Drepung: An Introduction

by Georges Dreyfus

January 30, 2006

Section 7 of 7

Glossary

Note: These glossary entries are alphabetized by their English translations. 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, 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	Date	Type
mkhan rabs	khenrap	abbot			Term
spyi gso	chiso	administrator			Term
gzhis sdod pa	zhidöpa	administrator in charge of the estates			Term
mi tshan	mitsen	affiliated house			Term
spyi khang	chikhang	apartment house			Term
bstan ma bcu gnyis	Tenma Chunyi	a set of twelve female deities in charge of protecting the Buddhist teaching			Term
’du khang	dukhang	Assembly Hall			nb
chos mtshams	chötsam	break			Term
dkon gnyer	könnyer	caretaker			Term
bka’ rams skyor dpon	karam kyorpön	chief-class leader			Term
rgya gling	gyaling	Chinese clarinet			Term
bla spyi	lachi	council			Term
chos rwa	chöra	debating courtyard			Term
dmangs gtso bdag nyer u yon lhan khang	Mangtso Daknyer Uyön Lhenkhang	Democratic Management Committee			Organization
’dul ba	Dülwa	Discipline	Vinaya		dbc
dmangs gtso bdag nyer u yon lhan khang	Mangtso Daknyer Uyön Lhenkhang	DMC			Organization
gzhan stong	zhentong	extrinsic emptiness			Term
sbyin sreg	jinsek	fire offering			Term
grwa tshang gi las sne lnga	dratsanggi lené nga	five officials			Term
rgyud sde spyi rnam	Gyüdé Chinam	General Presentation of the Tantras			Text
sgo mang	Gomang	Gomang			Monastery
sgo mang bod pa gzhung	Gomang Böpa Zhung	Gomang Staff House			Monastery
gru gnyer	drunyer	grain-keeper			Term
tshogs chen	Tsokchen	Great Assembly Hall			nb
gdan sa chen mo	densa chenmo	great monastic seat of learning			Term
rab ’byams	Rapjam	Great Scholar			Term
tshogs chen shal ngo	tsokchen shelngo	head disciplinarian			Term
chab ril	chapril	helper			Term
’dul ba chos ’byung	Dülwa Chönjung	History of the Vinaya			Text
khri pa	tripa	holder of the throne			Person
khang tshan dge rgan	khangtsen gegen	house teacher			Term
lcags po ri	Chakpo Ri	Iron Hill			Place
be ri rgyal po	Béri Gyelpo	King of Beri			Person
dung chen	dungchen	large horn			Term
shag tshang chen mo	shaktsang chenmo	large household			Term
seng gdong ma	Sengdongma	Lion-Faced Goddess			Deity
gsang phu gling smad kyi chos rje	Sangpu Lingmekyi Chöjé	Lord of the Dharma of the Lower Monastery of Sangpu			Person
gsang phu gling smad	Sangpuling Mé	Lower College of Sangpu			Monastery
’du khang	dukhang	Main Assembly Hall			nb
grwa mang	dramang	majority of monks			Term
mdo sngags zung ’brel gyi grwa tshang	dongak züngdrelgyi dratsang	monasteries uniting sūtras and tantras			Term
grwa tshang	dratsang	monastery			Term
dgon pa	gönpa	monastery			Term
bca’ yig	chayik	monastic constitution			Term
gdan sa	densa	monastic seat			Term
chos mdzad	chödzé	monk-sponsor			Term
grwa rgyun	dragyün	new recruit			Term
sgrub mchod	drupchö	nine great ceremonies			Term
ma las bu dga’ ba ’ong	malé bu gawa ong	one comes to prefer the son to the mother			Term
ja chab	jachap	overseer			Term
mtshan nyid grwa tshang	tsennyi dratsang	philosophical monastic college			Term
po ta la ri	Potala Ri	Potala Hill			Place
