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mani stone

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

Noun

mani stone (plural mani stones)

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

Forms of mani stone

pluralmani stones

Origin of mani stone

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).

Questions about mani stone

What does mani stone mean?
Mani stone means a stone, rock or pebble usually inscribed with the mantra om mani padme hum, used as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism.
What part of speech is mani stone?
Mani stone is a noun.
What is the plural of mani stone?
The plural of mani stone is mani stones.

Words near mani stone in the dictionary

  1. manhwaga
  2. manhwagas
  3. manhwas
  4. Manhès process
  5. mani
  6. mani stone
  7. mani stones
  8. mani wheel
  9. mani wheels
  10. mani-
  11. mani-pedi

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