mani (maṇi)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: “jewel,” often in the shape of a tear-drop

Long Description: “jewel,” often in the shape of a tear-drop; in Eastern traditions, understood to be powerful in removing evil and the causes of sorrow; see Om mani padme hum.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger