yidam

A painting depicting the yidam Chakrasamvara

Meaning

Noun

  • A type of deity associated with tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind.

Origin

  • from Tibetan ཡི་དམ, (Sanskrit: समादान or སམཱདཱནི)
  • The word is said to be a contraction of ཡིད་ཀྱི་དམ་ཚིག, which means to bind one’s mind ཡིད་ by promise་དམ་ཚིག.་

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