skyes bu gsum gyi srung ma	kyebu sumgyi sungma	protectors of the three scopes			Term
ldab ldob	dapdop	punk-monk			Term
dbyar gnas	Yarné	Rainy Season Retreat			Name
khang dmar	khangmar	red house			Term
khang tshan	khangtsen	regional house			Term
sprul sku	trülku	reincarnated lama			Term
dmag bzlog	Makdok	ritual to repel the armies			rit
rtsam pa	tsampa	roasted barley flour			Term
shag gi dge rgan	shakgi gegen	room teacher			Term
bsam blo khang tshan	Samlo Khangtsen	Samlo Regional House			Monastery
dpe cha ba	pechawa	scholar			Term
yig cha	yikcha	scholastic manual			Term
gral rim pa	drelrimpa	senior monk			Term
chos thog	chötok	session			Term
mgon po phyag drug	Gönpo Chakdruk	Six-armed Mahākāla			Deity
dge bshes	geshé	spiritual teacher			Term
phyag sbug	chakbuk	steward			Term
phyag mdzod	chakdzö	steward monk			Term
gnyer tshang sde pa	nyertsang depa	store-manager			Term
mi gser	miser	subject			Term
sngags khang	ngakkhang	tantric temple			Term
khral pa	trelpa	tax-payer			Term
bstan ma	tenma	Tenma deities			Term
mkhan po	khenpo	the abbot			Term
bkra shis sgo mang grwa tshang	Trashi Gomang Dratsang	the Auspicious Many Doors Monastic College			Monastery
mtsho sngon po	Tso Ngönpo	the Blue Lake			Place
tshogs chen dbu mdzad	tsokchen umdzé	the chanting master of the Great Assembly Hall			Person
dbu mdzad	umdzé	the chant leader			Term
bsdus grwa	Düdra	the Collected Topics			dbc
cha har dge bshes blo bzang tshul khrims kyi gsung bum	Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrimkyi Sungbum	The Collected Works of Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrim			Text
grwa tshang gi dbu mdzad	dratsanggi umdzé	the college’s chanting master			Term
grwa tshang gi dge skos	dratsanggi gekö	the college’s disciplinarian			Term
tā la’i bla ma	Talé Lama	the Dalai Lama			Person
bde yangs grwa tshang	Deyang Dratsang	the Deyang Monastic College			Monastery
dam can chos rgyal	Damchen Chögyel	the Dharma-king			Deity
bla ma gzhung len pa	lama zhung lenpa	the director of the studies			Term
dge skos	gekö	the disciplinarian			Term
’bras spung spyi gso	Drepung chiso	the Drepung authorities			Term
karma pa brgyad pa	Karmapa Gyepa	the Eighth Karmapa		1507-1554 CE	Person
’bras spungs khri pa brgyad pa	Drepung Tripa Gyepa	the Eighth Throne-Holder of Drepung			Person
lnga pa	Ngapa	the Fifth			Person
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng lnga pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Ngapa	the Fifth Dalai Lama		1617-1682 CE	Person
’bras spungs khri pa lnga pa	Drepung Tripa Ngapa	the Fifth Throne-Holder of Drepung			Person
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng dang po	Talé Lama Kutreng Dangpo	the First Dalai Lama		1391-1474 CE	Person
rgyal po sku lnga	Gyelpo Kunga	The Five Kings			Deity
dgon po phyag bzhi pa	Gönpo Chakzhipa	the Four-Armed Mahākāla			Deity
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng bcu bzhi pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Chupzhipa	the Fourteenth Dalai Lama		1935-? CE	Person
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng bzhi pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Zhipa	the Fourth Dalai Lama		1589-1617 CE	Person
