Om, sacred sound and a spiritual icon, a mantra in Hinduism, is also a mantra in Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.

Om, sacred sound and a spiritual icon, a mantra in Hinduism, is also a mantra in Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Om is part of the iconography found in ancient and medieval era manuscripts, temples, monasteries and spiritual retreats in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The symbol has a spiritual meaning in all dharmas, but the meaning and connotations of Om vary between the diverse schools within and across the various traditions.

Buddhism recognizes neither the individual Self nor the universal Self. The Buddha prohibited the Vedic practice of using mantras and magical spells for personal or spiritual gains. However with the emergence of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism the practice of using mantras in chants and meditation as a means of self-protection, purification and spiritual well being became a regular practice in some sects of Buddhism. One of the most famous mantras found in Buddhism is the lotus mantra which begins with the word Om. It is chanted as, "Om mani padme hum". Probably the most well known mantra is "Om mani padme hum", the six syllable mantra of the Bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara. Scholars interpret the first word of the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" to be AUM, with a meaning similar to Hinduism – the totality of sound, existence and consciousness. There are also other mantras beginning with Om which are used by the Buddhist monks in various parts of the world, such as, Om wagishwari hum, Om dhrung svaha, Om vajrapani hum and Om vajrasattva hum. For the Buddhists the word Aum or Om does not represent the absolute reality nor an eternal self. Instead it represents the outer aspects of a living being, namely the body, the speech and the mind respectively. 📿🌀🕉🌀🕉📿
Om Shanti ~ Om Hari Om ~ Om Namah Shivaya! 🙏🏻🙏🏻