| 单词 |
torma |
| 释义 |
torma|ˈtɔːmə|
Pl. torma, tormas.
[a. Tibetan.]
A sacrificial offering burned in a Tibetan Buddhist ceremony.
1895L. A. Waddell Buddhism of Tibet xii. 297 Another food-offering is a high conical cake of dough, butter and sugar, variously coloured, named tormā.., that is, holy food. It is placed on a metal tray supported by a tripod. 1929D. Macdonald Land of Lama xvii. 205 Everyone makes offerings in the temples, while the monks of the monastery prepare torma, symbolic emblems made of butter, on thin wooden or leather backing, often eight or ten feet high. 1958Illustr. London News 13 Dec. 1041/1 A set of such figures, known as torma and representing divine personages, spirits and demons, as well as offerings of various forms, are required for every rite conducted by lamas. 1970R. D. Taring Daughter of Tibet x. 135 On a certain day they burnt tormas (cone-shaped religious sweets). 1979J. Norbu Horseman in Snow 46 The grass..yields a red dye that is used to colour sacrificial offerings called tormas. |
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