སྐུད་པ། | Glossary of Terms

སྐུད་པ།

skud pa

tantuka
sūtra
tantru

Term

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2

protection cord

The Seven Buddhas

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.

3 passages contain this term

The King of Ritual Manuals from the Tantra of Māyā Mārīcī’s Arising

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.

2 passages contain this term

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AO

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AD

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AA

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RP

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RS

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SU

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