Siddhaṃ
Brahmic script, used for writing Sanskrit from c. 550 – c. 1200, and later employed in Mikkyō (Japanese esoteric Buddhism) for religious purposes
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Siddhaṃ
Summary
Siddhaṃ is a natural writing system[1]. Siddhaṃ draws 408 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #16 of 38).[2]
Key Facts
- Siddhaṃ's image is recorded as Prajnyaapaaramitaa Hridaya Pel.sogd.jpg[3].
- Siddhaṃ's image is recorded as Pratisara Mantra1.png[4].
- Siddhaṃ's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[5].
- Siddhaṃ's instance of is recorded as abugida[6].
- Siddhaṃ's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[7].
- Siddhaṃ's based on is recorded as Gupta[8].
- Siddhaṃ's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00560862[9].
- Siddhaṃ's has use is recorded as mikkyō[10].
- Siddhaṃ's has use is recorded as Sanskrit[11].
- Siddhaṃ's Commons category is recorded as Siddham script[12].
- Siddhaṃ's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[13].
- Siddhaṃ's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Sidd[14].
- +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Siddhaṃ[15].
- Siddhaṃ's end time is recorded as +1200-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
- Siddhaṃ's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wb0c8[17].
- Siddhaṃ's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Siddham script[18].
- Siddhaṃ's replaces is recorded as Gupta[19].
- Siddhaṃ's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[20].
- Siddhaṃ's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa-sidd', 'text': '𑖭𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖽'}[21].
- Siddhaṃ's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'सिद्धमातृका'}[22].
- Siddhaṃ's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '悉曇'}[23].
- Siddhaṃ's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '悉曇'}[24].
- Siddhaṃ's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '梵字'}[25].
- Siddhaṃ's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'सिद्धं'}[26].
- Siddhaṃ's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā'}[27].
Why It Matters
Siddhaṃ draws 408 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #16 of 38).[2] Siddhaṃ has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Siddhaṃ is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]