"tukdam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan ཐུགས་དམ (thugs dam). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|bo|ཐུགས་དམ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Tibetan ཐུགས་དམ (thugs dam), {{bor+|en|bo|ཐུགས་དམ}} Borrowed from Tibetan ཐུགས་དམ (thugs dam) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tukdam (uncountable)
  1. (Tibetan Buddhism) An advanced state of meditation believed to be attained by some experienced meditators following their deaths. Tags: Tibetan, uncountable Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: thukdam
    Sense id: en-tukdam-en-noun-~LeLJEdU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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