Siddham Alphabet
The Siddham script is an ancient Indian script used primarily for writing Sanskrit in Buddhist texts.
𑖀
A
a
𑖁
Aa
aa
𑖂
I
i
𑖃
Ii
ii
𑖄
U
u
𑖅
Uu
uu
𑖆
Vocalic R
ri
𑖇
Vocalic Rr
rii
𑖈
Vocalic L
li
𑖉
Vocalic Ll
lii
𑖊
E
e
𑖋
Ai
ai
𑖌
O
o
𑖍
Au
au
𑖎
Ka
ka
𑖏
Kha
kha
𑖐
Ga
ga
𑖑
Gha
gha
𑖒
Nga
nga
𑖓
Ca
ca
𑖔
Cha
cha
𑖕
Ja
ja
𑖖
Jha
jha
𑖗
Nya
nya
𑖘
Tta
tta
𑖙
Ttha
ttha
𑖚
Dda
dda
𑖛
Ddha
ddha
𑖜
Nna
nna
𑖝
Ta
ta
𑖞
Tha
tha
𑖟
Da
da
𑖠
Dha
dha
𑖡
Na
na
𑖢
Pa
pa
𑖣
Pha
pha
𑖤
Ba
ba
𑖥
Bha
bha
𑖦
Ma
ma
𑖧
Ya
ya
𑖨
Ra
ra
𑖩
La
la
𑖪
Va
va
𑖫
Sha
sha
𑖬
Ssa
ssa
𑖭
Sa
sa
𑖮
Ha
ha
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About the Siddham Alphabet
Siddham is an ancient Indian script that evolved from Brahmi around the 6th century CE. It was used primarily for writing Sanskrit Buddhist texts and was transmitted to China, Japan, and Korea along with Buddhism. The script is still used in some Buddhist rituals, particularly in Japan.
History
Siddham script developed in North India around the 6th-7th centuries CE. It was widely used for Buddhist texts and was brought to East Asia by Buddhist monks. While it fell out of use in India, it was preserved in Japan where it is still used for writing mantras and seed syllables (bīja) in esoteric Buddhism.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- Abugida script system
- Developed in 6th century CE
- Used for Buddhist texts
- Still used in Japanese Buddhism
- Evolved from Brahmi