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	Siddham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Siddham (Sanskrit, accomplished or perfected) — referred to in Japanese as bonji (梵字) — is the name of a North Indian script used for writing Sanskrit.
		Siddham is an abugida or alphasyllabary rather than an alphabet because each character indicates a syllable.
		Siddham was influential in the development of the Kana writing system, which is also associated with Kūkai — while the Kana shapes derive from Chinese characters, the princlple of a syllable-based script and their systematic ordering was taken over from Siddham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siddham (393 words)

	Siddham script
		The Siddham script is a descendent of the Brahmi script and an ancestor of the Devanagari script.
		The name Siddham comes from Sanskrit and means "accomplished or perfected" The Siddham script is mainly used by Shingon Buddhist in Japan to write out mantra and sutras in Sanskrit.
		Siddham is a syllabic alphabet in which consonants all have an inherent vowel (a).
	www.omniglot.com /writing/siddham.htm (128 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Siddham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Siddham (Sanskrit, accomplished or perfected)and#8212;referred to in Japanese as bonji (and#26805;and#23383;)and#8212;is the name of a North Indian script used for writing Sanskrit.
		It was Kand#363;kai that introduced the Siddham script to Japan when he returned from China in 806, where he studied Sanskrit and Vajrayana Buddhism.
		Siddham was influential in the development of the Kana writing system, which is also associated with Kand#363;kai -- while the Kana shapes derive from Chinese characters, the princlple of a syllable-based script and their systematic ordering was taken over from Siddham.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=siddham (142 words)

	Siddham: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Siddham (Sanskrit (Sanskrit: (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes), accomplished or perfected)—referred to in Japanese as bonji (梵字)—is the name of a North Indian script used for writing Sanskrit.
		Descended from the Brahmi (Brahmi: A script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed) script via the Gupta script (Gupta script: the gupta script was used for writing sanskrit and is associated with the gupta empire...
		Siddham was influential in the development of the Kana (Kana: kana is a general term for two types of syllabic japanese script: hiragana ()...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/siddham (271 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		tatra tam adhii.s.ta.h bh.rta.h bhuuta.h bhaavii iti eva siddham.
		atha vaa yataa mukte dhaanyaanaam bhavane k.setre kha;n iti eva siddham.
		bhavet siddham adhyaaruu.dha.h dro.na.h khaaryaam adhika.h dro.na.h khaaryaam iti.
	hin.osaka-gaidai.ac.jp /cardona/mbhas/mbhas5.txt (6268 words)

	Siddham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Siddham letters have special meaning and use in...
		The Esoteric symbolism of the Siddham sri, the letter used in the Kanshinji...
		Siddham;: An essay on the history of Sanskrit studies in China and Japan (Sarasvati-vihara series)
	hallencyclopedia.com /Siddham (376 words)

	Ajikan Meditation on the syllable 'A' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Siddham, a variety of the Brāhmī script, was popularly used in the fourth and fifth centuries in India, the Gupta period.
		[38] Siddham is believed to have still been in use in India around the year 1000 (van Gulik 7).
		Since the Siddham script was used for transliterating Sanskrit words, especially mantras and dhāranī, it was considered a sacred script.
	www.bodhisattvamail.org /ajikan.htm (8788 words)

	esamskriti- Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The title of the text signifies 'Sanskrit and Siddham scripts and the explanation of their designations'.
		A description of Sarasvati occurs in the voluminous text Asabasho by Shocho 1205-82 and the rituals connected with her worship have been recorded by Ryoson 1279 to 1349 in Chapter CXLIX of his Byaku-hokku-sho (The White Jewel of Indian Tradition).
		The present indications are that the texts utilized were all written in Sanskrit, probably in the Siddham script, and there was no intrusion of Pali, unlike in the Buddhist countries of South-East Asia.
	www.esamskriti.com /html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=cultphil&cid=541&sid=9007&count1=3 (1386 words)

	SRB Editorial 4(2)
		Siddham refers to a gupta type of the brahmi writing system, used in India between the Fourth and the Eighth century, and now extant only in Japan.
		Few scholars have been attracted by the fact that siddham characters, interpreted as iconic signs, were used as the "body" of the absolute language (and therefore) of the absolute reality of esoteric Buddhism.
		In this way, siddham characters acquired the status of microcosms, of absolute entities, in accordance with their myths of origin.
	www.chass.utoronto.ca /epc/srb/srb/4-2edit.html (2131 words)

