Difference between revisions of "The Seed Syllable hrīḥ"
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|<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]].]] | |[[File:Hrih-tibetan.gif|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>[[Tibetan]], [[Uchen]].]] | ||
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| − | |[[File:Hrih-lantsa.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>[[Lantsa]] | + | |[[File:Hrih-lantsa.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>[[Lantsa]])] |
|[[File:Hrih-lantsa2.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>[[Lantsa]] - alternative]] | |[[File:Hrih-lantsa2.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>[[Lantsa]] - alternative]] | ||
|[[File:Hrih-chinese.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>Chinese immitation Seal Script]] | |[[File:Hrih-chinese.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ<br/>Chinese immitation Seal Script]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:02, 5 April 2016
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)
Other bījas: a | āḥ | dhīḥ | hūṃ | maiṃ | oṃ | tāṃ | traṃ | phaṭ | svāhā |
Examples
| [[File:Hrih.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ Siddham)] |
ह्रीः hrīḥ Devanāgarī |
[[File:Hrih-tibetan.gif|thumb|250px|hrīḥ Tibetan, Uchen.]] |
| [[File:Hrih-lantsa.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ Lantsa)] |
[[File:Hrih-lantsa2.png|thumb|250px|hrīḥ Lantsa - alternative]] |
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