Etymology

terma

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Today it means: Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions. Full definition →

Tibetan གཏེར་མ
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  1. Tibetan · borrowed fromགཏེར་མ“hidden treasure”
  2. English todayterma

From Tibetan གཏེར་མ (gter ma, “hidden treasure”).

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