Category:Om

Om, interj. & n. [also aum, um.] [skr. om.]

Defn: a mystic syllable or ejaculation used by hindus and buddhists In religious rites, -- orig. among the hindus an exclamation of Assent, like amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol of the Trinity formed by vishnu, siva, and brahma. -- om mani padme hun, a Sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of the lamaists) translated "o, the Jewel in the lotus, amen," and referring to amitabha, who is commonly Represented as standing or sitting within a lotus.