paṇ chen sku phreng bzhi pa	Penchen Kutreng Zhipa	the Fourth Penchen Lama			Person
dga’ ldan pho brang	Ganden Podrang	the Ganden Palace			Monastery
sgo mang grwa tshang	Gomang Dratsang	the Gomang Monastic College			Monastery
dpal ldan lha mo	Penden Lhamo	the Great Goddess			Deity
smon lam chen mo	Mönlam Chenmo	the Great Prayer Festival			Festival
grwa tshang byes	Dratsang Jé	the Jé Monastic College			Monastery
jo bo rin po che	Jowo Rinpoché	the Jowo Buddha statue			Monument
bla spyi chen mo	Lachi Chenmo	the Large Council			Organization
skyor dpon	kyorpön	the leaders of each class			Term
blo gsal gling grwa tshang	Loselling Dratsang	the Loselling Monastic College			Monastery
sman bla	Menla	the Medicine Buddha			Deity
mi ’gro gsung byon	Midro Sungjön	The Not Going Speaking One			Deity
bco lnga mchod pa	Chonga Chöpa	the Offerings of the Fifteenth			rit
dgon khang	Gönkhang	the Protector House			Monastery
chos skyong srung ma	chökyong sungma	the protectors of the dharma			Term
srung ma dmar nag gnyis	sungma marnak nyi	the red and black protectors			Term
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng gnyis pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Nyipa	the Second Dalai Lama		1476-1542 CE	Person
se ra khri	Sera Tri	the Sera Throne			Term
’bras spungs khri pa bdun pa	Drepung Tripa Dünpa	the Seventh Throne-Holder of Drepung			Person
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng drug pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Drukpa	the Sixth Dalai Lama		1683-1706/1746 CE	Person
lam rim	Lamrim	the Stages of the Path			dbc
’dzam gling spyi bsang	Dzamling Chisang	the Summer Festival of Smoke Offerings			fest
rgyud smad	Gyümé	the Tantric Monastery of Lower Lhasa			Monastery
rgyud stod	Gyütö	the Tantric Monastery of Upper Lhasa			Monastery
sngags pa grwa tshang	Ngakpa Dratsang	the Tantric Monastic College			Monastery
kun dga’ rwa ba	Künga Rawa	the Teaching Compound			Monastery
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng gsum pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Sumpa	the Third Dalai Lama		1543-1588 CE	Person
karma pa gsum pa	Karmapa Sumpa	the Third Karmapa		1284-1339 CE	Person
tā la’i bla ma sku phreng bcu gsum pa	Talé Lama Kutreng Chuksumpa	the Thirteenth Dalai Lama		1876-1933 CE	Person
rnam thar sgo gsum	namtar gosum	the three doors of liberation			Term
’bras spungs khri pa	Drepung Tripa	the Throne-Holder of Drepung			Person
dga’ ldan khri pa	Ganden Tripa	the Throne-Holder of Ganden			Person
’bras spung khri	Drepung Tri	the Throne of Drepung			Term
’bras spungs khri	Drepung Tri	the Throne of Drepung			Monastery
dga’ ldan khri	Ganden Tri	the Throne of Ganden			Term
dga’ ldan khri	Ganden Tri	the Throne of Ganden			Monastery
gzims khang gong ma	Zimkhang Gongma	the Upper Chamber			Monastery
dngul gnyer	ngülnyer	treasurer			Term
bla brang phyag mdzod	labrang chakdzö	treasurer			Term
yi dam	yidam	tutelary deity			Term
’dul ba	Dülwa	Vinaya [College]			Monastery
grwa tshang ’dul ba	Dratsang Dülwa	Vinaya Monastic College			Monastery
karma pa	Karmapa				Person
karma pak shi	Karma Pakshi			1204-1283 CE	Person
