"merit field" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: merit fields [plural]
Etymology: A translation of Tibetan ཚོགས་ཞིང (tshogs zhing, “field of merit”). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|bo|ཚོགས་ཞིང|notext=1|t=field of merit}} Tibetan ཚོགས་ཞིང (tshogs zhing, “field of merit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} merit field (plural merit fields)
  1. (Tibetan Buddhism) a pictorial representation, usually represented on a thangka, of the triratna and lama for the purpose of veneration when taking Refuge. Wikipedia link: refuge tree Tags: Tibetan Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: refuge field, field of merit Related terms: refuge tree
    Sense id: en-merit_field-en-noun--yiC60aN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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