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[[Image:Kalachakra_mantra.JPG|frame|Root Mantra of Kālachakra transliterated in Tibetan using Sogyal Rinpoche's calligraphy]]
[[Image:Kalachakra_mantra.JPG|frame|Root Mantra of Kālachakra transliterated in Tibetan using Sogyal Rinpoche's calligraphy]]


haṃ kṣhaḥ ma la wa ra ya
haṃ kṣaḥ ma la wa ra ya [pronounced: ham ksha ma la wa ra ya]




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# h
# h
# kṣh
# kṣ
# m
# m
# l
# l
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# r
# r
# y
# y
# the visārga in kṣhaḥ, which features as the cresent below the anusvāra
# the visārga in kṣaḥ, which features as the cresent below the anusvāra
# the anusvāra in haṃ  
# the anusvāra in haṃ  
# the vowel ''a'', which is the "life" of the consonants.
# the vowel ''a'', which is the "life" of the consonants.

Revision as of 20:20, 13 November 2009

Root Mantra of Kālachakra transliterated in Tibetan using Sogyal Rinpoche's calligraphy

haṃ kṣaḥ ma la wa ra ya [pronounced: ham ksha ma la wa ra ya]


The ten letters of the root mantra of Kālachakra are:

  1. h
  2. kṣ
  3. m
  4. l
  5. w
  6. r
  7. y
  8. the visārga in kṣaḥ, which features as the cresent below the anusvāra
  9. the anusvāra in haṃ
  10. the vowel a, which is the "life" of the consonants.