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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-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.
+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.
+Read my essay on the [[seed syllable]] hrīḥ.
 Pronounced /hriːh/ (IPA)
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 |[[File:Hrih.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ <br/>[[Siddham]]]]
-|<big><big><big><big><big><big>ह्रीः</big></big></big></big></big></big> <br/> <br/>hrīḥ<br/>[[Devanāgarī]]
+|<big><big><big><big><big><big>[[ह्रीः]]</big></big></big></big></big></big> <br/> <br/>hrīḥ<br/>[[Devanāgarī]]
 |[[File:Hrih-tibetan.gif|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>[[Tibetan]], [[Uchen]].]]
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