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Siddham script
Origin
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 Buddhists in
Japan to write out mantra and sutras in Sanskrit. It was introduced to Japan by Kukai in 806 AD after he had studied
Sanskrit and Mantrayana Buddhism in China. In Japan the Siddham script is known as 梵字 (bonji).
Notable features
Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet
Writing direction: left to right in horizontal lines.
Used to write: Sanskrit
Siddham script
Vowels
Vowel diacritics with ka
Consonants
Sample text in Sanskrit in the Siddham alphabet
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Transliteration
Sarve mānavāḥ svatantratāḥ samutpannāḥ vartante api cha, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ eva vartante. Ete
sarve cetanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarve’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu.
Source: http://www.visiblemantra.org/human-rights.html
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should
act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Links
Information about the Siddham script
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhaṃ_alphabet
http://www.visiblemantra.org/siddham.html
http://www.mandalar.com
http://www.siddham-sanskrit.com
http://www1.plala.or.jp/eiji/BONJI.htm
Siddham fonts
http://tongphuockhai.wordpress.com/
2011/01/29/software-siddham-lantsa/
Some of the writing systems used to write Sanskrit
Brāhmi, Devanāgari, Grantha, Kharoṣṭhi, Śāradā, Siddham, Thai, Tibetan, (and many more)
Syllabic alphabets / abugidas
Ahom, Badaga, Balinese, Batak, Baybayin (Tagalog), Bengali, Bilang-bilang, Bima, Blackfoot, Brahmi, Buhid, Burmese,
Carrier, Chakma, Cham, Cree, Dehong Dai, Devanagari, Ditema, Dives Akuru, Ethiopic, Evēla Akuru, Fraser, Gondi,
Goykanadi, Grantha, Gujarati, Gupta, Gurmukhi, Hanifi, Hanuno'o, Ibalnan, Inuktitut, Javanese, Jenticha, Kaithi, Kadamba,
Kannada, Kawi, Kerinci, Kharosthi, Khmer, Khojki, Kulitan, Lampung, Lanna, Lao, Lepcha, Limbu, Lontara/Makasar, Lota
Ende, Malayalam, Manpuri, Meroïtic, Modi, Mon, Mongolian Horizontal Square Script, Nandinagari, Newa, Ojibwe, Odia,
Pahawh Hmong, Pallava, Phags-pa, Ranjana, Redjang, Sasak, Satera Jontal, Shan, Sharda, Siddham, Sindhi, Sinhala, Sorang
Sompeng, Sourashtra, Soyombo, Sundanese, Syloti Nagri, Tagbanwa, Takri, Tamil, Thaana, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigalari
(Tulu), Tikamuli, Tocharian, Tolong Siki, Varang Kshiti
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