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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| kang shi | Kangshi | Kangxi (康熙) | r. 1661-1722 | Person | |||
| karma pa | Karmapa | Term | |||||
| ko’o tsung hwāng dhi gnam skyong rgyal po | Kotsung Hwangdhi Namkyong Gyelpo | Gaozong Huangdi (高宗皇帝) | Person | ||||
| kwong shu | Kwongshu | Guangxu (光緒) | r. 1875-1908 | Person | |||
| kwong shu’i ye | Kwongshü Yé | Person | |||||
| dkar chag lhun po’i rgyan | Karchak Lhünpö Gyen | Guide to the Ornamented Mountain | Text | ||||
| sku ’bum byams pa gling gi gdan rabs don ldan tshangs pa’i dbyangs snyan | Kumbum Jampa Linggi Denrap Dönden Tsangpé Yangnyen | The Melodious Brahma-like Voice – The Abbatial Succession of Kumbum Jampa Ling | Text | ||||
| skor tshad | kortsé | circumambulation survey | Term | ||||
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| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| kha btags | khatak | Tibetan scarves | kada | Term | |||
| mkhas dbang dung dkar blo bzang ’phrin las mchog gis mdzad pa’i bod rig pa’i tshig mdzod chen mo shes bya rab gsal | Khewang Dungkar Lozang Trinlé Chokgi Dzepé Bö Rikpé Tsikdzö Chenmo Sheja Rapsel | Dungkar’s Great Tibetological Dictionary | Text | ||||
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| Ga | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| gangs ljongs mkhas dbang rim byon gyi rtsom yig gser gyi sbram bu | Gangjong Khewang Rimjöngyi Tsomyik Sergyi Drambu | Pieces of Gold – Writings of the Successive Learned Ones of the Land of Snows | Zangzu lidai wenxue zuopin xuan | Text | |||
| gong ma bdag po thabs skyong rgyal po | Gongma Dakpo Tapkyong Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| gong ma shun dri rgyal po | Gongma Shündri Gyelpo | Shunzhi huangdi | Name | ||||
| gyā ching | Gyaching | Jiaqing (嘉慶) | r.1796-1820 | Person | |||
| grags pa rgyal mtshan, rgyal mkhan po | Drakpa Gyentsen, Gyel Khenpo | author | |||||
| gro tshang mkhan sprul | Drotsang Khentrül | translator | |||||
| gro tshang mkhan sprul bla slob | Drotsang Khentrül Lalop | author | |||||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | Person | |||||
| dge ’dun chos ’phel | Gendün Chömpel | author | |||||
| dge bshes | geshé | Term | |||||
| dge slong | gelong | monk | gelong | Term | |||
| dge slong blo bzang tshul khrims | Gelong Lozang Tsültrim | Person | |||||
| dge slong shes rab bzang po | Gelong Sherap Zangpo | Person | |||||
| dge slong bsod nams rin chen | Gelong Sönam Rinchen | Person | |||||
| mgon po skyabs | Gönpo Jap | Gombojab (mon.) | author | ||||
| rgya | Gya | Chinese/China | Term | ||||
| rgyal mkhan po grags pa rgyal mtshan | Gyel Khenpo Drakpa Gyentsen | 1762-1836 | author | ||||
| rgyal po bde skyid | Gyelpo Dekyi | Kangxi huangdi | Person | ||||
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| Nga | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ngag dbang bskal bzang | Ngawang Kelzang | translator | |||||
| ngag dbang thub bstan dbang phyug ldan ’phrin las rgya mtsho | Ngawang Tupten Wangchukden Trinlé Gyatso | 1773-? | Person | ||||
| ngag dbang blo bzang | Ngawang Lozang | Awang Laozang | Person | ||||
| ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho | Ngawang Lozang Gyatso | author | |||||
| ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho’i rnam thar | Ngawang Lozang Gyatsö Namtar | The Biography of Ngawang Lozang Gyatso | Text | ||||
