Tibetan Monastic Education

by Georges Dreyfus

January 1, 2001

Section 6 of 7

Glossary

Note: These glossary entries are alphabetized by their Chinese equivalents. 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, 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	Date	Type
				Chan		organization
				Mo He Yan		Person
karma pa	Karmapa					Term
kun khyen tsho na ba	Künkhyen Tsonawa					author
krun go’i bod kyi shes rig dpe skrun khang	Trüngö Bökyi Sherik Petrünkhang					publisher
bka’ brgyud	Kagyü					organization
bka’ brgyud pa	Kagyüpa					organization
bka’ gdams	Kadam					lineage
bka’ rams	karam					Term
bkra shis ljongs	Trashijong					monastery
skyor dpon	kyorpön	reciting leader				Term
khyab pa ma byung	khyappa majung	there is no pervasion				Term
khri byang rin po che	Trijang Rinpoché					Person
mkhan chen ngag dbang chos grags kyi pod chen drug gi ’grel pa phyogs sgrigs	Khenchen Ngawang Chödrakkyi Pöchen Drukgi Drelpa Chokdrik					Text
mkhas grub	Khedrup					Person
go rams pa	Gorampa					author
grub mtha’	drupta	doxography	siddhānta			Term
grwa tshang gi dam bca’	dratsanggi damcha	monastery’s formal debate				Term
gling bsre	lingsé	“[scholar examined by] mixing of communities”				Term
dga’ ldan	Ganden					monastery
dge ’dun grub	Gendün Drup					author
dge ’dun chos ’phel	Gendün Chömpel					Person
dge ba’i bshes gnyen	gewé shenyen					Term
dge lugs	Geluk					organization
dge lugs pa	Gelukpa					organization
dge bshes	geshé					Term
dge bshes tsag phu pa	Geshé Tsakpupa					Person
dge bshes lha rams pa	geshé lharampa					Term
dge slong gi bslab bya	Gelonggi Lapja	Training for Bhikshus				Text
dgongs pa rab gsal	Gongpa Rapsel	Clarification of the Thought				Text
’gal ba	gelwa	contrary				Term
’grel ba	drelwa	commentary	vṛtti			Term
’grel bshad	drelshé	detailed gloss	ṭīkā			Term
rgan chos	genchö	[one who practices] the Dharma in old age				Term
rgan blo bzang rgya mtsho	Gen Lozang Gyatso					Person
rgan lags	Genla					Person
rgya gzhung	gyazhung	Indian text				Term
rgyal ba thams cad kyi thugs kyi dgongs pa zab mo’i de kho na nyid spyi’i ngag gis ston pa nges don rab gsal	Gyelwa Tamchekyi Tukkyi Gongpa Zapmö Dekhonanyi Chingakgi Tönpa Ngedön Rapsel					Text
rgyal tshab	Gyeltsap					Person
rgyugs sprod	gyuktrö	preliminary exam				Term
sgo mang	Gomang					monastery
ngag dbang chos grags	Ngawang Chödrak					author
dngos gzhi	ngözhi	main part				Term
snga rgol	ngagöl	the questioner				Term
ci’i phyir	chi chir	why				Term
bca’ khrims chen mo	Chatrim Chenmo					Text
cha har dge bshes blo bzang tshul khrims	Chahar Geshé Lozang Tsültrim					author
chos grags rgya mtsho	Chödrak Gyatso				1454-1506	author
chos mngon pa mdzod kyi tshig le’ur byas pa’i ’grel pa mngon pa’i rgyan	Chö Ngönpa Dzökyi Tsikleur Jepé Drelpa Ngönpé Gyen					Text
chos mngon pa’i mdzod	Chö Ngönpé Dzö		abhidharmakośakārikā			Text
chos can skyon can	chöchen kyönchen	the subject is faulty				Term
chos thog	chötok	debate session				Term
chos spyod	chöchö	liturgy				Term
chos mtshams	chötsam	debate break				Term
mchims	Chim					clan
mchims chen	Chimchen	Great Chim				Text
mchims ’jam pa’i dbyangs	Chim Jampeyang				ca. fourteenth century	author
