The Mantra depicted is OM MANE PADME HUM, The mantra found inside the prayer
wheel and the mantra of Avalokitesvara the god of compassion.
In the Hindu and Buddhist traditions the sound Om or “Aum” is associated to the Sanskrit syllable and
it is considered to be the Yantra of creation.In most of the Hindu texts and also in esoteric Buddhism
practice the om is placed at the beginning of almost every mantra as the famous “om mani padme hum”.