kong jo ra ba	Kongtserawa				Place
kong po	Kongpo				Monastery
klu ’bum	Lumbum				Monastery
bka’ brgyud	Kagyü				Organization
bka’ brgyud pa	Kagyüpa				Monastery
bka’ gdams	Kadam				Organization
bka’ gdams chos ’byung gsal ba’i sgron me	Kadam Chönjung Selwé Drönmé				Text
bkra shis khang gsar	Tashi Khangsar				Organization
bkra shis lhun po	Trashi Lhünpo				Monastery
sku ’bum	Kumbum				Monastery
skyid chu	Kyichu				Place
khams	Kham				Place
khal kha	Khelkha				Monastery
khal kha rje btsun dam pa	Khalka Jetsün Dampa				Person
mkhar nag lo tsa ba	Kharnak Lotsawa				Author
mkhas grub	Khedrup				Person
mkhas grub dge legs dpal bzang	Khedrup Gelek Pelzang			1385-1438 CE	Person
gu ge	Guge				Monastery
gung thang ’jam dpal dbyangs	Gungtang Jampelyang				Person
gung ru	Gungru				Monastery
gung ru chos kyi blo gros	Gungru Chökyi Lodrö				Person
gung ru chos kyi ’byung gnas	Gungru Chökyi Jungné				Person
go	Go				Monastery
go ram pa	Gorampa			1429-1489 CE	Person
grags pa	Drakpa				Monastery
grags pa rgyal mtshan	Drakpa Gyeltsen			1618-1655 CE	Person
grags pa rin chen	Drakpa Rinchen				Person
gro tshang	Drotsang				Monastery
grwa sa chen po bzhi dang rgyud pa bstod smad chags tshul pad dkar ’phreng ba	Drasa Chenpo Zhi dang Gyüpa Tömé Chaktsül Pekar Trengwa				Text
gling	Ling				Monastery
dga’ gdong	Gadong				Deity
dga’ gdong	Gadong				Monastery
dga’ ldan	Ganden				Monastery
dga’ ldan chos ’byung dpag bsam gdong po mkhas pa dgyes byed	Ganden Chönjung Samdongpo Khepa Gyejé				Text
dga’ ldan chos ’byung bai ḍūrya ser po	Ganden Chönjung Baidurya Serpo				Text
dga’ ldan pa	Gandenpa				Monastery
dge ’dun grub	Gendün Drup			1391-1474 CE	Person
dge ’dun rgya mtsho	Gendün Gyatso			1475-1542 CE	Person
dge ’phel	Gempel				Place
dge lugs	Geluk				Organization
dge lugs pa	Gelukpa				Organization
dge bshes dge ’dun blo gros	Geshé Gendün Lodrö				Author
dgon lung	Gönlung				Monastery
’gag shing	Gakshing				Monastery
rga leb	Galep				Person
rgan blo bzang rgya mtsho	Gen Lobzang Gyatso				Person
rgan lam rim pa	Gen Lamrimpa				Person
rgya	Gya				Monastery
rgyal ba	Gyelwa				Monastery
rgyal tshab	Gyeltsap				Person
rgyal tshab dar ma rin chen	Gyeltsap Darma Rinchen			1364-1432 CE	Person
rgyal mtshan tshul khrims	Gyeltsen Tsültrim				Person
rgyal rong	Gyelrong				Monastery
rgyas pa	Gyepa				Monastery
ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho	Ngawang Lozang Gyatso			1617-1682 CE	Person
ngor chen kun dga’ bzang po	Ngorchen Künga Zangpo			1382-1456 CE	Person
mnga’ ris	Ngari				Monastery
sngags pa	Ngakpa				Monastery
lcang skya	Changkya				Person
lcog pa byang chub dpal ldan	Chokpa Jangchup Penden			1404-? CE	Person
cha har dge bshes blo bzang tshul khrims	Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrim				Author
chu bzang	Chupzang				Monastery
chos kyi rgyal mtshan	Chökyi Gyeltsen				Person
chos sde chen po dpal ldan ’bras spungs bkra shis sgo mang gi chos ’byung chos dung gyas su ’khyil ba’i sgra dbyangs	Chöde Chenpo Penden Drepung Trashi Gomanggi Chönjung Chödung Gyesu Kyilwé Drayang				Text
’chad pa	Chepa				Monastery
jo nang	Jonang				Organization
