Siddhamatrka
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Siddhamatrka is an ancient Brahmi-derived script historically used in India and East Asia for writing Sanskrit, especially in Buddhist texts and mantras.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siddham | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmi-derived script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Shingon Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Esoteric Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | syllabic characters ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Brahmi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gupta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Siddhamātṛkā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsonantClusters | conjunct consonants ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | sacred script in Buddhist practice ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | partially encoded ⓘ |
| hasVowelNotation |
inherent vowel system
ⓘ
vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | medieval period ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddhist epigraphy
ⓘ
Japanese Siddham calligraphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
dhāraṇī transcription
ⓘ
liturgical writing ⓘ mantra transcription ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharada script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsageStatus | historical ⓘ |
| stillUsedFor |
calligraphy
ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ |
| stillUsedIn | Japanese esoteric Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Siddham script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage | Classical Sanskrit ⓘ |
| transliterationTarget | Roman script ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Buddhist monks
ⓘ
scribes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist mantras
ⓘ
Buddhist texts ⓘ Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ phonetic representation of Sanskrit sounds ⓘ transmission of Sanskrit scriptures ⓘ |
| usedIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siddham