Om
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Om is a sacred sound and spiritual symbol in Hinduism, representing the essence of ultimate reality and the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Om canonical | 4 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mantra
ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ sacred sound ⓘ spiritual symbol ⓘ syllable ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu cosmology
ⓘ
creation of the universe ⓘ sound of creation ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Gayatri Mantra
ⓘ
Om Mani Padme Hum ⓘ Om Namah Shivaya ⓘ Om Namo Narayanaya ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | widely used in Indian religions and spirituality ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaning |
cosmic vibration
ⓘ
essence of ultimate reality ⓘ primordial sound ⓘ the universe ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Mandukya Upanishad ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ |
| phoneticComponents |
A
ⓘ
M ⓘ U ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| represents |
deep sleep state
ⓘ
dreaming state ⓘ transcendental state ⓘ waking state ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari
Gujarati script ⓘ Gurmukhi ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
Kannada script ⓘ Malayalam script ⓘ Tamil script ⓘ Telugu script ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Brahman
ⓘ
surface form:
Atman
Brahman ⓘ the absolute ⓘ totality of existence ⓘ |
| transliteration | Aum ⓘ |
| usedAs |
sacred prefix in mantras
ⓘ
sacred syllable at beginning of prayers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buddhist chanting
ⓘ
Hindu rituals ⓘ Jain prayers ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ
surface form:
Vedic chanting
meditation ⓘ yoga practice ⓘ |
| visualForm | ॐ ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.