Om
Om (or
Aum) is a
sacred syllable in, both,
Hinduism and
Buddhism. The syllable is sometimes referred to as, "the
Udgitha". The
Chandogya Upanishad (
1.1.1-10) states, "The udgitha is the best of all essences, the highest, deserving the highest place, the eighth." It has been
argued that Om can be
translated, into
English, as "yes". Notes the
Chandogya Upanishad, "That syllable, is a syllable of permission; for, whenever we permit anything, we say Om."
Om is a
river in
Russia; it is ~
724km long.