Om | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 11/05/2019

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00:01:41 1 Origin and meaning
00:04:34 2 Written representation
00:07:51 3 Hinduism
00:08:41 3.1 Upanishads
00:09:19 3.1.1 Chandogya Upanishad
00:11:37 3.1.2 Katha Upanishad
00:12:25 3.1.3 Maitri Upanishad
00:13:58 3.1.4 Mundaka Upanishad
00:14:26 3.1.5 Mandukya Upanishad
00:16:51 3.1.6 Shvetashvatara Upanishad
00:17:35 3.1.7 Aitareya Aranyaka
00:18:07 3.2 Bhagavad Gita
00:19:15 3.3 Yoga Sutra
00:20:03 3.4 Puranas
00:20:47 4 Jainism
00:21:54 5 Buddhism
00:22:18 5.1 Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana)
00:23:35 5.2 Niō guardian kings and Komainu lion-dogs
00:24:47 6 Sikhism
00:26:32 7 Modern reception



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SUMMARY
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Om (listen , IAST: Oṃ, Devanagari: ॐ, Tamil: ௐ, Telugu: ఓం, Kannada: ಓಂ), also written as Aum, is the most sacred syllable, symbol or mantra in Hinduism. The syllable is often chanted either independently or before a mantra; it signifies the essence of the ultimate reality, consciousness or Atman. The Om sound is the primordial sound and is called the Shabda-Brahman (Brahman as sound).Om is part of the iconography found in ancient and medieval era manuscripts, temples, monasteries and spiritual retreats in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The symbol has a spiritual meaning in all Indian dharmas, but the meaning and connotations of Om vary between the diverse schools within and across the various traditions.
In Hinduism, Om is one of the most important spiritual sounds. It refers to Atman (soul, self within) and Brahman (ultimate reality, entirety of the universe, truth, divine, supreme spirit, cosmic principles, knowledge). The syllable is often found at the beginning and the end of chapters in the Vedas, the Upanishads, and other Hindu texts. It is a sacred spiritual incantation made before and during the recitation of spiritual texts, during puja and private prayers, in ceremonies of rites of passages (sanskara) such as weddings, and sometimes during meditative and spiritual activities such as Yoga. It is also used in other Dharmic religions, such as Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
The syllable Om is also referred to as onkara (ओङ्कार, oṅkāra), omkara (ओंकार, oṃkāra) and pranava (प्रणव, praṇava).