Section 3
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Copyright © 2006
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
Glossary
Note: These glossary entries are alphabetized by the THL phonetics for each entry. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a ra | Ara | regional house | |||
| sba ti | Bati | regional house | |||
| ’chad nyan pa | chenyenpa | instructor | Term | ||
| chos thog | chötok | ritual cycle | Term | ||
| dwags po | Dakpo | regional house | |||
| bdag bskyed | dakyé | self-generation ritual | ritual | ||
| bdag ’jug | danjuk | self-initiation ritual | ritual | ||
| de mo bde legs rgya mtsho | Demo Delek Gyatso | d. 1777 | person | ||
| de mo rin po che mdun pa | Demo Rinpoché Dünpa | Seventh Demo Rinpoché | d. 1777 | person | |
| ’den ma | Denma | regional house | |||
| gdan sa | densa | large monastic academy | Term | ||
| sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Desi Sanggyé Gyatso | Person | |||
| bde yangs | Deyang | monastery | |||
| rdo rje theg pa | Dorjé Tekpa | Vajrayāna | Doxographical Category | ||
| grwa tshang | dratsang | monastic college | Term | ||
| grwa tshang byes | Dratsang Jé | Jé College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang byas dang smad | Dratsang Jé dang Mé | Jé and Mé Colleges | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang blo gsal gling | Dratsang Loselling | Loseling College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang smad | Dratsang Mé | Mé College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang stod | Dratsang Tö | Tö College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang stod pa | Dratsang Töpa | Töpa College | monastery | ||
| ’bras spungs | Drepung | monastery | |||
| ’brom steng | Dromteng | monastery | |||
| ’brong steng | Drongteng | monastery | |||
| bsdus grwa | Düdra | Collected Topics | Doxographical Category | ||
| ’du khang | dukhang | assembly hall | Term | ||
| ’dul ba | Dülwa | Monastic Discipline | Doxographical Category | ||
| ’dul ba pa | Dülwapa | Vinaya College | organization | ||
| mdzod | Dzö | Metaphysics/Cosmology | Doxographical Category | ||
| e pa | Epa | regional house | |||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | monastery | |||
| dge lugs | Geluk | organization | |||
| dge lugs pa | Gelukpa | organization | |||
| dge lugs pa’i mtshan nyid grwa tshang | Gelukpé tsennyi dratsang | Gelukpa philosophical college | Term | ||
| dge bshes | geshé | Term | |||
| dge bshes ye shes dbang phyug | Geshé Yeshé Wangchuk | person | |||
| sgo mang | Gomang | monastery | |||
| sgom sde | Gomdé | regional house | |||
| gung ru | Gungru | regional house | |||
| gung ru rgyal mtshan bzang po | Gungru Gyeltsen Zangpo | 1383-1450 | Person | ||
| gung ru ba | Gungruwa | 1383-1450 | Person | ||
| rgya | Gya | monastery | |||
| rgyas byes | Gyejé | regional house | |||
| rgyal rong | Gyelrong | regional house | |||
| rgyal ba | Gyelwa | monastery | |||
| rgyud | gyü | tantra | Term | ||
| har gdong | Hamdong | regional house | |||
| har gdong khang tshan | Hamdong Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| bya bral | Jadrel | regional house | |||
| byams chen chos rje | Jamchen Chöjé | 1354-1435 | person | ||
| byams smon chen mo | Jammön Chenmo | Great Maitreya Prayer Meeting | festival | ||
| byams pa | Jampa | future Buddha, Maitreya | Maitreya | buddhist deity | |
| ’jam dbyangs chos rje | Jamyang Chöjé | 1379-1449 | person | ||
| ’jam dbyangs ’phags pa | Jamyang Pakpa | Person | |||
| byang chub ’bum pa | Jangchup Bumpa | Person | |||
| byang chub kyi sems | jangchupkyi sem | thought of enlightenment | Term | ||
| ’jang dgun chos | Jang Günchö | Special Winter Interterm | Term | ||
| byes | Jé | monastery | |||
| byes grwa tshang | Jé Dratsang | Jé College | monastery | ||
| byes ’du khang | Jé Dukhang | Jé College Assembly Hall | building | ||
| byes tsha | Jetsa | regional house | |||
| byes tsang | Jetsang | regional house | |||
| sbyin sreg | jinsek | burnt-offering ritual | ritual | ||
| khang tshan | khangtsen | regional house | Term | ||
| mkhas grub dge legs dpal bzang | Khedrup Gelek Pelzang | 1385-1438 | person | ||
| mkhas grub bstan dar | Khedrup Tendar | 1493-1568 | person | ||
| mkhas grub bstan pa dar rgyas | Khedrup Tenpa Dargyé | 1493-1568 | person | ||
| mkhan po | khenpo | abbot | Term | ||
| khungs | khung | affiliation | Term | ||
| kong po | Kongpo | regional house | |||
| kong po khang tshan | Kongpo Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| kun mkhyen byang chub ’bum pa | Künkhyen Jangchup Bumpa | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| kun mkhyen blo gros rin chen seng ge | Künkhyen Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| kun mkhyen pa | Künkhyenpa | Person | |||
| sku rim | kurim | ritual | Term | ||
| sku rim grwa tshang | Kurim Dratsang | Tantric Ritual College | monastery | ||
| bla ma | lama | master | Term | ||
| lam rim | lamrim | stages of the path | Term | ||
| lwa ba | Lawa | regional house | |||
| lha khang | lhakhang | chapel | room | ||
| lha sa | Lhasa | place | |||
| lha bzang khāng | Lhazang Khang | d. 1717 | Person | ||
| lho pa | Lhopa | regional house | |||
| blo ’dzin | löndzin | memorization | Term | ||
| slob dpon | loppön | preceptor | Term | ||
| blo gsal gling | Loselling | monastery | |||
| mar nyung | Marnyung | regional house | |||
| smad | Mé | monastery | |||
| smad tsha | Metsa | regional house | |||
| smad gtsang | Metsang | regional house | |||
| smad tshang khang tshan | Metsang Khangtsen | Metsang Regional House | regional house | ||
| mi nyag | Minyak | regional house | |||
| mi rigs dpe skrun khang | Mirik Petrünkhang | publisher tibetan | |||
| mus srad pa blo gros rin chen seng ge | Müsepa Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| sngags pa | ngakpa | tantric | Term | ||
| sngags pa grwa tshang | Ngakpa Dratsang | Tantric College | monastery | ||
| mnga’ ris | Ngari | regional house | |||
| nges ’byung | ngenjung | renunciation | Term | ||
| gnyal pa | Nyelpa | regional house | |||
| gnyal ston dpal ’byor lhun grub | Nyeltön Penjor Lhündrup | 1427-1514 | Person | ||
| rnying ma | Nyingma | organization | |||
| phar phyin | Parchin | Perfection of Wisdom | Doxographical Category | ||
| spa ti | Pati | regional house | |||
| dpe cha ba | pechawa | textualist | Term | ||
| dpe klog rgyab pa | pelok gyappa | reading | Term | ||
| paṇ chen | Penchen | Person | |||
| dpe khrid | petri | oral commentary on the texts | Term | ||
| pho lha gnas mi dbang bsod nams stobs rgyal | Polhané Miwang Sönam Topgyel | 1689-1747 | Person | ||
| spo bo | Powo | regional house | |||
| spo bo khang tshan | Powo Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| phur ba | purba | ritual dagger | Term | ||
| phur lcog | Purchok | Person | |||
| phur mjal | Purjel | Dagger Blessing | ritual | ||
| rang byung ba | Rangjungwa | Person | |||
| rong po | Rongpo | regional house | |||
