| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The Dalai Lama is said to be an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara, and so the mantra is especially revered by his devotees.The book Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism by Lama Anagarika Govinda, is a classic example of how a mantra like om mani padme hum can contain many levels of symbolic meaning.Donald Lopez gives a good discussion of this mantra and its various interpretations in his book Prisoners o
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