| ngag dbang blo bzang bstan pa’i rgyal mtshan | Ngawang Lozang Tenpé Gyentsen | 1770-1845 | author | ||||
| ngag dbang blo bzang bstan pa’i rgyal mtshan | Ngawang Lozang Tenpé Gyentsen | 1770-1845 | author | ||||
| bsngags smon rgyal po | Ngakmön Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| bsngags smon zhabs | Ngakmön Zhap | Person | |||||
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| Ca | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| lcang skya | Changja | author | |||||
| lcang skya rol pa’i rdo rje | Changja Rölpé Dorjé | author | |||||
| lcang skya rol pa’i rdo rje’i rnam thar | Changja Rölpé Dorjé Namtar | The Biography of Changja Rölpé Dorjé | Text | ||||
| lcang skya, rol pa’i rdo rje | Changja, Rölpé Dorjé | author | |||||
| lcang lung | Changlung | author | |||||
| lcang lung arya paṇḍita | Changlung Arya Pendita | author | |||||
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| Cha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| chi kyā | Chija | Qi jia | Person | ||||
| chin lung gnam skyong chos kyi rgyal po | Chinlung Namkyong Chökyi Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| chen lung rgyal po | Chenlung Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| chos kyi nyi ma | Chökyi Nyima | author | |||||
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| Ja | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ’jam dbang gong ma chen po shon thong | Jamyang Gongma Chenpo Shöntong | Person | |||||
| rje btsun dam pa | Jetsün Dampa | Person | |||||
| rje btsun dpal ldan bla ma dam pa lcang lung arya pandi ta rin po che ngag dbang blo bzang bstan pa’i rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po’i rnam par thar pa mkhas pa’i yid ’phrog nor bu’i do shal | Jetsün Pelden Lama Dampa Changlung Arya Pendita Rinpoché Ngawang Lozang Tenpé Gyentsen Pelzangpö Nampar Tarpa Khepé Yitrok Norbü Doshel | The Necklace of Jewels Pleasing to Scholars – The Biography of Jetsün Pelden Lama Dampa Changlung Arya Pendita Rinpoché Ngawang Lozang Tenpé Gyentsen Pelzangpo | Text | ||||
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| Nya | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| nying zong srid gsal rgyal po | Nyingzong Sisel Gyelpo | Person | |||||
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| Ta | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| bstan ’dzin | Tendzin | translator | |||||
| bstan ’dzin rgya mtsho | Tendzin Gyatso | Person | |||||
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| Tha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| tha’i tsu | Taitsu | Taizu (太宗) | Person | ||||
| tha’i tsung | Taitsung | Taizong wen huangdi (太宗文皇帝) | Person | ||||
| thung cī ye | Tungchi Yé | Tongzhi (同治) | r.1862-1875 | Person | |||
| thu’u kwan ngag dbang chos kyi rgya mtsho | Tukwan Ngawang Chökyi Gyatso | author | |||||
| thu’u bkwan | Tukwan | author | |||||
| thu’u bkwan | Tukwan | author | |||||
| thog gnam gyi lha shun tsi rgyal po | Toknamgyi Lha Shüntsi Gyelpo | Person | |||||
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| Da | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| da bla ma bkra shis yar ’phel | Da Lama Trashi Yarpel | Person | |||||
| dad ldan ri’u lha bzo | Deden Riu Lhazo | Person | |||||
| bde skyid | Dekyi | Person | |||||
| bde skyid (gong [ma]) | Dekyi (Gong[ma]) | Person | |||||
| mdo smad | Domé | Text | |||||
| sde srid | Desi | Person | |||||
| sdon ka rgyal po | Dönka Gyelpo | Person | |||||
