ཐུགས་དམ
Tibetan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ཐུགས (thugs, “mind”) + དམ (dam, “bond”)
Noun
[edit]ཐུགས་དམ • (thugs dam)
- (honorific) tukdam
- tutelary god (on whom one's Tantric practice is centered)
- devotion, contemplation
- spiritual power, compassionate pledges, holy opinion, meditative commitment
- advice, oath, vow, solemn promise, prayer, wish
- heart vow, experience and realization, realization, confirmation by oath, personal practice
- spiritual practice
- sacred bond, spiritual pledge or vow