buddhism, reciting mantra, and worldly jobs. Without repeating any mantras, I concentrate the mind and the psyche in this way. For this reason, working with one's mind in relation to visualizations, deities, utterance of mantras, and so on, are ways to invoke the Sambhogakaya energy. Worshippers repeat the names of their favourite gods and goddesses, and repeat mantras. 1.1 A Vedic hymn. 吠陀赞美诗 her high, sweet voice began chanting the mantra of life Example sentencesExamples Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda comprises the primary study, as it contains most of the important mantras required for temple puja and homa. The children have been shifted to an ashram or hermitage run by a local sage where they are being made to recite Vedic mantras and fire rituals are being performed to drive the spirits away. He attributes his current success in popularizing Sanskrit to his love of God and, not surprisingly, blessings derived from chanting Vedic mantras. The recitation of Vedic mantras can be heard in the ether even now through internal meditation. Vedic mantras which are chanted should not go in vain. Synonyms incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, recitative 1.2 A statement or slogan repeated frequently. 经常重复的言论（或口号） the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap 有关环境问题经常重复的说法就是长期以来能源过于廉价。 Example sentencesExamples The motto or mantra of the Pokemon movie - and of all Pokemon products - is ‘Gotta catch 'em all’. By now, these customer mantras should sound familiar. By including NGO's into the daily mantras of the state media, the society is being prepared for the introduction of what we know outside China as a civil society. He did so with a ‘formations don't win matches’ response that was one of the Irishman's mantras. Her complaint regards a lack of family foundation; she knows neither where nor why she was born and frequently returns to this mantra. Such a statement could easily be called the mantra of the Web. It is made much harder by the decision of most left trade union leaders to chant the mantra of ‘reclaiming Labour’. One multinational, however, has added another note to the mantra: environmental responsibility. The management mantra that responsibility is ineffective without accountability holds true with regard to the role of citizens. Loewen even manages to write about race, gender, and class without sounding like he is repeating a mantra. In a mantra that has sounded like a broken record since the late nineteenth century this, apparently, is all the fault of big bad union bosses. These words have become a mantra for the international financial institutions, Western governments and aid agencies. Phrases like ‘prioritisation’ and ‘not economically viable’ were offered but sounded more like half-empty mantras. Thus the mantra of the right, personal responsibility, requires that the State intervene. Fiscal prudence from politicians might sound like an electioneering mantra to some, but its a badge of honour to me. Blain is reluctant to make forecasts, and in team meetings the mantra of one game at a time has been chanted, borne of bitter experience. The anchors and pundits still repeat the mantras that remind us what we have lost, but the spirit has gone out of it. If this sounds familiar that is because it is a mantra acknowledged and repeated by Scottish Enterprise. The statement repeated the mantra that rates are appropriate but also added inflation outlook is favourable. Most likely, you're filling some need to alleviate a social guilt imposed by an environmental mantra. Synonyms catchphrase, catchline, catchword, jingle, saying, formula, legend Derivatives mantric adjective A lead singer acts as cantor, while the human chain behind joins in the chorus as everyone stamps the floor rhythmically in this mantric ritual. Example sentencesExamples Some of it sounds like it might be poetry, some of it sounds mantric in nature, but none of it means anything to me. This symbolism of the language is not simply one of form, relying on images, parables, and myths as other poetic or religious compositions do, but one of substance, based on its mantric character. ‘Slow,’ ‘steady’ and ‘certain’ are your mantric keywords right now. But when does joyous, mantric reiteration tip over into something more sinister, or worse, monotonous? Origin Late 18th century: Sanskrit, literally 'a thought, thought behind speech or action', from man- 'think', related to mind. Rhymes tantra, yantra Definition of mantra in US English: mantra nounˈmæntrəˈmantrə 1(originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. （源于印度教和佛教）曼特罗（指坐禅时反复吟诵以助集中精力的词语） Example sentencesExamples We cannot know for sure, but they may have advised him to concentrate on his breathing, or to repeat a mantra silently to himself. Pranava, Aum, is the root mantra and primal sound from which all creation issues forth. Through meditation he ‘visualized’ the mantras of the ancient Reiki system, and thus became the Drashta or Rishi. The principal mantra of the Buddhists, it is also found inscribed on prayer wheels. I picked up a mantra in my Buddhist philosophy class which helps a lot- ‘This is not me, this is not mine.’ They all had rudrakshas, tulasi-malas, jasmine flowers tied up in their hair, and they were all praying, doing meditation and chanting mantras. Many further speculative explanations of the significance of the mantra are found in Tibetan Buddhism. The last includes mantras and yoga, seeking the guidance of a guru or performing temple ceremonies for the direct blessing and intervention of God, Gods and devas. Without repeating any mantras, I concentrate the mind and the psyche in this way. If you are using a Siva mantra, then the mantra will bring you closer to Siva-consciousness, as the mantra is Siva as sound. For this reason, working with one's mind in relation to visualizations, deities, utterance of mantras, and so on, are ways to invoke the Sambhogakaya energy. Normally, when I am seated on the throne with my costumes on, I do my meditations while reciting the mantras of Hayagriva. That is the very old mantra in Tibetan Buddhism, om mani padme hum, Hail to the jewel in the heart of the lotus. John Lennon used Buddhist mantras in the lyrics of his music such as Across the Universe. This is the reason why in some Tibetan Buddhist practices, mantras are spoken prior to the consumption of meat. I think there is no difference in Zen, propagating Buddhism, reciting mantra, and worldly jobs. Local herders deliver wood and Druba gets to work building a fire, whispering Buddhist mantras as he chops logs. Systematically she then sprinkled ash all over the pounder and over herself, murmured secret mantras and fell flat before the pounder. All this time I am reciting some mantra or doing some meditation. Worshippers repeat the names of their favourite gods and goddesses, and repeat mantras. 1.1 A Vedic hymn. 吠陀赞美诗 Example sentencesExamples The children have been shifted to an ashram or hermitage run by a local sage where they are being made to recite Vedic mantras and fire rituals are being performed to drive the spirits away. He attributes his current success in popularizing Sanskrit to his love of God and, not surprisingly, blessings derived from chanting Vedic mantras. The recitation of Vedic mantras can be heard in the ether even now through internal meditation. Vedic mantras which are chanted should not go in vain. Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda comprises the primary study, as it contains most of the important mantras required for temple puja and homa. Synonyms incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, recitative 1.2 A statement or slogan repeated frequently. 经常重复的言论（或口号） the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap 有关环境问题经常重复的说法就是长期以来能源过于廉价。 Example sentencesExamples Such a statement could easily be called the mantra of the Web. Most likely, you're filling some need to alleviate a social guilt imposed by an environmental mantra. Phrases like ‘prioritisation’ and ‘not economically viable’ were offered but sounded more like half-empty mantras. Thus the mantra of the right, personal responsibility, requires that the State intervene. The motto or mantra of the Pokemon movie - and of all Pokemon products - is ‘Gotta catch 'em all’. Fiscal prudence from politicians might sound like an electioneering mantra to some, but its a badge of honour to me. The management mantra that responsibility is ineffective without accountability holds true with regard to the role of citizens. By including NGO's into the daily mantras of the state media, the society is being prepared for the introduction of what we know outside China as a civil society. Loewen even manages to write about race, gender, and class without sounding like he is repeating a mantra. The anchors and pundits still repeat the mantras that remind us what we have lost, but the spirit has gone out of it. One multinational, however, has added another note to the mantra: environmental responsibility. By now, these customer mantras should sound familiar. In a mantra that has sounded like a broken record since the late nineteenth century this, apparently, is all the fault of big bad union bosses. Blain is reluctant to make forecasts, and in team meetings the mantra of one game at a time has been chanted, borne of bitter experience. If this sounds familiar that is because it is a mantra acknowledged and repeated by Scottish Enterprise. Her complaint regards a lack of family foundation; she knows neither where nor why she was born and frequently returns to this mantra. It is made much harder by the decision of most left trade union leaders to chant the mantra of ‘reclaiming Labour’. These words have become a mantra for the international financial institutions, Western governments and aid agencies. The statement repeated the mantra that rates are appropriate but also added inflation outlook is favourable. He did so with a ‘formations don't win matches’ response that was one of the Irishman's mantras. Synonyms catchphrase, catchline, catchword, jingle, saying, formula, legend Origin Late 18th century: Sanskrit, literally ‘a thought, thought behind speech or action’, from man- ‘think’, related to mind.
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