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thukdam

thukdam is the alternative form of tukdam.

Meaning of tukdam

Noun

tukdam (uncountable)

  1. (Tibetan) An advanced state of meditation believed to be attained by some experienced meditators following their deaths.
    • Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche passed away quite suddenly, but after he died he remained in tukdam for quite a while, longer than the sun was in the sky that day.1999 August 1, Erik Pema Kunsang, Marcia Binder Schmidt, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, As it is, volume 1, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, →ISBN, page 25

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What is thukdam the alternative form of?
Thukdam is the alternative form of tukdam.

Words near thukdam in the dictionary

  1. thujopsane
  2. thujopsanes
  3. thujopsene
  4. thujopsenes
  5. thujyl
  6. thukdam
  7. thukpa
  8. thukpas
  9. Thul
  10. thula
  11. Thulamela

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