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六字真言 app for iPhone and iPad


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Education Book
Developer: Sam Tseng
Free
Current version: 3.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 13 May 2013
App size: 69.24 Mb

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.