84000 Glossary of Terms

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སྐུད་པ། | Glossary of Terms

  • སྐུད་པ།

  • skud pa
  • tantuka
  • sūtra
  • tantru
  • Term
Publications: 2
  • protection cord
  • སྐུད་པ།
  • skud pa
  • sūtra
  • tantru
Definition in this text:

A term used here to denote a piece of string incanted with a mantra that protects whomever wears it.

  • protection cord
  • སྐུད་པ།
  • skud pa
  • tantuka AS
Definition in this text:

A cord that is incanted with a mantra and worn on the body to protect against attack from human and nonhuman beings.