	Font Free Script Siddham
		Siddham, Siege of Marune, Siege of Miki, Siege of Noda, Siege of...
		Siddham (Sanskrit) characters, Japanese Kana, Chu Nom (the original characters used in medieval Vietnam), Shui Script...
		Siddham (Sanskrit) characters, Japanese Kana, Chu Nom (used in medieval times in Vietnam), Shui Script...
	www.listscripts.com /31/font-free-script-siddham.html (330 words)

	Akara
		The first letter of Siddham characters was considered the supreme one, invested with holiness and power: the source of all vowels and consonants, and contained in all the sounds that human beings produce.
		In a physical and spiritual sense, siddham has sustained its visual identity even if its sounds are no longer enunciated as in the country of its origin, India.
		Calligraphically one of the most striking and powerful writings, Siddham was practised and worshipped in China and later in Japan, where the monks, Cho-zen and Yu-zan revitalised Siddham with their dedication and scholarship.
	www.ignca.nic.in /ex_0002d.htm (697 words)

	Siddham Script Font Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		9 2 3.77% define siddham font 10 2 3.77% define siddham font free font 11 2 3.77% markup 12 2 3.77% siddham script...
		Siddham G h 0 Y Y - Michael Everson.
		Everson Sharada m - - - - Siddham G h 0 Y Y - Michael Everson...
	www.bestfontsonline.com /directory/siddham-script-font-free.html (696 words)

	Equipping a warrior: clustering inscriptions related to 'ratha' or 'anas' or 's'akat.a' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The word siddham and svasti at the beginning of inscriptions are commonly found, though siddham gradually came to be represented by a symbol found at the beginning of numerous inscriptions.
		In some cases again a symbol, which is apparently a variant of the siddham sign, appears at the end of a document and, in rare cases, also in the body of its text especially at the end of a section of it (cf.
		In the inscriptions of the Gupta age, the auspicious word siddham at the beginning of epigraphs was sometimes represented by a crescent-like curved stroke opening towards the left (Corp. Ins.
	www.hindunet.org /saraswati/spokedwheel.htm (4325 words)

	Siddham in China and Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Chinese Buddhists were the first to realize the academic importance of the phonetic script that was used to write Sanskrit, which was called Siddham.
		The Indian monks incorporated a section on Siddham letters in a number of translated sutras, perhaps, at the insistence of Chinese monks.
		From China, Siddham and its linguistic concepts travelled to Japan and initiated the scientific study of the Japanese language.
	spp.pinyin.info /abstracts/spp088_siddham.html (411 words)

	Siddham - English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We at Siddham are committed to the peace and prosperity of life here on earth, and we hope that you will take this journey with us both now and when you visit us again in the future.
		Our special focus is on being your information source to Siddham, the original language of Buddha.
		Siddham has mostly been lost over time, and it is our purpose and intention to bring this precious information to you and to the public.
	www.siddham.cn /yuan_english/main_english.html (245 words)

	Meaning
		Note: The name is written in Siddham, a medieval Sanskrit orthography.
		His name is inscribed in Siddham, a medieval Sanskrit orthography, on the left hand side of the Gohonzon as one faces it, signifying the principle that "earthly desires are enlightenment." Top
		Two names are written in (medieval) ancient Indian Sanskrit, or Siddham.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gohonzon/meaning.htm (5277 words)

	Gohonzon Shu: Dr. Jacquie Stone on the Object of Worship
		Each figure is indicated by the Chinese character for its name, except for Fudo and Aizen, who are represented by their "seed characters" in Siddham, the Japanese Sanskrit orthography.
		Nichiren does not say why he decided on a calligraphic mandala, though it is probably related to the tradition of esoteric mandalas drawn consisting partly or entirely in Siddham characters, as well as his personal reverence for the characters of the Lotus Sutra, which he regarded as not mere written words but the Buddha's mind.
		In his Sanji raishaku (Thrice-daily worship), written in 1215, Myoe (1173-1232) of the Kegon school described a calligraphic mandala he devised consisting of a central vertical inscription of a phrase expressing devotion to the three treasures, flanked by four expressions for the bodhicitta or mind aspiring to enlightenment taken from the Hua-yen ching.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /GohonzonShu/032B.html (419 words)

	[No title]
		Subject: Meaning of 'siddham' siddham This ancient word has many meanings in south asian languages, evidenced in many epigraphs.
		I shall be grateful for information from scholars on cognate words in South Asian and other languages and their guidance on the possible ancient or early 'meanings' assigned to this word.
		siddham is word that occurs at the beginning of inscriptions; is often denoted by a sign at the beginning of epigraphic inscriptions perhaps to ensure the success of the undertaking?
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/religious_studies/india/jain/jain-l.discussion.group/aug95jain-l (1288 words)