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| Na | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| gnam skyong rgyal po | Namkyong Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| gnam gyi lha ’jam dbyangs gong ma ta’u gwan | Namgyi Lha Jamyang Gongma Taugwan | Person | |||||
| gnas yig phyogs bsgrigs | Neyik Chokdrik | Fo jiao sheng di zhi nan | Text | ||||
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| Pa | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| dpal rdor | Peldor | Person | |||||
| dpal ldan grags pa | Pelden Drakpa | author | |||||
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| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ’phags pa | Pakpa | 1235-1280 | Person | ||||
| ’phags pa blo gros rgyal mtshan | Pakpa Lodrö Gyentsen | author | |||||
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| Ba | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| bla brang bkra shis ’khyil | Labrang Trashi Khyil | Text | |||||
| bla ma [ri bo] rtse lnga ba | Lama [Riwo]tsé Ngawa | author | |||||
| bla ma [ri bo] rtse lnga ba dpal ldan grags pa | Lama [Riwo]tsé Ngawa Pelden Drakpa | author | |||||
| bla ma blo bzang chos ’phel | Lama Lozang Chömpel | Person | |||||
| blo bzang chos ’phel | Lozang Chömpel | Person | |||||
| blo bzang bstan ’jin | Lozang Tenjin | author | |||||
| blo bzang bstan pa dge slong | Lozang Tenpa Gelong | Laozang Danba Gelong | Person | ||||
| blo bzang bstan pa’i | Lozang Tenpé | Laozang Danbei | Person | ||||
| blo bzang bstan pa’i [rgyal mtshan] | Lozang Tenpé [Gyentsen] | Laozang Danbei [Jiancan] | Person | ||||
| blo bzang bstan dpal | Lozang Tenpel | Laozang Danba | Person | ||||
| blo bzang ’phrin las rnam rgyal, rgyal dbang chos rje | Lozang Trinlé Namgyel, Gyelwang Chöjé | author | |||||
| blo bzang ’phrin las, dung dkar | Lozang Trinlé, Dungkar | author | |||||
| blo bzang tshul khrims rgya mtsho, gser tog | Lozang Tsütrim Gyatso, Sertok | author | |||||
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| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| dznyā na shrī man | Dznyana Shriman | author | |||||
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| Zha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| zhi tsu gi gu lag sad hung dhi e ye ber ja sag chi | Zhitsugi Gulaksé Hungdhi Eyeber Jasakchi | Person | |||||
| zhing mchog ri bo dwangs bsil gyi gnas bshad dad pa’i padmo rgyas byed ngo mtshar nyi ma’i snang ba | Zhingchok Riwo Dangsilgyi Neshé Depé Pemo Gyejé Ngotsar Nyimé Nangwa | The Miraculous Sunlight that Makes the Lotus of Faith Increase: An Explanation of the Holy Place, the Excellent Region, of Clear and Cool Mountain | Text | ||||
| zhing mchog ri bo rtse lnga’i gnas bshad | Zhingchok Riwo Tsengé Neshé | A Guide to the Sublime Place, Wutai shan | Text | ||||
| zhing tsu khang zhi bde skyid rgyal po | Zhingtsu Khangzhi Dekyi Gyelpo | Shengzu Kangxi (圣祖康熙) | Person | ||||
| zhin tsung | Zhintsung | Renzong (仁宗) | Person | ||||
| zhin tsung bsngags smon rgyal po | Zhintsung Ngakmön Gyelpo | Person | |||||
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| Za | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| zung gru ze | Zungdru Zé | Songzhu Si | monastery | ||||
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| Ya | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| yang kyā | Yangja | Yang jia | Person | ||||
| yung zing | Yungzing | Person | |||||
