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Yidam, an Uncommon card
A yidam or iṣṭadevatā is a meditational deity that serves as a focus for meditation and spiritual practice, said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 22,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Yidams are an integral part of Vajrayana, including Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Esoteric Buddhism and Shingon, which emphasize the use of esoteric practices and rituals to attain enlightenment more swiftly.
- The yidam is one of the three roots of the inner refuge formula and is also the key element of deity yoga.
- Yidam is sometimes translated by the term "tutelary deity".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Yidam article was read about 22,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Yidam
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Yidam (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Emblem of Tibet.svg : Sodacan / derivative work: Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
