Vyañjana
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vyañjana (T. tshig ’bru ཚིག་འབྲུ) is translated as "word," "inflected word," "letter," "sound," "syllable," etc.
In tantra, this term can refer to a "seed syllable" for a sadhana practice.
This term is also sometimes used as a synonym for (or abbreviation of) the term anuvyañjana ("minor mark").
- Sources
tshig ’bru, 84000 Glossary of Terms
tshig ’bru, Christian-Steinert Dictionary- https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vyanjana#buddhism
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University