Difference between revisions of "The Seed Syllable hrīḥ"

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hrīḥ is the seed syllable of Amitābha and so represents the qualities of the Buddha of the western quarter: chiefly meditation and compassion. In Tibet it is also associated with Avalokiteśvara or Chenresig.

Read my essay on the seed syllable hrīḥ.

Pronounced /hriːh/ (IPA)

hrīḥ Siddham	ह्रीः hrīḥ Devanāgarī	hrīḥ Tibetan, Uchen.
hrīḥ Lantsa	hrīḥ Lantsa - alternative	hrīḥ Chinese immitation Seal Script

Picture of hrīḥ on a Japanese cellphone strap. Courtesy of solemn.still

This carving of hrīḥ in the Tibetan script on a piece of stone was bought in Sikkhim by a friend for another friend.

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 Pronounced /hriːh/ (IPA)
+Other [[bījas]]:   a | [[āḥ]] | [[dhīḥ]] | [[hūṃ]] | maiṃ | [[oṃ]] | tāṃ | traṃ | phaṭ | [[svāhā]] |
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-|[[File:Hrih-cellphone.jpg|thumb|250px|Picture of hrīḥ on a [[Japanese]] cellphone strap. Courtesy of [http://flickr.com/photos/26843515@N00/ solemn.still] ]]
+|[[File:Hrih-cellphone.jpg|thumb|250px|Picture of hrīḥ on a [[Japanese]] cellphone strap. [[Courtesy]] of [http://flickr.com/photos/26843515@N00/ solemn.still] ]]
 |[[File:Stone_hrih2.jpg|thumb|250px|This carving of hrīḥ in the Tibetan script on a piece of stone was bought in Sikkhim by a friend for another friend.]]
 |}