Siddham script

This is the full mantra of Acala-vidyārāja, also known in Japan as Fudō Myō-ō, as well as his seed syllable at the bottom. Writ... Siddham - Acala Full Mantra

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Embroidered Buddhist images were introduced to Japan from China in the sixth century. Large embroideries were prominent among icons from the sixth through the ninth century and were often hung in temple lecture halls

Siddham script

The Siddham script is a descendent of the Brahmi script and an ancestor of the Devanagari script. The name Siddham comes from Sanskrit and means "accomplished or perfected" The Siddham script is mainly used by Shingon Buddhists in Japan to write out mantra and sutras in Sanskrit. It was introduced to Japan by Kukai in 806 AD after he had studied Sanskrit and Mantrayana Buddhism in China. In Japan the Siddham script is known as 梵字 (bonji). (...)

The Heart Sutra - Prajñāpāramita Hṛdayam Sūtra

A chart comparing Japanese script (Siddham), Sharada script of Kashmir and Devanagari. The similarities between Siddham and Sharada corroborate the legend that Siddham/Bonji script was brought to Japan by the disciple of a Kashmiri Sanskrit teacher named Prajna in the 9th century.

The bija seed syllable a in various scripts including siddham, Uchen, Lantsa. Includes information on the meaning and use of the syllable

mantras and seed syllables associated with Medicine Buddha

Trailokyavijaya (Gozanze Myo-O) mantra written in Siddham script. Siddhaṃ, meaning "accomplished" or "perfected", is the script used for writing Sanskrit ca 600-1200 CE. Many of the Buddhist texts which were taken to China along the Silk Road were written using a version of the Siddhaṃ script. At the time it was considered important to preserve the pronunciation of mantras, and Chinese was not suitable for writing the sounds of Sanskrit.