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===Note on Pronunciation===
===Note on Pronunciation===
The apostrophe in the syllable ‘haṃ is a transliteration of the sanskrit symbol ''avagraha'' (transliterated as the ''nya log'' character in Tibetan). When the vowels "e" or "o" are followed by ''hrasva'' (short) "a", the "a" is elided (i.e. omitted) and replaced by a (silent) ''avagraha''. Thus e + a = e' (pronounced "e") and o + a = o' (pronounced "o"). This elision is according to the "rules of ''sandhi''", which is the combination of sounds in an harmonious fasion. Thus, the word ‘haṃ occuring in isolation (or following a consonant) would be written ahaṃ (meaning the nominative singular pronoun "I").
The apostrophe in the syllable ‘haṃ is a transliteration of the sanskrit symbol [[Avagraha | avagraha]] (transliterated as the ''nya log'' character in Tibetan), and is not pronounced. The word ''‘haṃ'' is actually the Sanskrit word ''ahaṃ'' (meaning the nominative singular pronoun "I") with the short vowel ''a'' elided (i.e. omitted) and replaced with the ''avagraha''.
 
 
==External Links==
*[http://sanskritdocuments.org/learning_tutorial_wikner/index.html A Practical Sanskrit Introductory by Charles Wikner]
*[http://sanskritdocuments.org/learning_tutorial_wikner/P063.html The Meaning of the Avagraha Symbol]
*[http://sanskritdocuments.org/learning_tutorial_wikner/P080.html The Use of the Avagraha Symbol]
*[http://sanskritdocuments.org/learning_tutorial_wikner/P077.html The Rules of Sandhi]


[[Category:Mantras]]
[[Category:Mantras]]

Revision as of 23:25, 12 June 2007

Mantra of emptiness transliterated in Tibetan using Sogyal Rinpoche's calligraphy

oṃ svabhāva śuddhāḥ sarvadharmāḥ svabhāva śuddho ‘haṃ


Note on Pronunciation

The apostrophe in the syllable ‘haṃ is a transliteration of the sanskrit symbol avagraha (transliterated as the nya log character in Tibetan), and is not pronounced. The word ‘haṃ is actually the Sanskrit word ahaṃ (meaning the nominative singular pronoun "I") with the short vowel a elided (i.e. omitted) and replaced with the avagraha.

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