Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum is most famous mantra in Buddhism, the six syllabled mantra of the bodhisattva of compassion.

The first, Om is composed of three letters, A, U, and M, symbolize the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha.

Mani, meaning jewel, symbolizes the factors of method-the altruistic intention to become enlightened, compassion, and love.

Padme, meaning lotus, symbolize wisdom.

Purity must be achieved by an indivisible unity of method and wisdom, symbolized by the final syllable Hum, which indicates indivisibility.

Om Mani Padme Hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha.