རྣམ་ཐར

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Tibetan

Etymology

Contracted form of རྣམ་པར་ཐར་པ (rnam par thar pa, complete liberation). Possibly a calque of Sanskrit विमोक्ष (vimokṣa, final liberation).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. (Vajrayana Buddhism) namtar, hagiography, biography, life story; biographical notes about yogis
  2. song or aria from Tibetan operas

Descendants

  • English: namtar