Tibetan Buddhism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...prayers and intoning hymns, often to the sound of great horns and drums. A protective formula of esoteric significance, Om mani padme hum Om , the jewel in the lotus, is repeated; it is inscribed on rocks and walls, tallied on prayer wheels, and displayed...