Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yidam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yi-dam
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Yidams are not to be equated with the patron saints or guardian angels found in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions."

Etymology

From Tibetan ཡི་དམ (yi dam), (Sanskrit: समादान (samādān) or སམཱདཱནི (samādāni)).

Word Breakdown

Root: ཡི་དམ

Inflected Forms

yidams (plural)

Questions

What does yidam mean?: A type of deity associated with tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind.
Where does yidam come from?: From Tibetan ཡི་དམ (yi dam), (Sanskrit: समादान (samādān) or སམཱདཱནི (samādāni)).

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