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om mani padme hum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
om -mani -pad-me hum
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A mantra associated with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, the primary mantra of Tibetan Buddhism.

Etymology

From Sanskrit ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ (oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐), [Term?] (“the wish-fulfilling jewel in the lotus”), internally derived from मणि (maṇi, “wish-fulfilling jewel”) and पद्म (padma, “lotus”). ॐ (oṃ) and हूँ (hūm̐) are not translated.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ,

Inflected Forms

om mani padme hun (alternative)

Phrases

mani stone

Questions

What does om mani padme hum mean?
A mantra associated with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, the primary mantra of Tibetan Buddhism.
Where does om mani padme hum come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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