The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c25.112
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c25.112
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Yab-yum, is a Tibetan word consisting of two particles yab and yum. The word ‘Yab’ in Tibetan means the ‘honourable father’ and ‘yum’ means the ‘honourable mother’. The combined word, therefore, means the father in the company of the mother, or in her embrace. For the spiritual significance of the conception of yab-yum, see Conclusion.