A fair amount of Vietnamese Buddhists grow up with variations of these animated stories below as shared by our parents and now they are available in high definition animations as visual treats. Rejoice and many thanks to Aputi Digital Art Design for releasing their animated Buddhist web series for our current generation. In Chinese with English subtitles.
Title reference notes provided for children and parents to relate to one another with translated Sanskrit names (also used as English) to Vietnamese:
- Avalokiteśvara is the name of Quan Âm Bồ Tát
- Dhāraṇī (Long mantra) is Đà-La-Ni or Đà-Ra-Ni and Chân Ngôn
- “The Story of Great Compassion Dhāraṇī” is the story of Chú Đại Bi
- “Six Worlds Great Enlightenment Dhāraṇī” is the story of the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM
Story of Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara (Part 1/4) Prince BuxuanStory of Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara (Part 2/4) The Virgin VowStory of Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara (Part 3/4) Six Words Great Enlightening DharaniStory of Bodhisattva Avalokitasvara (Part 4/4) The story of Great Compassion Dharani