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'''chi med lam'' (“immortal path”) is a poetic term for the sky; hence "the heavenly pathways of the immortals", "the sky paths of the immortals", etc. The implication is that the sky is the place where the "immortal" gods | '''chi med lam'' (“immortal path”) is a poetic term for the sky; hence "the heavenly pathways of the immortals", "the sky paths of the immortals", etc. The implication is that the sky is the place where the "immortal" gods, whether worldly ''deva''-s or transcendental deities, traverse and reside; symbolically speaking. [Erick Tsiknopoulos] | ||
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'chi med lam (“immortal path”) is a poetic term for the sky; hence "the heavenly pathways of the immortals", "the sky paths of the immortals", etc. The implication is that the sky is the place where the "immortal" gods, whether worldly deva-s or transcendental deities, traverse and reside; symbolically speaking. [Erick Tsiknopoulos]