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'''Pema''' (pad ma) means lotus.
'''Pema''' (Tib. པདྨ་ or [[པད་མ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''pad ma''), derived from the Sanskrit ''padma'', means lotus. As it is a beautiful flower which grows out of mud, it symbolizes purity arising out of impurity and the transmutation of the [[destructive emotions]] into [[wisdom]].  


As a name, Pema is also a reference to [[Padmasambhava]], who, as his name suggests, was born from a lotus.


[[Category: Tibetan Names]]
[[Category: Tibetan Names]]

Latest revision as of 15:02, 17 August 2015

Pema (Tib. པདྨ་ or པད་མ་, Wyl. pad ma), derived from the Sanskrit padma, means lotus. As it is a beautiful flower which grows out of mud, it symbolizes purity arising out of impurity and the transmutation of the destructive emotions into wisdom.

As a name, Pema is also a reference to Padmasambhava, who, as his name suggests, was born from a lotus.