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Om Symbol
This Sanskrit word is both a mystical symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and
Jainism, as well as an incantation intoned at the start or the end of a
reading, mantra or prayer. Om or Aum is also said to represent the
Brahman, or the impersonal Absolute of Hindusim, who is omnipotent,
omnipresent and the source of all life. Just as God is to other
religions, Brahman cannot be understood or perceived fully. This is way
it is important for the symbol Ohm to be his manifest or
representation.
The Om symbol is composed of three distinct sounds: a, u and m. It
should be pointed out that the number three is important in Hinduism,
since it teaches that there are three worlds (earth, heaven and the
atmosphere), three major gods (Brahma, Vishnu and Siva), and three
Vedic scriptures: Rg, Yajur and Sama. Because of this, it is believed
that Om contains the essence of life and the universe. It is also said
that sound (the sacred sound Om) was created before the universe.
The Mandukya Upanishad states that ‘Om is the one eternal syllable of
which all that exists is but the development. The past, the present and
the future are all included in this one sound, and all that exists
beyond the three forms of time is also implied in it.’
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