84000 Glossary of Terms

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ས་ཞག | Glossary of Terms

  • ས་ཞག

  • sa zhag
  • pṛthivīparvataka
  • Term
Publications: 1
  • saturated earth
  • ས་ཞག
  • sa zhag
  • pṛthivīparvataka
Definition in this text:

An enigmatic term that refers to a crust or deposit left on the earth after it is saturated by a fluid. When used together with a term for cremation ash, it seems to refer to the earth beneath the fire that has been saturated by the ghee used in the fire as well as by the melted bodily constituents.