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'''Amrita''' | '''Amrita''' (Skt. ''amṛta'') - The Sanskrit word ''amrita'' means “deathless”; in Tibetan it is ''dütsi'' ([[Wyl.]] ''bdud rtsi''), because, it is said, “it is the medicine that overcomes the fearful state of death.” The ''Tantra of the Secret Cycle'' elaborates: | ||
:To [[samsara]] which is like [[mara]] (''dü'') | :To [[samsara]] which is like [[mara]] (''dü'') | ||
:When the elixir (''tsi'') of the truth of [[Dharma]] is applied, | :When the elixir (''tsi'') of the truth of [[Dharma]] is applied, | ||
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[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category: Shrine and Ritual]] | [[Category:Shrine and Ritual]] |
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Amrita (Skt. amṛta) - The Sanskrit word amrita means “deathless”; in Tibetan it is dütsi (Wyl. bdud rtsi), because, it is said, “it is the medicine that overcomes the fearful state of death.” The Tantra of the Secret Cycle elaborates:
- To samsara which is like mara (dü)
- When the elixir (tsi) of the truth of Dharma is applied,
- It is called nectar (dütsi).
The medicinal nectar of amrita effects healing and attainment on every dimension. The Thirteenth Dalai Lama wrote: “All the siddhis, it is said, including the accomplishment of the vajra body of immortality, come as a result of the qualities of amrita.” The Eight Volumes on Nectar explain:
- Curing the four hundred and twenty-four illnesses
- And destroying the four maras,
- It is the essence supreme, the king of medicines.