ཐུགས་དམ

Tibetan edit

Etymology edit

ཐུགས (thugs, mind) + དམ (dam, bond)

Noun edit

ཐུགས་དམ (thugs dam)

  1. (honorific) tukdam
  2. tutelary god (on whom one's Tantric practice is centered)
  3. devotion, contemplation
  4. spiritual power, compassionate pledges, holy opinion, meditative commitment
  5. advice, oath, vow, solemn promise, prayer, wish
  6. heart vow, experience and realization, realization, confirmation by oath, personal practice
  7. spiritual practice
  8. sacred bond, spiritual pledge or vow