Etymology

om mani padme hum

Today it means: A mantra associated with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, the primary mantra of Tibetan Buddhism. Full definition →

Sanskrit ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ“the wish-fulfilling jewel in the lotus”
  2. English todayom mani padme hum

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.

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