唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
唵	訶	訶	訶	尾	娑	摩	曳	娑	婆	訶
おん Hyōgaiji	か Hyōgaiji	か Hyōgaiji	か Hyōgaiji	び Grade: S	さ > さん Hyōgaiji	ま Grade: S	えい Jinmeiyō	さ > そ Hyōgaiji	ば > わ Grade: S	か Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Sanskrit ॐ हहह विस्मये स्वाहा (oṃ hahaha vismaye svāhā): 唵(おん) (on, “om”) + 訶(か)訶(か)訶(か) (kakaka, onomatopoeia for laughter) + 尾(び)娑(さん)摩(ま)曳(えい) (bisanmaei, transcription of "vismaye") + 娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka, “svāhā”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [õ̞ŋ ka̠ka̠ka̠ bʲisã̠mːa̠e̞ː so̞ɰᵝa̠ka̠]

• Hyphenation: 唵‧訶‧訶‧訶‧尾娑摩曳‧娑婆訶

Phrase

唵(おん)訶(か)訶(か)訶(か)尾(び)娑(さん)摩(ま)曳(えい)娑(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) or 唵訶訶訶尾娑摩曳娑婆訶(オンカカカビサンマエイソワカ) • (on kakaka bisanmaei sowaka) 

1. (Buddhism) An esoteric Buddhist mantra (Om! Ha ha ha! O wondrous one, svāhā!).

See also

• 地(じ)蔵(ぞう) (Jizō), 地(じ)蔵(ぞう)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) (Jizō Bosatsu, “Kṣitigarbha”)