Term | Buddha-figure |
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Tibetan | yi-dam |
Sanskrit | ishtadevata |
Pali | |
Definition | An emanated form of a Buddha, often with multiple faces, arms, and legs, which tantric practitioners visualize themselves as. This is done in order to create a close bond with the figure so as to be able to attain enlightenment, in the form of that figure, through such practice. |
Arabic | احد هيئات بوذا |
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German | Buddha-Gestalt / Buddha-Form |
French | figure de Bouddha |
Italian | forma di Buddha |
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | [mind-firm]; personal deity; tutelary deity; promise; vow; one who has a vow; deity |
Russian | медитативный образ будды |
Vietnamese | bổn tôn |