Thugs dam

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Key Term	thugs dam
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In Tibetan Script	ཐུགས་དམ།
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	thugs dam
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	thugdam
English Standard	meditation at death
Term Type	Noun
Source Language	Tibetan
Basic Meaning	Persons who have experience in meditation on the nature of the mind or emptiness are said to be able to remain in a meditative equipoise after death. Although they have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, they are said to be able to retain their body without decay, often with lustre and flexibility. They are believed to have actualised their buddha-nature at the time of death and attained the state of enlightenment.
Has the Sense of	Thugs dam generally refers to meditation and spiritual commitment of a religious practitioner but often has the specific meaning of remaining in the state of meditation after death in the Himalayan Buddhist tradition. Highly realised beings are said to remain in this state for period after their death until their enlightened spirit leaves the physical body.
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RigpaWiki	rigpa:Tukdam

Persons who have experience in meditation on the nature of the mind or emptiness are said to be able to remain in a meditative equipoise after death. Although they have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, they are said to be able to retain their body without decay, often with lustre and flexibility. They are believed to have actualised their buddha-nature at the time of death and attained the state of enlightenment.