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In Tibetan tradition, this mantra is believed to enhance wisdom and intellectual abilities, and improve one's skills in debating, memory, writing, and other literary abilities. Manjushri Mantra: oṃ a ra pa ca na dhīḥ Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with prajñā (wisdom) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. His name means “Gentle Glory“ in Sanskrit. The Sutra on Perfect Wisdom defines the significance of each syllable thus: A - is a door to the insight that all dharmas are unproduced from the very beginning (ādya-anutpannatvād). RA - is a door to the insight that all dharmas are without dirt (rajas). PA - is a door to the insight that all dharmas have been expounded in the ultimate sense (paramārtha). CA - is a door to the insight that the decrease (cyavana) or rebirth of any dharma cannot be apprehended, because all dharmas do not decrease, nor are they reborn. NA - is a door to the insight that the names
