translation of om mani padme om
And in the far east, Avalokiteshvara turned into the female Bodhisattva, Kuan Yin. Om, as Iâve explained before, has only a mystical meaning â suggesting primordial reality. Mani means jewel, while Padme means lotus. Hum, like Om, has no conceptual meaning. Overall, the mantra is suggestive of the bringing together of the qualities of wisdom (the lotus) and compassion (the jewel).