དམ་ཚིག | Glossary of Terms

The bond between the practitioner and the deity, and also between the master and the pupil, forged at the time of an initiation.

The level of commitments specifically associated with tantric practice. Also rendered here as “commitment.”

The bond with the master, deity, and the mantra, based on the pledge or commitment made during an empowerment.

A commitment that binds a mantra practitioner with their deity and their master. The term is rendered elsewhere in this translation as “pledge.”

Literally “coming together,” samaya refers to precepts given by the teacher, the corresponding commitment by the pupil, and the bond that results, which can also be the bond between the practitioner and the deity or a spirit. It can also mean a special juncture or circumstance, or an ordinary time or season.

The commitments specifically associated with tantric practice.

Literally “coming together,” samaya, refers to precepts given by the teacher, the corresponding commitment by the pupil, and the bond that results, which can also be the bond between the practitioner and the deity or a spirit. It can also mean a special juncture or circumstance, or an ordinary time or season.

Pledges or commitments to specific behaviors that bind a practitioner of mantra to their deity and/or spiritual master. Samaya are often specific to the deity or rite being practiced.

The level of commitments specifically associated with tantric practice. Also rendered here as “samaya.”

A tantric vow or commitment.

See “samaya.”

Mutual pledge or bond between the master and the disciple; also that between the practitioner and the deity or spirit.

The pledges taken by a tantric practitioner in the course of initiation.