Siddhaṃ (also Siddhāṃ), also known in its later evolved form as Siddhamātṛkā, is a medieval Brahmic abugida, derived from the Gupta script and ancestral
Nagari, Siddham and Sharada. The Siddhaṃ script was especially important in Buddhism, as many sutras were written in it. The art of Siddham calligraphy
(non-kana, non-kanji symbols) Kaidā glyphs (Yonaguni) Okinawan writing system Siddhaṃ script (Indic alphabet used for Buddhist scriptures) Serge P. Shohov (2004)
by both the Siddham script used for writing Sanskrit and the Chinese fanqie system. The monk Kūkai introduced the Siddhaṃ script to Japan in 806 on his
Siddham glyphs are based upon Japanese forms of Siddham characters on account of active usage of the script by Japanese Buddhist communities. Gupta script