84000 Glossary of Terms

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སྨད་པ། | Glossary of Terms

  • སྨད་པ།

  • smad pa
  • avadhūta
  • Term
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  • neglected spirits
  • སྨད་པ།
  • smad pa
  • avadhūta
Definition in this text:

The Sanskrit term means “neglected, discarded, rejected, cast off”, and thus appears to refer to nonhuman beings designated as such. The term used in the Tibetan translation is smad pa, “contemptible.”