	Telugu script: Onamaalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The gurus initiated the Aksharabhyasam of the children with a prayer to the Thirthankaras and Siddhas.
		That prayer started with "Siddham Namaha." The close ties with the Kannada country helped spread the Jain traditions in the Telugu country.
		The initiation prayer generally took the form of "Onnamassivaya Siddham Namaha." Over the years it became O-Na-Ma-See-Vaa-Yaa-See-Dham-Namaha and the alphabet that was learnt with this prayer came to be called "O-na-ma-lu." Source: Mana lipi puttupoorvotharaalu by Thirumala Raamachandra.
	www.teluguworld.org /Telugu/Onamaalu.html (254 words)

	Siddham Alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sanskrit, and related languages, can be written in a wide variety of scripts - including roman.
		Siddha.m was the script used to write the Buddhist scriptures that were transmitted to China.
		The practice of writing in the Siddha.m script was preserved in Japan by the Shingon school founded by Kukai.
	www.mahaabaala.me.uk /visiblemantra/alikali.html (71 words)

	Brahmic family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burmese, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, and Tibetan are also written in Brahmic scripts, though with considerable modification to suit their phonology.
		The Siddham script was especially important in Buddhism because many sutras were written in it, and the art of Siddham calligraphy survives today in Japan.
		Some characteristics, which may not be present in all the scripts are:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brahmic_family (555 words)

	Kana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kana is traditionally said to have been invented by the Buddhist priest Kukai in the 9th century.
		Kukai certainly brought the Siddham script home on his return from China in 806; his interest in the sacred aspects of speech and writing led him to the conclusion that Japanese would be better represented by a phonetic alphabet than by the kanji which had been used up to that point.
		The concept of phonetic characters existed before as Kanji phonetics known as Man'yōgana;.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /k/ka/kana.html (302 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(6.1.1.1) P III.1.1 - 3.23 R IV.279 - 287 {31/130} avayavayogaa e.saa.sa.s.thii iti cet siddham jajaagaara puputriiyi.sati iti.
		(6.1.1.1) P III.1.1 - 3.23 R IV.279 - 287 {40/130} vyapade;sivadvacanaat siddham iti eva.
		(6.1.1.1) P III.1.1 - 3.23 R IV.279 - 287 {48/130} avacanaat lokavij;naanaat siddham iti eva.
	hin.osaka-gaidai.ac.jp /cardona/mbhas/mbhas6s.txt (22805 words)

	Gulik (1980) Siddham: An essay on the history of Sanskrit studies in China and Japan
		Gulik (1980) Siddham: An essay on the history of Sanskrit studies in China and Japan
		Siddham: An essay on the history of Sanskrit studies in China and Japan
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	www.getcited.org /?PUB=102200399&showStat=Ratings (107 words)

	Nityanand Shastri Kashmir Research Institute (NSKRI)
		"There is a tradition in Japan to write Sanskrit shlokas in a very beautiful script called Siddham," he revealed.
		Even today there is practically no house where you don't find something written in Siddham." Dr.
		Lokesh Chandra explained that "the ink that is taken to write one bija or akshara cannot be replenished.
	www.unmesh.com /may98.html (5685 words)

	Siddham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Siddham is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Siddham, Buddhism, Buddhism Dictionary, Buddhism Archives, Buddhism Dictionary - S, Buddhism Glossary - S, Buddhism Terms - S, India, Buddha, Zen Buddhism
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	www.experiencefestival.com /siddham (197 words)

	Dharma Dictionary: Kaji
		Sanskrit terms like this came to Japan inscribed in the Siddham, or Brahmini, script, the form of written Sanskrit that was used by priests in India in the fourth to eighth centuries and then later in China and Japan.
		Understanding the meaning of Siddham syllables was one of the beginning steps taken by Kukai to understand the esoteric teachings in China.
		In Sanskrit, the meanings for adhisthana cover a wide range, both secular and sacred, including a position, site, residence, abode or seat; government, authority or power; and a benediction.
	www.thebuddhadharma.com /issues/2004/spring/dharma_dictionary.htm (686 words)

	Who's Who on the Gohonzon? The Esoteric Deities (Vidyarajas) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The are each represented by their respective bijas, "seed syllables" that embody their essence.
		In this case, the seed syllables are written in Siddham, a variant of Sanskrit.
		They are the only parts of the Omandala written in the form of Sanskrit bijas.
	campross.crosswinds.net /ShuteiMandala/myo-o.html (1164 words)

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