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  1. Dec 2024
    1. Unexcelled Yoga Tantra

      for - definition - unexcelled yoga tantra - the ultimate practice of simulating clear light meditation while still alive, in the Gelupa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism - from Youtube - Between Life and Death: Understanding Tukdam - John D. Dunne

    2. avidyā in Sanskrit or "ma rig pa" in Tibetan,

      for - definition - avidya (Sanskrit) or Ma Ri Pa (Tibetan) - Fundamental misunderstanding (both intellectual and affective) about the (ultimate) nature of reality itself - from Youtube - Between Life and Death: Understanding Tukdam - John D. Dunne

    3. What does this word "thugs dam" mean?
      • definition - Tukdam - John Dunne
        • is a word with multiple meanings (polysemy)
        • first - honorific term for samaya - Sanskrit for Tantric vows
          • second - commitment / promise
          • third - chosen deity
          • fourth - practicing any of the above
            • specifically, it could mean accomplishing the goals of Tantric practice, especially at the time of death