[Sidenote: 6. Symbolized as Jagannátha.] The best representation of _Om_ is the image of the god Jagannátha, which is said to be an incarnation of the mystic syllable प्रणबाबतार, or made in the form of _Om_, and not in that of Buddha, as some of our antiquarians have erroneously supposed it to be. There is a learned dissertation on the subject of Jagannátha’s representation of _Onkára_ to be found in one of the early articles of the Asiatic Society’s Researches, where the reader will get much more light on this mysterious subject. [Sidenote: 7. Comparison of _om_ and _on_.] It will further be found on comparison that ॐ bears not only a great resemblance to the Greek _on_ written as ȣ with the nasal above the O, but their perfect agreement with each other in sense will leave no ground of suspecting their identity with one another, as it will be fully treated of afterwards. III. THE ORTHEOPY OR ANALYSIS OF _Om_. [Sidenote: 1. A Monad.] We have already seen that the circular form of the letter O in _Om_, called a _bindu_ dot or cypher, was used like a geometrical point to denote a monad without parts, and represent the Supreme Being subsisting as the central point of the great circle of Universe, and filling the infinity of its circumference with his own life and light. The Vedas and the early theology of the Upanishads invariably understood the _Om_ as synonymous with _One_, and expressive of the unity of the God-head; as in the motto ओमेकमेबाद्वितीयं ब्रह्म । ओमेकामेवैतत् । of the Vedantists, corresponding with the monotheistic creed of Christians and Mahomedans “God is one” and “without an equal” “_Wahed Ho la Sharik laho_” “The unity of the God-head is the dictum of the Koran and Vedánta.” (Mon. Wm’s. Hindu Wisd. p. XLI. 1). The Manduka and similar Upanishads describe the majesty of the one. (Weber, p. 161). “That _one_ breathed breathless by itself” &c. Max Müller’s A. S. Lit. p. 560. [Sidenote: 2. Om a Duad.] Formerly the letter _O_ of _om_, _on_, and _One_ was considered a pure and simple sound, and made to represent a monad or Unity; but in course of time and with the progress of language it was found out to be a compound letter (सन्ध्यक्षर), formed by the union of a + u = o (अ + उ = ओ), and two _o’s_ in w omega or two _u’s_ in w. (See. S. Gr. & Baine’s grs). Then the perfect figure of the great circle was considered to be composed of two semicircles which the _w_ = उ was made to represent. This gave rise to the conception of a duality in the divine person, and hence grew the theory of the male and female पुरुष प्रकृति in the original androgyne of the _Sankhya_ and _Hara Gauri_ (हर गौरी and उमा महेश्वर) of the Tantra. Hence it is said; अनइत्यक्षरं ब्रह्म शब्द प्रकृति कुण्डली । अनन्यं हिबिनाब्रह्मनास्ति कुत्रापि सुन्दरि । इति गायत्री तन्त्रं ।