In a Hindu-Buddhist religious context, a Sanskrit seed syllable (bija), often a single syllable sound, can be a basic mantra representing the visible form of a deity. Om (in Siddham), is a supreme ...

Buddhist Mantra in Shingon Buddhism ... as a Japanese translation of mantra. The word dharani derives from a Sanskrit root dh.r which means to hold, or maintain. Ryuichi Abe (Professor of Japanese ...