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What does Om represent?

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In Hinduism its three Sanskrit phonemes (transliterated a, u, and m ) symbolize the triad of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, or the three levels of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep.

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