Siddham script   

Origin

The Siddham script is a descendent of the Brahmi script and an ancestor of
the Devanagari script. The name Siddham comes from Sanskrit and means
“accomplished or perfected” The Siddham script is mainly used by
Shingon Buddhists in Japan to write out mantra and sutras in Sanskrit.
It was introduced to Japan by Kukai in 806 AD after he had studied Sanskrit
and Mantrayana Buddhism in China. In Japan the Siddham script is known as
梵字 (bonji).

Notable features

• Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet
• Writing direction: left to right in horizontal lines.
• Used to write: Sanskrit

Siddham script

Vowels

Vowel diacritics with ka

Consonants

Sample text in Sanskrit in the Siddham alphabet

Transliteration

Sarve mānavāḥ svatantratāḥ
samutpannāḥ vartante api cha, gauravadr̥śā
adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ
eva vartante. Ete sarve cetanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ
susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarve’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā
parasparaṁ vyavaharantu.

Source: http://www.visiblemantra.org/human-rights.html

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Links

Information about the Siddham script (in Japanese, except the first two)
http://www.visiblemantra.org
http://www.mandalar.com
http://www.siddham-sanskrit.com
http://www.tctv.ne.jp/tobifudo/bonzisyo/bindex.html
http://www1.plala.or.jp/eiji/BONJI.htm