オンアラハシャノウ
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
/on a ra pa sa nau/ → /on a ra ɸa sya nau/ → /on a ra ha ɕa noː/
From Sanskrit ॐ अरपचन धीः (oṃ arapacana dhīḥ): 唵 (on, “oṃ”) + アラハシャノウ (arahashanō, “arapacana”, a Buddhist mnemonic of the Sanskrit alphabet). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why dhīḥ was dropped?”)
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: オン‧ア‧ラ‧ハ‧シャ‧ノウ
Phrase edit
オンアラハシャノウ or おんあらはしゃのう • (on'arahashanō) ←オンアラハシヤナウ (on'arafasyanau)?
- (Buddhism, chiefly Shingon) An esoteric Buddhist mantra, directed to Monju Bosatsu (Mañjuśrī bodhisattva)
See also edit
- オンアラハシャナ (on arahashana, Tendai form)
- 文殊 (Monju), 文殊菩薩 (Monju Bosatsu), 文殊師利 (Monjushiri, “Mañjuśrī”)