Aum
(Oṃ)
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| (Language: Sanskrit) |
| Alternate Spellings: |
Om |
| Short Description: |
the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, regarded as the "seed" of all mantras |
| Long Description: |
the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, containing all origination and dissolution; regarded as the "seed" of all mantras, its three mātrās or letters are taken to be symbolical of the Trimūrti, while the silence at its conclusion is seen as expressing the attainment of Brahma. |
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| Source(s): |
The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger |
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