Bija

Bīja

... In some tantric traditions, the Bija of the 'Varnamala' (Sanskrit English "garland of letters" which may be rendered as alphabet) are understood as aniconic representations and sound embodiments of the matrikas (a ... Bijas are often the vehicle of esoteric transmission of terma to a 'terton' (Tibetan English "revealer of terma"), such as that experienced by Dudjom Lingpa ...