terma

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/ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə/

noun

Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.

OriginTibetan གཏེར་མ →
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Meanings

terma1

nounterma (plural termas)

plural termas

  1. Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.

terma2

noun
  1. anatomyThe terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.

    The terma is so thin that even when it has escaped injury in the inedisection of the brain it may not be readily recognized unless three points are borne in mind

    1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

Origin

  1. Tibetanགཏེར་མ“hidden treasure”
  2. Englishterma

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

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“terma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terma.

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