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Dharma Haven: Om Mani Padme Hum; Khandro.net: Mantra; Om Mani Padme Hum: a Sufi interpretation; Andrew West, An article on Om Mani Padme Hum in different scripts; Buddha speaks Mahayana Sublime Treasure King Sutra English translation of Karandavyuha Sutra; sung tune of Mani mantra derived from Karma Pakshi tradition (13th century CE)
The prayer tag Om mani padme hum is based on four symbolic terms: om (which symbolizes one's impure body speech and mind), mani (which means jewel and symbolizes the factors of method—the altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion and love, padme (which means lotus and symbolizes wisdom), and hum (the seed syllable of Akshobhya ...
Mahayana Buddhism also adopted the Om mantra, which is found incorporated into various Mahayana Buddhist mantras (like the popular Om Mani Padme Hum). Another early and influential Mahayana "mantra" or dharani is the Arapacana alphabet (of non-Sanskrit origin, possibly Karosthi ) which is used as a contemplative tool in the Long ...
The mantra Om mani padme hum is most commonly used, but other mantras can also be used. Prayer wheels sometimes depict dakinis and the eight auspicious symbols (ashtamangala). At the core of the cylinder, as the axle of the wheel, is a "life tree" made of wood or metal with mantras written on or wrapped around it.
The sutra introduces the Buddhist mantra, Om Mani padme Hum, which it states can lead to liberation (moksha) and eventual Buddhahood. [7] In the sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha states, "This is the most beneficial mantra. Even I made this aspiration to all the million Buddhas and subsequently received this teaching from Buddha Amitabha." [8]
Talismans are often made using Rañjanā mantras read "Om mani padme hum" or "Om cale cule cundi svaha" the mantra of Cundi Bodhisattva. The script has also been adopted by Vietnamese folk shamans in their use of amulets such as Lỗ Ban phái, a Taoist folk sect that arrived from China named after Lu Ban, patron god of carpenters. [17]
The stele, which is now held at the Dunhuang Academy, is renowned for an inscription of the Buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum in six different scripts. Another stele, commemorating the restoration of the Huangqing Temple (皇庆寺; 皇慶寺; Huáng qìng sì) in 1351 by Sulaiman was found at the same location as the 1348 stele.
Early mentions of dharani in the European literature are from the records left by John of Plano Carpini (1245–7) and William of Rubruck (1254) where they wrote in their respective memoirs that Uighurs and Mongols chanted "Om man baccam", later identified with "Om mani padme hum".