Glossary
Note: The glossary is organized into sections according to the main language of each entry. The first section contains Tibetan words organized in Tibetan alphabetical order. To jump to the entries that begin with a particular Tibetan root letter, click on that letter below. Columns of information for all entries are listed in this order: THL Extended Wylie transliteration of the term, THL Phonetic rendering of the term, the English translation, the Sanskrit equivalent, the Chinese equivalent, other equivalents such as Mongolian or Latin, associated dates, and the type of term. To view the glossary sorted by any one of these rubrics, click on the corresponding label (such as “Phonetics”) at the top of its column.
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| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
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| kun mkhyen ’jam dbyangs bzhad pa sku ’phreng gnyis pa rje ’jigs med dbang po’i rnam thar | Künkhyen Jamyang Zhepa Kutreng Nyipa Jé Jikmé Wangpö Namtar | A Biography of the Lord Jikmé Wangpo, The Second Omniscient Jamyang Zhepa | Text | ||||
| klong rdol | Longdöl | 1719-1794 | Person | ||||
| dkon mchog ’jigs med dbang po | Könchok Jikmé Wangpo | 1728-1791 | Person | ||||
| dkon mchog bstan pa rab rgyas | Könchok Tenpa Rapgyé | 1801-1866 | Person | ||||
| dkon mchog bstan pa’i dpal bzang | Könchok Tenpé Pelzang | ca. 1812-1865 | Person | ||||
| bka’ ’gyur | Kangyur | building | |||||
| skal bzang dge legs rgya mtsho | Kelzang Gelek Gyamtso | 1776-1833 | Person | ||||
| skal bzang thub bstan dbang phyug | Kelzang Tupten Wangchuk | 1856-1916 | Person | ||||
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| Kha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| kho tshe | Khotsé | place | |||||
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| Ga | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| gam bcar mkhan po mkhas grub rgya mtsho | Gamchar Khenpo Khedrup Gyamtso | Person | |||||
| gung thang dkon mchog bstan pa’i sgron me | Gungtang Könchok Tenpé Drönmé | 1762-1823 | author | ||||
| gung thang gsung ’bum | Gungtang Sungbum | The Collected works of Gungtang | Text | ||||
| gling dkon mchog dgyes pa’i blo gros | Ling Könchok Gyepé Lodrö | b. 1773 | Person | ||||
| gling don grub rgya mtsho | Ling Döndrup Gyamtso | 1702-1769 | Person | ||||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | monastery | |||||
| dge ’dun dar rgyas | Gendün Dargyé | 1786-1848 | Person | ||||
| dge lugs pa | Gelukpa | organization | |||||
| dgon lung | Gönlung | monastery | |||||
| rgya nag pa | Gyanakpa | Person | |||||
| rgya zhabs drung tshang ’jigs med phrin las rgya mtsho | Gyazhap Drungtsang Jikmé Trinlé Gyamtso | 1866-1948 | Person | ||||
| rgyud smad | Gyümé | monastery | |||||
| sgo mang | Gomang | monastery | |||||
| sgo mang mkhan sprul | Gomang Khentrül | Person | |||||
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| Nga | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ngag dbang phun tshogs | Ngawang Püntsok | 1746-ca. 1805 | Person | ||||
| dngul rwa | Ngülra | place | |||||
| rnga ba | Ngawa | place | |||||
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| Ca | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| co ne’i bstan ’gyur gyi dkar chag yid bzhin nor bu’i phreng ba | Choné Tengyurgyi Karchak Yizhin Norbü Trengwa | A Rosary of Wish-fulfilling Jewels, Index to the Choné Tengyur | Text | ||||
| lcang skya | Changja | Person | |||||
| lcang skya rol pa’i rdo rje | Changja Rölpé Dorjé | 1717-1786 | Person | ||||
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| Cha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| cha ris skal bzang thogs med | Chari Kelzang Tokmé | b. 1962 | author | ||||
| chos rgya mtsho’i gling | Chö Gyamtsö Ling | Dharma Ocean Temple | Zhenhai si | monastery | |||
| chos sde chen po shis tshang dgon gsar gyi gdan rabs dkar chag | Chödé Chenpo Shitsang Gönsargyi Denrap Karchak | An Index to the Lineage of the Great Monastery of New Shitsang | Text | ||||
