Section 2
of 2
Copyright © 2001
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
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, 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.
| Ka | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
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| sku rim grwa tshang | kurim dratsang | tantric ritual | Term | |||
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| Kha | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| khang tshan | khangtsen | regional house | Term | |||
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| Ga | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| gung ru rgyal mtshan bzang po | Gungru Gyeltsen Zangpo | 1383-1450 | Person | |||
| grwa rgyun | dragyün | continuing monk | Term | |||
| grwa tshang | dratsang | college | Term | |||
| grwa sa | drasa | great monastery | Term | |||
| gling kha | lingkha | fraternity | Term | |||
| dga’ ldan chos ’khor | Ganden Chönkhor | monastery | ||||
| dge lugs | Geluk | organization | ||||
| dge bshes | geshé | Term | ||||
| rgya | Gya | organization | ||||
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| Nga | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| sngags pa | Ngakpa | Tantric | organization | |||
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| Ta | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| steng | Teng | organization | ||||
| stod | Tö | organization | ||||
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| Da | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| gdan sa | densa | seat | Term | |||
| ldob ldob | dopdop | punk-monk | Term | |||
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| Pa | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| dpe cha ba | pechawa | textualist | Term | |||
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| Ba | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| byams chen chos rje shā kya ye shes | Jamchen Chöjé Shakya Yeshé | 1354-1435 | Person | |||
| byes | Jé | organization | ||||
| bla kha bcu | Lakhachu | Council of Ten Lamas | organization | |||
| bla ma | lama | Term | ||||
| dbu ma rtsa shes | Uma Tsashé | Root Verses on the Middle Way | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā | Text | ||
| dbu ma lha khang | Uma Lhakhang | Madhyamaka Temple | building | |||
| ’brom steng | Dromteng | organization | ||||
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| Ma | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| dmangs gtso bdag gnyer u yon lhan khang | mangtso daknyer uyön lhenkhang | democratic board | Term | |||
| smad | Mé | organization | ||||
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| Tsa | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| tsang pa khang tshan | Tsangpa Khangtsen | building | ||||
| tsong kha pa | Tsongkhapa | 1357-1419 | Person | |||
| gtsang | Tsang | place | ||||
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| Tsha | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| tshe smon gling | Tsemönling | monastery | ||||
| tshogs chen | Tsokchen | Great Assembly Hall | building | |||
| mtshan nyid grwa tshang | tsennyi dratsang | philosophical college | Term | |||
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| Zha | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| gzhi dgon | zhigön | home monastery | Term | |||
| gzhi bdag dge gnyen | zhigön | Layman Lord of the Place | buddhist deity | |||
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| Ya | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| yan lag gi dgon pa | yenlakgyi gönpa | branch monastery | Term | |||
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| Ra | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| rigs pa’i rgya mtsho | Rikpé Gyatso | The Ocean of Reasoning | Text | |||
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| La | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| lwa ba khang tshan | Lawa Khangtsen | building | ||||
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| Sa | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| se ra | Sera | monastery | ||||
| se ra dgon | Sera Gön | Sera Monastery | monastery | |||
| se ra chos lding | Sera Chöding | monastery | ||||
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| Ha | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| lha sa | Lhasa | place | ||||
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| Sanskrit | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| nāgārjuna | Person | |||||
| madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |||||
| tantra | Term | |||||
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| Chinese | ||||||
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Chinese | Date | Type |
| shang | place | |||||
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Introduction to Sera Monastery, by José Ignacio
Cabezón