U+115AA "ð‘–ª" Siddham Letter Va Unicode Character
U+115AA "ð‘–ª" Siddham Letter Va is a glyph from the Siddham script, a historical Indian abugida primarily used for writing sacred Buddhist texts in East Asia, particularly in Japan, where it is known as Shittan or Bonji. This specific character represents the syllable "va" and belongs to a script that was developed in ancient India around the 6th century CE before being transmitted to China and eventually Japan along with Esoteric Buddhism. Visually, the letter features a distinctive curved and angular design typical of Siddham, and it holds significant cultural and religious importance, often appearing in mantra inscriptions, temple decorations, and ritual manuscripts within Shingon and Tendai Buddhist traditions. Its inclusion in Unicode since version 8.0 (2015) ensures its digital preservation and enables scholars, practitioners, and typographers to access and render this ancient script in modern computing environments.