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| Ja | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ’jam dbyangs bstan pa’i nyi ma | Jamyang Tenpé Nyima | 1806-1858 | Person | ||||
| ’jam dbyangs thub bstan nyi ma | Jamyang Tupten Nyima | 1779-1862 | Person | ||||
| ’jam dbyangs bzhad pa | Jamyang Zhepa | 1648-1721 | Person | ||||
| ’jigs med rgya mtsho | Jikmé Gyamtso | b. 1787 | Person | ||||
| ’jigs med bstan pa’i nyi ma | Jikmé Tenpé Nyima | 1816-ca. 1861 | Person | ||||
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| ta | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ta’a bla ma | Ta Lama | Person | |||||
| lta ba’i khyad par | Tawé Kyepar | The Particulars of the View | Text | ||||
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| Tha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| thub bstan yongs su rdzogs pa’i mnga’ bdag kun gzigs ye shes kyi nyi ma chen po ’jam dbyangs bzhad pa’i rdo rje sku ’phreng lnga’i rnam par thar ba mdor bsdus su bkod pa | Tupten Yongsu Dzokpé Ngadak Künzik Yeshekyi Nyima Chenpo Jamyang Zhepé Drojé Kutreng Ngé Nampar Tarwa Dordüsu Kopa | A Brief Biography of the Fifth Jamyang Zhepa, the All-seeing Sun of Wisdom, Master of the Perfect Teachings | Text | ||||
| thu’u bkwan | Tukwan | 1737-1802 | Person | ||||
| thu’u bkwan blo bzang chos kyi nyi ma | Tukwan Lozang Chökyi Nyima | 1737-1802 | Person | ||||
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| Da | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| deb ther rgya mtsho | Depter Gyamtso | Ocean Annals | Text | ||||
| sde khri | Detri | Person | |||||
| sde khri ’jam dbyangs thub bstan nyi ma | Detri Jamyang Tupten Nyima | 1779-1862 | Person | ||||
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| Pa | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| dpal ldan rig pa ’dzin pa’i ’khor los bsgyur ba chen po sde khri rin po che blo bzang don grub pa’i zhal snga nas kyi rnam bar thar pa gsang chen chos kyis bzhugs pa’i rol mo | Pelden Rikpa Dzinpé Khorlö Gyurwa Chenpo Detri Rinpoché Lozang Döndruppé Zhelnga Nekyi Nambar Tarpa Sangchen Chökyi Zhukpé Rölmo | A Song of the Establishment of the Secret Dharma, An Oral Biography of the Glorious and Wise Wheel Turning Detri Rinpoché Lozang Döndrup | Text | ||||
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| Ba | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| byang chub sems dpa’i spor grags pa | Jangchup Sempé Por Drakpa | Pusa Ding | monastery | ||||
| bla brang | Labrang | monastery | |||||
| bla brang bkra shi ’khyil | Labrang Trashi Khyil | monastery | |||||
| bla brang bkra shis ’khyil gyi gdan rabs lha’i rnga chen | Labrang Trashi Khyilgyi Denrap Lhé Ngachen | The Divine Drum, The Lineage of Labrang Trashi Khyil | Text | ||||
| bla ma | Person | ||||||
| dbal mang dkon mchog rgyal mtshan | Pelmang Könchok Gyentsen | 1764-1853 | Person | ||||
| ’bras spungs | Drepung | monastery | |||||
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| Tsa | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| gtsos | Tsö | Hezuo | place | ||||
| mtshams pa blo bzang dkon mchog | Tsampa Lozang Könchok | 1742-d. ca. 1822 | Person | ||||
| mtshar sdug sku brnyan gling | Tsarduk Kunyen Ling | Shuxiang si | monastery | ||||
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| Dza | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| mdzod dge | Dzörgé | place | |||||
| mdzod dge nyin ma’i be shing | Dzörgé Nyinmé Beshing | monastery | |||||
| mdzod dge smad ma | Dzörgé Mema | place | |||||
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| Zha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| zhwa ser ring lugs pa skal bzang thub bstan dbang phyug gi rtogs pa brjod pa rin chen phreng ba | Zhaser Ringlukpa Kelzang Tupten Wangchukgi Tokpa Jöpa Rinchen Trengwa | A Rosary of Jewels, Biography of Kelzang Tupten Wangchuk of the Yellow Hat Order | Text | ||||
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| Ya | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| yar lung | Yarlung | place | |||||
