mani stone

English

Etymology

From the mantra usually inscribed on them, from Tibetan ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ (oṃ ma ṇi pdme hūm̐), from Sanskrit ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं (oṃ maṇipadme hūṃ).

Noun

mani stone (plural mani stones)

(Buddhism) A stone, rock or pebble usually inscribed with the mantra om mani padme hum, used as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 嘛呢石 (mānīshí)
German: Manistein m

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