Om mani padme hum
(Oṃ maṇi padme hum)
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Literally, "O Thou jewel in the lotus, hail." |
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Literally, "O Thou jewel in the lotus, hail;" a formula of Tibetan Buddhism having numerous levels of meaning; the "masculine" jewel may be interpreted as either the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig in Tibet) or Buddhahood as such, and the "feminine" lotus may be seen as either his counterpart, Tara, or the pure and humble soul in a state of spiritual readiness. |
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The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger |
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padma |
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