| ye [shes] dpal [ldan] | Ye[shé] Pel[den] | author | |||||
| ye shes don grub | Yeshé Döndrup | author | |||||
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| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| ri bo dwangs bsil dkar chag mjugs ma tshang pa | Riwo Dangsil Karchak Jukma Tsangpa | Incomplete Guide to Clear and Cool Mountain | Text | ||||
| ri bo dwangs bsil gyi ’jam dpal mtshan ldan gling gi mtshar sdug gi sku brnyan gyi lo rgyu [sic] bskor tshad dang bcas pa dad ldan skye bo’i spro bskyed me tog ’phreng mdzes | Riwo Dangsilgyi Jampel Tsenden Linggi Tsardukgi Kunyengyi Logyu Kortsé dang Chepa Deden Kyewö Trokyé Metok Trengdzé | A Beautiful Garland to Rouse the Faithful: A History and Circumambulation Survey of the Fine Statue in the Sandalwood Mañjuśrī Temple [Shuxiang Si] of Clear and Cool Mountain | Text | ||||
| ri bo rtse lnga | Riwo Tsenga | Five-Peak Mountain | Wutai shan | mountain | |||
| ri bo rtse lnga’i dkar chag | Riwo Tsengé Karchak | Guide to Wutai shan | Text | ||||
| ri bo rtse lnga’i dkar chag rab gsal me long | Riwo Tsengé Karchak Rapsel Melong | The Clear Mirror – A Guide to Wutai shan | Text | ||||
| ri bo rtse lnga’i gnas bstod don ldan tshangs pa’i sgra dbyangs | Riwo Tsengé Netö Dönden Tsangpé Drayang | The Melodious Voice of Brahma, Praise for the Place Wutai shan | Text | ||||
| ri bo rtse lnga’i gzhi bdag rnams la gtor ’bul ’phrin bcol mdor bsdus | Riwo Tsengé Zhidak Namla Torbül Trinchöl Dordü | Collected Rituals for Invoking Aid through the Offering of Sacrificial Cakes to the Local Deities of Wutai shan | Text | ||||
| ri bo rtse lngar mjal skabs kyi gnas bstod dang ’brel ba’i mgur ’jam dpal dgyes pa’i mchod sprin dang dus chen khyad par can gyi rnam bshad | Riwo Tsengar Jelkapkyi Netö dang Drelwé Gur Jampel Gyepé Chötrin dang Düchen Khyeparchengyi Namshé | Detailed Explanation of the Extraordinary Festivals and the Pleasing Cloud of Offerings for Manjusri: Spiritual Songs together with Praise of the Holy Place Encountered at Wutai shan | Text | ||||
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| La | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| lo chen ngag dbang bskal bzang | Lochen Ngawang Kelzang | author | |||||
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| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| shākya ye shes | Shakya Yeshé | Person | |||||
| shi tsu snang mdzad rgyal po | Shitsu Nangdzé Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| shi tsu hwang ti | Shitsu Hwangti | Shizu huangdi (順治皇帝) | Person | ||||
| shi tsung yung ting bdag po | Shitsung Yungting Dakpo | Shizong Yongzheng (世宗雍正) | Person | ||||
| shīng tsu zhing hwāng dhi | Shingtsu Zhing Hwangdhi | Shengzu Ren Huangdi (圣祖仁皇帝) | Person | ||||
| shun tsis | Shüntsi | Shunzhi (順治) | r.1644-1661 | Person | |||
| shen tung sa skyong rgyal po | Shentung Sakyong Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| shee hu chon | Sheehu Chön | Shot-Tiger Stream | Shehu chuan | place | |||
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| Sa | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| se chen rgyal po | Sechen Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| srid snag rgyal po | Sinak Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| srid ’od rgyal po | Siö Gyelpo | Taoguang | Person | ||||
| gsung ’bum | Sungbum | Collected Writings | Text | ||||