jo nang kun dga’ grol chog	Jonang Künga Drölchok			1507-1565/1566 CE	Person
’jam dbyangs dga’ ba’i blo gros	Jamyang Gawé Lodrö				Person
’jam dbyangs chos rje	Jamyang Chöjé			1379-1449 CE	Person
’jam dbyangs don yod dpal ldan	Jamyang Dönyö Penden				Person
’jam dbyangs bzhad pa	Jamyang Zhepa			1648-1721/1722 CE	Person
’jam dbyangs legs pa chos ’byor	Jamyang Lekpa Chönjor			1429-1504 CE	Person
’jur phyed	Jurché				Monastery
rje thams cad mkhyen pa tsong kha pa chen po’i rnam thar go sla bar brjod pa bde legs kun kyi byung gnas	Jé Tamché Khyenpa Tsongkhapa Chenpö Namtar Go Lawar Jöpa Delek Künkyi Jungné				Text
rje btsun chos kyi rgyal mtshan	Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltsen			1469-1544 CE	Person
nyag re	Nyakré				Monastery
nyang po	Nyangpo				Monastery
nyan po	Nyenpo				Monastery
tā ran ā tha	Taranatha			1575-1634 CE	Person
tre hor	Trehor				Monastery
tre hor	Trehor				Place
rta dbon	Tawön				Monastery
rtogs ldan ’jam dpal rgya mtsho	Tokden Jampel Gyatso			1356-1428 CE	Person
ltag leb	Taklep				Person
stag tshang	Taktsang				Person
stag tshang lo tswa ba	Taktsang Lotsawa				Person
bstan pa bstan ’dzin	Tenpa Tendzin				Author
bstan ma	Tenma				Deity
thang ring	Tangring				Monastery
thu’u bkwan chos kyi nyi ma	Tuken Chökyi Nyima			1737-1802 CE	Person
the bo	Tewo				Monastery
thor rgod	Torgö				Monastery
thos bsam gling	Tösamling				Monastery
dam pa	Dampa				Place
drung grags pa rin chen	Drung Drakpa Rinchen				Person
bde mchog	Demchok		Cakrasaṃvara		Deity
			Candrakīrti		Person
			Dharmakīrti		Person
			Pramāṇavārttika		Text
			Madhyamakāvatāra		Text
			Abhisamayālaṃkāra		Text
bde yangs	Deyang				Monastery
rdo rje grags rgyal ma	Dorjé Drak Gyelma				Deity
rdo rje g.yu sgron ma	Dorje Yüdronma				Deity
rdo rje legs pa	Dorjé Lekpa				Deity
ldan bag	Denbak				Place
ldan ma	Denma				Monastery
sde srid	Desi				Person
sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho	Desi Sanggyé Gyatso			1653-1705 CE	Person
sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho	Desi Sanggyé Gyatso				Author
nam mkha’ bzang po	Namkha Zangpo				Person
ne'u dong	Nedong				noc
gnas chung	Nechung				Deity
gnas chung	Nechung				Monastery
padma ’byung gnas	Pema Jungné		Padmasaṃbhava	8th Century-? CE	Person
paṇ chen blo bzang chos rgyan	Penchen Lobzang Chögyan			1570-1662 CE	Person
paṇ chen bsod nams grags pa	Penchen Sönam Drakpa			1478-1554 CE	Person
pe har	Pehar				Deity
dpal ’byor lhun grub	Penjor Lhündrup			1427-1514 CE
dpe thub	Petup				Monastery
spom ’bor ra	Pomborra				Monastery
spyan snga rin po che	Chennga Rinpoché				Person
spyan ras gzigs	Chenrezik		Avalokiteśvara		Deity
pha ra	Para				Monastery
phu khang	Pukhang				Monastery
phun tshogs dbang rgyal	Püntsok Wanggyel				Person
phur lcog ngag dbang byams pa	Purchok Ngawang Jampa				Author
pho lha nas	Polhané				Person
pho lha nas bsod nams stobs rgyal	Polhané Sönam Topgyel			1689-1747 CE	Person
ba jo	Bajo				Monastery
bis mdo	Bido				Monastery
ba so chos rje	Baso Chöjé				Person
be ri	Beri				Monastery
bod pa gzhung	Böpa Zhung				Monastery
bod gzhung	Bözhung				Monastery
bya bral	Jadrel				Monastery
