mani stone

English

Etymology

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).

Noun

mani stone (plural mani stones)

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

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嘛呢石 (mānīshí)

• German: Manistein m