ཡི་དམ

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Tibetan

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Etymology

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Particularly: “The word is said to be a contraction of ཡིད་ཀྱི་དམ་ཚིག (yid kyi dam tshig), which means to bind one’s mind ཡིད (yid) by promise དམ་ཚིག (dam tshig).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ཡི་དམ (yi dam)

  1. (Buddhism) yidam (a type of deity associated with tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind)

Descendants

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  • English: yidam