mchims ’jam dpal dbyangs	Chim Jampelyang					author
mchims mdzod	Chimdzö					Text
jo khang	Jokhang					temple
jo bo	Jowo					Term
mjug	juk	conclusion				Term
’jang dgung chos	Jang Gungchö	Winter Debate at Jang				Term
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
nyi ma	nyima	sun				Term
rnying ma pa	Nyingmapa					organization
gtong sgo	tonggo	feast				Term
rtags ma grub	ta madrup	the reason is not established				Term
rtags rigs	Tarik	Types of Evidence				Doxographical Category
rtags gsal dkrub ma	taksel trupma	stirred up debate				Term
rtags bsal chad	taksel ché	breaks down				Term
ston chos	Tönchö	Fall Debate Session				Term
bstan ’gyur	Tengyur					title collection
bstan bcos	tenchö	treatise	śāstra			Term
bstan bcos mngon rtogs rgyan ’grel pa dang bcas pa’i rgya cher bshad pa legs bshad gser gyi phreng ba	Tenchö Ngöntok Gyen Drelpa dang Chepé Gyacher Shepa Lekshé Sergyi Trengwa					Text
thams cad mkhyen pa	tamché khyenpa	all-knowing one				Term
mtha’ gcod	Takchö	Decisive Analysis				Doxographical Category
dam bca’	damcha	formal debate				Term
dam bca’ ba	damchawa	defender				Term
dam pa’i chos ’dul ba mtha’ dag gi snying po’i don legs par bshad rin po che’i phreng ba	Dampé Chö Dülwa Tadakgi Nyingpö Dön Lekpar Shé Rinpoché Trengwa					Text
don bdun cu	Dön Dünchu	Seventy Topics				Doxographical Category
dhīḥ ji ltar chos can	dhi jitar chöchen					Term
’di	di	this				Term
’di ’khor gsum	di khor sum	these are the three circles				Term
’dug	duk	being there				Term
’dug	duk	being there				Term
’dul tig nyi ma’i ’od zer legs bshad lung gi rgya mtsho	Dültik Nyimé Wözer Lekshé Lunggi Gyatso					Text
’dul bam do rtsa ba’i rnam bshad nyi ma ’od zer legs bshad lung gi rgya mtsho	Dülwa Do Tsawé Namshé Nyima Wözer Lekshé Lunggi Gyatso					Text
’dul ba’i mdo rtsa ba	Dülwé Do Tsawa		vinaya-sūtra			Text
’dod	dö	I accept				Term
rdo rje rgyal	Dorjé Gyel					Person
rdo rams	doram	“scholar [examined on the monastery’s] stone [platform]”				Term
sdom tshig	domtsik	verse condensation				Term
bsdus grwa	Düdra	The Collected Topics				Doxographical Category
bsdus chung	düchung	beginning collected topics				Term
bsdus chen	düchen	advanced collected topics				Term
bsdus sgrwa	Düdra	Collected Topics				Text
bsdus ’bring	düdring	intermediate collected topics				Term
nor bu gling ga	Norbu Lingga					building
rnam rgyal	Namgyel					monastery
rnam bshad snying po rgyan	Namshé Nyingpo Gyen					Text
dpyid chos chen mo	Chichö Chenmo	Great Spring Debate Session				Term
spyi don	Chidön	General Meaning				Doxographical Category
phyir	chir	why				Term
bod ’grel	bödrel	Tibetan commentary				Term
byang chub lam rim chen mo dang ’brel ba’i ser byes mkhas	Jangchup Lamrim Chenmo dang Drelwé Serjekhé					Text
byang chub sems dpa’i spyod pa la ’jug pa	Jangchup Sempé Chöpala Jukpa		bodhicaryāvatāra			Text
byams mchod	Jamchö	Maitreya Prayer				Term
byes	Jé					monastery
bla ti rin po che	Lati Rinpoché					Person
bla ma	lama					Term
blo gros	Lodrö					Person
blo bzang rgya mtsho	Lozang Gyatso					Person
blo bzang thub bstan	Lozang Tupten					Person
blo rigs	Lorik	Types of Mind				Doxographical Category
