Om mani padme hum

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Om mani padme hum, the six-syllable mantra of Avalokiteśvara, is the mantra most often recited in Tibetan Buddhism.

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Chants

Original Temple Mantra
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Read by Gopin Lay People

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About Om mani padme hum

Introduction

Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ (Sanskrit: ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं) is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. The first word Om is a sacred syllable found in Indian religions. The word Mani means "jewel" or "bead", Padme is the "lotus flower" (the Buddhist sacred flower), and Hum represents the spirit of enlightenment. It is commonly carved onto rocks, known as mani stones, or else it is written on paper which is inserted into prayer wheels. When an individual spins the wheel, it is said that the effect is the same as reciting the mantra as many times as it is duplicated within the wheel.