| yul mdo smad kyi ljongs su thub bstan rin po che ji ltar dar ba’i tshul gsal bar brjod pa deb ther rgya mtsho | Yül Domekyi Jongsu Tupten Rinpoché Jitar Darwé Tsül Selwar Jöpa Depter Gyamtso | The Ocean Annals, A Clear Explanation of How the Buddhist Teaching Spread in the Land of Domé | Text | ||||
| ye shes bsam gtan | Yeshé Samten | Person | |||||
| yon tan rgya mtsho | Yönten Gyamtso | Person | |||||
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| Ra | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ras chung pa | Rechungpa | building | |||||
| rin po che | Rinpoché | Term | |||||
| rong bo | Rongwo | place | |||||
| rol pa’i rdo rje | Rölpé Dorjé | 1717-1786 | Person | ||||
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| Sha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| shis tshang | Shitsang | monastery | |||||
| shis tshang dkar chag | Shitsang Karchak | An Index of Shitsang | Text | ||||
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| Sa | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| sa skya | Sakya | place | |||||
| sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Sanggyé Gyatso | 1653-1705 | Person | ||||
| su nyid | Sunyi | place | |||||
| sum pa mkhan po | Sumpa Khenpo | 1704-1788 | Person | ||||
| sum pa mkhan po ye shes dpal ’byor | Sumpa Khenpo Yeshé Penjor | 1704-1788 | Person | ||||
| gser khang chen mo | Serkhang Chenmo | building | |||||
| bsang khog | Sangkhok | place | |||||
| bse tshang | Setsang | Person | |||||
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| Ha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| lha sa | Lhasa | place | |||||
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| A | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| a kya | Aja | Person | |||||
| a mdo | Amdo | place | |||||
| a ru hor chen | Aru Hor Chen | clan | |||||
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| Chinese | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| Amang Banzhi Da | Person | ||||||
| Dao Zhou | author | ||||||
| History of the Gansu Tibetans | Gansu zangzu tongshi | Text | |||||
| Hubei | place | ||||||
| Kangxi | 1654-1722 | Person | |||||
| The Annals of Labrang Monastery | Labuleng si zhi | Text | |||||
| Ma Bufang | Person | ||||||
| Maqin Nuowu Gengzhi | Person | ||||||
| Qianlong | Person | ||||||
| Qiaogao Cairang | Person | ||||||
| Qifo si | monastery | ||||||
| Qing | dynasty | ||||||
| Qinwang | Person | ||||||
| Shunzhi | 1638-1661 | Person | |||||
| Wutai | mountain | ||||||
| Wutai Shan | mountain | ||||||
| Xining | place | ||||||
| Xunhua | place | ||||||
| Yonghe | monastery | ||||||
| Zhouta | Person | ||||||
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| Sanskrit | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| bodhisattva | Term | ||||||
| cakrasamvara | buddhist deity | ||||||
| kālacakra | monastery | ||||||
| maṇḍala | Term | ||||||
| mañjuśrī | buddhist deity | ||||||
| nāga | buddhist deity | ||||||
| a crossing place; ford; contact point between the worlds of the gods and humans | tīrtha | Term | |||||
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| Other | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| amban (mon.) | name generic | ||||||
| Gushri | Güshi (mon.) | 1582-1655 | Person | ||||
| Khalkha (mon.) | ethnicity | ||||||
| Lhazang Khan | Lhazang Khan (mon.) | d.1717 | Person | ||||
| Khoshud | Qošud (mon.) | ethnicity | |||||
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Note Citation for Page
Paul K. Nietupski, “Bla brang Monastery and Wutai Shan,” Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, no. 6 (December 2011): , http://www.thlib.org?tid=T5718 (accessed ).
Note Citation for Whole Article
Paul K. Nietupski, “Bla brang Monastery and Wutai Shan,” Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, no. 6 (December 2011): 327-348, http://www.thlib.org?tid=T5718 (accessed ).
Bibliography Citation
Nietupski, Paul K. “Bla brang Monastery and Wutai Shan.” Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, no. 6 (December 2011): 327-348. http://www.thlib.org?tid=T5718 (accessed ).