blo gsal gling	Loselling					monastery
dbal mang dkon mchog rgyal mtshan	Welmang Könchok Gyeltsen					Person
dbu ma rgyan gyi rnam bshad ’jam dbyangs bla ma bgyes pa’i zhal lung	Uma Gyengyi Namshé Jamyang Lama Gyepé Zhellung					Text
dbu ma rgyan gyi tshig le’ur byas pa	Uma Gyengyi Tsikleur Jepa		madhyamakālaṃkārakārikā			Text
dbu ma rtsa ba’i tshig le’ur byas pa shes rab	Uma Tsawé Tsikleur Jepa Sherap		prajñā-nāma-mūlamadhyamakakārikā			Text
dbu ma la ’jug pa	Umala Jukpa	Introduction to the Middle Way	madhyamakāvatāra			Text
dbu ma la ’jug pa’i rgya cher bshad pa dgongs pa rab gsal	Umala Jukpé Gyacher Shepa Gongpa Rapsel					Text
dbu ma’i rtsa ba’i ’grel pa tshig gsal ba	Umé Tsawé Drelpa Tsik Selwa		mūlamadhyamakavṛttiprasannapadā			Text
dbu ma’i rtsa ba’i ’grel pa shes rab sgron ma	Umé Tsawé Drelpa Sherap Drönma		prajñāpradīpamūlamadhyamakavṛtti			Text
dbu ma’i rtsa ba’i ’grel pa shes rab buddha pā li ta	Umé Tsawé Drelpa Sherap Buddhapālita		buddhapālitamūlamadhyamakavṛtti			Text
dbyar chos chen mo	Yarchö Chenmo	Great Summer Debate Session				Term
’bras spungs	Drepung					monastery
’bras spungs chos ’byung	Drepung Chöjung					Text
sbyin pa	jinpa	giving	dāna			Term
sbyor ba	jorwa	preparatory phase				Term
ma nges pa	mangepa	uncertain				Term
mi bskyod rdo rje	Mikyö Dorjé				1504-1557	author
mi pham	Mipam					Person
mi pham rgya mtsho	Mipam Gyatso					author
mi la	Mila					Person
mi la ras pa	Mila Repa					Person
dmangs ja	mangja	common tea				Term
smon lam	mönlam	prayer				Term
smon lam chen mo’i dam bca’	Mönlam Chenmö damcha	formal debate of the Great Prayer				Term
tsong kha pa	Tsongkhapa					author
rtsa ba	tsawa	root text	mūla			Term
rtsa ba’i thal ’gyur	tsawé telgyur	root consequence				Term
rtsa ba’i dam bca’	tsawé damcha	root thesis				Term
rtsa ba’i dam bca’ tshar	tsawé damcha tsar	the root thesis is finished				Term
rtsib bzhag	tsipzhak	recitation				Term
rtsod zla	tsöda	debate with a partner				Term
tshad ma rnam ’grel gyi tshig le’ur byas pa	Tsema Namdrelgyi Tsikleur Jepa		pramāṇa-vārttika-kārikā			Text
tshad ma’i gzhung don ’byed pa’i bsdus grwa rnam par bshad pa rigs lam ’phrul gyi lde mig las rigs lam chung ba rtags rigs kyi skor	Tsemé Zhungdön Jepé Düdra Nampar Shepa Riklam Trülgyi Demiklé Riklam Chungwar Tarikkyi Kor					Text
tshig le’ur byed pa	tsikleur jepa		kārikā			Term
tsho na pa shes rab bzang po	Tsonapa Sherap Zangpo					author
tshogs chen	tsokchen	great assembly hall				room
tshogs chos	tsokchö	small prayer				Term
tshogs gtam chen mo	Tsoktam Chenmo	Reciting of the Constitution				Term
tshogs rams	tsokram	“scholar of the assembly”				Term
mtshan zhabs	tsenzhap	spiritual assistant				Term
mdzod tik thar lam gsal byed	Dzötik Tarlam Seljé					Text
’dzam gling rig pa’i dpa’ bo dge ’dun chos phel gyi byung ba brjod pa bden gtam ’na ba’i bcud len	Dzamling Rigpé Pawo Gendün Chömpelgyi Jungwa Jöpa Dentam Nawé Chülen					Text
gzhung rnying	zhungnying	advanced text				Term
gzhung gsar rnying	zhung sarnying	beginning and advanced treatises				Term
zi ling	Ziling					Publication Place
zur bkod gsar rnying	zurkö sarnying	beginning and advanced separate topics				Term
