Buddha #1
by Sharon Mau
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Buddha #1
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Sharon Mau
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Photograph - Photography
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Om (written universally as ॐ; in Devanagari as ओं oṃ , औं auṃ [ə̃ũ], or 'ओ३म्'
a mantra and mystical Sanskrit sound of Hindu origin (geographically India), sacred and important in various Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. The syllable is also referred to as omkara (ओंकार oṃkāra) or aumkara (औंकार auṃkāra), literally "om syllable", and in Sanskrit it is sometimes referred to as praṇava, literally "that which is sounded out loudly". Om is also written ओ३म् (ō̄m), where ३ is pluta ("three times as long"), indicating a length of three morae (that is, the time it takes to say three syllables), an overlong nasalised close-mid back rounded vowel, though there are other enunciations adhered to in received traditions. It is placed at the beginning of most Hindu texts as a sacred incantation to be intoned at the beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas or prior to any prayer or mantra.
Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ
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February 3rd, 2015
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