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- Tibetan · borrowed fromཡི་དམ
- English todayyidam
From Tibetan ཡི་དམ (yi dam), (Sanskrit: समादान (samādān) or སམཱདཱནི (samādāni)).
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yidam
Today it means: A type of deity associated with tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind. Full definition →
Tibetan ཡི་དམ