zla ba	dawa	moon				Term
gzan	zen	upper robe				Term
yig cha	yikcha	manual				Term
yongs ’dzin bsdus grwa	Yongdzin Düdra	The Collected Topics of the Tutor				Text
rigs chung	rikchung	small reasoning				Term
rigs rams	rikram					Term
rigs lam ’phrul gyi lde mig	Riklam Trülgyi Demik	Magical Key to the Path of Reasoning				Text
rigs lams pa	riklampa	questioner				Term
rin po che	rinpoché					Term
rin po che gdugs	rinpoché duk	precious umbrella				Term
rong ston	Rongtön					Person
lung	lung	transmission				Term
shākya mchog ldan	Shakya Chokden					Person
shing slong	shinglong	wood begging				Term
shin tu lkog gyur	shintu kokgyur	thoroughly hidden	atyantaparokṣa			Term
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i man ngag gi bstan bcos mngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan zhes bya ba ’grel ba	Sherabkyi Paröltu Chinpé Menngakgi Tenchö Ngönpar Tokpé Gyen Zhejawa Drelwa		abhisamayālaṃkāranāmaprajñāpāramitopadeśaśāstravṛtti			Text
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i man ngag gi bstan bcos mngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan zhes bya ba tshig le’ur byas pa	Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpé Menngakgi Tenchö Ngönpar Tokpé Gyen Zhejawa Tsikleur Jepa		abhisamayālaṃkāra-nāma-prajñāpāramitopadeśa-śāstra-kārikā			Text
shes rab le’u’i tshig don go sla bar rnam par bshad pa nor bu ke ta ka	Sherap Leü Tsikdön Go Lawar Nampar Shepa Norbu Ketaka					Text
sa skya	Sakya					organization
sa skya pa	Sakyapa					organization
sa lam	Salam	Paths and Stages				Doxographical Category
sapaṇ	Sapen					Person
se ra	Sera					monastery
se ra byes	Sera Jé					monastery
se ra smad	Sera Mé					monastery
seb	sep					Term
srong btsan sgam po	Songtsen Gampo					Person
gsang phu	Sangpu					monastery
gsung ’bum	sung bum	The Collected Works				Textual Group
lha rams	lharam	“divine scholar”				Term
lha sa	Lhasa					place
a mchog dga’ ldan chos ’khor gling	Amchok Ganden Chönkhor Ling					monastery
o’ tshar	o tsar	oh, it’s finished				Term
		Ornament of Realization	Abhisamayālaṃkāra			Text
			Abhidharma			title collection
		Treasury of Abhidharma	Abhidharma-kośa			Text
			Ājīvika			Doxographical Category
			Asaṅga			author
			bhāṣya			Term
			Bhavya			author
			bodhisattva			Term
			Buddhapālita			author
			Brahmasūtra			Text
			Candrakīrti			author
			dharma			Term
			Dharmakīrti			author
			Guṇaprabha			Person
			guru			Term
			Haribhadra			author
			Kamalaśīla			Person
			karma			Term
			Madhyamaka			Doxographical Category
			Mahāyāna			Doxographical Category
			Maitreya			author
			maṇḍala			Term
			Mañjuśrī			buddhist deity
			mantra			Term
			Nāgārjuna			author
			Patañjali			Person
			Prajñāpāramitā			Doxographical Category
		Commentary on Valid Cognition	Pramāṇavārttika			Text
			Śāntarakṣita			author
			Śāntideva			author
			Sautrāntika			Doxographical Category
			Sthiramati		ca. fifth century	Person
			sūtra			Term
			Upaniṣad			title collection
			Vaibhāṣika			Doxographical Category
			Vasubandhu			Person
			Vinaya			Doxographical Category
			vyākhyā			Term

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