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om mani padme hum noun phr. & interjection. L18.
[Sanskrit O mai-padme hu lit. 'oh (goddess) Manipadma', reinterpreted as 'oh jewel in the lotus', from mai jewel, padma lotus. Cf. OM.]
(Used as) a mantra or auspicious formula in prayer and meditation in Tibetan Buddhism.