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What does the Buddhist Om signify?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

According to HH the Dalai Lama:

"OM or AUM (ॐ), composed of three letters, A, U, and M, symbolizes the practitioner's impure body, speech, and mind; they also symbolize the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha"

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