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