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པད་མ། | Glossary of Terms
པད་མ།
pad ma
padma
- Term
- Lotus
- པད་མ།
- pad ma
- padma
- Lotus
- པད་མོ།
- པདྨོ།
- པད་མ།
- པདྨ།
- pad mo
- pad+mo
- pad ma
- pad+ma
- nalinī
- padma
See “red lotus.”
- Lotus
- པད་མ།
- pad ma
- padma
Nelumbo nucifera. True lotus with a central pericarp. The Indian or sacred lotus.
- Lotus
- པད་མ།
- pad ma
- padma
- Lotus
- པད་མོ།
- pad mo
- padma
Sixtieth of the eighty designs on the palms and soles of the Tathāgata.
Warning: Readers are reminded that according to Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition there are restrictions and commitments concerning tantra. Practitioners who are not sure if they should read this translation are advised to consult the authorities of their lineage. The responsibility for reading this text or sharing it with others who may or may not fulfill the requirements lies in the hands of readers.
- Lotus
- པདྨ།
- pad+ma
- padma
The lotus flower or plant; metaphorically, the female genital organ.
Warning: Readers are reminded that according to Vajrayāna Buddhist tradition there are restrictions and commitments concerning tantra. Practitioners who are not sure if they should read this translation are advised to consult the authorities of their lineage. The responsibility for reading this text or sharing it with others who may or may not fulfill the requirements lies in the hands of readers.
- Lotus
- པདྨ།
- pad+ma
- padma
The lotus flower or plant; euphemistic name for the female genital organ.
- Day lotus
- པད་མ།
- pad ma
- padma
- Pink lotus
- པད་མ།
- pad ma
- padma
- Red lotus
- པད་མོ།
- པདྨོ།
- པད་མ།
- པདྨ།
- pad mo
- pad+mo
- pad ma
- pad+ma
- nalinī
- padma
Nelumbo nucifera. The true lotus that has a central pericarp, while the “night lotus” and the “blue lotus” are actually lilies. Padma or nalinī refers to the red variety of the lotus, while the white lotus is called puṇḍarīka.