noun
Mantra of Light
A specific mantra in Shingon Buddhism, used for purification and blessing. The term is a proper noun referring to this particular mantra.
光明真言は、空海によって日本に伝えられたとされる。
The Mantra of Light is said to have been brought to Japan by Kūkai.
お墓参りで光明真言を唱える。
Chant the Mantra of Light when visiting a grave.
From 光明 (kōmyō, 'light') + 真言 (shingon, 'mantra'). The term is a direct translation of the Sanskrit 'Mantra of Light'.