吽 (hōng) - A sacred syllable in Buddhism, especially in mantras & also used as an onomatopoeia for the sound

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hōng ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 口

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吽 · hōng

A sacred syllable in Buddhism, especially in mantras;

also used as an onomatopoeia for the sound of a bull.

A sacred syllable in Buddhism, especially in mantrasalso used as an onomatopoeia for the sound

Usage highlights

Om mani padme humBuddhist mantraSacred syllableBull's lowingMantra chanting

Synonyms

  • 哞— moo (sound of cattle)
  • 吼— roar, howl

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Chanting the sacred syllable (唵嘛呢叭咪吽).
  • The bull made a lowing sound (牛吽吽地叫).
  • The mantra ends with the syllable (咒语以吽字结尾).

Collocations

  • Om mani padme hum(唵嘛呢叭咪吽)
  • Buddhist mantra(佛教真言)
  • Sacred syllable(神圣音节)
  • Bull's lowing(牛叫声)
  • Mantra chanting(念咒)

Idioms

  • The Six-Syllable Mantra(六字真言)
  • The sound of the Dharma(法音吽吽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Tibetan Buddhism, '吽' is the sixth syllable of the Om mani padme hum mantra, representing the wisdom of accomplished practice.
  • The character is also used in Chinese Buddhist texts to transliterate Sanskrit mantras.
  • In classical Chinese, it was used to represent the sound of a bull's lowing.

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