::Terma (religion)
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Terma (Tibetan: གཏེར་མ་, Wylie: gter ma; "hidden treasure")<ref name=DWBDict>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Terma (religion) sections
Intro Terma tradition Antecedents and analogies in other traditions Types of terma Prominent terma cycles Minor terma cycles Notes References See also
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Terma (Tibetan: གཏེར་མ་, Wylie: gter ma; "hidden treasure")<ref name=DWBDict>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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}}</ref> are key Tibetan Buddhist and Bon teachings, which the tradition holds were originally esoterically hidden by various adepts such as Padmasambhava and his dakinis (consorts) in the 8th century for future discovery at auspicious times by other adepts, known as tertöns. As such, they represent a tradition of continuous revelation in Tibetan Buddhism.<ref name=DWBDict/> Termas are a part of tantric literature.
Terma (religion) sections
Intro Terma tradition Antecedents and analogies in other traditions Types of terma Prominent terma cycles Minor terma cycles Notes References See also
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