Tibetan fortune telling Dice
High in the Himalaya mountains, the rich practice of Tibetan Buddhism over the centuries has developed the Mo Dice Divination system originally as a tool helping with meditation and reaching Nirvana.
It mixes Buddhist traditions with ancient Tibetan beliefs in spirits and deities, creating a rich religion with beautiful visual symbolism, a compelling pantheon, and rituals that appeal to followers far beyond the mountainous borders of Tibet. One of the most famous and commonly performed rituals is Mo divination.
Tibetans use Mo divination to ask questions about their health, their wealth, their familyβs luck, and any other questions that are weighing on their lives. Traditionally, Tibetans have gone to respected religious leaders such as monks who would cast Mo dice for them, interpret the results, and recommend prayers and offerings to various gods in order to improve their situation. Now, with the proliferation of written guides such as this one, including books written by respected religious figures, practitioners can cast Mo dice at home.
Most often, Mo divination is done by casting two six-sided dice that are emblazoned with six syllables, βAh Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhi.β These syllables come from the holy mantra of Manjushri, an important bodhisattva. In Buddhism, bodhisattvas are beings that could have attained enlightenment, but chose to delay their ascendance into Nirvana in order to help other human beings. Manjushri is one of the most powerful bodhisattvas and is associated with divine wisdom. Mo divination relies on his wisdom in order to allow practitioners to see the future by invoking his holy mantra.
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