| sa skya | Sakya | organization | |||
| bsam lo | Samlo | regional house | |||
| sangs rgyas tshul khrims | Sanggyé Tsültrim | Person | |||
| gsang phu | Sangpu | monastery | |||
| gsang phu sne’u thog | Sangpu Neutok | monastery | |||
| gsang ba rdo rje | Sangwa Dorjé | Guhyavajra | buddhist deity | ||
| se ra | Sera | monastery | |||
| se ra byes | Sera Jé | monastery | |||
| se ra byes mkhas snyan grwa tshang | Sera Jé Khenyen Dratsang | Sera Jé College of Renowned Scholars | monastery | ||
| se ra rje btsun chos kyi rgyal mtshan | Sera Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltsen | 1469-1544 | Person | ||
| se ra sngags pa grwa tshang | Sera Ngakpa Dratsang | Sera Tantric College | monastery | ||
| se ra theg chen gling | Sera Tekchen Ling | monastery | |||
| shag skor | Shakkor | organization | |||
| shes rab rgya mtsho | Sherap Gyamtso | Person | |||
| shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa | Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpa | Perfection of Wisdom | Prajñāpāramitā | Doxographical Category | |
| sher rgyam pa | Shergyampa | Person | |||
| tha ’og mgon khang | Taok Gönkhang | Taok Protector Chapel | building | ||
| thabs | tap | technique | Term | ||
| tā dben | Tawen | regional house | |||
| the bo | Tewo | regional house | |||
| stod | tö | upper | Term | ||
| stod pa | Töpa | monastery | |||
| thos bsam gling | Tösamling | monastery | |||
| thos bsam nor gling | Tösam Norling | The Jewel-Island for Study and Contemplation | monastery | ||
| tre hor | Trehor | regional house | |||
| khri pa | tripa | throne-holder | Term | ||
| tsha rdor | Tsador | regional house | |||
| tsang pa khang tshan | Tsangpa Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| tshad ma | Tsema | Logic/epistemology | pramāṇa | Doxographical Category | |
| mtshan nyid grwa tshang | tsennyi dratsang | philosophical college | Term | ||
| tshe dpag lha dgu | Tsepak Lhagu | Nine Long-life Gods | buddhist deity | ||
| rtsed thang | Tsetang | regional house | |||
| tshe dbang rin chen | Tsewang Rinchen | Person | |||
| tshogs | tsok | prayer assembly | Term | ||
| tsong kha pa | Tsongkhapa | 1357-1419 | Person | ||
| rtsod pa | tsöpa | debate | Term | ||
| tshul khrims | Tsültrim | person | |||
| dbu ma | Uma | The Theory of Emptiness | Madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |
| dbang | wang | empowerment or initiation | Term | ||
| yang dag pa’i lta ba | yangdakpé tawa | right view | Term | ||
| yer pa | Yerpa | regional house | |||
| yi dam | yidam | tutelary deity | Term | ||
| yig cha | yikcha | textbook | Term | ||
| bzang spyod chen mo | Zangchö Chenmo | Great “Good Conduct” Prayer Meeting | festival | ||
| bzang spyod smon lam | Zangchö Mönlam | “Good Conduct” Prayer | festival | ||
| gzhung pa | Zhungpa | regional house | |||
| arhat | Term | ||||
| Avalokiteśvara | buddhist deity | ||||
| Buddha | buddhist deity | ||||
| Cakrasaṃvara | buddhist deity | ||||
| Lord of Reasoning | Dharmakīrti | person | |||
| Guhyasamāja | buddhist deity | ||||
| Hayagrīva | buddhist deity | ||||
| philosophy of emptiness | Madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |||
| Mahāyāna | Doxographical Category | ||||
| maṇḍala | Term | ||||
| Nālanda | monastery | ||||
| Sarvavid | buddhist deity | ||||
| Vairocana | buddhist deity | ||||
| Vikramaśīla | monastery | ||||
| Yamāntaka | buddhist deity |
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