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Terma

Terma \Ter"ma\, n. [NL. See Term, n.] (Anat.) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.
--B. G. Wilder.

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terma

n. (context anatomy English) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.

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Terma (religion)

Terma (; "hidden treasure") are various forms of hidden teachings that are key to Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religious traditions. The belief is that these teachings were originally esoterically hidden by various adepts such as Padmasambhava and dakini such as Yeshe Tsogyal (consorts) during the 8th century, for future discovery at auspicious times by other adepts, who are known as tertöns. As such, terma represent a tradition of continuous revelation in Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhism. Termas are a part of tantric literature.

Terma

Terma can refer to:

  • Terma (religion), traditions of revelation in Tibetan Buddhism, Bön and the Greater Himalayan region
  • "Terma" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
  • Terma A/S, a Danish company
  • Terma Foundation, American charity working in Tibet
Terma (The X-Files)

"Terma" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on . It was directed by Rob Bowman, and written by Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter. "Terma" featured guest appearances by John Neville, Nicholas Lea and Fritz Weaver. The episode helped explore the series' overarching mythology. "Terma" earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.3, being watched by 17.34 million viewers during its original airing.

FBI special agent Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson) and assistant director Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi) attend a United States Senate hearing, while Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny) attempts to escape from a Russian gulag. "Terma" is a two-part episode, continuing the plot from the previous episode, " Tunguska".

Several scenes in "Terma" were inspired by the novels of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, while its tagline—changed to " E pur si muove" from the usual "The truth is out there"—is a reference to Galileo Galilei's investigation by the Roman Inquisition. "Terma" features a climactic explosion at an oil refinery wellhead, requiring the physical effects staff to ignite a plume of flammable liquids.