Glossary
Note: These glossary entries are chronologically ordered by associated dates. 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.
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gushri | Güshi (mon.) | 1582-1655 | Person | ||||
| Shunzhi | 1638-1661 | Person | |||||
| ’jam dbyangs bzhad pa | Jamyang Zhepa | 1648-1721 | Person | ||||
| sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Sanggyé Gyatso | 1653-1705 | Person | ||||
| Kangxi | 1654-1722 | Person | |||||
| gling don grub rgya mtsho | Ling Döndrup Gyamtso | 1702-1769 | Person | ||||
| sum pa mkhan po | Sumpa Khenpo | 1704-1788 | Person | ||||
| sum pa mkhan po ye shes dpal ’byor | Sumpa Khenpo Yeshé Penjor | 1704-1788 | Person | ||||
| lcang skya rol pa’i rdo rje | Changja Rölpé Dorjé | 1717-1786 | Person | ||||
| rol pa’i rdo rje | Rölpé Dorjé | 1717-1786 | Person | ||||
| Lhazang Khan | Lhazang Khan (mon.) | d.1717 | Person | ||||
| klong rdol | Longdöl | 1719-1794 | Person | ||||
| dkon mchog ’jigs med dbang po | Könchok Jikmé Wangpo | 1728-1791 | Person | ||||
| thu’u bkwan | Tukwan | 1737-1802 | Person | ||||
| thu’u bkwan blo bzang chos kyi nyi ma | Tukwan Lozang Chökyi Nyima | 1737-1802 | Person | ||||
| mtshams pa blo bzang dkon mchog | Tsampa Lozang Könchok | 1742-d. ca. 1822 | Person | ||||
| ngag dbang phun tshogs | Ngawang Püntsok | 1746-ca. 1805 | Person | ||||
| gung thang dkon mchog bstan pa’i sgron me | Gungtang Könchok Tenpé Drönmé | 1762-1823 | author | ||||
| dbal mang dkon mchog rgyal mtshan | Pelmang Könchok Gyentsen | 1764-1853 | Person | ||||
| gling dkon mchog dgyes pa’i blo gros | Ling Könchok Gyepé Lodrö | b. 1773 | Person | ||||
| skal bzang dge legs rgya mtsho | Kelzang Gelek Gyamtso | 1776-1833 | Person | ||||
| ’jam dbyangs thub bstan nyi ma | Jamyang Tupten Nyima | 1779-1862 | Person | ||||
| sde khri ’jam dbyangs thub bstan nyi ma | Detri Jamyang Tupten Nyima | 1779-1862 | Person | ||||
| dge ’dun dar rgyas | Gendün Dargyé | 1786-1848 | Person | ||||
| ’jigs med rgya mtsho | Jikmé Gyamtso | b. 1787 | Person | ||||
| dkon mchog bstan pa rab rgyas | Könchok Tenpa Rapgyé | 1801-1866 | Person | ||||
| ’jam dbyangs bstan pa’i nyi ma | Jamyang Tenpé Nyima | 1806-1858 | Person | ||||
| dkon mchog bstan pa’i dpal bzang | Könchok Tenpé Pelzang | ca. 1812-1865 | Person | ||||
| ’jigs med bstan pa’i nyi ma | Jikmé Tenpé Nyima | 1816-ca. 1861 | Person | ||||
| skal bzang thub bstan dbang phyug | Kelzang Tupten Wangchuk | 1856-1916 | Person | ||||
| rgya zhabs drung tshang ’jigs med phrin las rgya mtsho | Gyazhap Drungtsang Jikmé Trinlé Gyamtso | 1866-1948 | Person | ||||
| cha ris skal bzang thogs med | Chari Kelzang Tokmé | b. 1962 | author | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| bka’ ’gyur | Kangyur | building | |||||
| kho tshe | Khotsé | place | |||||
| gam bcar mkhan po mkhas grub rgya mtsho | Gamchar Khenpo Khedrup Gyamtso | Person | |||||
| gung thang gsung ’bum | Gungtang Sungbum | The Collected works of Gungtang | Text | ||||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | monastery | |||||
| dge lugs pa | Gelukpa | organization | |||||
| dgon lung | Gönlung | monastery | |||||
| rgya nag pa | Gyanakpa | Person | |||||
| rgyud smad | Gyümé | monastery | |||||
| sgo mang | Gomang | monastery | |||||
| sgo mang mkhan sprul | Gomang Khentrül | Person | |||||
| dngul rwa | Ngülra | place | |||||
| rnga ba | Ngawa | place | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| ta’a bla ma | Ta Lama | Person | |||||
| lta ba’i khyad par | Tawé Kyepar | The Particulars of the View | Text | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| deb ther rgya mtsho | Depter Gyamtso | Ocean Annals | Text | ||||
| sde khri | Detri | Person | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| ’bras spungs | Drepung | monastery | |||||
| gtsos | Tsö | Hezuo | place | ||||
| mtshar sdug sku brnyan gling | Tsarduk Kunyen Ling | Shuxiang si | monastery | ||||
| mdzod dge | Dzörgé | place | |||||
| mdzod dge nyin ma’i be shing | Dzörgé Nyinmé Beshing | monastery | |||||
| mdzod dge smad ma | Dzörgé Mema | place | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| ras chung pa | Rechungpa | building | |||||
| rin po che | Rinpoché | Term | |||||
| rong bo | Rongwo | place | |||||
| shis tshang | Shitsang | monastery | |||||
| shis tshang dkar chag | Shitsang Karchak | An Index of Shitsang | Text | ||||
| sa skya | Sakya | place | |||||
| su nyid | Sunyi | place | |||||
| gser khang chen mo | Serkhang Chenmo | building | |||||
| bsang khog | Sangkhok | place | |||||
| bse tshang | Setsang | Person | |||||
| lha sa | Lhasa | place | |||||
| a kya | Aja | Person | |||||
| a mdo | Amdo | place | |||||
| a ru hor chen | Aru Hor Chen | clan | |||||
| Amang Banzhi Da | Person | ||||||
| Dao Zhou | author | ||||||
| History of the Gansu Tibetans | Gansu zangzu tongshi | Text | |||||
| Hubei | place | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Wutai | mountain | ||||||
| Wutai Shan | mountain | ||||||
| Xining | place | ||||||
| Xunhua | place | ||||||
| Yonghe | monastery | ||||||
| Zhouta | Person | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| amban (mon.) | name generic | ||||||
| Khalkha (mon.) | ethnicity | ||||||
| Khoshud | Qošud (mon.) | ethnicity |
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