| Term | Buddha-figure |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Translation | figure de Bouddha |
|---|---|
| Definition | Forme d'émanation d'un Bouddha, souvent à la mutliplicté de visages, de bras et de jambes, sous laquelle les pratiquants tantriques se visualisent afin de créer un lien étroit avec la figure pour devenir capable d'atteindre l'illumination, sous la forme de cette figure et par cette pratique. |
| Arabic | احد هيئات بوذا |
|---|---|
| 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 |