Etymology

merit field

Today it means: a pictorial representation, usually represented on a thangka, of the triratna and lama for the purpose of veneration when taking Refuge. Full definition →

Tibetan ཚོགས་ཞིང
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  1. Tibetan · calque ofཚོགས་ཞིང“field of merit”
  2. English todaymerit field

A translation of Tibetan ཚོགས་ཞིང (tshogs zhing, “field of merit”).

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