hrīḥ is the seed syllable of Amitābha and so represents the qualities of the Buddha of the western quarter: chiefly meditation and compassion. In Tibet it is also associated with Avalokiteśvara or Chenresig.

Read my essay on the seed syllable hrīḥ.

Pronounced /hriːh/ (IPA)

Other bījas:   a | āḥ | dhīḥ | hūṃ | maiṃ | oṃ | tāṃ | traṃ | phaṭ | svāhā |

Examples

the seed syllable hrih ह्रीः Tibetan Hrih
hrīḥ
Siddham		 hrīḥ
Devanāgarī		 hrīḥ
Tibetan, Uchen.

 

Lantsa Hrih Lantsa Hrih Chinese Hrih
hrīḥ
Lantsa		 hrīḥ
Lantsa - alternative		 hrīḥ
Chinese immitation Seal Script

 

Japanese Hrih the seed syllable hrih
Picture of hrīḥ on a
Japanese cellphone strap.
Courtesy of solemn.still		 This carving of hrīḥ in the Tibetan script on a piece of stone was bought in Sikkhim by a friend for another friend.