byang chub rgyal mtshan	Jangchup Gyeltsen			1302-1364 CE	Person
byang chub dpal ldan	Jangchup Penden				Person
byams pa	Jampa		Maitreya		Deity
bra nye	Dranyé				Monastery
bra sti	Drati				Monastery
brag thog khang	Draktokkhang				Place
brag yer pa	Drakyerpa				Monastery
bla brang	Labrang				Place
bla brang bkra shis ’khyil	Labrang Tashikhyil				Monastery
bla ma	lama				Term
bla ma 'jam dkar	Lama Jamkar				Person
blo bzang chos rgyan	Lobzang Chögyan				Person
blo bzang nyi ma	Lozang Nyima			1438-1492 CE	Person
blo gsal gling	Loselling				Monastery
dbus stod	Ütö				Monastery
’bras spungs	Drepung				Monastery
’bras spungs chos ’byung	Drepung Chönjung				Text
’brug pa bka’ brgyud	Drukpa Kagyü				Organization
mar chen pom ra	Marchen Pomra				Place
mar pa	Marpa			1002/1012-1097 CE	Person
mi bskyod rdo rje	Mikyö Dorjé			1507-1554 CE	Person
mi bskyod pa	Mikyöpa		Akṣobhya		Deity
mi nyag	Minyak				Monastery
mud sras pa	Müsepa				Person
mud sras pa blo gros rin chen seng ge	Müsepa Lodrö Rinchen Senggé			15th Century-? CE	Person
smon lam	Mönlam				Person
smon lam dpal ba	Mönlam Pelwa			1414-1491 CE	Person
tsong kha pa	Tsongkhapa			1357-1419 CE	Person
gtsang	Tsang				Monastery
gtsang	Tsang				Place
btsan po	Tsenpo				Monastery
btsan po	Tsenpo				Place
rtse nyag pa	Tsenyakpa			15th Century-? CE	Person
rtse thang	Tsetang				Monastery
rtse gung thang	Tsé Gungtang				Monastery
tsha	Tsa				Monastery
tshul	Tsül				Monastery
tshe thang	Tsetang				Monastery
tshe dpag med	Tsepakmé		Amitāyur		Deity
mtsho kha	Tsokha				Monastery
wa shul	Washül				Monastery
gzhung pa	Zhungpa				Monastery
zung chu	Zungchu				Monastery
yangs ba chen	Yangbachen				Place
yu mo mi bskyod rdo rje	Yumo Mikyö Dorjé				Person
yon tan rgya mtsho	Yonten Gyatso			1589-1617 CE	Person
rang byung rdo rje	Rangjung Dorjé			1284-1339 CE	Person
ring spungs	Ringpung				noc
re tsa	Retsa				Monastery
rong po	Rongpo				Monastery
rwa	Ra				Person
rwa sgreng	Radreng				Monastery
rwa lo tsa ba	Ra Lotsawa			1016-1198 CE	Person
la mo	Lamo				Monastery
lan hwa thi	Lenhati				Monastery
lam pa	Lampa				Monastery
las chen kun dga’ rgyal tshan	Lechen Künga Gyeltsen				Author
legs ldan	Lekden				Person
legs pa chos ’byor	Lekpa Chönjor				Person
shākya mchog ldan	Shakya Chokden			1428-1509 CE	Person
shag skor	Shakkor				Monastery
shes rab seng ge	Sherap Senggé			1383-1445 CE	Person
sa skya	Sakya				Organization
sangs rgyas rgya mtsho	Sanggyé Gyatso			1653-1705 CE	Person
sum pa ye shes dpal ’byor	Sumpa Yeshé Penjor			1704-1788 CE	Person
se ra	Sera				Monastery
se ra byes	Sera Jé				Monastery
srong btsan sgam po	Songtsen Gampo			604-650 CE	Person
gsang phu	Sangpu				Monastery
gsang ba ’dus pa	Sangwa Düpa		Guhyasamāja		Deity
bsam blo	Samlo				Monastery
bsam yas	Samyé				Monastery
bsam yas	Samyé				Place
bsod nams grags pa	Sönam Drakpa				Person
bsod nams rgya mtsho	Sönam Gyatso			1543-1588 CE	Person
bsod nams rab brtan	Sönam Rapten			1595-1658 CE	Person
har gdong	Hamdong				Monastery
hor	Hor				Monastery
lha sa	Lhasa				Place
lho pa	Lhopa				Monastery
a mdo	Amdo				Place

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