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| Ha | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| lha skyong gyal po | Lhakyong Gyelpo | Person | |||||
| lhas skyong bdag po chen po | Lhekyong Dakpo Chenpo | Person | |||||
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| A | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| a skya sde | Aja dé | A jia | Person | ||||
| a skya dbyangs can dga’ ba’i blo gros | Aja Yangchen Gawé Lodrö | 1740-1827 | author | ||||
| a skya zhabs drung | Aja Zhapdrung | Person | |||||
| a mdo | Amdo | place | |||||
| em chi | emchi | doctor | e’muqi | Term | |||
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| Chinese | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| King of Annam | Annan Guowang | Person | |||||
| Awang Luosang Jiacou | author | ||||||
| The capital of Qing Dynasty | Beijing | place | |||||
| Northern Wei Dynasty | Beiwei | 386-534 | dynasty | ||||
| Bishan Si | building | ||||||
| Chengde | place | ||||||
| compassionate grace ceremony | ci’en daochang | ritual | |||||
| Cui, Zhengseng | author | ||||||
| Chen Qingying | translator | ||||||
| Chongguo Si | monastery | ||||||
| Cifu Si | monastery | ||||||
| Da lama | Term | ||||||
| Collected Statues of Court for Managing the Frontiers of the Great Qing | Da Qing hui dian lifan yuan shi li | Text | |||||
| Veritable Records of the Successive Reigns of the Great Qing Dynasty | Da Qing li chao shi lu | Text | |||||
| Big Buddha Temple | Dafo Si | building | |||||
| Daizhou | place | ||||||
| Daoguang (道光) | r.1821-1851 | Person | |||||
| Datong | place | ||||||
| Ding zing jian cuo | Person | ||||||
| Short Account of the City | Dumen Jilue | Text | |||||
| Emei shan | mountain | ||||||
| lama doctor | e’muqi lama | Term | |||||
| Tibetan | Fan | ethnicity | |||||
| Tibetan Buddhist canon | fanshu zang jing | Term | |||||
| protect the grand empress dowager’s prosperity and long-life | fuqi yanmao shengshou wuliang | Term | |||||
| Gali | Person | ||||||
| Ganzhou | place | ||||||
| Gao Shiqi | author | ||||||
| Gugong | building | ||||||
| Gugong Bowuyuan | organization | ||||||
| Guihua | place | ||||||
| country | guo | Term | |||||
| Chinese | Han | ethnicity | |||||
| Hangzhou | place | ||||||
| Hanlin Academy | Hanlin | organization | |||||
| Hanshan Deching | Person | ||||||
| Province in China | Henan | place | |||||
| Heng shan | mountain | ||||||
| Huawen shuju | editor | ||||||
| protect the dynasty and enrich the people | huguo yumin | ritual | |||||
| Huiwu Chanshi | Person | ||||||
| Rear Yellow Temple | Hou Huangsi | building | |||||
| Jia (賈) | clan | ||||||
| Jiancan | Person | ||||||
| establishment of a longevity pavilion | jian wanshou ting yi zuo | event | |||||
| Jiangnan | place | ||||||
| emperor of the Qing dynasty | Jiaqing | Person | |||||
| present tribute | jingong | Term | |||||
| volume | juan | Term | |||||
| Juyong Gate | Juyong guan | monument | |||||
| Kangxi | r.1661-1722 | Person | |||||
| Kangxi Diaries (of Rest and Repose) | Kangxi qi ju zhu | Text | |||||
| Complete Translation of the Memorials and Rescripts from the Kangxi Reign | Kangxichao Manwen zhupi zouzhe quanyi | Text | |||||
| Laizhou | place | ||||||
| teacher of ceremony | li shi | Term | |||||
| Court for Managing the Frontiers | Lifan yuan | organization | |||||
| Liu | Person | ||||||
| Lu shan | mountain | ||||||
| Lü Xiegang | author | ||||||
| Ma Lianlong | translator | ||||||
| Manchukuo | Term | ||||||
