thugs dam
Property "Glossary-Definition" (as page type) with input value "thugs dam - Persons who have experience in meditation on the nature of the mind or emptiness are said to be able to remain in a meditative equipoise after death. Although they have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, they are said to be able to retain their body without decay, often with lustre and flexibility. They are believed to have actualised their buddha-nature at the time of death and attained the state of enlightenment. Tib. ཐུགས་དམ།" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
thugs dam
Basic Meaning
Persons who have experience in meditation on the nature of the mind or emptiness are said to be able to remain in a meditative equipoise after death. Although they have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, they are said to be able to retain their body without decay, often with lustre and flexibility. They are believed to have actualised their buddha-nature at the time of death and attained the state of enlightenment.
| Term Variations | |
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| Key Term | thugs dam |
| Topic Variation | thugs dam |
| Tibetan | ཐུགས་དམ། ( thugdam) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | thugs dam ( thugdam) |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | meditation at death |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | Persons who have experience in meditation on the nature of the mind or emptiness are said to be able to remain in a meditative equipoise after death. Although they have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, they are said to be able to retain their body without decay, often with lustre and flexibility. They are believed to have actualised their buddha-nature at the time of death and attained the state of enlightenment. |
| Related Topic Pages | Https://www.bhutan.virginia.edu/subjects/8260/text-node/39341/nojs |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| RigpaWiki | rigpa:Tukdam |
