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Yidam (meditational deity)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Yidam_(meditational_deity)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:deity
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:category
gptkb:meditation
Hindu mythology
Tantric practices
Vajrayana practices
gptkbp:criteria
Chosen by practitioner or teacher
gptkbp:etymology
Sanskrit 'Ista-devata'
gptkbp:function
Meditation aid
Spiritual guide
gptkbp:goal
Realization of enlightened qualities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Yidam (meditational deity)
gptkbp:importantFor
Central to Vajrayana practice
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:notableExample
gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:Padmasambhava
gptkb:Manjushri
gptkb:Avalokiteshvara
gptkb:Hevajra
gptkb:Kalachakra
gptkb:Vajrapani
gptkb:Hayagriva
gptkb:Chakrasamvara
gptkb:Vajrayogini
gptkbp:practiceType
gptkb:meditation
gptkb:Deity_yoga
Sadhana
gptkbp:purpose
gptkb:Enlightenment
Personal spiritual practice
gptkbp:relatedConcept
gptkb:Deity_yoga
gptkb:Guru_yoga
Sadhana
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:visualizes
Practitioner visualizes self as yidam
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Simhamukha
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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