Om A Ra Pa Ca Na Dhih

• Deity:

  Manjushri

• Usage:

  Wisdom

• Meaning:

  The individual syllables A RA PA CA and NA have no translatable meaning. They are syllabary and are believed to have symbolic connections with different spiritual qualities.
  
  From the "Large Sutra of Perfect Wisdom" (adapted from Conze):
  
  A - Leads to the insight that the essence of all things is unproduced.
  RA - Leads to the insight that all things are pure and free of defilements.
  PA - Leads to the insight that all dharmas have been "expounded in the ultimate sense."
  CA - Leads to the insight that the arising and ceasing of things cannot be apprehended because in reality there is no arising of ceasing.
  NA - Leads to the insight that although the names for things change the nature of things behind their names cannot be gained or lost.
  DIHI - This is often defined as “prayer” or “understanding” or “reflection.”
  
  These are all important concepts in the Perfection of Wisdom.