| Manzhou Diguo Guowuyuan | organization | ||||||
| Ming dynasty | Ming | 1368-1644 | dynasty | ||||
| Nanjing | place | ||||||
| Peng Lin | editor | ||||||
| Puning Si | building | ||||||
| Pusa Ding | monastery | ||||||
| Putuo shan | mountain | ||||||
| Qi | clan | ||||||
| Qianlong (乾隆) | r.1736-1796 | Person | |||||
| Imperial Gazetteer of Clear and Cool Mountain | Qinding Qingliang shan zhi | Text | |||||
| Qing dynasty | Qing | 1644-1911 | dynasty | ||||
| The Qing Government and the Lama Teachings | Qing zhengfu yu lama jiao | Text | |||||
| Qingdai lama jiao beike lu | article | ||||||
| Elder of Clear and Cool Mountain | Qingliang laoren | Person | |||||
| Clear and Cool Mountain | Qingliang shan | mountain | |||||
| Summary of Clear and Cool Mountain | Qingliang shan jiyao | Text | |||||
| New Clear and Cool Mountain Gazetteer | Qingliang shan xinzhi | Cing Liyang Shan agulan-u shine ji-bicig (mnc.) | Text | ||||
| Clear and Cool Mountain Gazetteer | Qingliang shan zhi | Text | |||||
| Qingxiu chanshi | Term | ||||||
| Shandong | place | ||||||
| first volume | shang juan | Term | |||||
| supreme master | shangzhu | Term | |||||
| province in China | Shanxi | place | |||||
| Summary of the Shanxi Gazetteer | Shanxi zhi jiyao | Text | |||||
| Kangxi Veritable Records | Shengzu shi lu | Text | |||||
| Shengjing | Mukden (mon.) | place | |||||
| Shi jie zong jiao yan jiu | journal | ||||||
| Veritable Records | Shi lu | Text | |||||
| Shunzhi Veritable Records | Shizu shi lu | Text | |||||
| Shunzhi | r.1644-1661 | Person | |||||
| Shuxiang Si | building | ||||||
| Song dynasty | Song | dynasty | |||||
| Suzhou | place | ||||||
| Tai shan | mountain | ||||||
| Terrace Foothill Temple | Tailu Si | monastery | |||||
| Tang dynasty | Tang | 618-907 | dynasty | ||||
| a seal of command | tidu yin | Term | |||||
| written authorization | tizhun | Term | |||||
| Tuguan | author | ||||||
| Wang Benzhi | author | ||||||
| emperor of Ming dynasty | Wanli | r. 1572-1620 | Person | ||||
| longevity | wanshou | Term | |||||
| longevity | wanshou wuliang | Term | |||||
| long-life prayer ritual | wansui wanshou wuliang daochang | ritual | |||||
| on behalf of | wei | Term | |||||
| Wuji | Person | ||||||
| Biography of the Fifth Dalai Lama | Wushi Dalai Lama zhuan | Text | |||||
| Complete Maps of the Ways and Routes to Wutai shan | Wutai shan dao lu zhuan tu | Text | |||||
| Wutai shan Fojiao wen hua | article | ||||||
| Xianfeng (咸豐) | r.1851-1862 | Person | |||||
| clan | |||||||
| temporary palace | xinggong | building | |||||
| Western hill | Xishan | mountain | |||||
| Magnificent Record of the Western Tour | Xixun sheng dian | Text | |||||
| Xuantong (宣統) | Person | ||||||
| Ya De | editor | ||||||
| Yang | clan | ||||||
| Yanjing | place | ||||||
| life-prolonging ceremony | yanshou daochang | ritual | |||||
| three-day life-extending ceremony | yenshou wuliang daochang | ritual | |||||
| Yishuguan | editor | ||||||
| Yinsi | b. 1681 | Person | |||||
| Yonghe Gong | monastery | ||||||
| Yongzheng (雍正) | r.1723-1736 | Person | |||||
| Yuan dynasty | Yuan | 1271-1368 | dynasty | ||||
| Secret Scriptures of Tibetan Esoteric Dharma Practices | Zangmi xuifa midian | Text | |||||
| Zhang Jishan | Person | ||||||
| Zhang Xixin | editor | ||||||
| Biography of the Changja Guoshi Rölpé Dorjé | Zhangjia Guoshi Ruobi duoji zhuan | Text | |||||
| Zhantan Si | building | ||||||
| Zhao (趙) | clan | ||||||
| Zhending | place | ||||||
