hōng

吽

Character · Noun

Buddhist mantra syllable

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a seed syllable used in Buddhist mantras, representing the Sanskrit 'hūṃ'

technical

Commonly found at the end of the Six-Syllable Mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum' (唵嘛呢叭咪吽). Represents the mind of enlightenment and the Buddha Akshobhya.

ǎn唵
ma嘛
ní呢
bā叭
mī咪
hōng吽

Om Mani Padme Hum (the Six-Syllable Mantra of Avalokiteshvara).

Sēng僧
lǚ侣
men们
qí齐
shēng声
niàn念
sòng诵
hōng吽
zì字
 。

The monks chanted the syllable 'hum' in unison.

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Zài在
mì密
zōng宗
xiū修
xíng行
zhōng中
 ，
hōng吽
zì字
jù具
yǒu有
tè特
shū殊
de的
xiàng象
zhēng征
yì意
yì义
 。

In Vajrayana practice, the syllable 'hum' holds special symbolic significance.