Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lamina terminalis, or terminal lamina, of the brain; a thin lamina between the præcommissura and the chiasma, constituting a part of the boundary of the aula. See cut under
sulcus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.
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- noun anatomy The
terminal lamina , or thinventral part, of theanterior wall of the thirdventricle of thebrain .
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Examples
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Seeing that the times were not ripe, he buried some texts as buried treasure texts (gter-ma, "terma").
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Seeing that the times were not ripe, he buried some texts as buried treasure texts (gter-ma, "terma").
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As in, these wreckerators should be terma-nated from their current positions.
Sideshow Slideshow 2009
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The shorter near lineage (nye-brgyud) of treasure texts (gter-ma, “terma”) comprises texts planted either in a physical location (sa-gter), such as inside a pillar of a temple, or in the minds of disciples (dgongs-gter).
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Rechungpa hid these teachings as a treasure text (gter-ma, “terma”).
A Commentary on A Root Text for Gelug-Kagyu Mahamudra the First Panchen Lama Lozang-chokyi-gyeltsen 2006
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Later generations of masters uncovered them as treasure-texts (terma, gter-ma).
Making Sense of Tantra ��� 2 The Authenticity of the Tantras 2002
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Later, he concealed The Furthest Everlasting Continuum and Differentiating Phenomena and Their Actual Nature as hidden treasure texts (terma).
Buddha-Nature, Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra ��� Part One: Background Discussion 1982
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[153: 1] [Greek: epi to terma tês duseôs] -- Epist. to the Corinthians v. Clement in the same place mentions that Paul was seven times in bonds.
The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution 1854
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Friends noticed, too, his fascination with terma, tiny texts in shell-like casings that were buried and dug up again to speak wisdom to later generations, and drew joking parallels with Joseph Smith's discovery of the
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The terma biographies are rich literature written in allusive, metaphorical language.
Kuensel Newspaper 2010
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