| noted | zhi dao liao | Term | |||||
| Zhongguo bianjiang shi di ziliao conggan Xizang juan | series | ||||||
| Zhongguo di yi lishi dang’an guan | organization | ||||||
| resident-at-capital preceptor | zhu jing shi | Term | |||||
| forty-day ritual to bless the dynasty and help the people | zhuguo youmin | ritual | |||||
| to take charge of | zongli | Term | |||||
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| Sanskrit | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| Dharmatāla | Text | ||||||
| Mahākāla | buddhist deity | ||||||
| maṇḍala | Term | ||||||
| Mañjuśrī | buddhist deity | ||||||
| stūpa | Term | ||||||
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| Other | |||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Other | Date | Type |
| New Guide [lit. Jataka] to Qingliang shan Mountain | Cing Liyang Shan agulan-u shine ji-cig (mnc.) | Text | |||||
| province, region | golo (mnc.) | Term | |||||
| Huang taiji (皇太極) | Hongtaiji (mnc.) | r. 1627-1644 | Person | ||||
| Jasagh (mon.) | Name | ||||||
| Jinggim (mon.) | Person | ||||||
| Khalkha (mon.) | ethnicity | ||||||
| Khutugtu Erdeni Nom-yin khan (mon.) | Person | ||||||
| Khutukhtu (mon.) | Term | ||||||
| Lobsang Danjin (mon.) | author | ||||||
| Nu’erhachi (努爾哈赤) | Nurhaci (mnc.) | r.1559-1626 | Person | ||||
| Öndür Gegen (mon.) | Person | ||||||
| Founder of the Yuan dynasty | Qubilai Khan (mon.) | r.1260-1294 | Person | ||||
| title of Qubilai Khan | Sechen (mon.) | Person | |||||
| Sheregetü (mon.) | Name | ||||||
| Soni (mnc.) | Person | ||||||
| Sunid Left banner of Inner Mongolia | Sunid (mon.) | place | |||||
| Guide to Wutai shan | Tabun üjegürtü agula-yin cadig (mon.) | Text | |||||
| Last Yuan emperor to rule China | Toghon Temür (mon.) | r.1333-1367 | Person | ||||
| outer (foreign) regions | tulergi golo (mnc.) | Term | |||||
| Tümed (mon.) | place | ||||||
| Ukhaghatu (mon.) | Person | ||||||
| The Jewel Ornament of the Pious for the Five Mountains of Wutai | Uta-yin tabun agulan-u oroshil süsügten-ü cikin cimeg (mon.) | Text | |||||
| Jataka of the 500 Panditas Receiving Blessings at Wutai shan | Utayishan agula-yin adistid-tu sitüged-ece tabun jagun baṇdida-yin cadig orosiba (mon.) | Text | |||||
| Uighur (mon.) | Term | ||||||
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Gray Tuttle, “Tibetan Buddhism at Wutai Shan in the Qing: The Chinese-language Register,” Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, no. 6 (December 2011): 163-214, http://www.thlib.org?tid=T5721 (accessed ).
Bibliography Citation
Tuttle, Gray. “Tibetan Buddhism at Wutai Shan in the Qing: The Chinese-language Register.” Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, no. 6 (December 2011): 163-214. http://www.thlib.org?tid=T5721 (accessed ).
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Historical Introduction
- Imperial Patronage of Wutai shan: Rituals and Rewards
- Imperial Benefice at Wutai shan
- The Audience of the Imperial Pilgrimages to Wutai shan
- Alternate Registers: Imperial Literary Production Devoted to Wutai shan
- Non-Tibetan Head LamaBla mas as Leaders of Wutai shan
- Appendix 1: Wutai shan Texts List
- Appendix 2: Prominent Tibetan Buddhists at Wutai shan in the Shunzhi and Kangxi Reigns
- Appendix 3: Tibetan Titles/Names for Qing Emperors (phonetics underlined)
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Notes
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