Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva
The Bodhisattva of Infinite Space and Boundless Wisdom
Who is Ākāśagarbha?
Ākāśagarbha (Sanskrit: Ākāśagarbha, Tibetan: ནམ་མཁའི་སྙིང་པོ, Namkha’i Nyingpo) is the Bodhisattva whose name means “Essence of Space” or “Treasury of the Sky.” He symbolizes the boundless, all-encompassing nature of space, representing infinite compassion, limitless wisdom, and inexhaustible spiritual treasures.
In Buddhist tradition, space is the ultimate container for all things — open, vast, and free from obstruction. Likewise, Ākāśagarbha’s blessings are without boundary, able to reach all beings across the universe.
Symbolism and Iconography
Spiritual Significance
Ākāśagarbha is often invoked for the purification of negative karma, the enhancement of wisdom, and the ability to overcome obstacles on the spiritual path. His nature is limitless, like space, reminding practitioners that compassion and wisdom must extend without restriction.
“In the vast space of the mind, there is room for all beings to awaken.”
When to Call Upon Ākāśagarbha
Mantra
Sanskrit:Namo Ākāśagarbhāya Oṃ Ārya Kamari Mauli Svāhā
Tibetan: ན་མོ་ནམ་མཁའི་སྙིང་པོ་ཨོཾ་ཨཱརྱ་ཀ་མ་རི་མཱུ་ལི་སྭཱ་ཧཱ་
This mantra is recited to receive the Bodhisattva’s blessings of infinite compassion and wisdom.
Ākāśagarbha in Your Life
Placing Ākāśagarbha’s image in your space is a reminder to keep your heart and mind open as the sky, allowing love and wisdom to flow without boundary
“Like space, the awakened heart embraces all without limit.”