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mdad/
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T105585
  • མདད (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
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1. Dan Martin Dictionary

An O.T. word used in relation with burial or interment (Mike Walter's forthcoming paper). Haarh, Yar-lun 359 & esp. 361. Spelled mda'ad in Btsan-lha, where it is said to be equiv. to a 'dad that achieves virtue for the deceased. Generally seems to be used in the verbal phrase mdad btang ba. It is the final phase of burial, taking place about 3 years after death. In Btsan-lha. spelled mda'ad: gshin por dge ba sgrub pa'i 'dad. Btsan-lha.

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