Siddham script

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). (...)

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.

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